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$1 Billion Spent On Political Ads This Year Alone

Talking Points Memo | Evan McMorris-Santoro | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Advertising, Political Ad Spending, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform Ads, Political Ads, Political Commercials, Health Care Reform Advertisements, Political Advertising Spending, Politics News

This was the year to invest in a TiVo -- if you didn't have a fast-forward button on your TV, chances are you wished you did during the health care de...

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Jason Linkins

Dueling Ads Released As Maine Gay Marriage Battle Draws To Conclusion

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Issue Ads, Political Ads, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Media News

Via Andrew Sullivan come a pair of political ads up in Maine, working both sides of the gay marriage issue as the state prepares to vote on "Question ...

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Chamber Of Commerce To Begin Ads Against Health Care Reform

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Ads, Health Care Bill, Gop, Public Option, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Political Ads, Ad, Democrats, Maine, Cable, Louisiana, Advertising, Health Care Reform, Lobbying Group, Chamber of Commerce, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states ...

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DNC: Cheney "Wrong" Then, "Wrong" Now On CIA Torture (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Bush Administration, President Obama, CIA Torture, Political Ads, Terror Suspects, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Controversy surrounding interrogation techniques used by the CIA on terror suspects under the Bush administration has been astir since President Obama...

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Arthur Delaney

MoveOn TV Ad Targets Health Insurance Industry (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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A new ad by the folks at MoveOn.org targets the health insurance industry. Timed to coincide with the annual conference of America's Health Insurance ...

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Jason Linkins

Ad Promoting Employee Free Choice Act Directed At Journos

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Political Ads, Employee Free Choice Act, Employee Free Choice Act Fight, Media News

The pro-labor organization American Rights at Work announced today that they will be launching an advertising campaign to promote the Employee Free Ch...

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$2.6 Billion Spent On Political Ads In 2008

New York Times | Katharine Seelye | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Ads, Advertisements, Political Ads, Ad Spending, Political Advertisements, Media News

Total spending on political advertising this year by candidates and interest groups reached at least $2.6 billion, the highest amount ever in a presid...

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Small And Apart

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cuba, Citizen, Informal Workers, Voter Turnout, Voter Activism, Political Ads, Voter Participation, Political Billboards, Politics News
Yoani Sanchez

Last week we were talking about ants, people and the small traditions that sustain us day to day. Well, a few meters from my house I found this bil...

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Campaign Ad or Ad Campagin?

Aemilia Scott | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Karl Rove, Mccain, Martin Eisenstadt, Steve Schmidt, Advertising, Applebee's, Palin, Campaign, Palin Nafta, Sarah Palin Post-Election, Political Ads, Mccain-Palin, 2008 Presidential Election, False Advertising, Sarah Palin Rumors, Applebee's Restaurant, Vice Presidential Candidates, Politics News
Aemilia Scott

To keep us from making some unhealthy choices in the future, presidential campaigns need to be read with the eye of the consumer.

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Finally Seeing Clearly

Mike Papantonio | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Commentary, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, Mccain War Hero, President Obama, Election Overload, Political Ads, Obama Administration, Election Anxiety, Barack Obama Inauguration, Election Results, Political Polls, 2008 Presidential Election, Election Reaction, Smear Ads, Post-Election, Obama Socialist, President Elect Obama, Media News
Mike Papantonio

I was advised to take a break from political clutter and that peculiar kind of tunnel vision that develops when we focus too closely on any tiny part of the huge world around us.

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Nico Pitney and Sam Stein

Top 60 Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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It is tradition in every campaign for each side to denounce the other as having run the sleaziest race in modern political history. And certainly it s...

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The Word on the Street

James P. Hoffa | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Communism, November 4th, Kerry, Swift Boat, Socialism, Radicals, Obama, Mccain, Dukakis, Teamsters, Barack Obama, Willie Horton, 401k, Palin, Fuel Costs, South Carolina, Hoffa, Republican Machine, McCain Smear Campaign, Campaign Ads, Political Ads, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

Rank-and-file teamsters get it. They aren't willing to be swayed by false, irrelevant arguments. They want change. They want ideas. And the fact is -- McCain doesn't have any.

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Sam Stein

The Most Influential Voices In The Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Next to the candidate, the candidate's families and their surrogates, these individuals may have the most influential voices in this presidential camp...

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The Ads Obama Should Run Against McCain and Palin

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Young Turks, Sarah Palin, Superdelegates Barack Obama, The Factor, Political Ads, Xm Satellite Radio, George Bush, Bill O'Reilly, John McCain, Arianna Huffington, You Tube, Planned Parenthood, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

These are two ads we put together at The Young Turks that we think Obama should run against McCain and Palin. So, we will be running them free of charge.

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Out of Line: Beware of Ad

Mort Gerberg | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Mort Gerberg

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Sam Stein

Injured Iraq Vet Stars In Udall Senate Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Tom Udall, the Democratic running for the open U.S Senate seat in New Mexico, released an ad on Thursday that may be remembered as the most poignant a...

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Latest McCain And Obama Ads Play On Fear In Time Of Crisis: Out Of Touch Versus Unprepared

Michael Hughes | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Not Ready to Lead, Obama Zero Ad, Obama Ad, McCain Ad, Political Ads, Obama Mccain Ads, Political Ads 2008, Campaign Ads 2008, Mccain Note Ready to Lead Ad, Home News
Michael Hughes

In their new ads, Obama portrays McCain as clueless on the troubled economy, while McCain attempts to scare voters and convince them Obama cannot be trusted on national security.

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The Thought of 'President Sarah Palin' Scares the Crap out of Me

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Presidential Debates, Health Care, Sarah Palin, McCain Melanoma, Brave New Films, Political Ads, McCain Health, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

When you think of a President Sarah Palin, the importance of McCain's health tilts off the chart. If McCain was a happier warrior, maybe this wouldn't even be an issue. But he's not, so it is.

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Propaganda 101: How to Decode Political Ads

Stephen Ducat | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, Political Ads, John McCain, McCain's Psychology, Republican Propaganda, Politics News
Stephen Ducat

The aim of advertisers is not just to have us dream but to put us in a dream of their own design. In so doing, they tell us who we are -- which is to say, who they need us to be.

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New McCain Ad Repeats Discredited "Celeb" Claim That Obama Will Raise Taxes On Electricity

Josh Dorner | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Lies, Taxes, Barack Obama, Liheap, John McCain, Electricity, Dome, John McCain Taxes, Political Ads, Barack Obama Taxes, Celeb, Home Heating Oil, Politics News
Josh Dorner

After releasing an ad earlier this week that contained debunked lies about offshore drilling and gas prices, John McCain unveiled a new ad today, "Dom...

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McCain's Dirtiest Ads (VIDEO)

BuzzFeed | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Lies, Political Ads, John McCain, Politics News

A collection of McCain's nastiest attack ads. When even Karl Rove is calling out your ads for being over the top lies, you know things have turned ug...

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Op-Ed Writer Tells Apple: Leave Me Alone! (But Thanks)

William Klein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Daily Show, Apple, Jon Stewart, Ghostwriting, Bill Ayers, Environment, David Garth, Political Ads, New York Times, Newspaper Op-Eds, Media News
William Klein

Before long, you realize you've read hundreds more words amplifying Apple's message, squeezing whole minutes more out of the traditional 30-second spot.

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Political Ads, Like Toothpaste, Should Be Fact-Checked

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Political Ads, Fcc, John McCain, Political Advertising, Barack Obama, Political Propaganda, Fec, Home News
Sarah O'Leary

For reasons unbeknownst to this marketer of 22 years, the network censors, the FCC and Congressional oversight committees most often turn a blind eye when it comes to a political ad's actual factual content. The decision to air is left to the individual broadcasters, who make tens of millions of dollars each presidential election campaign cycle from advertising revenues.

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G O P is not G O D

Buddy Winston | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Church, John McCain, McCain Maverick, Mccain, Political Rhetoric, Sarah Palin, Palin, Election, Political Ads, Politics News, Religion, God, Maverick, Gop, Separation of Church and State, Home News
Buddy Winston

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It's 'Morning Again' -- in the 2008 Election

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Political Ads, John McCain, Framing, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, 1984 Presidential Election, Ronald Reagan, Media News
Jeffrey Feldman

Why is it that a Republican campaign filled with blunders, chaos, gimmicks, an out-of-touch candidate, scandals, and lies succeeds? The answer just might be found in a political ad -- from 1984.

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