Posted by reader: Jim [IMG some link text]

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Posted on Posted by reader: Jim [IMG some link text]: Posted by reader: Jim He wants to be a celebrity. Go an write some music or something if that’s what you want Mr Cameron. Also In Sky News (source)

Oprah shows her true color…..

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Posted on Oprah shows her true color…..: …and it ain’t purple. By not “allowing” Sarah Palin to appear on her show, Oprah has used her entertainment show and celebrity status to promote her political agenda. If she’s going to be involved with politics, she needs to let them all on. Personally, I [...]

Marketing!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Posted on Marketing!: Ever since the Obama campaign announced that Barack Obama would be giving his acceptance speech of the Democratic nomination inside Invesco Field at Mile High—the enormous stadium where the Denver Broncos play football—critics and supporters alike have wondered whether the spectacle played too readily into the “Obama as celebrity” storyline that the [...]

Marketing!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Posted on Marketing!: Ever since the Obama campaign announced that Barack Obama would be giving his acceptance speech of the Democratic nomination inside Invesco Field at Mile High—the enormous stadium where the Denver Broncos play football—critics and supporters alike have wondered whether the spectacle played too readily into the “Obama as celebrity” storyline that the [...]

McCain Campaign Calls Madonna Show ‘Divisive’

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Posted on McCain Campaign Calls Madonna Show ‘Divisive’: McCain Campaign Calls Madonna Show ‘Divisive’ - America’s Election HQ John McCain’s campaign engaged in somewhat of a celebrity feud with Madonna Sunday, after the material girl compared the Arizona senator with Adolf Hitler and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe during her world tour. [...]

Steve, Steve, Steve

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Posted on Steve, Steve, Steve: I’m popping up in a whole bunch of places in the media this weekend besides for the Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza! First, I discuss the rough state of the Nevada Republican Party on today’s episode of the WashingtonPost.Com’s Post Politics Podcast following a piece I wrote on the subject that appeared [...]

Steve, Steve, Steve

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Posted on Steve, Steve, Steve: I’m popping up in a whole bunch of places in the media this weekend besides for the Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza! First, I discuss the rough state of the Nevada Republican Party on today’s episode of the WashingtonPost.Com’s Post Politics Podcast following a piece I wrote on the subject that appeared [...]

Obama tries to turn ‘celebrity’ label on McCain (AP)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Posted on Obama tries to turn ‘celebrity’ label on McCain (AP): Obama tries to turn ‘celebrity’ label on McCain (AP) August 11th, 2008 | Category: Politics Breaking News AP - “Flip-flopper” is so 2004. Original post by AP (source)

Ad Watch: Obama Hits Back Hard on Celebrity Meme

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Posted on Ad Watch: Obama Hits Back Hard on Celebrity Meme: Permalink :: Comment Tags: White House 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Ad Watch (all tags) Dem convention: Sebelius VP? by Jerome Armstrong, Mon Aug 11, 2008 at 05:27:54 AM EST [...]

Obama Offshore Drilling Follow-up

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Posted on Obama Offshore Drilling Follow-up: Quick follow-up on my post yesterday on the politics of off-shoring drilling: Friday night news dump: The story is getting a decent amount of play, but it is being overshadowed by the arguments over race, celebrity, etc. Low news coverage is one value to making a move like [...]