Mayor Bloomberg: You’d Think Giffords Shooting Would Have Started National Dialogue On Gun Control
People should be expecting a surprising number of political ads during the Super Bowl tonight. And one of them was played on today's Meet the Press, when host David Gregory asked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg about a gun control ad he made with Thomas Menino. In the ad, Bloomberg and Menino...
Ouch! Nancy Pelosi Hits Gingrich Again: ‘Plenty Of Stiff Competition’ For ‘The Dumbest Thing He Ever Did’
For the past few months of the presidential campaign, Newt Gingrich has bemoaned the infamous climate change ad that he filmed with Nancy Pelosi as one of the dumbest things he's done in his political career. He continues to do so, despite the many attack ads against him specifically targeting it. But on CNN's State...
Rick Santorum’s New ‘Pop-Up’ Iowa Ad Focuses On His Family (And His Dog)
Rick Santorum is unveiling a new ad today in Iowa, offering up something fresh and different from your usual ol' crop of "Guy Smoking into Camera" or "Guy In Jacket Telling The Story of how the Gays Stole Christmas" political ads.
Of Course! Vladimir Putin’s Campaign Ad Features Sex, Techno Music
Disclosure: I've never been to Russia, much less participated in one of its elections. But from what I'm able to piece together based on this ad for Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party, their voting process is ever so slightly different from our own. Here in the States, for example, one enters a voting booth prepared...
Sean Hannity To Star Of Ford Bailout Ad: ‘Seems Fishy’ That The Ad Has Gone Off Air
On Wednesday night, Fox News' Sean Hannity reported on the controversy surrounding Ford's much-publicized commercial commenting on the auto industry bailout and on an article from the Detroit News that said the commercial had been pulled by the company following questions from the White House. Ford maintains that the ad was removed...
Did Ford Pull Anti-Bailout Ad Under White House Pressure?
Earlier this month, we looked into a report Fox News' Megyn Kelly presented on an anti-bailout ad from Ford Motor Co. Was this commercial, she wondered, trying to piggyback onto the Tea Party movement's energy (and its wariness) by voicing disapproval of American car companies that, unlike Ford, agreed to take government bailout...
Rupert Murdoch Apologizes On Behalf Of NOTW: ‘We Are Sorry’
In an ad set to run in British papers, News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch has apologized on behalf of the since-folded News of the World for its unethical -- and potentially illegal -- methods of obtaining information, including hacking into the phones of various public figures, victims of national tragedies and a missing teen....
AOL’s Ad Turnaround Still Isn’t Here Yet
But Wall Street wasn't expecting Tim Armstrong to say otherwise.
People Like iPad Magazine Ads! (Says iPad Magazine Company)
Have you bought an ad in an iPad magazine in the last year? Then you're in luck! (The problem: Not enough people have bought iPad magazines in the last year.)
Twitter: Nope, We’re Not Testing a Self-Serve Ad Platform (Yet)