Archive: June 24, 2007 - June 30, 2007
HillCam Debuts
Bill and Hillary Clinton head to Iowa next week and they want to take you with them - that is, via video. If you're not traveling for July 4, her campaign suggests you "spend a few minutes everyday" checking out Clinton's tour through Iowa next week. This afternoon, the Clinton...
By | June 29, 2007; 6:16 PM ET | Comments (11)
John Edwards' Coulter-Related YouTube Efforts
On the same morning Elizabeth Edwards appeared on all the major national television morning shows, and the night after John Edwards himself responded to Ann Coulter's recent comments, it's perhaps no surprise there's now a Coulter-related YouTube item from the Edwards campaign. Speaking Wednesday night from Goode's Armadillo Palace in...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 28, 2007; 9:46 AM ET | Comments (0)
Dodd's Army, Armed With Cameras
Chris Dodd is trying to break out of the mold of YouTube's candidate Spotlight videos. In a video up today, he pushes voters to take their own video cameras and approach their senators and congressmen, asking them to talk about Iraq and to give their stand on the Dodd...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 27, 2007; 1:39 PM ET | Comments (0)
Yet Another 'Crush' on Another Candidate
The hit Obama girl crush video has given way to copy cats. Now there's another one. (Sigh.) Given all the marital baggage that Giuliani carries, you were hoping this clip would be fun. It's not. Proving once again that comedy is hard. This one focuses in on Rudy Giuliani, but...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 27, 2007; 9:33 AM ET | Comments (0)
Jon Stewart on Dick Cheney
With all the coverage of Dick Cheney this week, and his recent assertion that he's not a member of the executive branch, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart has a thing or two to say about the vice president:...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 27, 2007; 9:26 AM ET | Comments (10)
Edwards' New New Hampshire TV Ad
John Edwards is out with his first TV ads in New Hampshire today. And as Chris Cillizza points out in The Fix, the former senator's "decision to take to the airwaves in New Hampshire is the most tangible sign yet that his campaign is seeking to change the conception that...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 26, 2007; 3:45 PM ET | Comments (2)
Kucinich's Ad Zen
Dennis Kucinich begs his public to make commercials for him that will air on the internet and perhaps even on TV (if he ever gets enough money to buy a commercial slot). Oh, but these aren't just commercials. No, Kucinich vows they will "connect America with a deeper sense...
By | June 26, 2007; 3:15 PM ET | Comments (5)
Obama's New Iowa TV Ads
Over at The Fix, Chris Cillizza reports on Barack Obama's first ad buys in the Hawkeye State. As Chris writes, "Both of the ads -- a 30-second and a 60-second spot -- are biographical (watch them both below). They begin in black and white with the words "The Obama Story"...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 26, 2007; 9:02 AM ET | Comments (12)
One Toke Over the Line
When asked about rumors that he's considering dropping out of the race, Senator McCain doesn't blow any smoke....
By Ed O'Keefe | June 26, 2007; 8:48 AM ET | Comments (0)
Driving Mitt Romney
We've noticed through this week's seven-part Boston Globe/Boston.com series on Mitt Romney that the former Massachusetts governor has a thing for in-car interviews. The Globe's project includes video interviews with the candidate, some childhood friends, and business partners. Video excerpts of Romney speaking with a Boston.com producer in a moving...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 25, 2007; 2:21 PM ET | Comments (3)
Meet an Obama Volunteer
Just days before the second quarter fundraising deadline, Obama's campaign profiles one volunteer, and donor, getting a more substantial view of a supporter than all those why-I-love-him videos. Smart. -- Ed O'Keefe & Jeff Jarvis...
By Ed O'Keefe | June 25, 2007; 11:02 AM ET | Comments (0)
