News start-up Axios has completed a new round of fundraising, revealing a $20 million new injection of capital to fund an expansion of newsroom staff, the Wall Street Journal reported. The cash is the second time the company has gone to the bank and was led by Greycroft Partners and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. The pair of firms were both financiers of Axios’ first round of funding last year which raised $10 million. Also Read: Politico Founders Launch Axios, Land Donald Trump Interview on Day 1 The one-year-old Axios — a creation by Politico alumni Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei — plans to use the...
- 11/17/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Sean Parker, the former president of Facebook, slammed the creators of the ubiquitous social media giant for knowingly “exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology.” “The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them … was all about: ‘How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?'” Parker told Axios’ Mike Allen in an interview on Wednesday. “That means that we need to sort of give you a little dopamine hit every once in a while, because someone liked or commented on a photo or a post or whatever,” he said.
- 11/9/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg didn’t mince words when addressing the Harvey Weinstein scandal in an interview with Axios on Thursday morning, calling the disgraced movie mogul “abysmal.” “We can’t tolerate Harvey Weinstein-like behavior,” Sandberg told Mike Allen. Sandberg said she thinks it’s “great” when someone of Weinstein’s stature loses his job over sexual harassment claims because it shows that even the biggest power players can be brought down. Also Read: NBC Spiked Harvey Weinstein Story Despite Passing Network's Fact-Checking, Legal Hurdles (Report) “When it does happen and someone loses their job and is publicly embarrassed,...
- 10/12/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Sen. John McCain‘s daughter is speaking out against Donald Trump after it was reported that the president has been “physically mocking” the Vietnam veteran’s war injuries.
“What more must my family be put through right now? This is abhorrent,” Meghan tweeted of the report on Wednesday.
McCain, who has brain cancer and recently revealed his prognosis is “very poor,” also suffers from lifelong injuries sustained during his time as a prisoner of war and cannot lift his arms above his shoulders.
Earlier on Wednesday, Politico and Axios co-founder Mike Allen reported in his e-newsletter that in private meetings,...
“What more must my family be put through right now? This is abhorrent,” Meghan tweeted of the report on Wednesday.
McCain, who has brain cancer and recently revealed his prognosis is “very poor,” also suffers from lifelong injuries sustained during his time as a prisoner of war and cannot lift his arms above his shoulders.
Earlier on Wednesday, Politico and Axios co-founder Mike Allen reported in his e-newsletter that in private meetings,...
- 9/27/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Since going Hollywood, Sean Spicer doesn’t seem as worried about making nice with Washington reporters. Axios’ Mike Allen reported Thursday that Spicer, President Trump’s former spokesman, was known for taking detailed notes during White House meetings. Allen speculated that they could be a “honey pot” of information for special counsel Robert Mueller as he looks into any ties between Trump and the White House. When Allen reached out to Spicer for comment, Spicer — most recently seen at the Emmy Awards — made it clear that he was no longer taking Allen’s calls. Also Read: Emmys Axed Obama Cameo,...
- 9/21/2017
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
A well-known Washington reporter revealed on Thursday that Sean Spicer recently threatened legal action against him for asking the former White House press secretary questions via text and email.
Axios reporter Mike Allen said in his morning newsletter that he texted Spicer to ask about the detailed notes the former press secretary was known to take during meetings at the Republican National Convention, at the Trump campaign and at the White House. In response, Spicer said, “Mike, please stop texting/emailing me unsolicited anymore.”
Allen, who says he’s known Spicer and his wife for more than a dozen years,...
Axios reporter Mike Allen said in his morning newsletter that he texted Spicer to ask about the detailed notes the former press secretary was known to take during meetings at the Republican National Convention, at the Trump campaign and at the White House. In response, Spicer said, “Mike, please stop texting/emailing me unsolicited anymore.”
Allen, who says he’s known Spicer and his wife for more than a dozen years,...
- 9/21/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
United Kingdom born filmmaker Adam Mason took time to answer a few questions on his body of work. From one of his earliest features (Dust, 2001) to his latest ("Empire of Dirt"), Mason talks about some of the highlights in his career and some of his collaborations, in this interview. Fans of his film are encouraged to have a quick read as Mason talks about what is coming up next for him and his filmmaking career. (Mike Allen) Just to get readers up to speed, I wanted to talk about a bit about your background and your previous films. You graduated from film school, in the United Kingdom and quickly went into your first production, Dust (2001). What was it like shooting your first film? (Adam Mason) My first movie was actually called The 13th Sign and we shot that back in 1999. It was completely awful. As was Dust, the second feature I did right after.
- 9/12/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
President Trump has just a single app installed on his iPhone right now. Yes — you guessed it — it’s Twitter, according to Axios reporter Mike Allen, who cited a conversation with top White House officials. According to Trump staffers, the key to keeping Potus on task is limiting his down time, meaning less time to watch cable news and for firing off tweets. Loading up his schedule on his first international trip has worked well to this so far, according to Allen’s report. “Top White House officials tell me the key to forcing a more disciplined President Trump (like the one onstage overseas) is.
- 5/25/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Hollywood producer turned Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is facing backlash after urging an audience at a Friday event to check out his latest flick “Lego Batman,” a movie he produced right before taking on his Cabinet post in the Trump administration. “Well, I’m not allowed to promote anything that I’m involved in,” Mnuchin told Axios executive editor Mike Allen. “So I just want to have the legal disclosure that you’ve asked me the question and I am not promoting any product,” he said. “But you should send all your kids to ‘Lego Batman.'” Also Read: Treasury...
- 3/24/2017
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
The people behind Politico have launched a new website that aims to transform the way we consume news. And they landed an interview with President-elect Donald Trump on Day 1. “You know, I’m not really a divisive figure,” Trump told Axios. (Read the interview here.) “We’re probably the only not-yet-launched outlet to ever get a presidential interview,” Axios co-founder and president Roy Schwartz told TheWrap. “We’re super excited about that.” Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Schwartz changed the way politics were covered when Politico launched back in 2007 and the trio has similar expectations for Wednesday’s launch of Axios.
- 1/18/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
President-elect Donald Trump joined members of the media for an off-the-record conversation on Sunday night at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. Axios’ Mike Allen, well known for being the longtime composer of Politico’s Playbook, tweeted a group photo and called Trump “relaxed and chatty.” Christmas @ Mar-a-Lago: @realDonaldTrump, relaxed and chatty, hosts press for drinks — off-record but pics Ok @axios pic.twitter.com/lysW7FHzIl — Mike Allen (@mikeallen) December 19, 2016 Also Read: Tucker Carlson, Newsweek Writer Clash Over 'Lazy and Inaccurate' Reporting on Donald Trump (Video) Allen, CNN’s Jeremy Diamond, Bloomberg’s Terrance Dopp, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade...
- 12/19/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen have finally unveiled their new media venture’s name — and its grand plan. First of all, the Politico duo’s soon-to-launch company is called “Axios,” which means “worthy” in Greek. Axios has a pretty brief mission statement: “Media is broken — and too often a scam,” per a Hive interview with VanderHei. The Politico co-founder has reportedly further described his new offering in pitches to potential investors as if “ Economist mated with Twitter” and “smartly narrated all the good stuff its own reporters missed.” Also Read: Trevor Noah Thinks Media Should Treat Donald Trump Like a...
- 11/30/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Carrie Budoff Brown has been named Politico’s next editor, replacing Susan Glasser who plans to leave the company later this year. “In this choice I was looking for someone who understands and represents Politico values; who will protect and expand the new platforms, such as the Magazine and Agenda, that we have built in recent years; who will constantly light fires of ambition and competitiveness and be fiercely intolerant of complacency,” editor-in-chief John Harris wrote in a letter to his staff. The news comes on a monumental day for the political news organization, as Mike Allen officially handed off his “Playbook” newsletter to Jake.
- 7/11/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
After nine years, Politico chief White House correspondent Mike Allen will hand off oversight of the political outlet’s famed Playbook to staff writers Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman on July 11. The newsletter will still brief readers on “what’s driving the day in Washington,” but don’t expect it to look exactly the same. “The news cycle has obviously changed since Playbook was first created, so we want to make sure we win the morning but also own the day,” senior Washington correspondent Anna Palmer told TheWrap. Palmer and Sherman plan to incorporate social media and audio into Playbook’s already prominent brand,...
- 6/22/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Politico chief White House correspondent Mike Allen will hand off oversight of the political site’s Playbook to staff writers Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman on July 11. The move has been the subject of speculation for weeks, with Allen having announced his pending exit in January from the indispensable Beltway newsletter he created. “We have found the team who is ready for this job. The inheritors of this wonderful franchise created more than nine years ago by the incomparable Mike Allen are two of our newsroom’s very best, Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman,” Politico editor-in-chief John Harris told staffers in a memo.
- 6/20/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Politico is preparing for life without Mike Allen, whose Playbook newsletter is considered a must-read for political power players, and it appears the search for a successor is well underway as names are starting to emerge. Politico is in talks with in-house reporters Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to have them serve as co-authors of Playbook when Allen leaves the company, according to CNNMoney. “Playbook is one of the best jobs in Washington, a direct pipeline to more than 100,000 of the world’s most influential people every morning,” Politico spokesperson Brad Dayspring told TheWrap. “Naturally we are casting a wide net.
- 4/29/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Politico will have a major presence in both Cleveland and Philadelphia during this summer’s Republican and Democratic conventions, as both parties prepare for what are set to be the most newsworthy conventions in a generation. Politico Hubs in both cities will be home to live programming and interviews, including daily Playbook interviews with Mike Allen, live recordings of Glenn Thrush’s “off Message” podcast and networking groups with the Women Rule events led by Politico editor Susan Glasser. “In the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime presidential race, Politico’s on-the-ground presence will bring together the most important influencers in politics,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Despite recently released emails that suggest Politico allowed a Hillary Clinton aide to ghostwrite a section of its morning newsletter, the site denies any wrongdoing. Emails recently obtained by Gawker that were exchanged in 2010 between Politico reporter Mike Allen and former State Department official Philippe Reines reveal the two discussed a news item that would appear in the site’s Playbook newsletter. In the exchanges, Reines sent Allen a press alert for a National Geographic special on the State Department, and Allen followed up with a re-write for Reines’ approval. Also read: How Politico's Playbook Will Go on Without Mike Allen...
- 2/6/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The nation’s top political reporters should update their resumes. With veteran Washington journalist Mike Allen leaving behind his must-read Playbook after the November election, the search for a new writer of the addictive daily newsletter is on. A Politico insider told TheWrap the search for a new Playbook team will be “broad, both external and internal.” There’s a lot at stake for founder and owner Robert Allbritton. Playbook brings in roughly $3 million in advertising per year, according to two executives familiar with advertising rates. That number grows significantly when you factor in Playbook Event Series, which is sponsored by Bank of America.
- 2/1/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
The future of Politico is in question after the bombshell news that five of its top figures are leaving — including co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei and top political columnist Mike Allen. The question burning across media insiders’ email and Twitter today: Why? And what next? The company, which revolutionized news coverage in Washington with its fast, obsessive coverage of backroom dealings and D.C. personalities, had been expanding at a steady pace under VandeHei’s leadership. But it also suffered from editorial staff exits in the brutally competitive news market. And it is growing far more slowly than competitors The Washington Post.
- 1/29/2016
- by Brian Flood and Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Politico, the influential political news site, will lose co-founder Jim VandeHei, leading political columnist Mike Allen and several other key figures later this year, the company’s owner said on Thursday. Others who will step down include Kim Kingsley, the chief operating officer; Roy Schwartz, the chief revenue officer; and Danielle Jones, an executive vice president. Susan Glasser, the top Washington editor, will transition to a strategic role with Politico as director of editorial innovation from Jerusalem, where her husband is being transferred. Also Read: Politico's Mike Allen Apologizes for Proposing Softball Chelsea Clinton Interview Publisher and chief owner Robert Albritton told the staff.
- 1/29/2016
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Politico’s chief White House correspondent Mike Allen apologized on Monday for proposing a softball interview to Chelsea Clinton in 2013. “My Bad!” Allen wrote in response to a Gawker story that published interviews between Allen and Clinton aide Phillipe Reines. Allen was under fire for promising to agree upon questions before the interview, and then allow Chelsea to make news on whatever topic she chose. Allen conceded Gawker “rightly took me to task,” calling his email exchange with Reines “clumsy.” Also Read: Donald Trump Blasts 'Dishonest' Politico 'Or Whatever the Hell They Call It' “In the email, I said I...
- 11/30/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Bryan Cranston gave his take on the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday, revealing that although Hillary Clinton might be his chosen candidate, Ben Carson is his ideal character. In an interview with Politico, Cranston was asked which 2016 candidate he’d like to play. The actor who rose to fame as a quiet-chemist-turned-drug-kingpin chose another figure with a history dueling in rage and quietness. “I really like Ben Carson,” Cranston told to Politico’s Mike Allen. “He is so calm and in control.” Also Read: 'Trumbo' Review: Bryan Cranston Blasts the Blacklist in a Rousing Hollywood History Cranston, who is...
- 11/10/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
*Updated* We've been keeping readers posted on Sideshow Collectibles’ Jason Voorhees – Legend of Crystal Lake Premium Format Figure and it will be available for pre-order tomorrow. Today, we can share the final price and a photo gallery that shows off the exclusive edition.
"Can you hear that? Ki-ki-ki, ma-ma-ma! In a triumphant return to icons of horror cinema, Sideshow is proud to present the Jason Voorhees Premium Format™ Figure.
Inspired by Friday the 13th Part III, the cold-blooded killer of Crystal Lake is on the loose once again wearing his signature hockey mask. Hunched and holding his blood-soaked machete, Jason lurches over a base decorated with effigies of his most recent teenage victims hidden among gnarled branches.
Sideshow Exclusive Edition
Available only as part of the Sideshow Exclusive edition, additional swap-out display options complete the homage with an unmasked portrait of the deformed maniac, and his wicked harpoon gun.
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"Can you hear that? Ki-ki-ki, ma-ma-ma! In a triumphant return to icons of horror cinema, Sideshow is proud to present the Jason Voorhees Premium Format™ Figure.
Inspired by Friday the 13th Part III, the cold-blooded killer of Crystal Lake is on the loose once again wearing his signature hockey mask. Hunched and holding his blood-soaked machete, Jason lurches over a base decorated with effigies of his most recent teenage victims hidden among gnarled branches.
Sideshow Exclusive Edition
Available only as part of the Sideshow Exclusive edition, additional swap-out display options complete the homage with an unmasked portrait of the deformed maniac, and his wicked harpoon gun.
A...
- 7/29/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The presence (or omnipresence) of a Confederate flag at Sunday's protest in Washington DC is being given the "one rotten apple" treatment by the mainstream media, despite the Tea Party-heavy crowd's obvious comfort with the banner at every stop on the protest. On CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper Monday afternoon, host Jake Tapper discussed the incident with his panel, which Politico's Mike Allen decided "does reflect badly, even though there's no reason it should."...
- 10/14/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
I have great respect for Nate Silver, the blogger who almost perfectly predicted the electoral outcome of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections while writing the FiveThirtyEight blog, which most recently was housed at the New York Times. On Monday, he announced he is leaving the Times for a new gig at Espn, which will also have him contributing to the sports network's parent company, ABC -- which also happens to be home to the annual Oscar broadcast. Now, Silver is very good at what he does, which is essentially finding meaning in numbers. But a report by Politico's Mike Allen suggests that
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- 7/22/2013
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated With More Details: The Academy Awards are important in and around Hollywood for primarily three reasons: the nominations which bring audiences into theaters as a movie marketing tool, the lucrative ‘For Your Consideration’ ads they generate, and the global telecast announcing winners so everybody can bask in their reflected glory. Now ABC is trying to corner the market on all with one move. Not only does the network broadcast the Oscars but its news division is guaranteeing data guru Nate Silver a role. How much of a Hollywood game-changer will this become? Not much of one judging from how little attention his movie awards prognostication has garnered in the past. Twice before, in 2009 and 2011, he sought to predict the Academy Award winners in 6 major categories based on a “mix of statistical factors”. His track record was 9 correct picks in 12 tries, for a 75% success rate. “Not bad, but also not...
- 7/22/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline TV
Updated With More Details: The Academy Awards are important in and around Hollywood for primarily three reasons: the nominations which bring audiences into theaters as a movie marketing tool, the lucrative ‘For Your Consideration’ ads they generate, and the global telecast announcing winners so everybody can bask in their reflected glory. Now ABC is trying to corner the market on all with one move. Not only does the network broadcast the Oscars but its news division is guaranteeing data guru Nate Silver a role. How much of a Hollywood game-changer will this become? Not much of one judging from how little attention his movie awards prognostication has garnered in the past. Twice before, in 2009 and 2011, he sought to predict the Academy Award winners in 6 major categories based on a “mix of statistical factors”. His track record was 9 correct picks in 12 tries, for a 75% success rate. “Not bad, but also not...
- 7/22/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
Glenn Beck got some good news on Wednesday.
Beck's Internet channel, TheBlaze, was picked up by Cablevision, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The deal will put Beck back on TV for subscribers in the New York area. According to the Times, Cablevision boasts about three million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Previously, Beck signed on with Dish Network in September 2012, one year after he launched his Internet channel, then named Gbtv. The Times reported that it seems as though that deal might have expired, as Beck's media company has pursued relationships with other providers. Cablevision is the largest provider to carry TheBlaze.
Beck left Fox News in June 2011 amidst reports of advertisers dropping his show and clashes with management. Earlier this week, Fox News hit back at its former employee after Beck told a group of Nyu students that he left the cable news channel...
Beck's Internet channel, TheBlaze, was picked up by Cablevision, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The deal will put Beck back on TV for subscribers in the New York area. According to the Times, Cablevision boasts about three million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Previously, Beck signed on with Dish Network in September 2012, one year after he launched his Internet channel, then named Gbtv. The Times reported that it seems as though that deal might have expired, as Beck's media company has pursued relationships with other providers. Cablevision is the largest provider to carry TheBlaze.
Beck left Fox News in June 2011 amidst reports of advertisers dropping his show and clashes with management. Earlier this week, Fox News hit back at its former employee after Beck told a group of Nyu students that he left the cable news channel...
- 5/2/2013
- by Rebecca Shapiro
- Huffington Post
The White House Correspondents' Association is threatening legal action against an La-based marketing firm for "unauthorized" use of its name in promoting a gift lounge around Saturday's annual dinner. Politico's Mike Allen reported Tuesday that George A. Lehner, an attorney for the group, has issued a four-page letter to Gbk Productions reprimanding the company for characterizing the suite -- which is also being organized by The Creative Coalition -- in an email to media as "Gbk & The Creative Coalition White House Correspondence [sic] Weekend Gift Lounge." "Such deceptive advertising/promotion is likely to result in consumer confusion and a false
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- 4/23/2013
- by Erin Carlson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barack Obama is dealing with the final days of his reelection campaign and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged the East Coast this week, upending the lives of millions in the process. What does the president do when he's not leading the nation during difficult times? According to a new interview with Us Weekly -- likely given well before the events of this week, but published in the latest issue -- Obama likes watching "Homeland" and working out to the dulcet tones of Stevie Wonder.
Per Us Weekly (via Mike Allen's Politico Playbook; the full interview with Obama is not yet online), the president also enjoys Jay-z and the Rolling Stones while exercising.
That Obama would listen to Jay-z while lifting weights and doing cardio shouldn't be too surprising. The president and the rap icon are friendly, with Obama recently saying in a radio interview that he gave Jay parenting advice.
Per Us Weekly (via Mike Allen's Politico Playbook; the full interview with Obama is not yet online), the president also enjoys Jay-z and the Rolling Stones while exercising.
That Obama would listen to Jay-z while lifting weights and doing cardio shouldn't be too surprising. The president and the rap icon are friendly, with Obama recently saying in a radio interview that he gave Jay parenting advice.
- 11/1/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
Clint Eastwood is starring in a new ad for the super Pac American Crossroads on behalf of Mitt Romney, released Wednesday.
The ad begins with Eastwood's unmistakable voice narrating over factories and people in unemployment lines. "In the last few years, America has been knocked down," Eastwood says. "Twenty-three million can't find full-time work. And we borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
The ad then shows Obama, with Eastwood continuing, "If someone doesn't get the job done, you gotta hold 'em accountable. Obama's second term would be a rerun of the first and our country couldn't survive that."
Next, Romney appears and Eastwood says, "We need someone who can turn it around fast, and that man is Mitt Romney."
Then comes Eastwood's cameo.
"There's not much time left," he says, speaking to the camera, "and the future of our country is at stake."
The ad is...
The ad begins with Eastwood's unmistakable voice narrating over factories and people in unemployment lines. "In the last few years, America has been knocked down," Eastwood says. "Twenty-three million can't find full-time work. And we borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
The ad then shows Obama, with Eastwood continuing, "If someone doesn't get the job done, you gotta hold 'em accountable. Obama's second term would be a rerun of the first and our country couldn't survive that."
Next, Romney appears and Eastwood says, "We need someone who can turn it around fast, and that man is Mitt Romney."
Then comes Eastwood's cameo.
"There's not much time left," he says, speaking to the camera, "and the future of our country is at stake."
The ad is...
- 10/24/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
On Thursday's Morning Joe, Politico's Mike Allen took some time to discuss former VP Dick Cheney's role in the presidential campaign, as well as a new ad from the Crossroads Super Pac. Allen kicked things off by noting just how quickly Cheney has bounced back from his heart surgery, already organizing a fundraiser for Mitt Romney that will set guests back a mere $30,000 per couple.
- 7/12/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Today, President Obama's re-election campaign released its new one-word slogan: "Forward." On this morning's edition of Morning Joe, Politico's White House correspondent Mike Allen said that the single-word slogan was an effort to spin the campaign's message more positively. "A great bumper sticker is not 'It Could Be Worse,'" Allen explained. And so we get the single-word slogan.
- 4/30/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
On Monday, Politico's Mike Allen told Morning Joe about the Obama campaign's plans to look into "Romney's penchant for secrecy," noting that the campaign's communications director , David Axelrod, has asked such questions as "Why did George Bush and John McCain release multiple years of tax returns, but not Mitt Romney? Why did Mitt Romney leave Massachusetts government with the hard drives from his computers, and why did his senior aides leave with the hard drives from their computers? Why won't he be more forthcoming about some of these offshore investments?"...
- 4/16/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
The Obama campaign is consistently painting Mitt Romney as a man more suited to living in a "Mad Men" world than in today's reality, Politico reports.
The general hope is that by associating him with a retro, passé society, the campaign can make the point that Romney's policy and personal beliefs aren't compatible with modern American culture.
Obama's chief campaign adviser, David Axelrod remarked on CBS' "Good Morning" that Romney "must watch 'Mad Men' and think it's the evening news," and that his views on healthcare come from an era when "bosses could dictate on women's health."
The Romney camp immediately tried to play what Politico calls the "Draperization" of Romney to its advantage. One top Romney aide fired a tweet at Axelrod characterizing the "Mad Men" world as a time "when unemployment was lower, and the economy was expanding." Axelrod quickly hit back with a different description of the '60s: "No,...
The general hope is that by associating him with a retro, passé society, the campaign can make the point that Romney's policy and personal beliefs aren't compatible with modern American culture.
Obama's chief campaign adviser, David Axelrod remarked on CBS' "Good Morning" that Romney "must watch 'Mad Men' and think it's the evening news," and that his views on healthcare come from an era when "bosses could dictate on women's health."
The Romney camp immediately tried to play what Politico calls the "Draperization" of Romney to its advantage. One top Romney aide fired a tweet at Axelrod characterizing the "Mad Men" world as a time "when unemployment was lower, and the economy was expanding." Axelrod quickly hit back with a different description of the '60s: "No,...
- 4/13/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Obama campaign is consistently painting Mitt Romney as a man more suited to living in a "Mad Men" world than in today's reality, Politico reports.
The general hope is that by associating him with a retro, passé society, the campaign can make the point that Romney's policy and personal beliefs aren't compatible with modern American culture.
Obama's chief campaign adviser, David Axelrod remarked on CBS' "Good Morning" that Romney "must watch 'Mad Men' and think it's the evening news," and that his views on healthcare come from an era when "bosses could dictate on women's health."
The Romney camp immediately tried to play what Politico calls the "Draperization" of Romney to its advantage. One top Romney aide fired a tweet at Axelrod characterizing the "Mad Men" world as a time "when unemployment was lower, and the economy was expanding." Axelrod quickly hit back with a different description of the '60s: "No,...
The general hope is that by associating him with a retro, passé society, the campaign can make the point that Romney's policy and personal beliefs aren't compatible with modern American culture.
Obama's chief campaign adviser, David Axelrod remarked on CBS' "Good Morning" that Romney "must watch 'Mad Men' and think it's the evening news," and that his views on healthcare come from an era when "bosses could dictate on women's health."
The Romney camp immediately tried to play what Politico calls the "Draperization" of Romney to its advantage. One top Romney aide fired a tweet at Axelrod characterizing the "Mad Men" world as a time "when unemployment was lower, and the economy was expanding." Axelrod quickly hit back with a different description of the '60s: "No,...
- 4/13/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Later today the House will vote on House Speaker John Boehner’s debt-ceiling bill. Do not be fooled by the appearance of action: today’s vote is no reason to be hopeful that this issue is anywhere close to being solved. According to Politico’s Mike Allen, the vote is “at best ... an exercise in political machismo, at worst it is the beginning of the most irresponsible act in Congressional history.” More? “The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate—at least 58 senators are on record saying they won’t support it.” There’s a small chance the bill may not even clear the House: if 24 Republican representatives defect, and no Democrats vote yea, that’s it for Boehner’s two-step debt legislation. The speaker has worked to convince dissenting (mostly very fiscally conservative) G.O.P. congressmen of the validity of his bill by demanding they “get...
- 7/28/2011
- Vanity Fair
(June 27, 2011)— The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., the largest English-language trade book publisher, announced today a new joint venture with Politico, the leading source for political news, to publish a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 Presidential Election. The books, which will be available exclusively in electronic form, to be published starting this fall, will give readers an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the election in real time, providing detail, color, in-depth analysis beyond the hourly headlines and commentary, and ultimately a look at the final results, and how and why it all happened. The as-yet-untitled series will be reported and written by Mike Allen, Politico’s chief White House Correspondent and author of the renowned daily tip-sheet, Playbook, and Evan Thomas, award-winning writer and author. Each book will include exclusive reporting from the campaign trail and will chronicle the campaign as it unfolds.
- 6/27/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Update: No meeting necessary! According to The New York Times, Weiner informed his friends that he plans to step down. Today House Democrats will convene to discuss and possibly disenfranchise one of their own: Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-ny). According to Politico, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Co. “could begin the process of taking away [Weiner’s] committee assignments today as part of a final push to force him from office.” Weiner sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Additionally, “party leaders who have not yet called for Weiner’s ouster may be pressured to join that chorus.” Politico is calling the Weiner fiasco the “story that just won’t go away,” and it’s evident that Democrats feel similarly. However, since the congressman has been tucked away in a treatment center he has, somewhat remarkably, faded from the headlines. He hasn’t appeared in Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook for more than two (2) days.
- 6/16/2011
- Vanity Fair
Mitt Romney makes it official today, delivering a campaign announcement in Stratham, New Hampshire at noon. According to an advance copy of the speech obtained by Politico, the Republican will argue that he's a "serious man for serious times," an effort, analysts believe, designed to separate the former Massachusetts governor from the "sideshow" atmosphere surrounding other current and potential Gop candidates. "When President Obama was elected, we wondered what it would be like to elect a president with no experience, and now we know," Politico's Mike Allen quotes a senior Romney adviser. "Mitt Romney, from a lifetime spent in the private sector, has the skills and the ability to lead an economic turnaround."...
- 6/2/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
At approximately 2:30 p.m., mawkish, terracotta congressman John Boehner (R-oh) will be sworn in as Speaker of the House. Politico’s Mike Allen has a preview of his prepared remarks. “The American people have humbled us,” Boehner is expected to say. “They have refreshed our memories as to just how temporary the privilege to serve is. They have reminded us that everything here is on loan from them.” There’s more, but you get the idea. What else might Boehner say? Place 25 of your best guesses inside a bingo card and play along with us this afternoon. Winner will receive smaller government, liberty, and a reprieve from out-of-control spending.
- 1/5/2011
- Vanity Fair
As we reported this morning, House Republicans will kick-start the 112th Congress tomorrow with a spirited recitation of the Constitution, a document whose recent relevance is due largely to the ideological and sartorial interests of the Tea Party. It’s an opening act designed to herald the arrival of a new season of checks, balances, and financial cutbacks. As Politico’s nocturnal prophet Mike Allen reported, House Republicans plan to reduce Congress’s budget by $32.5 million—a savings reaped from cutting “the amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, committee, and leadership offices in 2011 and 2012.” It would seem that in an era of Fiscal Responsibility™, a performative rendition of the Constitution might have been one such eliminated endeavor. For an estimate on just how much the Republicans would have saved if they had decided against the tedious exercise, Vf Daily checked with Peter Keating, the co-author of “The Cost of No” and Vf.
- 1/4/2011
- Vanity Fair
Call it Obama's Wonderful Life. Ex-Bush aide Matt Latimer imagines what would have happened if the Republican ticket had taken the White House in 2008-and where the world would be now.
It is almost Christmas. A morose Barack Obama, believing his presidency has no meaning, wanders the White House. He looks again at the crumpled Nov. 14th Washington Post op-ed that he keeps in his pocket and just cannot throw away. The article, penned by former Clinton aides, urges Obama not to seek reelection in 2012. They make this appeal not so that Hillary can run in his place-selfish motivations are notoriously taboo in Clintonworld-but strictly out of a sincere belief that a failed one-term presidency is in Obama's best interest.
"Should I take their advice?" Obama asks himself, as he leans over the Truman Balcony and looks at the White House grounds below. "Should I commit political suicide? Have I done any good for anyone?...
It is almost Christmas. A morose Barack Obama, believing his presidency has no meaning, wanders the White House. He looks again at the crumpled Nov. 14th Washington Post op-ed that he keeps in his pocket and just cannot throw away. The article, penned by former Clinton aides, urges Obama not to seek reelection in 2012. They make this appeal not so that Hillary can run in his place-selfish motivations are notoriously taboo in Clintonworld-but strictly out of a sincere belief that a failed one-term presidency is in Obama's best interest.
"Should I take their advice?" Obama asks himself, as he leans over the Truman Balcony and looks at the White House grounds below. "Should I commit political suicide? Have I done any good for anyone?...
- 12/19/2010
- by Matt Latimer
- The Daily Beast
Last night, Julian Assange and Co. posted a particularly revealing WikiLeaked diplomatic cable. The communiqué, commissioned and curated by the U.S. State Department, lists “all installations whose loss could critically affect Us national security,” according to the BBC, which characterizes the note as the “most controversial” yet to emerge from the Cablegate document dump. Sites of mineral mines, communications facilities, oil pipelines, and chemical plants all appear on the list of sensitive locations. However, many areas of outsize political importance did not make the cut. Such sites that did not rank among the most important include Wasilla, Alaska, the San Francisco offices of Twitter, Fox News headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, and Mike Allen’s rented apartment Arlington, Virginia.
- 12/6/2010
- Vanity Fair
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele’s long good-bye continues today, as Politico’s Mike Allen brings word of Republican Governors Association executive director Nick Ayers’s rising star. “In 2012, the Rnc is going to play a very, very important role, so whoever they choose needs to be someone who truly has the ability to represent the party and is a highly capable individual from the standpoint of raising money and organization,” said Texas governor and incoming R.G.A. chairman Rick Perry. “And I know that Nick Ayers is a very capable young man.” Of note: Is there anything that speaks less to someone’s capabilities than calling that person a “young man”?...
- 11/18/2010
- Vanity Fair
I suppose that Sarah Palin saying she is indeed pondering a 2012 run at the White House isn’t terribly big news. But that’s what she told a writer for the New York Times Magazine in an interview -- conducted two days after the midterm elections for a 7,800-word profile, due out Sunday. So what does the New York Times magazine do with that “scoop”? If your answer is, “Sit on it for two weeks and then give it to Politico before you put the story online,” well, you’re right! Mike Allen reports: Palin spoke...
- 11/17/2010
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Keith Olbermann could have avoided suspension from "Countdown" with a mea culpa on the MSNBC show, but he refused, Politico reports. Citing network sources he didn't name, Mike Allen reported Sunday that Olbermann refused the on-camera apology for making three political donations prior to Tuesday's election -- a refusal that got him taken off the air indefinitely. The decidedly left-leaning talk show host told his bosses that he didn't know such a thing violated network rules (what working journalist doesn't know this at least enough to ask?), and is loath to publicly admit...
- 11/8/2010
- The Wrap
At the pinnacle of anticipation for Bob Woodward’s new book, Mike Allen of Politico revealed that employees of the publication created a guessing game about the forthcoming work’s content. The rules were simple enough: reporters took turns predicting some sentences that were likely to appear in the book. Your blogger, delighted by this creative exercise and its surprising source, played along too. In fact, we enjoyed the game so much that we’re going to amuse ourselves by doing the same with Donald Rumsfeld’s new memoir, the title and cover of which were released today. The work, Known and Unknown, “will tell readers things that they didn't know, and it may well unsettle a few people who think the history of certain events has already been written,” Keith Urbahn, an aide to the former secretary of defense told Politico’s Ben Smith. As for our game, here’s a hint,...
- 9/20/2010
- Vanity Fair
Sizzling beltway gossip via this morning’s Playbook e-mail! Politico’s Mike Allen has the details about Bob Woodward’s as-yet-untitled book about the Obama presidency. Allen writes that the book, “sober in tone, focuses on the administration’s debate over Afghanistan-Pakistan policies.” The book is not out until September 27, but it is apparently already the subject of debate and amusement among Washington insiders. Allen reveals that “as a lunchtime parlor game at Panache the other day, the boys took turns predicting sentences from Bob’s book. Our favorite: ‘David Axelrod was worried.’” Great! Let’s all play.
- 9/2/2010
- Vanity Fair
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