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By Colin Campbell 9/19/12 8:47am

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Obama Does Letterman [Video]

President Barack Obama was in town last night, and not only did he raise campaign cash with Jay-Z and Beyoncé, he also went on The Late Show with David Letterman.

On the program, Mr. Obama wove back and forth between somberly discussing the American economy and Mitt Romney’s recently-emerged remarks about 47 percent of the country, and humorously quipping about more happy topics like his daughters. For example, speaking about Sasha and Malia growing up so quickly, the president said, “It worries me, but they’re surrounded by men with guns.” Read More

By Colin Campbell 9/17/12 9:15am

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Both Sides Now Airing Ads in Staten Island Congressional Race [Video]

On Friday morning, Mark Murphy, the Democratic challenger to Rep. Michael Grimm, unleashed his first television ad aiming to draw attention to some of the controversies surrounding the incumbent. “Murphy TV Ad Focuses on Grimm’s Character Flaws” the subject line of Mr. Murphy’s press release read, for example. “With characters like these around him, we can’t help but wonder about Michael Grimm’s character,” the ad itself declared after ticking off a list of “questionable characters.”

While Mr. Grimm’s campaign lashed out at Mr. Murphy at the time, it seems they were already readying a positive ad to boost his character as well. To wit, “Michael Grimm: Our Voice in Washington” quietly popped up on Mr. Grimm’s YouTube channel on Friday, and this morning, his spokeswoman confirmed the ad has been airing in Staten Island and Brooklyn since last week. Read More

By Colin Campbell 9/04/12 1:23pm

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Tim Bishop Calls Opponent ‘Despicable’ in Latest Ad [Video]

There’s an aggressive air war going on in Suffolk County, and it’s all centered around a Politico report that Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop’s campaign made a fundraising request to a constituent Mr. Bishop was helping navigate federal bureaucracy. Republicans saw it as a blatant quid-pro-quo while Mr. Bishop’s supporters, including the constituent himself, argued that there was nothing notable about this chain of events.

Soon after that report, Mr. Bishop launched ads accusing his GOP opponent Randy Altschuler of supporting outsourcing, causing Mr. Altschuler to respond with his own blistering ad.

“Why is Tim Bishop running a dishonest campaign?” the narrator for Mr. Altschuler’s ad rhetorically asked. “He’s trying to cover up a scandal, a big one!” Read More