Joel Brown calls a television commercial put out by Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s re-election campaign, featuring his empty desk, “a terrible spot” and — with a bit of rewriting — “an excellent ad for one of his opponents.”
Adam Gaffin adds: “Maybe this is what happened to Curley’s desk.”
Tags: Adam Gaffin, advertising, Joel Brown, Tom Menino
Media, Politics | Dan Kennedy | 
September 9, 2009 9:05 am | 
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