The Obamercial: Half Campaign Ad, Half "60 Minutes"
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The Obamercial: Half Campaign Ad, Half "60 Minutes"
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The reviews from last night's Barack Obama infomercial — aka the 30-minute ad buy on NBC, CBS, Fox, MSNBC, BET and Univision — are in, and they are pretty good . That should surprise no one; the Obama campaign has proven itself pretty darn good at execution . Despite the very real risk of overreaching and seeming extravagant and excessive (Greek columns, anyone?), the campaign was smart in making the...
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Politics Of Persuasion: Obama Hits Comfort And Leadership Notes, While McCain Hits New Petty Low
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The Obama 30-minute spot was a brilliantly crafted film, designed to say one thing to wavering Americans: "I'm one of you, and I understand your troubles, too." All of the weeks and weeks of petty, inaccurate crapola from McCain, the smear merchantry behind the whispers and e-mails, the attempts to convince the doubters among us that "Obama is foreign" to give cover for racial prejudice as a means...
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Obama video open thread II
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For those of you away from a TV:
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Obama in Primetime: American Stories, American Solutions
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Here is the full video of Obama's prime time nationwide address. In one week, we can choose an economy that rewards work and creates new jobs and fuels prosperity from the bottom-up. In one week, we can choose to invest in health care for our families, and education for our kids, and renewable energy for our future. In one week, we can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change...
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Last Night's Infomercial
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I couldn't watch it, but you can see it here if you want. Judging by the blogosphere's reactions, it doesn't seem like I missed much. But the McCain camp's response was pretty good: As anyone who has bought anything from...
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Obama's Commercial
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(One thing I've noticed: you can't tease the Obama team about it. I tried. They take it very very seriously. A lot of folks worked hard on it, yes, but television commercials with musical soundtracks are inherently amusing. Even when they're not supposed to be.) Production values: A+. The cut to the live Florida remote was Roger Goodman-flawless. Content: I have my opinion about it... What did you...
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Missing The Point
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Patrick Ruffini and the Next Right: What will it take to turn this around? If you’re a conservative blogger, the question you need to ask yourself is this. Is the main purpose of your blog to express your personal opinion? Or is its primary purpose to build political power for a cause? If you cannot answer [...]
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This Day In Obama Video
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You can watch Obama's 30-minute TV ad here . But, for my money at least, this 3-minute Obama web ad packs a bigger punch: -- Jason Zengerle
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Obama's Infomercial
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Sen. Barack Obama bought 30 minutes on each of the major television networks to run this advertisement tonight. Based on both production quality and message, it was extraordinary.
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Barack Obama Really Approved That Message
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By the end of this commercial, every person in this photo will be touched. Photo: Getty Images It made us laugh that Obama's 30-minute television spot began with the required "I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message" recording. The next 30 minutes were so sumptuous and flattering that if you fast-forwarded the whole thing to maximum speed, we wouldn't be surprised if you just heard the Democratic...
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Obama's 30-minute prime time event
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The actual program, which I'm watching as I'm typing this, is a low-key, very personal and practical (and well-shot) affair, with a good portion of it featuring real people and their real problems, such as a retired man who had to take a job to help care for his spouse. There is no narrator; Barack Obama speaks directly to the viewer; he spoke movingly about his mother, her struggle with cancer, and...
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Barack Obama's Half-Hour Special
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Here it is, hot off its east coast broadcast, AFTER THE JUMP...
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Yes, Barack Obama gets energy efficiency
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If I could know only one thing about a presidential candidate’s understanding of energy, it is whether they get that energy efficiency is the “first fuel.” If efficiency is not the cornerstone of their energy independence and climate strategy, they will fail. It’s that simple (see “Energy efficiency is THE core climate solution, [...]
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The Obama Infomercial
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Just in case you missed it. Like most bloggers, I’m a surly curmudgeon who tends to view politics with a jaundiced eye. But I have to say, I found this to be not just well-done, not just effective from a political standpoint, but genuinely moving. Yes, the people who put this together used all the standard tricks of the trade. But they used them in service of a powerful and clear message: you’re not...
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Neocons for Obama!
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Jules Crittenden, neocon milblogging journalist extraordinaire, has endorsed Barack Obama ! You know, all those sober-minded Beltway Obamacons have me thinking. So far it’s all been good race-baiting, lefty-smearing fun, but we’ve come to the point in the campaign where it is time to mull things over and make a serious decision. As Bill might put it, go ahead, fall in lust for Moose-Huntin’ Mama’s...