Creepy California parents make their cute kids spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon singing a song for Barack Obama.
Archive for September, 2008
Odd couple Ashton Kutcher and Morticia Adams, uh, Demi Moore urge young consumers of American popular culture to vote for Barack Obama.
Rein
McCain says he pushed for controls on Fannie and Freddie so he’s not blame for the mess we’re in. Who is? A somewhat out-of-context clip from Bill Clinton says the Democrats resisted efforts to tighten up standards. Obama? He was “notably silent.”
Strong
One of the problems with “he said, he said” ads is that they’re really confusing to voters who aren’t hanging on the everyday give-and-take of the campaign. Political ads, hell, all ads, should be really clear. This one is really confusing. Although you can’t misunderstand the punch line:
Sound Bite: “Either way, Obama’s a hypocrite.”
Clean Coal
The McCain campaign is running this clean coal radio ad in a number of states. McCain is all for clean coal while “Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal.”
Today is the start of early voting in Ohio. What happens if you vote early and something weird happens on October 25? Do you get a do-over?
Parachute
No golden parachutes for failed CEOs in any bailout bill says Barack Obama. Let those greedy capitalists hit the pavement like they did back in’29.
Same Path
If the economic news stays bad, Obama should be in like Flynn. In this two-minute spot, he lays out his plan for “jobs and the middle-class.” Hard to figure out how he’s actually going to deliver all the goodies he promises if the doomsayers are even close to being right.
Figured
There seemed to be some dispute last week over Obama’s position on clean coal. This ad makes it clear he’s for it. Sort of.
Sarah Silverman calls on young Jewish voters to travel to Florida and convince their grandparents to vote for Barack Obama. (Contains explicit language.)
Sound Bite: “If Barack Obama doesn’t become the next president of the United States, I’m going to blame the Jews.”
Chris Rock visited Larry King to promote his new HBO comedy special and had a few thoughts on the presidential campaign. The always cringe-inducing King noted that Rock must be “proud that at this stage in our history a black man is running for president . . .”
Chris Rock parses the boundaries of racial identity:
Sound Bite: “I’m proud Barack Obama is running for president . . . If it was Flavor Flav, would I be proud? No.”
Only Jackie Broyles and Dunlap could mash up a critique of the presidential debate with a tribute to the late, great Paul Newman.
John McCain doesn’t care about middle-class Americans, says this new ad from the Obama campaign.
Sound Bite: “Number of minutes in debate: 90. Number of times McCain mentioned the middle class: zero. McCain doesn’t get it. Barack Obama does.”
Sound Bite: “The fundamentals of the economy have to be measured by whether or not the middle class is getting a fair shake . . . “
Do the contrasting positions of the candidates on Iraq still matter to voters or is that old news? The McCain campaign thinks the war still has traction and this 30-second spot uses clips of Joe Biden during the primary to bash Barack.
Sound Bite: “Barack Obama. Playing politics. Risking lives. Not ready to lead.”
The McCain folks got a post-debate ad out in record time. It’s a 30-second cheap trick featuring three clips of Barack Obama saying that “McCain is right.”
Barack Obama is trying to turn Virginia from red to blue. Governor Time Kaine and some Obama staffers and volunteers are fired up.
Sound Bite: “We’ll insure you the best volunteering experience possible. We can set you up with housing if you need it on the weekend.. Our offices are always full of great food . . .”
Gallup says the candidates are tied 46-46, the first time that Obama wasn’t at least a point ahead.
55 percent of Americans now rate the economy as poor.
Stiff-jawed vets say that Obama understands what victory in Iraq means.
Debate Porridge asks human bat David Blaine about John McCain’s disappearing act.
Ralph Nader makes a sitcom with the Obama Girl, complete with laughtrack and a cameo from Jesse Ventura.
Sound bite on tonight’s debate: “Jesse, if McCain pulls this stunt, maybe I’ll just take his place.”
