Obama buys up 30 minutes of prime time TV for Oct 29

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Posted by josh4 on Oct-09-2008 22:56:

Obama buys up 30 minutes of prime time TV for Oct 29

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A half-hour of prime time?

I'm starting to get the sense that fundraising is going pretty good in Obamaland.

James Hibberd reports:

Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of airtime on CBS, sources confirm.

The Obama campaign will air a half-hour primetime special on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m.

Sources say the Obama camp is also near a deal with NBC and Fox. It�s not yet clear if an ad buy is locked on any other network, however, or if the duration or time period is the same.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensm...prime_time.html

Taking bets on what will be aired. My vote goes to a Bush Presidency worst moments farewell video. (Greatest moments wouldn't take up 30 minutes.)

Posted by Lira on Oct-09-2008 23:15:

Dear Americans,

I'd like to say that I'm not an Allah damned Muslim, for Mohammad's sake! And, for good measure, I'm going to keep repeating that for the next 30 minutes until the most dense of you understand what that means.

Or something of that sort

Posted by josh4 on Oct-16-2008 00:51:

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Obama takes heat for delaying World Series game
Posted: 07:22 PM ET

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney, CNN's Steve Brusk
A 30-minute Obama ad will delay a game 6 of the World Series.
A 30-minute Obama ad will delay a game 6 of the World Series.

(CNN) � The Republican National Committee took aim at Barack Obama Wednesday over the Illinois senator's half-hour ad buy that will delay the start of a World Series game by 18 minutes.

"It�s unfortunate that the World Series� first pitch is being delayed for Obama�s political pitch," RNC spokesman Alex Conant said. "Not only is Obama putting politics before principle, he�s putting it before our national pastime.�

Major League Baseball has agreed to a request from Fox to delay the start time of Game 6 of the World Series (if a Game 6 is necessary) so the network can air the 30-minute Obama spot, a Fox spokesman confirms to CNN. The Illinois senator has also bought similar time on CBS and NBC, set to begin at 8 p.m.

�FOX will accommodate Senator Obama's desire to communicate with voters in this�format," Fox spokesman Scott Gorgin said. "We are pleased that Major League Baseball has agreed to delay the first pitch of World Series Game 6 for a few minutes in order for FOX to carry his program on October 29."

It's the first time a presidential candidate has bought that length of airtime on network television since Ross Perot purchased several 30 minute blocs in 1992.

"This is a big platform, this is a big megaphone, the interest level is clearly there and people will watch," Evan Tracey of Campaign Media Analysis Group, CNN's consultant on campaign advertising said.

The October 29 game will now start at 8:38 instead of 8:20.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...ld-series-game/

This better be good. I wonder if he has a trump card. Ooh, I bet he has the goods on Bushie and promises to pursue charges as President.

Posted by josh4 on Oct-30-2008 02:49:

Posted by Fir3start3r on Oct-30-2008 05:38:

....after being flatly rejected by CNN....lolz

Posted by WhooCares on Oct-30-2008 08:03:

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Originally posted by josh4

I missed it on primetime...thanks for posting!
OBAMA FOR THE WIN!

Posted by Dj Smitty20 on Oct-30-2008 08:20:

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r
....after being flatly rejected by CNN....lolz

Captain Clueless strikes again!!

CNN spent a fair amount of time analysing Obama's message on its prime time news shows, despite not airing the whole ad.

Posted by Alex on Oct-30-2008 09:49:

Doesn't matter who you're voting for.

The ad was brilliant.

Does it change much? Probably not, but it was an easy watch and he didn't attack McCain really.

Posted by Zild on Oct-30-2008 13:38:

Wow I might be getting soft, but that video now has me considering teaching math and science which is something I've always laughed at before.

Posted by Lebezniatnikov on Oct-30-2008 14:02:

Also aired last night:

Jon Stewart: "Senator Obama, your mother was a white woman from Kansas and your father an African. Are you worried that when you go into the polling booth the Bradley Effect will take hold and you'll say 'I can't do this'?"

Barack Obama: "Yeah, it's a problem. I've been going through therapy to make sure I vote properly."

lol

Posted by Groundhog Boy on Oct-30-2008 14:21:

I guess I'm in the minority, but I didn't really like the spot. My girlfriend didn't, either. I think Obama's words would have been a lot more powerful without the montages.

Posted by josh4 on Oct-30-2008 15:25:

You guys think the TV ad was tough, try getting through this one without a tear. It was uploaded the same time, I guess they didn't include it in the ad, consider it DVD extras.

Posted by The17sss on Oct-31-2008 00:14:

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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy
I guess I'm in the minority, but I didn't really like the spot. My girlfriend didn't, either. I think Obama's words would have been a lot more powerful without the montages.

yes yes... I agree with you but probably for different reasons. To me, it was depressing... he was painting a picture of a failed nation, economic depression, and nothing really inspiring. Four family stories of woe and despair, testimonials to his compassion by Kathleen Sebelius and Deval Patrick, and tax cuts for everybody under 200K (not 250K). It was a parade of victims, and he didn't go into leadership or accomplishment.

LOL... then you see a fat family eating dinner at a huge table. The mother has to get up before the sun. Mom goes off to teach problem kids at what looks like a kid prison. Try rationing the soda and confections, and maybe that gallon of milk won't be so bad. Obama's view of America: fat poor people, Google billionaire lecturing about wealth; Mom has to ration milk because of high gas prices and a bad economy. Then he brought out VA's governor ripping into CEO's right after Obama brought out Google's CEO praising Obama. Just weird.

And that lady who was complaining that the snacks in her fridge might not last a week for her kids (tough life, I know)... she was wearing a set of $40 acrylic fingernails (just an estimate; I've paid for my woman's nails before)...lol.

Summation of the infomercial's theme: There's no hope for them and the only hope we have is somebody who cares about them in the White House such as Barack Obama.

Posted by Groundhog Boy on Oct-31-2008 00:34:

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Originally posted by The17sss
yes yes... I agree with you but probably for different reasons. To me, it was depressing... he was painting a picture of a failed nation, economic depression, and nothing really inspiring. Four family stories of woe and despair, testimonials to his compassion by Kathleen Sebelius and Deval Patrick, and tax cuts for everybody under 200K (not 250K). It was a parade of victims, and he didn't go into leadership or accomplishment.

LOL... then you see a fat family eating dinner at a huge table. The mother has to get up before the sun. Mom goes off to teach problem kids at what looks like a kid prison. Try rationing the soda and confections, and maybe that gallon of milk won't be so bad. Obama's view of America: fat poor people, Google billionaire lecturing about wealth; Mom has to ration milk because of high gas prices and a bad economy. Then he brought out VA's governor ripping into CEO's right after Obama brought out Google's CEO praising Obama. Just weird.

And that lady who was complaining that the snacks in her fridge might not last a week for her kids (tough life, I know)... she was wearing a set of $40 acrylic fingernails (just an estimate; I've paid for my woman's nails before)...lol.

Summation of the infomercial's theme: There's no hope for them and the only hope we have is somebody who cares about them in the White House such as Barack Obama.

I don't know if you've noticed, but poor people tend to be the fattest because their nutrition is atrocious. Have you tried eating organic on a low income budget?

Posted by DJ Shibby on Oct-31-2008 00:49:

Posted by The17sss on Oct-31-2008 01:35:

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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy
I don't know if you've noticed, but poor people tend to be the fattest because their nutrition is atrocious. Have you tried eating organic on a low income budget?

good point... I remember the first time I saw a fat homeless dude when I was younger. and I could't make heads or tails of it. That being said, those people on that tv spot weren't poor

Posted by Fir3start3r on Oct-31-2008 04:33:

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Originally posted by Dj Smitty20
Captain Clueless strikes again!!

CNN spent a fair amount of time analysing Obama's message on its prime time news shows, despite not airing the whole ad.

I've never heard anyone call you that before...

Regardless, he was still denied no matter how you want to spin it...