The Obama Infomercial
 

You know what?

This shit's scary.

You see McCain's quote in Miami today about how he would never delay the start of the world series by a half hour to make American's watch an infomercial?

And I think this may backfire. It's more than a little propaganda-y, and doesn't do anything to hide that fact.

I could care less about the world series, but I acknowledge that I may be in the minority about that. Right now, I can't even recall what I do watch on Wednesday nights.

But it's clearly propaganda (which all of these things are), and it is blatant. It REALLY disturbs me.

I'm voting for him because he most closely aligns with my values, but I just really have a suspicion that I'm going to end up in a camp with a pink triangle on my chest if I ever disagree with him.

How do you delay something that

1. Was already delayed anyways

2. I believe was scheduled to start at 8:30...

Yeah..McCain's quote was a bit whiney at best.

Hey Sen...

If Bush can interrupt TV for free and ramble on for about an hr. over some BS then this isn't scary.

Not the first time this has been done. Ross Perot bought a half hour on most of the networks in '92, and I know at least one other candidate in my lifetime bought a half hour block in the week before the election.

It was meant to be absurd, and we can laugh at the absurd, even if it's not "funny" per se.


I get that.

What scares me is that Obama doesn't NEED this to win.

What scares me is that this man may look like me, but he is not me. He is close, but no Senusret.


I just wanted to acknowledge this. With Perot, I understand (and I think I remember). He NEEDED that time to share his message.

Obama doesn't need it...it's just....weird....

McCain needs to stop hating. His acceptance speech caused the first NFL game of the season to start early. And if it didn't rain like cats and dogs in Philly Monday, the World Series would probably be over.

It didn't bother me all that much. I think it was going a bit overboard, and the concept was a bit odd to me, but other than that it didn't bother me.

I think it's a different story when the President (no matter what party) is speaking, and when a candidate is doing it. Again, I don't have a problem with his doing the infomercial, but I think you're comparing apples to oranges when you're comparing Bush doing it and Obama doing it. It means putting aside your feelings about Bush and Obama, but from my point of view, I think of it purely as a candidate doing an infomercial/promotional feature versus the President speaking to the nation. When I look at it that way, the two things aren't comparable.

Here's my question - was the infomercial viewed by "undecided" voters, or was it an Obama lovefest, watched by those who are already true believers? I find it hard to believe that anyone - other than my mother, and that's a story all unto itself - is really undecided at this point in time. Am I totally wrong in thinking that? Surely someone gathered up viewer data for the program.

Oh, tell me about your mother. (imagine this said in a Dr. Freud voice if that makes it better). If you think it's a story, I know it's a probably a doozie of a tale. ETA: you've told some pretty great teaching stories; I didn't mean anything snarky.

I liked that that it wasn't negative about McCain's campaign at all. It was just about Obama, his policies, and issues that are on our minds. I don't even think I heard the word McCain mentioned once. I was swooning thinking about a change like this and how we'll finally be through with Bush so soon!

Why did he pay for the infomercial when he could have given the money back to those who donated so they could give it to the people who really need it...you know, start practicing the spreading of wealth? :p

Darn my no-tv-service-having-house. :mad: Is it online?

Wellll...people gave him that money so that he could do it. :D