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A preview of Obama's infomercial

Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:30 PM by Mark Murray
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The Obama campaign has distributed a brief clip of tonight's 30-minute TV infomercial.

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Tonight Senator Obama has bought 30 minutes of network television. Now, I am not too sure what this commercial is going to contain, but I hope that it is not perceived as claiming victory before the votes are cast.

However, I am not worried about this. If Senator Obama has shown anything during this election it’s that he is intelligent, and he quickly learns from his mistakes. If you remember correctly Obama did reveal a quasi Presidential Seal that (some believe) was supposed to replace his famous red, white, and blue O. However it was perceived as being arrogant and presumptive and the seal quickly disappeared.

It just goes to show that Senator Obama, like a good leader should be, is adaptable. If anyone saw the Al Smith Dinner you saw that Obama knows his flaws and is willing to admit them.

Tonight should be a moment where we as a nation look to a man who, given the opportunity, can help restore dignity to the White House and our country. I will be watching tonight with millions of Americans, looking towards the future and a brighter tomorrow.

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BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO... Now that's how you do a closing speech. Sarah take notes you and McCain both!
So far so good
Very presumptuous of Obama to offer solutions to our problems; you won't catch McCain doing that.  

McCain knows that if you divide people up into groups and tell each group that some other group is the cause of their problems and that there is another group that is worse off than they are, then they will spend their time turning on each other and forget about trying to solve the real problems.


Looking forward to viewing the entire 30 spot!

Good luck and bless you & yours, Mr. Obama.

You have my vote.

I can't wait to have him as our president!  It's been a long time since we've had a president who talk to us as if we have brains in our heads!

Good job Barack!
Can hardly wait to watch it!  Will 8PM never get here??

GO OBAMA/Biden!
nice
Yes We Can
Yes We Can
Yes We Can

Obama/Biden 08/12
Barack Obama has spent $750 million on TV ads so far in his campaign. Only Verizon has spent more ($900 million). I'm not impressed. I still believe the "chosen one" is only out for himself.

Possibly if he can feed the multitudes with 3 loaves of bread I'll take a second look. Possibly.



I'm looking forward to this. I was prepared for an extended stump speech; however, this looks like it's going to be much more personable.
What an elitist crock of ____!!!  I am so sick of him.  I am goign to vote tomorrow for McCain.  This is just over the top!  Who says you can;t buy an election!
i hope there are details on how he would go about changing the direction of this country, and i hope that he proves that he is more moderate than anyone in the right wing give him credit for.
Great closing (from the looks of this preview). A class act.
He Sucks
HE WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Nice job on the trailer, Senator Obama!

Can't wait to see the whole episode so at least one candidate and party will be offering relevant solutions.
YAY!  This looks great.  I can't wait to see it!  I am glad, as the poster above wrote, that this is going to be more than an extended speech.  Of course I already early voted for Obama, but it makes me happy to see such a positive, uplifting message.  OBAMA '08!


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