Barack Obama - The Movie

This could have turned out to be not only a colossal waste of a ton of money, but could have created a late reason for voters to believe they had too much of Barack Obama and decided NOT to vote for him.

I don't know how many of the 333.5 Million people who watched last night decided to vote for Barack Obama based on last night's 30 minute infomercial on 7 stations. However, it probably prevented any voters who were leaning Obama from running away. It was a bit hokey and overproduced at times, but if he can run a country with half as much efficiency and timing as this production, we'll definitely be heading in the right direction. It was beautifully edited piece and then transitioned seamlessly to Obama speaking live in Florida, a neat feat. I had simultaneous sensations of seeing Bill Clinton's "A Man from Hope" just before Election Day 1992 and the day in hostory (October 27, 1975) when Bruce Springsteen appeared simultaneously on the covers of both Time and Newsweek, an enormous media coup.


Interestingly, Bruce Springsteen has been playing benefit concerts for Barack Obama.

Negative campaigning often works despite our supposed distaste for it. However, it almost always fails against a mostly positive campaign that paints a picture of the future that people can see themselves in. There was no negativity in Obama's infomercial, in fact, John McCain was not even mentioned. This is in stark contrast to McCain's time on Larry King Live the same night as well as the campaign stops for McCain and Sarah Palin in recent days.