The Obama Half Hour Variety Show

Yeah Jake
I have to say it is kind of strange that ABC is playing it the way they are…
doesn’t really notch up your gravitas so to speak…
it’s just weird.
Not to mention Daisies is…well…it’s not Heroes or Hill Street Blues. If people aren’t going to tune into the Obama night…they are going cable…not Pushing Daisies…oy

This isn’t risky….
Sure, there are some people who will drink Coke because they are annoyed by a Pepsi ad…
But we are not talking about some trivial decision.
These are high stakes. If Obama loses and we end up with 4 more years of nightmarish policies, we will all be in trouble.
And if you think in more general terms, about who seems to be a better leader…
You have McCain who has run a rinky-dink campaign of smears and gimmicks, and whose bid for the Whitehouse has degenerated into a lot of behind the scenes backstabbing.
Or Obama, who has run a professional campaign, built around solving real problems and inspiring hope.

If ABC could get and play the LA Times Obama/Khalidi tape in that 1/2 hour whom would get the best ratings?

Another Obama gaffe.
Obama would take self-made small businessman George “The dry cleaner” Jefferson’s pie of the pie and give it to lazy Fred Sanford sitting around the junkyard with Grady and Rollo.

Bill…
Hitler was a divisive speaker who hated minorities… Obama advocates cooperation and the American Dream.
The only thing they have in common is that both of them gave speeches and their supporters like their speeches. But McCain supporters like his speeches, too.
What a sad and tired comparison. It says nothing worthwhile, intelligent, or productive.
And considering that Hitler’s biggest fans were arrested for planning to kill Obama… it just doesn’t square up that he is a Nazi.

Why spend $3 million on three channels when Obama only needs one channel?
$2 million wasted.

Tapper, good of you to quote favorably from the hard left TPM on this matter. Where’s the conservative blogger quote in response?
Or, Heck, HOW ABOUT MCCAIN’s QUOTE?
McCain in Miami on Obama TV: ‘I will never delay the start of the World Series for an infomercial!’…

Ummm…no one would be watching Pushin Daisies even if Obama wasn’t on. Isn’t thy why ABC found themselves on the outside looking in? The network didn’t want to lose the already tiny audience by preempting the show. And by the time they wanted in the Obama campaign had already spent the ad money elsewhere.

To Reason and others who feel it is necessary to post lengthy dissertations on blogs:
Do you really think anybody reads these things? Give a link or something but spare us the book size posts. My finger is starting to hurt from having to scroll for so long to get past them.

I will be very disappointed if he doesn’t have Elementary School Children singing their “We Love Obama” Song!
Will you Testify for me?
Will you be a Witness for me?
Will you Share Your Wealth for me?
The Messiah is coming, we will all be saved.

I can’t believe ABC’s ad comments. Vile!
j/k

becky
I think you’re misinformed if you think by giving millions of dollars to TV networks is helping out economy!

ABC can do as it chooses, but it really should put a better show there to lure viewers. I may forego Obama for Denny Crane, but Pushing Daisies? I watched one episode and said no thanks when it first aired. I can’t believe it’s still on the air.

Sources tell me that on tonight’s TV infomercial Obama will announce his first act as President will be to sign into law his “Skip Work Tuesdays” proposal.
(But Tuesdays won’t be all fun and frolic. All citizens taking a Tuesday off will be expected to pester other citizens into voting to re-elect Chairman Obama in 2012).
Story developing….

McCain was going to buy an infomercial, too. But they spent too much on Palin’s shoes. Spending 10,000 on makeup alone… now that’s a big ego.
Plus, McCain has more houses than he can remember.
If you want to talk about ego-tripping… owning 7 houses with 2 cars for each house, plus your own jet… that’s a big ego.
It was in the press a while back when McCain started screaming in a casino, “Do you know who I am!?!? Do you know who I am!?!?!” Because he felt that the other guests weren’t treating him with the proper deferrence.
Maybe Obama has a big ego… I don’t know. But McCain’s ego is absolutely legendary. (And Palin’s ego seems, increasingly, to come into conflict with McCain’s…)
As usual, they try to smear Obama with their own flaws.

Pushing Up Daisies? Hmmmm…… the McCain Campaign?

I own a “real” small business – 3 retail kiosks in high end malls. Yesterday we had to lay off our 8 employees because our sales were getting worse and worse as the months went on. We have done this for 4 years but now my wife and I and our employees will be in the job market.
It is sad that george bush ever became president and I pray to god that mccain does not win. how we can offord to continue spending american money on an endless mindless war is mind boggling.
Jake says the people might be sick of seeing obama – never ever forget that we have witnessed the dismantling of the greatest nation on earth by an unqualified neo-con – i beg for our government to care about the people who go to work everyday to make this country what it once was. Why do we continue to act like that only the richest 5% should do well while the rest of us recede into the abiss that once was the United States of America?

I think he’s going to “break dance”

CC: “I think you’re misinformed if you think by giving millions of dollars to TV networks is helping out economy!”
Yes, spending that money does help the economy. And, quite literally, Obama has already reduced the federal deficit by $86 million by not requiring the feds to pay for his campaign (McCain of course pocketed the $86 million check from the feds).

even with the Billion dollars spent, the untraceable credit cards from Terrorist, Obama camp has issued an Urgent Get out the vote appeal as polls are narrowing faster than anticiapted.. The Obama controlled Media, which kind of reminds you of the old soviet union pravada.. Still refuses to tell people the truth about this Marxist

Can’t he at least wait to be sworn in before making his first state of the union speach ?

Vote for Brack Obama on Nov. 4th and join us to celebrate the landslide victory.Sorry republican voters.It’s democratic’s time to celebrate.Baboooo!

CC:
Thanks for your sentiments.
What was the reason we went to War in Iraq?
Over 4000 brave soldiers killed 30,000 wounded. How many hundred thousand iraq’s killed?
By the time this war is over it is estimated that it will cost the us taxpayer 3 TRILLION DOLLARS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH THAT MONEY?
I’m sorry, I already voted – I would never, ever, ever vote to continue this endless war. Our enemies are stronger and we are a broken country.

You conservatives should just sit down and be quiet. You are not really angry that Obama is airing this special – the anger is that McCain is losing and rightfully so. Four more years of McCain is for more years of Bush’s failed policies. Obama has run a seamless campaign and is a man who will take our country to a new level.

I predict a bonanza night for Turner Classic Movies and the History Channel.
Otherwise, the web.
But a 30 minute Obamamercial? No way. Not in prime time. Nobody is THAT desperate for yet another chance to hear Obama preach. Even his kids are watching Disney according to their ma.

ObamaLover,
I understand that after Obama takes over, we will ALL have to sit down and shutup and do as we are told, BUT at the moment, we still have a Country with Free Speech. :)

New polls have Obama up in every state that McCain needs to win, OH, FL, PA, NV, VA, & CO. He’s even up in NC.
In OH, the last 10 polls have shown Obama in the lead.
In CO, the last 10 polls have shown Obama in the lead.
In PA, the last 20 polls have Obama with a lead of 7 or greater.
In VA, the last 20 polls have shown Obama in the lead.

I won’t be able to watch it
I will be buying another gun. 300 ultra mag.
This one will make 47.
Question is… what scope?
I will also check on getting a AR15 with a folding stock and plenty of picantinny rails for mounting my equipment. I also have to get it with a huge flash suppressor and extra high capacity magazines.

I guess it depends on what Obama does during his show as to whether its a mistake or not. I mean he had to spend all the money on something after all. The problem is, the only people watching it will be Obama supporters. Seems to me its just a televised rally, which brings his supporteres, not the other guy’s. It will probably get good ratings, since there won’t be much else on just like his rallies, but I just can’t see people who are undecided or for McCain bothering to spend time watching. Most of us will be busy as usual paying bills, feeding kids, helping with homework, ferrying kids here n there, etc.

The problem is, you can’t believe ANYTHING that ANY “news” channel says anymore.

Just tell us when Fox springs the Michelle tape. Axelrod tried to bribe API with $3 million.

it sounds like Tourette’s syndrome, “socialism”, America…every speech its the same vocal tic…
So, anyway…I think the half hour spot is great…I thought the Clinton campaign was one of the best I had ever seen…before that I thought Reagan ran a good campaign…Barack moved like a point guard bringing the ball up court at the end of a close game…a winning game…but close lol. its the other team desperate to get the ball. the 30 minute spot is great use of the clock to run the game down…good move.
Finally, while candidates from either side surround themselves with retired whatever and show us their support on cable and HD news channels…where are the young people…those college students that worked their butts off…where is everyday nobody that worked those phone lines, sold those lawn signs and t-shirts, where is America…its about those thousands that show up at these events…its about you America hehehehheh

“Just tell us when Fox springs the Michelle tape. Axelrod tried to bribe API with $3 million.”
ROFLMAO.
How many times are you going to have API lie to you and believe it?
Even FoxNews categorically denies they have spoken with API.
Geez right wingers are gullible.

Sickened,
Funny that 4 years Later, the Dems couldn’t get enough votes to throw this “unqualified neandrathol” out of office.
Also, I love how Bush Started the entire Irag war alone. There were enough Democrats IN CONGRESS that could have come close to STOPPING IT, if they had got off their rears and DID NOT vote to SUPPORT IT!
OH, and Biden was one them!
PLUS, before the “Oh, he lied” crap. Maybe the Democrats should have done a little more study on the INTEL. BUT, they did nothing, except support it.

Wow. I seem to remember when there was an inexperienced, draft dodging, coke snorting, unintelligent guy from TX running 8 years ago. Seems like all his supporters are now turning the same fire and brimstone on BO. Ironic how the tables turn. I also find the resistance to change in this country ironic. With things so bad, why are people afraid of change? If the economy was great, we werent in a war and everything was happy-fun, I could understand the resistance to change. The only way I can explain this is thinly veiled racism…

I think it’s great, especially after a week of attacks from McCain that Obama’s a socialist.
This will allow people to see Obama as he really is, not as some boogeyman out to get you.

Sickened,
Actually, I was in the first Gulf War in the USMC.
And yes.. I worked my REAR off while in the Corp to get my Degree and when I got out of the Corp, I worked my REAR off to Continue my Education, and NOW, I work my REAR off making a VERY DAMNED good SALARY!
KIND of what I would like to see the REST of AMERICA DO. WORK FOR YOUR OWN and LEAVE MINE ALONE!
You want to SHARE YOUR WEALTH?? Go for it. LEAVE MINE ALONE!
YES, the AMERICAN DREAM. Everyone would love to live it. JUST Remember, you have to WAKE THE HELL UP sometime to WORK TO MAKE IT COME TRUE!

I’m voting for McCain. I have sons that have more experience than Obama. They go to church too !

lyn,
I already voted for Obama.
If your sons have so much experience AND go to church you should have called mccain I’m sure they could have gotten an interview for the vp slot.
can they see Russia from where they live? If not Cuba will do.

It’s always hard when people know they are going to lose.
McCain blew it by going negative and picking a looney for a running mate.
I wasn’t totally thrilled about Obama… but when look at how the McCain campaign has degenerated into a bunch of big egos fighting their own campaign for political survival… I am just glad that McCain IS losing.
Palin is already trying to blame McCain, and claim her place as the “future” of the GOP. McCain’s aides are already trying to paint Palin as a dunce and manipulator. McCain is trying to blame Bush, after embracing him. And other Republicans are planning on blaming them all.
They cannot lead us through these problems.
They are negative and destructive and divisive.

Will Rev Wright open the show with a prayer?
“GD American!!!
America’s chiiickkkennnssssss, have come home to roost!”
“Now, let’s all pledge allegiance to Obama’s flag.”
Louis Farakhan, would you like to say a special prayer to our Messiah?”

Can’t you Republicans do anything but go negative?

voter in PA–don’t think I can watch the show, my TV’s not big enough for Obama’s ego.

I’ll be watching ABC tonight.

To “The Dude Abides”
Love your comment -
“Wow. I seem to remember when there was an inexperienced, draft dodging, coke snorting, unintelligent guy from TX running 8 years ago.”
Yes, a small village in Texas has been missing their idiot for the past 8 years. Unfortunately, the idiot created world-wide havoc and now has blood on his hands. I guess the idiot was really a monster.

I try to watch McCain and Palins speeches as well as Obamas. Listening to the dueling duo is depressing. Palin is getting better at speaking, but I keep hearing the name calling and it is such a turn off. Obama has gone from having socialist tendencies to being a socialist, communist and according to the Florida interviewer, a marxist. I have yet to hear Obama knock them personally, bring up the Keating 5 or McCains association with Khalidi’s Center for Palestine Research. I almost wish he would, but hopefully, he has more class.

You Obama haters need to check your sources..The networks already said they didnt move ANYTHING for Obama so quit your whining.

“He will take your hard earned money.. and spread YOUR wealth amongst the people who do not prefer to work. Is that something you want..? I certainly don’t..”
Of course, only people who prefer not to work are poor. There isn’t a single person out there who works long, hard, hours who holds a low-paying job. Every poor person has made the decision to sit at home, not work, and be poor.
Get off your soapbox. The way you sound, you probably earn a low-enough income to benefit from Obama’s economic policy. Could you define marxism for me?

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