Thursday, October 30, 2008

Bill Clinton Campaigns with Obama

Bill Clinton was campaigning with Barack Obama yesterday in Florida. This is a little odd to me because of all the bad blood they had during the primary. It can only help Obama though. Bill Clinton is a highly regarded spokesperson for the democrat party and highly respected. The only way that I can explain it is that maybe if Obama is elected Bill and Hillary will play some part in his cabinet. I hope this happens. Wouldn;t it be cool to see Secretary of the State Bill Clinton? haha

Obama's Infomercial

Last night Barack Obama aired his long awaited primetime video. It featured typical people talking about their life challenges. Obama explained how he intends to fix them. The ad had a couple of spots where a mother of six children is trying to make ends meet; a third-generation Ford autoworker facing possible layoffs, and a retired couple who have to live and pay their high medical bills.This aired on CBS, NBC and Fox for about $1 million per clip. The spot also aired on Univision,, BET, MSNBC, TV One and CNN.He also aired a 30-second spot aimed at battle ground states that uses McCain's own words against him and mocks running mate Sarah Palin’s signature wink. It shows three McCain quotes, acknowledging he has limited economic expertise. In the last quote, McCain says he might have to rely on his vice president for expertise — and then it cuts to a winking Palin.McCain also ran ads striking out at Obama’s “inexperience.”We shall see if McCain's tactics help him or hurt him down the home stretch. So far to me, it seems that he can not get a consistant message across. He looks as a man who will do and say anything to get what he wants. Kind of scary.