Barack Obama Presents His Case in Prime Time

News Type: Opinion — Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:57 PM EDT

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'What more does the guy have to do to get American voters to vote for a black guy?' Chris Matthews of MSNBC said immediately after Barack Obama's 30-minute message to Americans. "He exemplifies the best of us, all of us...'

For about twenty-five minutes of the show, Obama spoke about his plans to bring the country together and explained both his short and long-term plans for the country in detail. Along the way, several typical American families were profiled, some of the members talking about their problems paying for their homes, food, fuel, and medicines.

Even if you don't agree with Obama's plan for America, you have to give him credit for trying to present his case for your vote in a way that ordinary people can understand.

The show closed with a live shot and the last few minutes of Obama giving a speech in Florida. Undoubtedly, the show was viewed by tens of millions of worried citizens, many of whom were probably swayed from the fence to make their choice for President.

If you missed the show, there will be a rerun of it later by MSNBC. Failing that, just ask your friends.

Someone you know probably taped the show. You can also view it in its entirety on YouTube

Is this the final nail in the coffin of the rapidly imploding McCain campaign? America will know on Tuesday night.

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4 votes

#1 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:00 PM EDT

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debmo-571638

I felt this was a respectful and inspiring ad. Obama may not be perfect but he offers our country a chance to move beyond all of the ugliness of the last 8 years and perhaps lift ourselves up to a better plane.

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7 votes

#2 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:22 PM EDT

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bob-491432

it was a slick informercial with no substance

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#2.1 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:37 PM EDT

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Behind My Screen

Please explain how it had no substance.

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2 votes

#2.2 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:28 AM EDT

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arcanebliss

I loved that he had average Americans speaking their everyday concerns over important issues like Healthcare, the Economy and Education.

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9 votes

#3 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:42 PM EDT

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Behind My Screen

I agree, I thought it was the best part of the ad.

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8 votes

#3.1 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:57 PM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

MSNBC has announced that the ad was viewed by at least 40 million Americans. The Obama campaign paid about $3 million dollars for airtime.

Considering that Super Bowl airtime costs $500,000 and up PER MINUTE, this is a good deal for a half hour show that reached so many folks in prime time.

David Plouffe=Genius

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6 votes

#3.2 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:16 PM EDT

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headinthegame

David Plouffe=Evil Genius

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#3.3 - Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:59 AM EDT

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babgrl

I've already cast my vote for him today. But I have to say that I was very moved by it. I thought it was great. Even people who may not agree with his policies have to give him this one it was positive, it was real and it was not over the top. It made me think what if all politicians behaved this way, maybe we wouldn't all be sick to death of it. (politics that is) Its refreshing, for the first time in my adult life I am really proud of us. I don't like the negativity, you shouldn't have to be nasty and create fear for someone to vote for you.

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5 votes

#4 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:25 PM EDT

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Behind My Screen

Gee babgrl,

I guess you are unamerican then if this is the first tiem you have been really proud of us.

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3 votes

#4.1 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:09 PM EDT

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babgrl

I know that's right, I got it and that was my point. The sheer ridiculousness of it all and I'm in the military don't know how much more unamerican i can get right!

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#4.2 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:12 PM EDT

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Mrs Brady

I Think it was great . I liked him the first time I heard him speak and now I just like more .Which has not happened with anyother politician I have heard .

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2 votes

#5 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:59 PM EDT

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headinthegame

obama has over exposed himself. he should have given the money he spent on this stupid ad to poor people.

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1 vote

#6 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:39 PM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

HITG - not too late to check the 'Obama' box on November 4th.

Come on, what in the heck is John McCain offering to this country? The only people who would want HIM in charge of trying to fix this economy are the same folks who believe hitting themselves in the foot with a hammer will make them forget about their headache...

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4 votes

#6.1 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:45 PM EDT

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headinthegame

to me, obama means serious tax hikes....no way to that Robert...sorry.

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1 vote

#6.2 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:53 PM EDT

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analog ninja

sweet zombie jesus!

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1 vote

#6.3 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:28 AM EDT

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Behind My Screen

Unfortunatly, that is illegal because it was a campaign donation

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2 votes

#6.4 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:29 AM EDT

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babgrl

headinthegame

You do realize that this is almost over and both candidates have got to spend that money and spend it fast. What else is he going to spend it on, that's legal of course?

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#6.5 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:15 PM EDT

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caltha-palustris

Robert,

His message presents the reason why Unions support Obama, over McCain. Thanks for the link to Youtube.

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2 votes

#7 - Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:55 PM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

caltha-palustris says:

'His message presents the reason why Unions support Obama, over McCain.'

Over in Minnesota's 6th District, every union in that state that offers endorsements are now going for El Tecklenberg (D) for U.S. Representative ... over who?

You guessed it. Michele Bachmann. Here's why.

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4 votes

#8 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:38 AM EDT

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David Haas

Blevins-I noticed you never bothered to ask the question What has Obama done to EARN the Presidency? What has Obama done to DESERVE the Presidency? The answer is, obviously, nothing. This nation has lost it's mind to Obamamania.

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1 vote

#9 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:44 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

What has McCain done ?

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2 votes

#9.1 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:49 AM EDT

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David Haas

McCain has given his life for our country many times over, and served our government for almost thirty years, while Obama has done absolutely nothing, except make speeches and steal votes(ACORN), and others. America has lost it's way to Obamamania.

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1 vote

#9.2 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:10 AM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

David Haas says, in part:

'Blevins-I noticed you never bothered to ask the question What has Obama done to EARN the Presidency?'

Well, that's because this article is only about his half-hour show tonight, not my opinions on Obama. I covered that elsewhere.

David Haas - banker and donater to the McCain-supporting PAC 'Third Fifth Bancorp Political Action Committee'.

Every time you come onto my column with this stuff, I am going to remind readers of a possible motivation for your anti-Obama posts all over Newsvine. As long as you stay within the COH, I let your comments stand.

But I think it's fair for others to know where you are coming from.

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4 votes

#9.3 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:14 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

If McCain was like he use to be instead who he became after he wanted to be president I might agree that he was not a bad choice .the ACORN Thing is just wrong and mcain went to there rallys . Obama's Plans and steadyness wins for me

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2 votes

#9.4 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:26 AM EDT

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David Haas

Blevins-As much as I respect you as a writer, and journalist, you have lied. We, the American people, are on a search for the truth, and you have let us down-Big Time.

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1 vote

#10 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:25 AM EDT

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David Haas

Blevins-of course you can not answer my question of what Obama has done to EARN or DESERVE the Presidency, because the answer is nothing-and you know it.

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1 vote

#11 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:35 AM EDT

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Behind My Screen

What did Lincoln do to earn or deserve the presidency?

Presidential races are about ideas and vision, not about who paid their dues.

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2 votes

#11.1 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:38 AM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

'We, the American people, are on a search for the truth, and you have let us down-Big Time.'

There is no Great Truth. There is only what is good, and what is not. There is only what is fair, and what is not. There is only what is right, and what is not.

I stand for working folk, ordinary folk. Always have, always will. If you think I get radical in this column, you should hear the podcast. (laughs)

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4 votes

#12 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:38 AM EDT

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David Haas

So, Mrs. Brady, you are going to go with Obama who has only served himself, and not this country? That is Obamamania.

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1 vote

#13 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:41 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

Yeah all that community work was for himself ? I already voted proudly and it was for my country as well as for myself .

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2 votes

#14 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:45 AM EDT

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David Haas

For God's sake, Mrs. Brady, Obama is nothing more than a clerk in an ice cream store, and a community organiser, the only real jobs he has ever had-Please come to your senses America, before it is too late. This Obamamania has got to stop-and it has got to stop NOW.

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1 vote

#15 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:59 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

first off McCain says economic 'fundamentals' strong . then he notices he is wrong a few days later and McCain says economy in crisis . which is scary I think that he did not notice before . Then he hires the same people who ran Bushes campaign when bush ran against him . Back when McCain was upset about how unfair the bush campaign was .Then they run attacks on Obama when right now all most people want to hear about are the issues at hand now .He voted with bush what 90 percent of the time . how is that helping any of us ?

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2 votes

#15.1 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:12 AM EDT

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David Haas

Mrs. Brady -There is a list of one hundred economists who say Obama will be worse for our economy, and drive us into a deeper recession, if not depression. That is all you need to know, and that is a fact.

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1 vote

#16 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:30 AM EDT

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Behind My Screen

and there is a list of 500 economists that agree with Obama.

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2 votes

#16.1 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:41 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

David right now from what I have read and have heard there are hundreds of economist who did not see how bad it was till it was to late and now none of them agree with each other even .

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2 votes

#17 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:37 AM EDT

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David Haas

Mrs. Brady, with all due respect, Obama will drive us into a deeper recession, and maybee God, forbid, a depression. This is the consencous of 100 prominent economsts, not me.

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1 vote

#18 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:09 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

David the same economsts said the same about McCain .

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1 vote

#19 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:12 AM EDT

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David Haas

No, they did not-They said McCain was much better for the economy, and that is a FACT. In fact, they said Obama would drive us into a deeper recession, if not depression.

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1 vote

#20 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:22 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

Well David not the ones I have heard or read .so we will agree to disagree

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2 votes

#21 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:27 AM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

David Haas - Time to check into the Reality Hotel. George Bush and his irresponsible policies have made him the most unpopular President in recent history. He managed to get us into two wars, establish a torture center in a country we once pointed to as evil, crush middle-class working America under his boot, and a host of other things. You are asking people to support more of the same at a time of the most grave economic crisis - with a guy who has admitted he knows little on the subject.

Americans can be a bit slow to react sometimes, but when they do, they usually act decisively. You can take your rather lame message elsewhere, because American voters are no longer listening to it.

Besides, everyone at Newsvine knows that you are a banker who donates to a PAC supporting McCain, as I stated previously. You are wasting your time at this late date trying to come aboard with scare tactics to somehow convince people McCain is right for America. Those tactics have been roundly rejected by the American people, and no one is listening, except maybe the folks who wave their Obama dolls and wear those racist t-shirts at Palin rallies.

They want to divide America. They seek to instill fear in order to generate votes. Some even try to suppress the vote with phony flyers and ridiculous voting requirements in a few states.

It won't work.

Voters are getting ready to toss the bums out on November 4th. That is only six days from now. I predicted a huge backlash in the election back in July of 2007 and I see no reason to change that view now.

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5 votes

#22 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:30 AM EDT

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Mrs Brady

Thank you Robert I was getting sick of the same old reply from him but I was not buying it .

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3 votes

#22.1 - Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:45 AM EDT

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