Let's do it, Obama!

I'm in the tank, but it's starting well...

The first American hails from Missouri.  Nice.

Good music wins elections.  This has good music.

$200k?  What happened to $250K for families?

This is playing like a show, not a commercial.  The right will put down the negativity, which will show how out of touch they are.

Is it possible for a Clintonista to tear up with the sight of this guy?

Yes.

I ruuuushed home from Bellevue to T-Town because the ad was on at 8pm eastern time. Never did I see it mentioned that it would be shown at 8pm on the west coast.

So now I get to sit here and read about it before I see it!

So... I say Damn!!!

Oh well I hope you all had a good time.

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After his presidency, I think he has a future as a History Channel Documentary narrator.

There not kidding about the louisville plants either.  If you go to that area, you can easily see that.  

From a practical standpoint... not only is this great right now... it DOMINATES the news cycle and parts of it will get massive replay.   Brilliant idea... glad Obama has the money for it.

It aired live on MSNBC.

I guess Fox won't show it at all in WA because they'll be showing the game.

 Holy Shit. I'm speechless.

I'm crying.

Wow... that was... wow.

There's tears welling up in my eyes at the thought of what we're about to do.  Just... wow.

I literally teared up.  God, this man has potential to be a great president.

Ugh...

I missed the email for tickets to the Grant Park Rally on election night... Now I'm on the wait list....

I hope I can get the tickets... what a history making moment.

  is hardly Obama's biggest fan.

 His comment doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

 Guess who would've been a VP front runner had Hillary been the nominee.

  Ahhhh yes! But whatever. We all say dumb things. I'll begrudge the governor this one stupid statement.

"This thing was, in my mind, flawless."

Yes, it was Todd. Beautiful, human, moving, inspiring, and most importantly I think, it made clear that Obama's focus is on everyday Real Americans. He articulated his policies to help meet our needs masterfully. As a by-product, the petty, negative campaign McCain and Palin are conducting stands in stark, wanting contrast. A +++++++++++++++

Halperin (the king of beltway conventional wisdom and a McCain donut eater) just told Campbell Brown that it was "F'ing Fantastic".

McCain will still find ways to attack "the redistibutor."

But a great closing argument.  I want to see Rassmussen on Saturday on the economic issue.  

I know I'll cry when I watch it here in Enchantment-Land, but then I cry when I see Finding Nemo, The Lion King, you-name-it, I've cried with it.

I cry when I download pictures of fifty-something women at an Obama rally with tear-streaked faces.

Anyway, it sounds like it's not going to be just me this time...

Obama's presentation was everything it should have been politically, and incredibly honest and direct. He gave us specific reasons why we should vote for him. Then he asked for our vote. He's not trying to hide anything. He knows he's imperfect. He's one of us, but in my case a whole lot smarter and capable of engaging and leading a country. This is a once in a lifetime chance. We can hurt and suffer more, or we can vote Obama with courage and trust in our country.  

That poor man, 72 years old, putting on a WALMART name tag so he could afford the medicine for his arthritic wife...gut wrenching.

I'm so glad this ad wasn't just about Obama.  It was about people that you might know...and if you haven't made that connection with Obama, then you look at these people, you see that they HAVE made that connection...very effective.

So when do we find out how it resonates with the "undecided?"

Also separately aside from ensuring voter disenfranchisement doesn't occur, is anything being done about the problems with the voting machines which still switch votes mysteriously to McCain? Because if that happens you can get the whole world out to vote & well then I think you know what that means for America.

One of people's main criticisms of Obama is that he was too willing to compromise as a legislator, and that he would continue to compromise as President.  The interesting thing about this ad to me was that it hints at an alternative explanation for his behavior: he likes to get stuff done, and understand how to do so.  As a legislator, you are one of many equals, so compromise is the essence of getting things done, but as an elected executive, things are different.  You set out big goals, get the voters behind them, and force legislators towards them.  FDR had his fireside chats; it will be interesting to see if Obama continues this modern-day version.

It was better than I thought it would be.

Sadly the friends that I grew up with that are McPalin fans didn't bother watching it at all. These are not knee-jerk reactionaries but rather republican because their parents were and that's kinda all they know.

This would have been a great opportunity for them to find out more about Obama and to see he's not a pinko bent on redistribution but they decided to skip it.

I wonder how many minds were changed tonight?

I think it was great. So humble and focused on what really matters this election. What would McCain have done with 30 minutes? Proposed nothing and focused and Ayers and marxism. I think Obama will definitely get a bump from this.