Candidates for President release new spots
Sen. Barack Obama unveiled a TV ad Saturday that puts a new spin on this question: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? The two-minute ad, "Defining Moment," will begin airing in key states Sunday, according to the Obama campaign. Watch the new Obama ad here.
The ad comes just a day after Sen. John McCain launched a TV ad attacking Obama's readiness to lead in an international crisis. The spot uses a recording of Joe Biden. View the ad here.
What do these ads say about the candidates and their campaigns?
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Election Campaigns, Politics, Media by Sistrunk
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
New York Times endorses Obama for President
NYT: "He is the right choice"The New York Times editorial board has endorsed Senator Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, stating: "We believe he has the will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus that is essential to finding solutions to this nation's problems." To read the complete commentary, click here.
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics, Elections, New York Times, Media by Sistrunk
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Colin Powell endorses Obama
McCain's campaign tactics cited
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign." Powell made the announcement this morning on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself.
Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.
He also said he was disappointed with some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as bringing up Obama's ties to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.
Powell couched his remarks by saying that McCain could be a good president. However, the former secretary of state apparently sees Sen. Obama as more of a visionary.
Tags: Colin Powell, Barack Obama, John McCain, Meet the Press, NBC, Politics, Media by Sistrunk
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign." Powell made the announcement this morning on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself.
Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.
He also said he was disappointed with some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as bringing up Obama's ties to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.
Powell couched his remarks by saying that McCain could be a good president. However, the former secretary of state apparently sees Sen. Obama as more of a visionary.
Tags: Colin Powell, Barack Obama, John McCain, Meet the Press, NBC, Politics, Media by Sistrunk
Friday, October 17, 2008
Washington Post endorses Obama
'The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain's disappointing campaign'
The endorsement is not without a few concerns about Sen. Obama. The Post references the Democrat's "thin" resume. However, it spends more time assessing Obama's global view of domestic and international issues. To read the Washington Post editorial in its entirety, click here.
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics, Elections, Washington Post, Media by Sistrunk
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Obama buys first video game campaign ads
Gaming gets political
Barack Obama is making U.S. political history by placing the first presidential campaign ads in online video games.
The Democratic Illinois senator is using the Internet ads, featured in 18 games through Microsoft Corp's Xbox Live service, to promote his online voter registration and early balloting drive in 10 battleground states, according to a campaign spokesman.
Unprecedented in U.S. presidential politics, the video game buy is targeted mainly at young adult males who are difficult to reach through more traditional campaign advertising. The targeted demographic appears to be the hardcore gamer, the 18-to-34-year-old male.
Obama's campaign has aggressively pursued new ways to get the candidate's message out, embracing SMS, text, social networking, blogs, widgets, and other digital formats. His opponent, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has also embraced many of those technologies for getting out his campaign message.
Details about Obama's video game buy from InformationWeek.
Related: Obama Ads Embedded In Video Games
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain,Video Games, Gaming, Technology, Politics, Media by Sistrunk
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Good-bye, Opus
Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed bids farewell to popular characterAfter 30 years, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is bidding adieu to his charming, politically astute penguin of Bloom County and Opus. His new project is Pete & Pickles, a children's book about a very sad pig. Breathed spoke recently with National Public Radio.
Tags: Cartoons, Opus, Berkeley Breathed, Media by Sistrunk
Friday, October 10, 2008
If you missed Saturday Night Live on Thursday . . .
Take a peek at Weekend Thursday Update.
The political debate continues to fuel laughter. NBC may have hit pay dirt with the launching of its weeknight show. For many, when it comes to life imitating snark, there's nothing better than Saturday Night Live. You be the judge.
Related: Early Returns Are Promising In 'SNL's' Thursday Campaign
Tags: Saturday Night Live, SNL, NBC, Weekend Thursday Update , Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics, Media, Entertainment, Media by Sistrunk
The political debate continues to fuel laughter. NBC may have hit pay dirt with the launching of its weeknight show. For many, when it comes to life imitating snark, there's nothing better than Saturday Night Live. You be the judge.
Related: Early Returns Are Promising In 'SNL's' Thursday Campaign
Tags: Saturday Night Live, SNL, NBC, Weekend Thursday Update , Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics, Media, Entertainment, Media by Sistrunk
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Gwen Ifill: VP candidates had agendas
The challenges of being the moderator
If Thursday night’s vice presidential debate didn’t seem like much of an actual debate, the moderator suggested there was a reason.
Gwen Ifill said both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin came in with their own agendas. She said Biden seemed to have decided “that he was going to debate John McCain,” while Palin decided “to give a stump speech to the American people.”
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday, the PBS journalist said there was little she could do as moderator beyond saying “no, no, no, I asked a question” and pleading for an answer. Ifill said that, according to the agreed-upon rules, her job was to move the debate along.
Ifill also spoke about the criticism she received prior to the debate because she is writing a book about the change in American politics. She said it was educational to learn how just how hard the campaigners worked to change the subject.
Tags: Gwen Ifill, Meet the Press, NBC, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Politics, Media, Media by Sistrunk
If Thursday night’s vice presidential debate didn’t seem like much of an actual debate, the moderator suggested there was a reason.
Gwen Ifill said both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin came in with their own agendas. She said Biden seemed to have decided “that he was going to debate John McCain,” while Palin decided “to give a stump speech to the American people.”
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday, the PBS journalist said there was little she could do as moderator beyond saying “no, no, no, I asked a question” and pleading for an answer. Ifill said that, according to the agreed-upon rules, her job was to move the debate along.
Ifill also spoke about the criticism she received prior to the debate because she is writing a book about the change in American politics. She said it was educational to learn how just how hard the campaigners worked to change the subject.
Tags: Gwen Ifill, Meet the Press, NBC, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Politics, Media, Media by Sistrunk
Palin v. Biden on Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey appears again as late-night's favorite character
I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where the vice presidential debate was held this past Thursday. I watched Biden and Palin as closely as anyone.
When I learned that Tina Fey might reprise her role as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" - and that Queen Latifah might play PBS journalist Gwen Ifill, I had to watch. SNL did not disappoint. Great opening! The icing on the cake - Latifah's portrayal of Ifill with a bit of an edge.
Tags: Saturday Night Live, SNL, NBC, Tina Fey, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Queen Latifah, Gwen Ifill, Politics, Media, Entertainment, Media by Sistrunk
I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where the vice presidential debate was held this past Thursday. I watched Biden and Palin as closely as anyone.
When I learned that Tina Fey might reprise her role as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" - and that Queen Latifah might play PBS journalist Gwen Ifill, I had to watch. SNL did not disappoint. Great opening! The icing on the cake - Latifah's portrayal of Ifill with a bit of an edge.
Tags: Saturday Night Live, SNL, NBC, Tina Fey, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Queen Latifah, Gwen Ifill, Politics, Media, Entertainment, Media by Sistrunk
Saturday, October 04, 2008
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