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flpoljunkie

(26,184 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:01 AM Jul 2012

The Hill: Morning Joe Raves Over Obama's New TV Ad

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012

Morning Joe raves over Obama's new TV ad

Joe Scarborough, this morning, on Barack Obama's newest TV offering.

"We've been saying that these Bain attacks just weren't going to work for a month or two. They're not working. The class warfare stuff doesn't work.

But you know what does work? Barack Obama being Barack Obama."

Meanwhile, John Heilemann called it a "seminal ad."

"I think it's going to be an ad that you're going to look back on as having been an important ad in the course of the whole election."

So with that, here's the spot itself, which I think is, by far, Obama's most effective ad of the cycle. It's sort of like a Fireside Chat but with no FDR or looming world war.

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The Hill: Morning Joe Raves Over Obama's New TV Ad (Original Post) flpoljunkie Jul 2012 OP

Sorry Joe, but Bain is working and so is Obama being Obama. WI_DEM Jul 2012 #1

you right, it is working, and that is why for the last two weeks the media talking point has been still_one Jul 2012 #4

GOP tv (all of Corporate media) is pulling out all the Big Lie stops and saying it isn't showing any Bill USA Jul 2012 #10

Precisely--and the more the media tries to decry the thing, the better it works. MADem Jul 2012 #5

And the reason we know it's working is that Joe is squealing like a greased hog. Arkana Jul 2012 #7

+1 Dawson Leery Jul 2012 #8

Yep. Both strategies work even better done TOGETHER. NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #9

Double standardism. ananda Jul 2012 #2

What it is, is a smart ad--a timely pivot by the Obama campaign. flpoljunkie Jul 2012 #6

thanks! hedgehog Jul 2012 #3

So now, the SuperPAcs will pay billions to transmit Romney's ads of this type. AlinPA Jul 2012 #11

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

1. Sorry Joe, but Bain is working and so is Obama being Obama.

Reply to flpoljunkie (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:06 AM

Jul 2012

still_one

(92,219 posts)

4. you right, it is working, and that is why for the last two weeks the media talking point has been

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:14 AM

Jul 2012

that it isn't

Even the poll by reuters today which indicates independents are being influenced by it, the media is trying so hard to down play it by saying another poll indicates it isn't having any influence

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)

10. GOP tv (all of Corporate media) is pulling out all the Big Lie stops and saying it isn't showing any

Reply to still_one (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:08 PM

Jul 2012

affect... WHEN IT IS. ESPECIALLY IN BATTLEGROUND STATES (corporate whores only quote national numbers)

at TPM, in the swing states (editted to correct_Bill USA),Obama is up by 2.7% at 47.3% vs Rmoney at 44.6% that is a change from just a few weeks ago.

There ARE people out there (forgetting the TeaBaggers) who are capable of thinking for themselves and using facts when they are available. Rmoney's personal dealing with his obligations to his nation (i.e. whether he pays his fair share in taxes or not) is a good indicator of where he will be with regard to tax policy in general -- i.e. toleratant of tax dodging and inequitable tax code.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

5. Precisely--and the more the media tries to decry the thing, the better it works.

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:32 AM

Jul 2012

It's funny as hell--they have to play it before they try and fail to dis it!

I never thought I'd have a reason to laugh every time I heard an asshole sing Ahhhhhmerrrrrrick-ah, Ahhhhhhmerrrrrrrrrr-ick-ah.... off key!