3/18/2008

"A MORE PERFECT UNION"




Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on matters not just of race and recent remarks but of the fundamental path by which America can work together to pursue a better future.

3/16/2008

MCCAIN DEFENDS OBAMA



McCAin on controversial comments made by Obama's spiritual advisor

3/13/2008

SUPERSMART PARODY, OR SNEAKY ATTACK?



This bizarre video, signed "SwiftKids for Truth," uses the format of a devastating Republican spot signed "Swiftboat Veterans for Truth." In 2004, Democratic candidate John Kerry, who served on a Swiftboat in Vietnam and earned three medals, was badly damaged by an ad that raised questions about his heroism. Today, it is not clear whether the target of "SwiftKids" was the negative campaigning in which Karl Rove was a master, or Hillary Clinton, still remembered for her unfortunate statement of 1992 about staying home and baking cookies.

OBAMA'S COMMENTS ON THE ROLE OF RACE IN THE CAMPAIGN

SPITZER'S RESIGNATION

3/11/2008

MCCAIN'S WEAKNESS


John McCain is known for easily loosing his cool. And it could be a weak point in the final race. Especially when talking with journalists. Here an example.

3/10/2008

AFTER TEXAS, CLINTON ATTACKS AGAIN OBAMA ON HIS "LACK OF NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERIENCE"



Hillary Clinton decided to play with fire in this March 6, 2008, interview on MSNBC, where she cast doubts on Barack Obama's credentials to become President, because of lack of experience in National Security affairs, something the Republicans would love to broadcast again and again next Fall.

OBAMA'S AD IN RESPONSE TO CLINTON'S ONE

OBAMA'S COMMENTS ABOUT CLINTON'S "3AM CALL"



Comments by Senator Obama the same day Clinton's ad was broadcasted in Texas. Unfortunately, his response was not as natural and self-confident as it could have been.

3/09/2008

OBAMA SPANISH AD



A Spanish language spot for the Obama campaign. On air in Texas and Mississippi

3/08/2008

THE GIRL IN CLINTON "3 AM" SPOT IS AN OBAMA SUPPORTER



This March 8 video is quite a piece of investigative journalism by Joshua Marshall of Talking Points Memo TV: one of the children shown in Clinton Campaign's "3 AM" ad (see below) is now 17, and an Obama active supporter and precinct captain.

McCAIN: NO, YOU CAN'T



Another successful video by BARELY POLITICAL, the video activist who created "I got a crash on Obama."

McCAIN "OBAMA-LIKE" PARODY



This successful video anti-McCain was presented by PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, a Los Angeles-based group of comics and actors working on politics through video music.

JAMES CARVILLE ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS




Dan Rather and Democratic strategist James Carville discuss at length the state of politics in 2008. Aired on October 23, 2007; 56 minutes.

OBAMA'S COMMENTS IN SAN ANTONIO (TX)



The speech to supporters after Clinton's narrow win in Texas on March 4.

TEXAS: HILLARY'S APPEAL TO VOTERS



A direct appeal by Hillary Clinton to the voters of Hispanic origin in Texas. Short, and certainly better crafted than the goofy message in faux-Spanish by Jacqueline Kennedy (bottom right in the menu of 1960 campaign ads offered by the Museum of Moving Image)