Solidly, solidly done. High production values, yes, but never feeling too slick or too schmaltzy. Obama managed to talk about the issues, what he wants to do about them, and, at the same time, “who he is” and why he’s running.
It all came off as very American, without involving a flag in every frame. It came off as leader-like without screeching at you. It motivated without fearmongering. If it occasionally showed its talking points, it was still inspirational and educational.
I had been concerned that it would turn out to feel too overproduced, too triumphalist. But it wasn’t. It was straightforward, moving without being fluff, informative without being pedantic.
And aside from calling for change, it wasn’t at all negative. Indeed, it was determinedly optimistic, saying that we are facing problems and tough times, but that we can and will triumph over them. McCain and Palin weren’t mentioned, even indirectly.
The full 30 minutes is here:
Good work. “Who is Barack Obama?” Now we know.
I want that man to be my president.
Watched most of the show last night and agree that it was well done. Hopefully, this will push those people off the fence to Obamas side.
While I don’t blame the GOP for where our country is right now, I do blame them for leaving us in a ‘weakened’ state and not able to respond as well we may have…
I do blame the GOP. I also blame, for some of the same things, and for some different ones, the Democrats. I blame the media. I blame the voters. I blame the didn’t-voters. I blame the demagogues and the followers. I blame Ralph Nader. I blame Ronald Reagan. I blame Richard Nixon. I blame Lee Harvey Oswald. I blame a lot of folks. I’m probably on that list, too.
So maybe pointing fingers of blame is less important than fixing the problem. History will do all the finger-pointing we need.
Listening to the two afternoon rightwing pinheads, take what you said and reverse it.
For an informercial, I think it did a great job of laying out everything he has been saying since the ’04 DNC Keynote speech.