CBS Morning News talking about risk of Obama 30-min ad

[book_worm]

That it might have a negative effect on voters. Geez, this used to be something candidates regularly did. Heck cable TV offers so many choices that if you don't want to watch Obama you could find something else. I'm hoping that ratings will be high and the response good and that "Yes, pundits people do want to listen to an articulate candiate for president talk about the issues and his solutions less than a week before an election."

[GreenEyedLefty]

1. Everything Obama does is "risky."

Isn't that one of the memes used against him?

[Enrique]

2. I appreciate their concern n/t

[Puzzler]

3. They're talking as if the Obama 30 minutes spot was a live show

Yes siree... there's lots that can go wrong in a prerecorded info-mercial (sarcasm).

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I saw a mention that claimed part of it was supposed to be live...

Wonder if that is true? :shrug:

[bushisanidiot]

30. Exactly. "Risky" would be putting Palin out to field questions from reporters

in a live news conference.. or McHate for that matter.

[Olney Blue]

4. OMG, Barack better cancel. Alert the media! Alert the media!

[PA Democrat]

5. Geez. FOX News is a 24 hour 7 day a week free McCain ad,

as is the majority of talk radio. Of course CBS doesn't have a problem with that!

[Dawgs]

7. The fact that they are talking about it is all I care about.

It will only be effective if people watch.

[Blondiegrrl]

8. True. He should probably re-think leaping that row of buses on his motorcycle.

Stick to stunts he's tried before, like walking a tightwire or being shot out of a cannon.

P.S. - CBS news can kiss my ass.

[endthewar]

9. They're lowering the bar

Their interest in false parody will only help Obama.

[vi5]

10. I agree with them kind of...

I'm not a concern troll, I just have a low opinion of the american voting public (can anyone blame me?).

I think it could annoy people and turn people off or whatever.

But the bottom line is that every step of the way Obama and his campaign have been right and handled everything to the note, and every step of the way my worry has been for naught. So at this point I'm going to assume they know what they're doing and just let it go. Does it mean I'm not worried? I'm always worried and until I wake up next wednesday and read "OBAMA WINS" as the headline on my paper, I'll continue to be worried.

[mwb970]

19. But will it convert any actual voters?

Is there somebody who is about to vote for Obama, sees that he has bought a 30-minute infomercial, and says, "Well that's it. I'm voting for McCain"?

Hard to imagine.

[Meshuga]

20. I'm worry and will not celebrate before I see the headlines but...

...about this issue:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7648394#7648612

[tekisui]

11. They are talking about=People will watch=Obama wins the news cycle.

[zbdent]

12. and yet ... it wasn't risky when the Ferengi candidate, H. Ross Perot

did it ...

[Citizen Jane]

22. Ferengi Candidate

Heh. Hadn't heard that one before and it gave me a nice nostalgic grin!

[zbdent]

29. wasn't just the ears ...

[treestar]

13. They are just jealous that Obama has the $$ to do it

And that the money came from his ordinary citizen contributors, not his own pocket as Ross Perot did.

[sampsonblk]

14. I hope its done well, that's all I can say

I see a risk in it also. It may appear to some as Obama running up the score. Let's remember Al Gore and John Kerry won plenty of debates. But many of those performances were not received well by voters.

I hope this infomercial is positive and informative.

[mmonk]

15. The risk is to the Republican lies about his economic plans.

[pdxmom]

16. 30 minutes of television is "risky", but picking Palin was "bold" and

"mavericky". Interesting way to frame the two issues.

[No Elephants]

17. Anyone hear Meredith Viera on TODAY this a.m., doing her best to imply there is no reason to

watch it?

At this point, why would people watch, rather than just going out for a beer before the game?

What could he possibly say at this point that people have not already heard over and over.

Not exact words, but that was her drift.

BTW, a campaign volunteer in Chicage told me that Obama will be clarifying "spread the wealth." (I had called HQ last week to make sure they had the link to the YouTuve of McCain on Hardball, talking about the virtues of taxing the wealthy.

[Meshuga]

18. Obama campaign know what they are doing and this attention will work for us because

The McCain campaign might come out responding with fake outrage and the Obama campaign will just highlight the fact that even the McCain aides are questioning McCain's choice by calling Palin a wackjob and McCain aides saying that 'Palin simply knew nothing about national and international issues.' (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/top-mccain-aides-palin-si_n_138724.html)

Bring on the attention! It will work for us!

[Renew Deal]

21. I think there's some risk too

But the Obama campaign has been very astute through this entire campaign, so I expect them to pull it off.

[fencesitter]

23. If it bumps the World Series...

He loses both PA and Florida. The Series is much more important to Philly than the election. Honest!:eyes:

[lolamio]

27. It's not. The World Series is starting after 8:30. n/t

[Princess Turandot]

28. At the request of Fox TV, MLB moved the start of the game back 10 minutes or so..nt

[spanone]

24. OOOOOH i'm scared

[shotten99]

25. This will help

If the polls are really down, it will give a boost.

[Jennicut]

26. Screw the MSM. Obama is the steady one. He didn't pick an idiot for VP like McLame did.

This will help Obama as whenever he had the debates his #'s went up. Gergen said last night its a huge advantage to do this.

[polichick]

31. LOL - that's the only pitiful story they have left...

Just like 200000 Europeans coming out to see him was terrible.

[GoesTo11]

32. Campbell Brown had a BS article spinning the ad

as made with Obama's ill-gotten campaign contributions for breaking his "pledge" to take public financing. I think there must be an anti-Obama ad set of talking points for today. We'll know for sure when Wolf gets on.

[no_hypocrisy]

33. Well, I guess that makes Obama the "real" Maverick then.

He might risk winning the general election with so many electoral college votes that it would be a waste of time to challenge the results in court.