Juanita Stuart, Profiled In Obama Infomercial, Benefits From Anonymous Donor
Just before the election, the Obama campaign bought 30 minutes of airtime for a spot that profiled four American families struggling to live the Ameri...
Just before the election, the Obama campaign bought 30 minutes of airtime for a spot that profiled four American families struggling to live the Ameri...
Stephen H. Baum | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics
One of the roles of leadership is to provide such sense of control to others. And that is why the Obama infomercial is likely to have been very effective.
Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics
For the first time since the 24-hour media cycle sensationalized the race for the White House, a candidate for president cut through the clutter and reclaimed his -- and our -- national purpose.
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media
What was billed as Obama's 'ad' or 'infomercial,' was in fact a short documentary about the struggle to achieve the American dream. It was brilliant political theater.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media
Here Obama was the storyteller, the narrator presenting the facts about the struggles afflicting real American families — recounted in his own familiar voice. That rang real and authentic, and drove home that Obama is a leader who listens.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media
NEW YORK — Nielsen Media Research estimated that 33.6 million people watched Barack Obama's half-hour television commercial Wednesday night. Th...
Rachel Farris | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home
There are thousands of people in this country like my Uncle Billy, and they will go to the polls on November 4th with ignorance settled deep in their souls.
Eric Deggans | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
Most notably, none of the average folks featured in the film actually endorsed Obama. Instead, they reminded viewers of the tough economic issues which are working best for the Democrat right now.
Daniel Menaker | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama's infomercial -- fairly long on the mercial and comparatively short on the info, or at least on new info -- was moving and effective. It was also slick and sleek, like its protagonist.
Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
The Obama infomercial was a risk -- but the piece will likely go down in history as yet another way the Obama campaign has forever changed the face of political campaigning through its creative use of media.
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama's half-hour commercial/mini-documentary aired on Wednesday evening. Watch the full video below. Following the produced segment, viewer...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics