Obamarama

Here is the 30 minute primetime special that Obama ran the other day.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/41886/obamas-prime-time-special

I actually quite enjoyed it. I thought it did a decent job of outlining some of his policies. He did not waste any time smearing McCain. In fact, I don't think McCain was mentioned once. I liked the fact that, for once, a politician was being positive about themselves rather than negative about their opponent. McCain, on the other hand, keeps spending more and more money on attack ads.

I think that Obama's use of technology to reach the people has been very commendable. I feel that it has helped him gain a lot of momentum, wheras John McCain appears to be stuck in the stone age. Obama has been able to reach thousands of people who might not know much about him otherwise.

I was initially worried that this special would cross the line from citizenship to consumerism, but it was actually very informative. There were moments where too much of the focus was on the narrative of the people being interviewed, but it could have been a lot worse. Even in the few instances when he veered off into the personal anecdotes, it always drifted back to the issues. I had a better understanding of how he was going to handle things.

I thought this was a rather remarkable response to the McCain "un-American" campaign. It made him seem very down-to-earth and human. The emphasis on Obama’s life as an “everyday American” was interesting, and probably very intentional.

On Tuesday, we will decide who will represent us as a nation. The choices we make as individuals will effectively determine our country’s future. We need to keep in mind that when politicians finally take the initiative to lay out policies, it is our duty to listen.