Barack Obama TV Infomercial Half Hour Ad Tonight

 

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is taking over your TV tonight in a half-hour television infomercial to talk to America and tell us what he can do to help.

The ad is expected to be a video montage of typical people talking about the challenges they face, with Obama explaining how he can help. A campaign adviser said the taped ad will feature a live cut-in to Obama, who is scheduled to be at a rally in Florida at the time.

The Obama team bought time on CBS, NBC and Fox for about $1 million per network. The spot airs at 8 p.m. EDT. It is also scheduled to run on Univision, BET, MSNBC and TV One.

John McCain countered with his own new ad Wednesday, dismissing Obama’s infomercial as a “TV special.”

“Behind the fancy speeches, grand promises and TV special, lies the truth,” the McCain ad’s announcer says. “With crises at home and abroad, Barack Obama lacks the experience America needs. And it shows. His response to our economic crisis is to spend and tax our economy deeper into recession. The fact is Barack Obama’s not ready yet.”

Oh hey, Joe Biden called me about an hour ago to remind me to watch!  Should I feel special?!  ;)
(It was actually a recording, but still…)