tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post2544677445630525046..comments2023-08-08T09:33:17.017-04:00Comments on Between the Columns: Obama's Infomercial - Live BloggingJon a.k.a. "Our Karl Rove"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07897027916290412548noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-22451800375075002342008-11-16T01:36:00.000-05:002008-11-16T01:36:00.000-05:00hi JonThanks for your note, as well!Yes, Barack Sk...hi Jon<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your note, as well!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Barack Skywalker may have learned the ways of the Force, but the "Death Star" of DC has a way of leaving no good things unpunished.<BR/><BR/>There's nearly infinite inertia in that dense matter, and it will take a leader of epochal stature to bring enough of We the People's conscious energy to bear on it to change the direction.<BR/><BRfraterdeus.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097533881847359806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-12443586379956806062008-11-15T22:55:00.000-05:002008-11-15T22:55:00.000-05:00Peter,Thanks for the comments and the link. A ver...Peter,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments and the link. A very perspective-d perspective. Good stuff, and well reasoned. I do think that while Obama does see the matrix, it remains to be seen how he interacts with it now that he's in charge of it.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811046697755785750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-75826589542587232292008-11-15T16:07:00.000-05:002008-11-15T16:07:00.000-05:00A bit late in my observations, but I will posit th...A bit late in my observations, but I will posit that this 'infomercial' was very deliberately targeted, and NOT at the likes of you, or me ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm extremely impressed with the near absolute command that the campaign has had over both form and substance. I was terrified that it would be an Al Gore moment, and was very very pleased to see 'hackneyed' instead ;-)<BR/><BR/>Actually, I fraterdeus.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097533881847359806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-9804493364006057782008-10-30T16:32:00.000-04:002008-10-30T16:32:00.000-04:00Lala,Your sentiments echo much of the post-commer...Lala,<BR/><BR/>Your sentiments echo much of the post-commercial feedback I've received.<BR/><BR/>I am not quite sure what to make of this disconnect, because I am usually able to separate my own personal opinion from an objective observation. And in this case, I was clearly blogging from the latter, with the intention of giving it an honest assessment that would likely resonate with the deeperJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811046697755785750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712116808773474478.post-62424228528605224122008-10-30T14:33:00.000-04:002008-10-30T14:33:00.000-04:00Jon,Yes, it felt like an infomercial. Yes, it was ...Jon,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it felt like an infomercial. Yes, it was a little hodgepodge with too many cuts and not enough narrative to tie them together.<BR/><BR/>But if there is one word I would have to use to describe this 30-minute ad it would be "moving". Yes, moving! Moving to the point where even I (a white male) shed a few tears. Believe me, I surprised even myself on that!<BR/><BR/>So, if the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com