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Look What Passes for “Radical” These Days

The Goat Blog on High Country News points to the fact that the above ad was rejected by ABC. That's pretty tough action from the "liberal media." I suppose they don't want to upset any of the well-paying energy companies who are busy greenwashing the airwaves. WeCanSolveIt.org asks that you let ABC know how you feel. They even type the words that you presumably feel into a text box ready to be electronically …

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KeatingEconomics.com Is The 95 mph Slider McCain Can’t Handle

That Obama has savvy marketers on his side goes without saying. Their latest effort, KeatingEconomics.com is a microsite with a macro payoff. For there could no better time to paint McCain as a reckless Reagan-inspired deregulator. In the mini-documentary above, Obama's team skillfully connects the dots between the S&L scandal of the 1980s and today's pressing problems on Wall Street. Much to McCain's chagrin, they …

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Network Television Still Offers A Massive Prime Time Audience

When John McCain considered skipping out on the first debate, I thought, that's interesting, I wonder if Obama can just take the entire 90 minutes. As we now know, McCain decided to show up and he's likely to show up again for the third debate next week. Yet, Obama wants the viewers' full attention, and he has the cash to buy it. According to The New York Times, Obama's campaign is dipping into its war chest to buy …

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Maverick, Maverick, Maverick

According to The Denver Egotist, San Francisco ad legends, Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein, paid to produce the above spot and several more that are running on YouTube. While the spots make their point, they lack the Goody touch, IMO. For more on the origins and meaning of word "maverick" see my Burnin' post from yesterday. [UPDATE] This spot works a bit better for me. …

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