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Obama to college students: Time for 'The Talk'
Ben Smith's Blog —
... to have "The Talk."
With so many rumors and misperceptions out there, it's incredibly important that you sit down with parents or other family members. Tell them who Barack is, what he stands for, and why you're supporting him.
You may be the only person who can convince them.
Also from the email: "Breaking the ice can be hard. Start by asking if they saw the debate on Tuesday and what they thought about it."
There's also a "The Talk" page on Obama's site, with handy dos and don'ts.
My correspondent ...
'Gossip Girl' Stars Featured in New MoveOn Ad
44 —
... Girl" and the low price of local cable ad time, but the spot seems destined for wide play on the Internet, where "Gossip Girl" has become an iTunes must-download for many and anything featuring its actors has a devoted and built-in audience. The spot also drives home a message that Barack Obama's campaign has pushed in recent days: that young people are best positioned to talk to their parents out of voting for McCain. "Are you sure if your parents are voting for Obama?," asks the Obama site devoted to this push. "If not, you may be the only person who can convince them. If ...
'Gossip Girl' stars, Moveon.org team up
The Swamp —
... The site also includes tips for how to talk to parents about the election, a tactic that Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is using as well. On a page called "The Talk," the campaign asks young voters to share how they talked with their parents about who to choose, and offers a sample email with links to Obama's positions. ...
Today in The Nation: Voting: The Anti-Drug
The Nation: Top Stories —
... which instructs young Jews to guilt-trip their grandparents in Florida to vote for Barack. The Obama campaign itself is pushing a nudge-your-family effort --not comedic, of course, but sprinkled with some of the do-and-don't tips that Barack seems to swear by ("Don't feel defensive. Stay calm, cool and collected"). But underlying the generational joke (I love "Just because other people your age are doing it doesn't make it cool") is the McCain-as-a-drug joke. Which, when you think about it, is no joke. The McCain/Palin campaign has indeed become a kind of hillbilly ...
Ari Melber: Natalie Portman: Have 'The Talk' for Obama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Instead, the campaign tapped Portman to push young people who already support Obama to press their parents to do the same. It's part of a larger effort by the Obama campaign, "The Talk," that aims to turn its sizable edge among young voters into a persuasion machine. ...
Obama Campaign Urges Kids to Have 'The Talk'
Little Green Footballs —
The Obama campaign’s attempted use of children to influence their parents is absolutely open and blatant. Why doesn’t this outrage people? This is political cynicism of an amazing degree.
Barack Obama | Change We Need | The Talk. ...
Obama Campaign Tells Children To Tell Their Parents To Vote Obama
Say Anything —
... Because you would have to be of a certain maturity level to find Obama appealing as a leader. Here’s the pitch to the kids (note the bolded part): ...
Don't Worry About That Ever Happening, Maggie: Homely Actress Who Said US Deserved 9/11 Can't Sleep w/ McCain Voters
Debbie Schlussel —
... I'm getting really tired of the terrorist tactics of the Obama campaign: videos encouraging kids to tell their grandparents they won't help them with Tivo or texting unless they vote for Obama and enlisting unfunny "comedienne" Sarah Silverman--whose greatest "achievement" is calling Chinese people "Chinks" on "The Tonight Show"--to make a highly offensive, obnoxious video telling Jewish kids to similarly hold their grandparents hostage, saying they won't visit them unless they vote for anti-Israel Obama. If those were my grandkids, I'd tell them, "forget ...
