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washingtonmonthly.com - 10/30/2008
Not bad for an infomercial
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NOT BAD FOR AN INFOMERCIAL.... It's not my area of expertise, but these seem like pretty good ratings for a half-hour infomercial in prime time. The combined overall household rating for Senator Barack Obama's Wednesday night infomercial, in the top...
politico.com - 10/29/2008
Obama infomercial hailed as smart, risky
— politico.com — He hasn’t made many strategic mistakes in his campaign against McCain. But he has shown a weakness... for extravagance.  See also: Baseball delay? (more) Obama infomercial hailed as smart, risky

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Headzup: McCain Responds To Obama Infomercial (video)
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youtube.com - 10/29/2008
Headzup: McCain Responds To Obama Infomercial (video)
— youtube.com — http://www.headzup.tvJohn McCain responds to Barack Obama's infomercial and delivers his closing argument to the nation.Download daily Catch... and Release Come... (more) Headzup: McCain Responds To Obama Infomercial (video)
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5 Things You Won't See in Tonight's Obama Infomercial
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 10/29/2008
5 Things You Won't See in Tonight's Obama Infomercial
— gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — 1-- The LA Times video of Obama toasting former PLO operative Rashid Khalidi at a 2003 Jew-bash.... That tape won't be released anytime in the near future. 2-- His racist, anti-Semitic and anti-AmeriKKKan pastor of 20 years Reverend Jeremiah G-D ... (more) 5 Things You Won't See in Tonight's Obama Infomercial

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DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... proclaims at The Daily Dish after looking at Nielsen's early ratings. The ratings service reported that 21.7 percent of households in top media markets watched the ad, and Political Animal's Steve Benen writes that the 30-minute spot did pretty well for an infomercial. The numbers indicate that quite a few Americans are interested in politics in 2008, Benen asserts, while noting that it's not yet clear whether viewers liked the ad or not. It's not terribly shocking that the fiscally conservative Economist has backed Obama, ...

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