Saw this on Tyler’s blog and he reblogged it from someone who reblogged it from someone (those wacky Tumblr folk):

Obama can go on TV for 30 minutes and not mention John McCain even once.
No way would the reverse be true.

To piggy back onto my comments on my last post – this is exactly my problem with things. It was a 30 minute commercial selling Obama, nothing more. It really was no different than a 30 minute commercial selling some great tool for painting or a cleaning product or a plan to get rich with real estate.

It’s a bold move considering McCain has the presence of a day-old raisin. It’s got people talking. Sadly, it’s probably the future of politics in this country. It’s also crap.

I dunno. It does feel an awful lot like this story that Walt shared via Facebook:

The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.

To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.

The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia’s mother. The day arrived when they were to make their speeches. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium. Her speech was concise. She said, “If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream.” She sat down. The class went wild. “Yes! Yes! We want ice cream.”
She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn’t sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn’t know. The class really didn’t care. All they were thinking about was ice cream. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide.

Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice cream, and fifty percent of America reacts like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other fifty percent know they’re going to have to feed the cow.

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Last night felt like a 30 minute commercial for ice cream.
(a lot of the same technique as used when selling something)