Tuesday, October 28, 2008

What will Obama do with his 30 minutes?


Pictured: Barack Obama


Tomorrow, Barack Obama will appear before the nation on NBC, CBS, Fox (take that Philly fans) and Univision to do . . . something. We don't know, as the campaign wants to keep the contents of his infomercial a surprise. It might be a highlight reel of various speeches and people talking about what a great guy he is (like the kind they play at his speeches before he takes the podium,) it may be a "presidential" address to the nation where he directly lays out his plan to tax everyone's money and use it to build giant terrorist mosques. Maybe it will be some combination of the two. Anyway, here's what he needs to do to seal the deal.

  • Don't show that Will i am video. Not even a second of it. Please.
  • Don't sling too much mud. Since the focus will be on Obama, he should use it as an opportunity to promote himself and make the case FOR Obama. Don't even mention John McCain.
  • Don't be too flashy. This probably won't be a problem, as Obama's been running as the Serious Candidate ever since the economy went downhill, but this shouldn't be a big production. Just show voters the meat and potatoes (hey, that's the name of this blog!) of what an Obama presidency means.
  • If there are any big endorsements that they've been waiting to spring, though, now would be a great time to do so, though I can't imagine who the Obama campaign could have bottled up.
  • Seriously, though, enough with that Will i am video.

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