No operators were standing by after Barack Obama's Infomercial
Basically, the only way you could avoid Barack Obama on the TeeVee last night was to watch the Cartoon Network or Fox News, which no doubt most Americans did. So here's what you missed:
Opening shot: Amber waves of grain. And the music! The music is that sort of minimalist kind of music that is so sad because the composer couldn't afford enough musical notes to tell you what's really going on, so you know it must be bad because he's pulling his punches as to how awful things really are, and so you're sad. At least it wasn't the coyly cheeky kind of music that you hear on iPod commercials which shouldn't qualify as music because it's just affected attitude - if they had used iPod commercial music, I would vote for Ron Paul or Ralph Nader.
And then Barack Obama comes on, and he's the calmest man on the planet. Can you remember the last time we had a calm President? No, you cannot. Well, there was Reagan, but he was calm because he had forgotten he was President.
So Mr. Obama calmly introduces us to ordinary lovable Americans who're all having trouble making ends meet because of our current President, whose name even Obama is embarrassed to mention. And then he explains how he's going to help them - and you, and me - only by the time he's in office, we'll all have lost our homes and medical insurance and if not actually be dead, then at least be hoping for the sweet release that death brings.
And still, despite all this, Obama's so calm, and reserved, and intelligent. And so when the world comes to an end, like Sarah Palin's church teaches us it will, when everyone has gone all feral and the few remaining survivors are emptying their Uzis into squirrels and bobcats and then relying upon their empty shell casings for sustenance, Obama will still be calm and that at least will be comforting.
So here's a clue as to how you should vote: My dad is close to John McCain's age, and when I talk to him on the phone he regales me with detailed synopses of entire episodes of "Deal or No Deal." I'm close to Obama's age, and I've recently whiled away my days artfully avoiding telling you exactly what's going to happen on upcoming episodes of "Mad Men." In this post-economy economy, what more information do you need?
An hour after "The Barack Obama Show" aired, ratings-strapped NBC announced it was picking it up for 13 more episodes.
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David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place.
I think that he waisted alot of time and money,and as he say's the economy is so bad Well why is he spending all this money on air time if he is up 605 million dollars.Do you know how many americans this money could help? What are people so mesmorized by I dont believe a word he say's he just has to many bad nieghbor's for me...
you know it's funny, i loved the music. if anyone can find out who made it or what it was called please e-mail me.
The music was not minimalist. It was a variation (if not an unreleased version) of the soundtrack on "A Beautiful Mind" by Ron Howard. It was composed by James Horner, one of the top composers of our time. The movie won an Oscar for Best Picture in 2001. If Obama is elected president, and he delivers half of what he says he can do for our country, whatever he spends on his campaign will be worth ever penny. If he doesnt, it'll be a waist. Time will tell, as always.
Do you know how the music in the beginning is called? Is it a soundtrack?