It's taken them awhile, but good to see that MSNBC has now seamlessly integrated its own promotional advertising with that of the Obama campaign.
An MSNBC promo that just aired, touting the network's election coverage, concludes: "Watch MSNBC, and experience the power of change." And as you'll see from the screencap, who is at the center of MSNBC's coverage but Keith Olbermann. Oh, and prior to its parting shot, the promo's soundtrack is the voice of JFK, in his famous "ask not" line from the 1961 inaugural address.
View video here.
Might there be some kind of Federal Election Commission violation here? They forgot to include the "I'm Barack Obama, and I approve this message" tagline.
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If anything I'd love to see
November 4, 2008 - 17:41 ET by taterIf anything I'd love to see a special report by Keith if McCain wins the thing. I'm thinking he'd be so angry you'd see a spinning head, spewing green stuff exorcist style of rant.
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November 4, 2008 - 17:45 ET by AgentAmericanThe Power of Schlock
Drill ANWAR
Barf-Bag time... "America
November 4, 2008 - 17:49 ET by bigtimerBarf-Bag time...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
What Change? I see a bunch
November 4, 2008 - 17:50 ET by averageschmoeWhat Change? I see a bunch of liberal hosts and one semi-conservative (Scarborough)
What else is new. The network of wacko's!
All I see is a bunch of
November 4, 2008 - 18:58 ET by SRPwrdAll I see is a bunch of white men, where is the equality?!
I think any small gains in
November 4, 2008 - 17:57 ET by Chris NormanI think any small gains in the miniscule ratings by MSNBC has been because of Bush Derangement Syndrome. For Bush haters, it's been BDS Central - a place to go to have their own hatred validated by Olbermann, Matthews, and Madow. If their messiah gets in, over the next several months the resulting schmoozefest will grow tiresome, even for the Obama worshippers (who's attention span matches their maturity). BDSNBC will soon discover that "The Power of Change" will be their "Kiss of Death"...
McNotObama '08
Chris....I sure hope you are
November 4, 2008 - 17:57 ET by bigtimerChris....
I sure hope you are right....
Makes me sick they have Olbie in the Center as if he is be all end all...good gawd, the arrogance of these simple, leftist dunderheads....
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
BDSNBC - "The Power of Derangement"
November 4, 2008 - 18:06 ET by Chris Normanbt,
Olbermann is a punk - he needs someone to smirk at and pick on. His dishonest nastiness isn't suited to spending an hour praising Obama. The Republicans will be so weak, that his "barbs" will be wasted. Who will he go after, Republican governors? No, unlike Rush Limbaugh, who found material in the ongoing liberal culture to poke fun at, Olbermann has needed a Republican president on which to focus his bile. His little flame will starve and die out without the Bush or McCain oxygen to feed it.
McNotObama '08
Why would they put Olbie
November 4, 2008 - 17:56 ET by SeashellWhy would they put Olbie front and center? Do they ever learn????
Note to MCNBC....No one likes Olbie. Did you not see SNL?????
I think Olberman was
November 4, 2008 - 18:07 ET by Hunter12I think Olberman was trolling a gay bar and got pictures of Phil Griffin in a dress. Phil's date must have been whoever is in charge of NBC Sports right now. This scenario explains why Countdown hasn't been cancelled and why he's still on Sunday Night Football.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Hunter
November 4, 2008 - 18:20 ET by SeashellGot to be.
Olberdouche in the middle:
November 4, 2008 - 18:20 ET by SickofLibsThis is NBC's way of apologizing to him for the SNL skewering.
Gregory is supposed to be the "anchor" for this anyway, with the Sea Monkeys as commentators. I'm sure he's real pleased.
Hey Gregory: guess you know where you stand, now, huh?
If McCain wins...
November 4, 2008 - 17:57 ET by HeavyChevyten bucks says they keep the slogan to keep from looking like fools....too late.
Olbermann: What do you mean McCain won...how the hell did that happen?
Maddow:But we got a slogan that reflects our master's very words
Matthews: Well we can't change it, then they would know we were copying Obama!
Goofy guy:Damn we are so screwed, I never liked the slogan anyway!
Scarborough: How did I wind up with you losers anyway?
"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."
Laugh Out Loud Moment
November 4, 2008 - 18:08 ET by deerjerkydaveMSNBC: Experience the POWER of Change! *
*copyright Obama Campaign for President
No doubt Olberman did this photo montage
November 4, 2008 - 18:13 ET by JPR1"I'll be in front!" says the big guy.
"We're gonna squeeze Scrapbouough over here on the left just for the irony. We have to position him in front of me a little so we're gonna have to shrink his head some. There that's fine.
Now, Mr Matthews, you're a fat head so I'll just pump things up a tad. Perfect.
Rachel sweetie you just hang back here and don't be looking too significant.
I don't know who this other guy is. If he has to be in the shot, let's make him look a little pasty and push him off to the corner.
Alright, no end to my skills. I think I'll have a raise."
JP... Too bad we can't
November 4, 2008 - 18:25 ET by bigtimerJP...
Too bad we can't put Bath-Tub boy in a tub filled with bubbles and a rubber ducky in the center...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Too much BT!!
November 4, 2008 - 20:29 ET by JPR1If my Photoshop skills were a little higher I'd get right on that.
The minds eye is running wild.
They are clearly using
November 4, 2008 - 18:24 ET by TN MomThey are clearly using obama's campaign motto. MSNBC is for LIBERAL viewers ONLY!!
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olberdunce
November 4, 2008 - 18:25 ET by right of wayanyone, let alone any network, who would have olberman as a center piece or a spokesman has the IQ of a greasy porkchop in a dirty ashtray!
The Power of No Viewers and Last Place
November 4, 2008 - 18:43 ET by RpeggioFunny stuff. I 'betcha' their ratings go down if Obama wins as their viewers go back to doing funnels and skipping classes in college to smoke pot....
Stinky Butts
November 4, 2008 - 18:59 ET by TN Mom"Watch MSNBC, and experience the power of change."
We have to change our under-panties everytime someone says'obama'
just realized
November 4, 2008 - 19:01 ET by TN MomNo wonder Keith Olberman was kicked off ESPN...
He couldn't fill the jock-strap!
(don't tell my kids I say such things)
I guess they forgot another
November 4, 2008 - 19:41 ET by IamTinmanI guess they forgot another unforgettable phrase in JFKs speech!
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
A lot of folks seem to have forgotten that part of one of the great speeches of the 20th century.
JFK wouldn't recognize the party his worthless younger brother helps lead!
The whole speech is at http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/John_F_Kennedy/5.htm
Change?
November 4, 2008 - 20:23 ET by nkviking75The power of change? Are they referring to their budget?
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Beyond insipid
November 4, 2008 - 22:41 ET by Jack ColemanSpinal Tap as ad for cable news network
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November 4, 2008 - 23:14 ET by KJ_sezNice RED background, Comrades. At least you're not pretending to hide it anymore...
I demand real change - force a Democrat to speak the truth!