Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. THE OBAMA INFOMERCIAL….The Nielsen people just emailed to tell me that Barack Obama’s ...

Of course Obama’s prime-time infomercial was sappy, overstuffed with images of Americana, and pretty much devoid of anything new for people who’ve been paying attention to the campaign. But it’s not ...

Barack Obama will go on national television tonight and air a 30-minute infomercial about himself and his presidential campaign. Several political image makers, both Republicans and Democrats, say ...

On Wednesday evening, Barack Obama showed an infomercial on primetime television to address the nation about his campaign. It was broadcasted on seven major networks, including CBS and NBC, and ...

If you're listening to us right now, you're probably not watching Barack Obama's 30-minute-long ad. It's airing on some networks as I speak. It is essentially a 30-minute political infomercial.

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chances are, tonight’s 30-minute Barack Obama infomercial will have ...

The Screen Actors Guild's 2003 Commercials Contract, which has been extended to 2008, covers infomercials shot on film, although the guild also has a separate five-page agreement that deals with them ...

The very well and slickly produced “Barack Obama: American Stories, American Solutions” was so precisely aimed at undecided average and “real” American voters that I expected the candidate to start ...