Comments on: One of the best political ads ever http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/one-of-the-best-political-ads-ever.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marcogonçalo » Um dos melhores anúncios políticos de sempre.. http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/one-of-the-best-political-ads-ever.html#comment-163218 marcogonçalo » Um dos melhores anúncios políticos de sempre.. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:02:25 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=1852#comment-163218 [...] que a campanha foi equilibrada. Barak Obama traz uma nova esperança. O anúncio pode ser visto aqui. politica Address: http://www.marcogoncalo.com/?p=751 « Sigur Rós- Hoppípolla [...] [...] que a campanha foi equilibrada. Barak Obama traz uma nova esperança. O anúncio pode ser visto aqui. politica Address: http://www.marcogoncalo.com/?p=751 « Sigur Rós- Hoppípolla [...]

]]> By: Marc Arza http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/one-of-the-best-political-ads-ever.html#comment-163177 Marc Arza Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:15:16 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=1852#comment-163177 Amazing ad. This is game, set and match for democrats. However, the skills needed to win an election are not necessarily those that make you a good President. I am afraid the voters are going to be massively deceived. Marc Arza www.twitter.com/markarza Amazing ad. This is game, set and match for democrats.

However, the skills needed to win an election are not necessarily those that make you a good President. I am afraid the voters are going to be massively deceived.

Marc Arza
http://www.twitter.com/markarza

]]> By: Kathlyn http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/one-of-the-best-political-ads-ever.html#comment-163169 Kathlyn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:10:12 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=1852#comment-163169 As an American - an Illinois resident, no less! - who has been out of the country for more than a year, this video makes me on one hand a bit homesick. As a media person, I recongize its one of so many effective advertisements from the Obama campaign. That it's on YouTube says a lot. Technically, it has an overwhelmingly nice blend of media elements (stills, interviews, video vignettes). The whole piece is warm and pro-America. But on the other hand, it's rife with stereotypes of Americans. Like the lady who points to the refrigerator shelves assigned to her family members. This system seems to be shown as a bad thing, a sign of hard times - when that's how plenty of people around the world lives. And, if things are so bad, why is her kid playing organized football? That's pretty pricey... I just want to say: Maybe this mentality is why Americans are facing some of the problems they're facing. Anyway - that's nitpicking. I do think Obama will be a catalyst for change. And the way in which he's utalized new media has changed campaigning forever. I wonder when Europeans - particularly Brussels Eurocrats - will pick up on his techniques. And speaking of Europe, if it doesn't work out for Obama in the States, I am quite sure Germany would hire him to be chancellor... As an American – an Illinois resident, no less! – who has been out of the country for more than a year, this video makes me on one hand a bit homesick.

As a media person, I recongize its one of so many effective advertisements from the Obama campaign. That it’s on YouTube says a lot. Technically, it has an overwhelmingly nice blend of media elements (stills, interviews, video vignettes). The whole piece is warm and pro-America.

But on the other hand, it’s rife with stereotypes of Americans. Like the lady who points to the refrigerator shelves assigned to her family members. This system seems to be shown as a bad thing, a sign of hard times – when that’s how plenty of people around the world lives. And, if things are so bad, why is her kid playing organized football? That’s pretty pricey… I just want to say: Maybe this mentality is why Americans are facing some of the problems they’re facing.

Anyway – that’s nitpicking. I do think Obama will be a catalyst for change. And the way in which he’s utalized new media has changed campaigning forever. I wonder when Europeans – particularly Brussels Eurocrats – will pick up on his techniques.

And speaking of Europe, if it doesn’t work out for Obama in the States, I am quite sure Germany would hire him to be chancellor…

]]> By: Kathlyn http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/one-of-the-best-political-ads-ever.html#comment-163168 Kathlyn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:07:37 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=1852#comment-163168 As an American - an Illinois resident, no less! - who has been out of the country for more than a year, this video makes me on one hand a bit homesick. It's an effective advertisement, with a nice blend of media elements (stills, interviews, video vignettes). The whole piece is warm and pro-America. But on the other hand, it's rife with stereotypes. Like the lady who points to the refrigerator shelves assigned to her family members. This system seems to be shown as a bad thing, a sign of hard times - when that's how plenty of people around the world lives. And, if things are so bad, why is her kid playing organized football? That's pretty pricey... I just want to say: Maybe this mentality is why Americans are facing some of the problems they're facing. Anyway - that's nitpicking. I do think Obama will be a catalyst for change. And if it doesn't work out for him in the States, I am quite sure Germany would hire him to be chancellor... As an American – an Illinois resident, no less! – who has been out of the country for more than a year, this video makes me on one hand a bit homesick. It’s an effective advertisement, with a nice blend of media elements (stills, interviews, video vignettes). The whole piece is warm and pro-America.

But on the other hand, it’s rife with stereotypes. Like the lady who points to the refrigerator shelves assigned to her family members. This system seems to be shown as a bad thing, a sign of hard times – when that’s how plenty of people around the world lives. And, if things are so bad, why is her kid playing organized football? That’s pretty pricey… I just want to say: Maybe this mentality is why Americans are facing some of the problems they’re facing.

Anyway – that’s nitpicking. I do think Obama will be a catalyst for change.

And if it doesn’t work out for him in the States, I am quite sure Germany would hire him to be chancellor…

]]> By: Natasha Friis Saxberg http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/one-of-the-best-political-ads-ever.html#comment-163165 Natasha Friis Saxberg Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:20:51 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=1852#comment-163165 Impressive - hope and believe his time will come. I can´t stop worrying about how much effort the opposition will put in working against him when he is in office - hope it won´t stop him from achieving his goals. Impressive – hope and believe his time will come. I can´t stop worrying about how much effort the opposition will put in working against him when he is in office – hope it won´t stop him from achieving his goals.

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