San Francisco — Yesterday we saw the release of a whole slew of political video (thanks to Mark Halprin's The Page for always keeping me up to date). Here's a look at a few of them.
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will begin airing "Changing World," another national security ad (you can watch the previous one here). In 30 seconds the ad goes from defining the problem, to highlighting the candidate's record on the problem, to outlining solutions. As someone into all things tech, I was particularly happy to hear that "cyber attacks" made the list as one of the threats we face, reminding me once again of the enormous technology gap between the two leading presidential candidates (see Maggie Barker's recent post for U.S. Sen. John McCain's latest luddite internet comment). Also, I found the tenor of his solutions particularly refreshing. Signaling a departure from the brutish militarism that has most recently been the pillar of our national security strategy, the ad invokes an emphasis on multilateral engagement as well as a change in energy policy as means to address the external threats that face our country. And while I realize this isn't necessarily a new policy stance for the candidate, the ad does a good job of instantiating some of the change Obama is promising.
The ad will begin airing on national cable today. Have a look:
MoveOn.org and Planned Parenthood are set to air ads both of which target John McCain. In a $100,000 national cable buy, MoveOn.org continues to focus on the war in Iraq, hammering McCain on his opposition to a timeline for withdrawal. You can watch the ad here. The centerpiece of Planned Parenthood's ad is a video clip featuring a beleaguered looking McCain taking painfully long to provide a non-answer to the question, "It's unfaiir health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that?" Watch the ad here.
JibJab, the same people that brought us the wonderful web video "Our Land!" in 2004, released a new parody set to the tune of Bob Dylan's "The Times They are a Changin'." It's good for quite a few laughs regardless of your political preference. Take a look:
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