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10-02-08, 01:41 PM
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If he becomes president, are we all going to be required to watch? It's all Obama all the time (I don't really see how that's any different than MSNBC). Ben Smith's Blog: The Obama channel - Politico.com
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“DISH Network Channel 73 is paid advertising by the Obama campaign and is not an endorsement of Senator Obama by DISH Network. DISH Network made the same offer to the McCain campaign, an offer that remains open.”
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10-02-08, 01:52 PM
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It's honestly not a bad idea in terms of advertising. The PR he's getting in the news now for it isn't that great, but he's probably reaching a ton of people with it.
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Doesn't McCain already own Fox?
(OK, now that that joke is out of the way).
I don't have Dish network, and even if I did, why the hell would I watch unobjective politicking? | |
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I don't have Dish network, and even if I did, why the hell would I watch unobjective politicking?
| Well this doesn't apply to you, but some people just like to pretend the other side doesn't exist or is irrelevant.
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If I had Dish network TV, I don't think I'd be watching the Obama channel.
I'm more of a ESPN-Cartoon Network-HBO --kinda guy.
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The channel plays his two-minute ad laying out his economic plan on a loop, over and over.
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He should have done it on PPV. Generate a little extra campaign cash. | |
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