Hey. It’s, Like, a Really Long Obama Ad

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This half-hour Obama spot aired on eight networks during prime-time last night. (Sorta like the Presidential debates … except with just one candidate.)

It’s slow-moving and demagogic, with the distinct vanilla flavor of Christian family TV, but Obama’s honeyed tone is soothing, like a lullaby. As an added bonus, it’s oddly devoid of plumbers named Joe.

“I didn’t get a church-related feeling, but my wife loved the wheat,” said colleague Michael Kimsal when we discussed the ad this morning. “We then watched the pundits afterward, and half of them loved the wheat too.”

Building on that hard-up plebe vibe, Adrants reader Olivier was all, “Felt like Grapes of Wrath II at times.”

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