Obama Television Event Liveblog

We're liveblogging the Obama television event.

UPDATE: In case you missed the 30 minute program, you can see it here:



Rob @ 8:02: Barack Obama is making his closing statement. John McCain has been asking who is Barack Obama - this entire spot talks to the America that Obama sees. Who he has selected for these stories tells you about him and his values.

Joe @ 8:05: I feel like he is talking to us like we are adults.

Rob @ 8:06: Obama is detailing out exactly what he's going to do to solve the economic crisis - and he explains how he's going to do it. For a closing statement, this is exactly what he needs to do.

Rob @ 8:07: We've moved on a little to the testimonial portion of the program - lots of leaders from different places around the country talking about why they support Obama.

Rob @ 8:08: I like the text for voting information at the bottom of the screen. It's a good way to give people a way to get info without having to make a phone call or have a computer to go online.

Rob @ 8:10: I really like this direct to camera format - while some don't like it, Barack Obama has to close the deal and the only way he can do that is face-to-face with the American people. This isn't an infomercial, it's a commitment to help voters understand exactly what his priorities are and understand his values.

Rob @ 8:12: Obama is going right at Iraq - there isn't a single issue of this campaign that Obama has ceded the ground to McCain.

Joe @ 8:16: I can't help but compare this to the way McCain and Palin have been campaigning lately with all their screeching and negative attacks. I don't think John McCain could never pull this off. He doesn't have the ideas -- or the temperament. This is all about the issues people are actually talking about.

Joe @ 8:21: That health care discussion was very powerful. For anyone who doesn't know Obama's personal story, it was very important to hear. He gets the health care issue because he's lived it.

Rob @ 8:22: There isn't a single thing that McCain can rail against here. It's not all bio or all issues - it answers both who he is and what he'll do as President. It is the closing argument he needed to make to wrap up what has been a historically consistent campaign.

Rob @ 8:27: Now a live feed from Florida with Obama.

Joe @ 8:30: I really want that man to be my president. No surprise, I'm committed and have been for a long time, but this still blew me away. And, my mother just called to tell me that she was got teary-eyed.