Monday, January 19, 2009

RE: THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL



I think the timing was impeccable, having to do a report on Barack Obama a day before his inauguration to the white house. The ad by the Barack Obama campaign was brilliant, by creating a sequel or parody of the classic Budweiser commercial from 2000, but by adding the previous main characters to the problems Americans face in the present time like health care issues, climate change, the war in Iraq, and the economy. I personally think this is an incredibly ingenious way of promoting the campaign by setting out the problems Americans face and giving the message that president elect Barack Obama will deliver a change to the American people, by tackling the problems head on, and fixing it. Refrencing the previous Budweiser commercial was an incredible idea because probably everyone has seen or heard about it after it too, was refrenced and parodied years after; through various movies and advertisements.

awesome.

In the end, we can understand that Barack Obama has a heavy task ahead of him, trying to fix a country that faces many problems. Everyone is putting a lot on Mr. Obama's shoulders, I personally think the man has broad shoulders and can take whatever issue is placed on the table with ease and class. But some people do believe that the only change he'll bring to the whit house is his race. But with his race aside, Barack Obama is a talented businessman who alongside his federal government will fix the United States in its current economic state by fixing several holes in the business trade and taxing the United States in a practical manner by making higher income families pay more taxes than those with a lower income. A common criticisim against him during the political race was of his inexperience with foreign relations, but i believe most, if not all of the world leaders have already embraced Barack Obama as a notable ally and respectable man because of his worldwide recognition.

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