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Maybe Obama is on to SomethingPosted Saturday, August 30, 2008, at 1:23 PM
While cruising around the internet today while watching college football I came across an article that gave the tv ratings for Barack Obama's acceptance speech. 38 million people tuned in to watch. This number is more than the people who watched the opening ceremony of the Bejing Olympics, the finale of American Idol, or Academy Awards. His acceptance speech almost doubled John Kerry's speech in 2004 (20 million tuned into that speech).
Call me biased, call me bliss, call me immature. It doesn't matter. I believe this says something about Barack Obama and what people see in him. I don't believe they were tuning in to see a spectacle but rather because they either believe in what he represents or they wanted to see what he plans on doing if elected president. If they watched with an open mind then they came away pretty impressed with his plans for the future. I have talked with several people who watched the speech (from all political spectrums) and all were impressed. I've watched alot of speeches in my 30+ years of life and this was one of, if not the, best I have ever heard. I took his case against Bush and McCain right to them, which I thought was about time. He was forceful yet had a vision of the American Dream we all inspire to reach. I watched completely captivated by what Obama wants to do, and yes it is doable IF people want it to. Some commentators have said that his speech was nothing but Democratic talking points. My opinion is they were simply not paying attention. Many of the things he wants to do reach across the aisle. One of my favorite lines that he gave was, "McCain says that he will follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell, but he won't even follow him to his caves." The other was, "It's not that McCain doesn't care, it's that he doesn't get it." By the way the ratings for the speech do not include C-Span or PBS which the Nielsen ratings don't count. Republican convention begins Monday and I will be watching.
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McCain's resurgence in the polls comes as Nielsen Media Research reported that the Republican convention earned more television viewers than the Democratic convention. Republicans earned an average audience of 34.5 million, while Democrats earned an average viewership of 30.2 million.
Obama, McCain and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin all earned a similar and record audience for their convention speeches, each nearing about 40 million viewers.
Maybe Obama was just on tv first.
Once again remington great job in using my words to mock me congratulations.
In a more serious note, the Republicans put on one heck of show last week and scheduling John McCain's acceptance speech to start immediately after the first NFL game of the season was a stroke of genius.
One thing I will say for the Republicans that they do better than the Democrats is planning spectacles.
It'll be interesting for the next few months, that is for sure. But let's hope that both candidates will actually spell out their plans for the White House instead of just simply trying to tear each other apart on issues that don't even matter to most Americans on the left and the right.
But I'm not going to be one of those celebrities (who oddly enough seem to be the whole Baldwin clan, one brother on the left one on the right)and say that I'll leave the country if my candidate doesn't win. If McCain wins I will keep fighting for what I believe in peacefully and respectfully and if Obama wins I expect the same out of my brothers and sisters on the right.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Republican convention was the most-watched convention on television ever, beating a standard set by the Democrats a week earlier.
Call me biased, call me bliss, call me immature. It doesn't matter. I believe this says something about the RNC and what people see in them!
I love how in every post you use my words against me remington, great job
John McCain's nomination acceptance speech attracted over half a million more TV viewers nationwide than Barack Obama's Invesco Field acceptance speech did last week, while the Republican National Convention (RNC) drew more viewers total than its Democratic counterpart, Nielsen announced this afternoon.
McCain drew 38.9 million viewers, while Obama drew 38.4 million one week before. Overall, the RNC bested its Democratic counterpart by just over 11.3 million viewers, not counting each convention's first day.
Call me biased, call me bliss, call me immature. It doesn't matter. I believe this says something about John McCain and what people see in him!
Thanks for the reply Mike. Wow!!! Some issues that we could agree on, i.e. abortion, government out of our lives (that sounds more like a
republican tenet, than a democratic one) etc.etc. Perhaps our paths will cross again. BTW, do you have a website or blog? Unfortunately, I do not.
NEW YORK (AP) - Barack Obama apparently isn't the only "rock star" in presidential politics this year.
After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's qualifications, more than 40 million Americans tuned in Wednesday to see for themselves what they thought of her.
I must apologize to remington. My numbers were wrong. Palin's ratings pulled in 37 million viewers. Not surprising in the sense that no one knows who she is and this was the perfect opportunity to see who she was and what she represents.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/palin...
doodle I tend to favor more of the goldwater conservatism. I believe in cutting spending. I don't like the idea of raising taxes unless it is absolutely necessary.
I will say that I am an ultra-liberal (duh right?) but I have a tendency to agree with some conservative issues. While I don't support abortion I do support a woman's right to choose. I don't believe in absolute gun control but I don't understand why people need gun cache's to feel safe (yes I know there are gun collectors and I have no issue there).
I also believe in one of the original conservative tennants which was the government should and needs to stay out of our homes. What we do in there isn't for the government to decide if it is right or wrong.
I don't know where you got your numbers remington81 but 40 million people did not tune into watch Palin. The number was actually 18 million. A really good number but nowhere near the 40 that you claim.
Thank you Mike! A very reasonable answer. Although we apparently disagree philosphically (sp?), I believe if the opportunity ever arose, we could have a spirited discussion. I don't agree with everything O'Reilly puts out, but he continually says that he is not a reporter, but a commentator. I haven't looked for a reliable source to verify, but he does always state that Fox News always out performs all the other cable news networks. Good or bad is probably a judgement call. I am also curious as to whether you find any positives in conservatism?
Geez, over 40 million watched Palins speech.
This number is more than the people who watched the Messiahs speech, the opening ceremony of the Bejing Olympics, the finale of American Idol, or Academy Awards. Her acceptance speech almost doubled John Kerry's speech in 2004 (20 million tuned into that speech).
Call me biased, call me bliss, call me immature. It doesn't matter. I believe this says something about Sarah Palin and what people see in Her!
Actually, yes for a long time I did watch Fox News (surprised you didn't I), but I turned the station for good when they went with the theme Democratic=Terrorism. I still watch from time to time just to check in, but I do not consider them to be a reliable, or fair and balanced, news channel.
I watch MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, who is not a newsman or profess that he looks at issues straight down the middle because I enjoy the show, not because I am looking for news. I get my news from the newspapers (before you say it I do NOT read the New York Times, but only because it so freaking expensive) and mostly from CNN.com.
I will wait for a reply from Mike.
that is what he is saying when he says "Faux News"
I am curious Mike. Do you watch Fox News?
Okay if you didn't watch it or listen to but rather just "read" a transcript of the speech, how would you even know if he studdered (he didn't) or stammered (again he didn't)? And how in the world do you cut a 42 minute speech into a
"proper" soundclip you only loose 7 minutes. That is not anywhere near a soundclip.
Looks to me like you are probably spouting the typical right-wing talking points either by listening to Limbaugh, watching Faux News, or going on some right wing site. Even though you did use a proper source in factcheck.org you probably retrieved it off another site that was using that information.
You know what they say ignorance is bliss and usn you must be the most blissful yet angered person in the world right now.
wow, alot of ignorance and hatered there usn
take out the studders, stammers reduce it down in a proper sound clip and you're at 35. Clapping for a moron is dead time no matter how you look at it. Barry Soetoro the name Hussien used for years in Indonesia. Why watch when you can review at your convience and review a written transcript, that way the lies are easier to catch.
By the way, who in the world is Barry? Show a little respect for the man who could be president. His name is Barack Obama
I get the clear distinction you probably did not watch this acceptance speech and probably have never watched any acceptance speech since every speech in the history of mankind has been full of twists and turns.
I also get this distinction because his speech was 42 minutes not 35.
And Obama has never made it a secret that he was going to tax the rich.
Try factcheck.org before you prove your statements, Barry is full of it and he is only out for himself. His speach was 35 minutes of nothing,nil,zero,zilch.
FactChecking Obama
August 29, 2008
He stuck to the facts, except when he stretched them.
Summary
We checked the accuracy of Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination, and noted the following:
Obama said he could "pay for every dime" of his spending and tax cut proposals "by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens." That's wrong -- his proposed tax increases on upper-income individuals are key components of paying for his program, as well. And his plan, like McCain's, would leave the U.S. facing big budget deficits, according to independent experts.
He twisted McCain's words about Afghanistan, saying, "When John McCain said we could just 'muddle through' in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources." Actually, McCain said in 2003 we "may" muddle through, and he recently also called for more troops there.
He said McCain would fail to lower taxes for 100 million Americans while his own plan would cut taxes for 95 percent of "working" families. But an independent analysis puts the number who would see no benefit from McCain's plan at 66 million and finds that Obama's plan would benefit 81 percent of all households when retirees and those without children are figured in.
Obama asked why McCain would "define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year"? Actually, McCain meant that comment as a joke, getting a laugh and following up by saying, "But seriously ..."
Obama noted that McCain's health care plan would "tax people's benefits" but didn't say that it also would provide up to a $5,000 tax credit for families.
He said McCain, far from being a maverick who's "broken with his party," has voted to support Bush policies 90 percent of the time. True enough, but by the same measure Obama has voted with fellow Democrats in the Senate 97 percent of the time.
Obama said "average family income" went down $2,000 under Bush, which isn't correct. An aide said he was really talking only about "working" families and not retired couples. And -- math teachers, please note -- he meant median (or midpoint) and not really the mean or average. Median family income actually has inched up slightly under Bush.
Analysis
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination Aug. 28, speaking before more than 84,000 people in Denver's Mile High football stadium. Some of his comments were worthy of a ref's yellow flag.