Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. THE OBAMA INFOMERCIAL….The Nielsen people just emailed to tell me that Barack Obama’s ...

There are 4 reasons why Americans should be appalled by the $3 to $5 million dollars spent running the 30-minute Obama infomercial on 7 national television networks. 1) Poor judgment: this was a ...

If you're listening to us right now, you're probably not watching Barack Obama's 30-minute-long ad. It's airing on some networks as I speak. It is essentially a 30-minute political infomercial.

Barack Obama wasn’t selling tomato slicers or time-shares, but a star TV pitchman said the presidential hopeful’s infomercial had a key element for success – passion. Infomercial king Matthew Lesko – ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chances are, tonight’s 30-minute Barack Obama infomercial will have ...

Of course Obama’s prime-time infomercial was sappy, overstuffed with images of Americana, and pretty much devoid of anything new for people who’ve been paying attention to the campaign. But it’s not ...

I do give him the benefit of an infomercial when it comes to selling. You can always sell a lot more in 28 minutes and 30 seconds than you can in just one minute. One minute to cram in all the things ...