"Forward" Obama Campaign Releases New Video

[oilpro2]

The video outlines the challenges America faced as President Obama took office at the height of the worst recession in almost a century and details the progress that has been made reclaiming the security of the middle class and building an economy that's meant to last, where hard work pays and responsibility is rewarded.

[marble falls]

1. As a Republican who voted for the President '08 and will vote for him again in November ...

this the best and most honest and truthful campaign video ever. And it is an honor to be the first rec for it.

[lamp_shade]

2. Thank you.

[oilpro2]

5. Thanks! Nice to know a sane Republican! n/t

[vfauntleroy]

9. I am so glad to know that not everyone is blinded by party loyalty

[TBF]

12. I'm going to refer to you as "moderate" from now on -

and I appreciate your support of the President. I'm on the other end - leftist - and I feel overall he's done ok given the hand he was dealt.

[marble falls]

13. I think myself as a progressive "Fighting" Bob Lafolette Republican ....

and there is no doubt: he played a pretty good hand with the cards he was dealt. I just hope he comes out fighting for the general election as there are no where near the amount of conservatives out there that their voice in Congress would have us all believe. They are over represented in Congress: Kantor, McConnell, Issa, Boehner, Ryan just plain got to go for the sake of the Republic.

[TBF]

14. As a native of Wisconsin I appreciate that reference as well :) nt

[Thrill]

3. Thats Powerful

[HopeHoops]

4. Obama has the facts on his side.

[rdking647]

6. Facts: the enemy of the right

this is the type of video that should be repeated over and over. Faux news and its shills have spend 4 years lying its time to counter their lies with cold hard facts.

[tclambert]

21. Facts? They only care about their beliefs.

A conservative told me he didn't believe the facts I quoted to him from the Encyclopedia Britannica, he was gonna stick with what he believed in.

I still believe facts and truth matter and eventually win. It's frustrating how long it can take, though. It took 400 years for the Catholic Church to apologize to Galileo.

[tnlurker]

7. I'll watch later

[ashling]

8. Powerful!

I have to say that I disagree with the statement about the financial regulations. They will not stop it from happening again. As originally proposed, they were not good enough and thenthe Republicans gutted them before they were enacted.

But they are a start ...

The Affordable Care Act is a start ...

[AsahinaKimi]

10. proud to

K&R

[xtraxritical]

11. This ad is over 7 minutes long, where/when will it run?

Just asking.

[Amonester]

18. At least for now, it's on youtube, and I have no doubt...

it will be aired in full, or in part(s), in the weeks before election day.

[Tx4obama]

20. YouTube, DU, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Let's help make it go viral :)

It would be a great video to play at campaign rallies.

And the cable news shows will probably be playing excerpts too.


Edited to add: Chris Mathews just used a few seconds excerpt on his show, I recognized the music from the video

It's not taking long for it to get around

[SunSeeker]

23. Yeah, and the GOP are helping by whining about it!

[tclambert]

22. Yeah, they gotta chop it into 30 second pieces to run on the TV.

The real campaign ads will just be clips of Romney saying staggeringly clueless things.

Watch this, it's a kind of magic trick: "Hey, Willard! Say something stupid!" 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

[Stuckinthebush]

15. Boom!

Take that, GOP.

I love this. I do wonder when it will run at 7 minutes but it should grab those undecideds who see themselves as Independent. The crazed right wing are lost anyway.

[Indianademocrat91]

16. Gave my goosebumps

Just like the last election...I have to say Obama's team is probably the best most complete election team ever...he is amazing

[Gregorian]

17. If that doesn't send a message, I don't know what would.

A good man.

[Tx4obama]

19. Awesome video! And I loved the LIST towards the end :)

[JBoy]

25. Agree - that list was brilliant

The accomplishments seemed like they would never stop. And the soundtrack that accompanied them was perfect.

[irisblue]

24. yep...

needed that list. surprising to me how many believe the lie income taxes have gone up for the middle class...(among other lies}

[FailureToCommunicate]

26. It's good of course, but will the undecided "independents" who supposedly

decide this election be willing to watch 7 minutes, or be swayed by the facts?

I HOPE so, but remain worried.

As Van Jones said the other day: hope, vote, AND keep up the pressure

http://www.npr.org/2012/04/23/151210966/green-jobs-guru-back-to-energize-progressive-base?ft=1&f=151210966

[oilpro2]

27. Probably not, but they can watch the 30 second

video "Swiss Bank Account" which I posted in another thread here this morning.

[valerief]

28. Great clip! nt