TV Highlight

Harold Ford, Jr. on MSNBC. He's shown as "NBC Analyst", so I assume he's being extremely well-paid.

He made a bold statement tonight, which serves NBC so well. He opined that the outcome of the election itself will come directly from the first debate (in Mississippi, on foreign policy): If Obama showed the mastery of foreign policy and confidence in expressing it which Ford knows that Obama has, then he will win the election. If not, "he will find himself in a tough spot".

This was in response to a well-prepared question from David Gregory on the challenge, arising from polls, of Obama to gain parity in perceived leadership.

TV Lowlight: Gregory showed "The Wolves" ad as an example of the excellence of ads from the 2004 campaign, asking why none of the Obama ads are memorable like this one.

Yes, it was memorable. No, it didn't make an impact that was noted at the time. There was also the message from Osama bin Laden to upset the national security voters' nerves.

This reference was a personally felt stab, as I had complained at the time--in the last week prior to the Election--that this ad was coming from none other than The Boy Who Cried Wolf. (As in, Iraq!) No one listened. If John Kerry had somehow come up with that one, he would've won the election, I think.