Video: Errol Morris launches “People in the Middle for Obama” campaign

By Paul Schmelzer
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 10:59 am

Director Errol Morris has cut a series of last-second commercials featuring “People in the Middle for Obama.” The Oscar-winning director of Standard Operating Procedure, Fog of War and others, Morris brings his trademark interviewing skills to straightforward discussions with evangelical Christians, longtime Republicans, a McCain primary voter, “old people” (like Frances Geballe, in the video above), veterans and other “common-sense Americans” who are voting for Obama. According to AdFreak, the 23-video project press release says the campaign is “designed to be spread over the Internet to other undecided voters who may benefit from hearing the factors that helped people like themselves make up their minds.”

Earlier: MnIndy interviews Morris on his film Standard Operating Procedure.

Peggy Morgan, “Church”

Bob Courtney, “Cornerstone”

Lissa Lucas, “Negative Voter”

Comments

4 Comments

Patti Cassidy
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 11:26 am

HOw sane. How encouraging. How do I get these ads on TV????

Angelique
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 11:52 am

Wow! Love the videos; its true, I don’t agree with everything Sen. Obama stands for. I have voted for both Pres Reagan and Bush 41, however, I can’t stomach another four years of our service men and woman in Iraq when I don’t believe that is where we should be. I was serving when the Afganistan War started and everyone serving them wanted to be apart of that war succeeding. Remember that war, that the true war again terrorism and when Iraq was dreamed up we weren’t so sure. Now eight years later, I can’t believe we let our President convenience of otherwise. I am voting for real change and not someone whose, grandfather, father and himself are warmongers. I want someone in office that doesn’t think that the fundamentals of the economy is strong as we watch the stockmarket drop 700 points.

Jordan Vadnais
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 12:51 pm

Hey Patti,

The videos are at http://www.peopleinthemiddleforobama.org and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/middleforobama.

Spread ‘em to the undecided voters you know!

Jordan

Kearn
Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 8:11 pm

Does the background music in these along with the white background, straight forward speech, and playfulness remind anyone else of the Mac vs PC ads?

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