Slog - Comments on Product Displacement

Comment by Carollani

Carollani — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:14:56 -0800

Obama is affiliated with suburban gangs!!!

Comment by apres_moi

apres_moi — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0800

the guy in grey a&f shirt looks really cute :)
at least it shows the gay boys are supporting him :)

Comment by Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:20:15 -0800

I have a copy of the sex tape Obama filmed with the three other guys...wait, I should not have said that.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:21:43 -0800

It was his idea.

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:29:02 -0800

'Cause it rhymes with "Bit..."

Comment by SDizzle

SDizzle — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:29:31 -0800

Wow I feel really out of touch. The whole time I was watching him speak I kept wondering what "FITCH!!!" was.

Now I feel old.

Comment by tamara

tamara — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:40:25 -0800

Dude!
That's all I could see last night!

Comment by The Contrastor

The Contrastor — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:00:40 -0800

Saw that on Msnbc video .com this morning and wondered the same thing.
I also saw Hillarys victory speech and was wondering why she was always looking down and reading, every line, even to thank her Daughter and Husband for their support.
Watch Obamas and he is looking up and is right on cue with his talking points.
That guy doesn't need a note or cue card.
I figure that is more sincere and knowing that McCain does the same thing (although i see him wonder by and look down at the podium too) those kinds of things made me wonder as well.
Anybody else notice that.
How bout the the guy(african american?) with the boxing gloves standing behind Hillary.
Put him against the Finch guys. Photo ops for the youth?

Comment by Andy

Andy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:02:33 -0800

Maybe Obama is out of touch with the youth.

Comment by actually...

actually... — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:09:44 -0800

@ 8

"That guy doesn't need a note or cue card."

obama uses a teleprompter for all of his big speeches and at most of his big rallies.

Comment by j bomb

j bomb — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:17:42 -0800

i was wondering what to think about the methed-out abercrombie & fitch model during his speech last night.

Comment by The Contrastor

The Contrastor — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:21:00 -0800

#10 Oh. oops. I didn't know that. srry. It just seemed like he actually is talking without haveing to read anything.
My bad.
Is their a photo/video that shows what
telepromter he is reading from?
Still though isn't Hillarys constant looking down even to thank her daughter and husband is odd for a candidate to match wits with McCain.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:22:49 -0800

Probably the same way I showed up with an Obama pin at a Clinton Election Watch Party on channel 7 last night ...

Cool positioning, have to give them props.

Comment by wiseblood

wiseblood — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:44:20 -0800

This bugged the shit out of me. I can't believe they pulled it off.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:49:21 -0800

The one on the far left has a purdy mouth.

Comment by Reverse Polarity

Reverse Polarity — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:22:23 -0800

Well... that's one of the weirder product placements I've seen in a while.

Comment by DanFan

DanFan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:32:14 -0800

Maybe Obama's getting kickbacks from A&F.

Comment by Original Andrew

Original Andrew — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:37:12 -0800

Charlie Gibson: �Senator Osama, if stranded on a desert island, which of these three frat boyz/potential terrahists would you mount? Do you or do you not support flip-fucking?

I demand you answer, sir!

Follow up question: If you could be any personal sex toy, which one would you be and why? The American People HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!�

Comment by DanFan

DanFan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:43:45 -0800

@18 - LMAO!!

Comment by Jo

Jo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:31:24 -0800

I wondered about the Abercrombie shirts too. That was weird.

Comment by RonK, Seattle

RonK, Seattle — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:46:19 -0800

In less formal settings, Obama routinely paces the stage with a mike in one hand and a pack of note cards in the other.

It keeps him from scratching his cheek with his middle finger.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:01:30 -0800

That's not his middle finger.

Comment by kurt

kurt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:38:48 -0800

Wasn't he in Indiana last night? If so, trust me, it makes perfect sense.

Comment by CP

CP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:05:13 -0800

I dunno, the same reason that about four or five years ago that everybody was running around wearing something that said "OLD NAVY" on it?

Is there a bell that they ring for costume changes in this country? Somedays I wonder if I missed an annoucement.

Nike was the first company to own the bell, right? You folks are in Seattle, look into that... Nike lost the bell... or the hypnotic/subliminal marketing magic or something...

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:57 -0800

The full photo in the New York Times shows that the man in the middle is totally hot. One of the theories on the blogs at the NYT is that these guys are Secret Service agents who were told to ditch their suits. Of course others agreed with the "gay boys support him" idea. Man in gray, if you aren't gay, you can frisk me any time.

Comment by egid

egid — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:44:14 -0800

"Hey, bro, we're on TV!"