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THR.com: Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of airtime on CBS and NBC. The Obama Family Smile-Time Variety Hour will air Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Before you make any snarky remarks, remember that even before Ross Perot in 1992 this used to be pretty common. As a matter of fact, Reagan’s famed “Time for Choosing” speech in 1964 was something similar, even if it wasn’t the candidate himself (which considering the fact that it was Goldwater was probably a good idea). My question is this, I know that polls are pretty much all over the place at this point, even as they favor Obama, but does the Obama campaign actually think this would change anyones mind?
MSNBC: Well, at least one economic indicator was slightly positive this week: jobless claims actually dropped last month. Of course that would be much better news if jobless claims hadn’t been at a seven year high the previous month. It’s also entirely possible that plenty of people didn’t want to wade through the long lines at the unemployment office.
AP: Now here’s an idea that I think we can all get behind… Two challengers for an Indiana congressional seat have agreed to be hooked up to lie detectors during a debate. Obviously you wouldn’t put two congressional hopefulls, but I think a lie dectector debate would be great in primetime. I’m surprised no networks have thought of that yet, especially since they have put Hole in the Wall on the air. What question would you want to ask a politician if you had them hooked up to a polygraph?