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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama reported spending $82 million on advertising during the first two weeks of October - more than half of what Sen. John F. Kerry spent on television commercials for the entire 2004 presidential campaign. 

The burst of spending came on the heels of Obama's record month of fundraising and has, in some key markets, enabled the presidential nominee to broadcast as many as seven commercials for every one aired by Republican Sen. John McCain. 

'It's beyond saturation,' said Evan Tracey, a media analyst. 

The overall differences in the way each campaign spent money during the critical first weeks of October are stark. 

The reports filed with the Federal Election Commission late Thursday show that Obama and the Democratic Party committees that are supporting his effort spent nearly $105 million from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15. McCain and Republican Party entities, by contrast, spent just over $25 million. 

Obama Has Burst In Ad Spending In Early October

gibbering numbskulls

From George Monbiot

How was it allowed to happen? How did politics in the US come to be dominated by people who make a virtue out of ignorance? Was it charity that has permitted mankind's closest living relative to spend two terms as president? How did Sarah Palin, Dan Quayle and other such gibbering numbskulls get to where they are? How could Republican rallies in 2008 be drowned out by screaming ignoramuses insisting that Barack Obama was a Muslim and a terrorist?

Like most people on my side of the Atlantic, I have for many years been mystified by American politics. The US has the world's best universities and attracts the world's finest minds. It dominates discoveries in science and medicine. Its wealth and power depend on the application of knowledge. Yet, uniquely among the developed nations (with the possible exception of Australia), learning is a grave political disadvantage.

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George, I disagree... In most developed nations, real learning is a political disadvantage... Have a look around. Some leaders may have degrees, doctorates and stuffs but real "learning" is minimalist. Their "learning" is mostly in political and economic disciplines — or the law —  disciplines that are at the root cause of ALL our problems.

Most leaders appear to have psychopathic tendencies and could barrack for whatever party as long as they get in the joint...

Most leaders are spruikers and circus performer because we allow them to amused us with gravitas in our misery... Most leaders are the keepers of the ultimate faith in themselves and their mates in scratch-my-back, I'll...

In order to operate they need to butter (brown-nose with) everyone of influence — i. e. everyone who's gathered as much dosh as King Tuk, but isn't dead yet...

How was it allowed to happen? We allowed it. Simple...

here we go...

White House hopeful Barack Obama is planning an ambitious TV blitz today as he enters the closing days of his campaign to become America's first black president.

The Obama campaign will air a lavish 30-minute prime time 'infomercial' on US TV, folllowed by an appearance on a late night comedy show and a first campaign rally appearance with former president Bill Clinton at a rally in Florida.

see toon at top. Note date...