This is my first diary, so please be forgiving of any errors I may make. (I am highly impressed by the quality of the writing on this site in general, so I feel I bit intimidated to post anything).
This morning, I was watching the new McCain ad on CNN, you know, the one where he says he going to create jobs, make more and cheaper energy sources, fix health care, hold corporate CEO's accountable, fix the mortgage crisis and create millions of new jobs (mind you, this is a thirty-second spot---straight talk?!).
Well, the thing that has been catching my eye in the ad was at the end where he is in a factory and he is shaking the hand of a black woman. As a woman of color, I expressed how implausible it is that she is actually a McCain supporter. I thought to myself, "I bet she's totally for Obama". I felt I could tell by her expression (as you can see, I tend to practice amateur psychology on everyone I see in these ads, especially political ads).
Then today, it jumped out at me, the prominent visible Obama logo on the woman's clothing---She is wearing at Obama t-shirt!
Here is the ad.
The logo is most visible at 0:26.
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