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McCain Tweets Ford Fusion Hybrid Purchase Plans

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The election is over, but Senator McCain is still wooing the eco-patriotic-tech-literate crowd by tweeting his purchase of a Ford Fusion Hybrid. Maybe they'll forget he bought his daughter a Toyota Prius six months ago?

Let's look at the time-line: a year ago, McCain admitted he didn't know how to use a computer. Yesterday, he tweeted his planned purchase of a hybrid. At this rate he'll be teleporting by October. senjohnMcCain @ Twitter]

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Official Obama License Plates Make President Jump Shark

Andrew Didorosi — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:30:00 EST

Illinois continues to push President Obama as a full-time celebrity with commemorative license plates with a curiously short lifetime.

These limited edition Obama license plates are just $50! You heard me right, just $50 and you too can be rolling in true 'Bama style. Even though these plates are only good for 60 days beginning February 17th and ending April 17th, the memories will last forever.

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Barack Obama Spends Portion Of The Debate Talking Up Detroit

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Barack Obama used part of last night's debate to tee off on aiding the domestic auto industry. Obama took nearly a full minute talking about the automaker bailout and the need for more efficient cars, and the democratic presidential candidate made a reference to "retooling" plants in the heartland. Of course, he's talking about three important swing states: Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Good thing the car companies aren't based in California.

He ends by pointing out that America created the car industry and should be a leader (and not a loss-leader). Of course, Germans created the first auto company, but we created mass production so that any poor schlub can buy it on credit... that's working out pretty well, right? McCain, to his credit, does make a nod towards sugar tariffs and their impact on clean ethanol from Brazil, but doesn't seem to want to assure white, union voters in the "heartland" he's looking out for them.

Barack Obama Advertising Inside Online Racing Video Games, Attempts To Pick Up Crucial Xbox 360 Vote

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:24:00 EDT

Barack Obama has begun advertising on billboards within the virtual world of an online video game in what appears to be a first for a presidential campaign. Players of the online racing video game Burnout Paradise on the Xbox 360 Live network noticed billboards promoting Barack Obama and the website VoteForChange.com, which helps people determine how to register to vote and where to vote. This was later confirmed by a representative for the game's publisher, Electronic Arts, who said:

"Like most television, radio and print outlets, we accept advertising from credible political candidates. Like political spots on the television networks, these ads do not reflect the political policies of EA or the opinions of its development teams.”

John McCain, as far as we can tell, doesn't know what a video game is.[Gigaom via Politco, Photo: RVB]