* in 30 seconds: the 15 finalists

[trof]

http://www.bushin30seconds.org/
The 30 second political commercial contest sponsored by moveon.org.
These are GOOD.

[w13rd0]

1. WOO HOO!

Everyone of these should find outlets. Love the "In My Country", totally plays on misconceptions...

[rusty charly]

2. ****

love 'em all

[tridim]

3. Glad I'm not a judge

They're all 10's in my opinion.

The Republicans should run a similar competition. I'm up for some good laughs.

[Obamarama]

4. Been waiting for these!

Thanks

[Bertha Venation]

5. don't have Quicktime, not allowed to d'load programs--any suggestions

as to how I can view these here?

[tridim]

7. I had the same problem

You can rip the URL and plug it directly into media player, or get quicktime. I bit the bullet and loaded an Apple program on my otherwise untainted system. Just make sure you uncheck all the file associations when you install it or else it usurps every media file you have.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

6. I got to see a few b4 getting an internal server error fm moveon...

I hope it's not a DOS attack or a hack and just their being overwelmed by the numbers of people who care and want to see.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. kick

:kick:

[jpgray]

9. The ones I don't care for

The message on all of these is great, but if I can't pick a best one, I can pick out the ones that seem to do less for me.

"What Are We Teaching Our Children?"--Echoes of Monster.com, not the most original idea, and the child actors aren't that great.

"Army of One"--Slightly cheap-looking production.

"Hood Robbin'"--A little too amateurish for my taste.

The most effective ads to my mind were "Human Cost of War", "Child's Pay", "In My Country", and for something less weighty, "Desktop". Probably others have different favorites, but I can't wait now for the SOTU. Clearly this "Hitler" flap is an attempt to discredit the ad before it airs.

[KCDem]

10. "Hitler" flap?

What's that? I've been away from reality a bit lately.

I haven't picked a fav; love most of them!

[trof]

11. Just watch CNN or any network news.

Morphed Hitler to * or something. Wasn't on their website long before they jerked it.