https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/04/04/video-obamas-lame-re-elect-ad/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:43:15 -0400<![CDATA[The president&#8217;s opening effort to win back the job he has mostly abdicated in favor of golf is a paint by numbers effort. It&#8217;s flat, it&#8217;s obvious and it&#8217;s both uninspired and uninformative. I mean, who didn&#8217;t know that grassroots politics is &#8220;individuals&#8230;talking to other individuals&#8221;? From the opening shot of a small neighborhood church &#8212; this could be your small town! &#8212; to the shots of the family playing in the driveway &#8212; this could be your family! &#8212; this ad is tired. It feels old about halfway into the first viewing, or at least it did for me.]]>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:56:20 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/04/04/video-obamas-lame-re-elect-ad-n145454