This one gently mocking Palin's 'no media' policy.

(People dressed as reporters approach a Sarah Palin look alike, asking questions. A glass dome comes from the sky and falls upon them.)

(pan to Joe Biden answering questions.)

'Sarah Palin says she's ready to run the free world.'

(cut to McCain manager demanding deference and respect for Palin.)

'But John McCain's campaign manager says she's not ready for Jon Stewart and Meet the Press.'

(picture of Osama bin Laden and Vladimir Putin)

'Is Sarah Palin ready for these guys?'

(picture of Obama meeting with foreign leaders)

'Barack Obama is.'

(picture of Joe Biden meeting with foreign leaders)

'and so is Joe Biden.'

'I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message.'

Now one tying McCain to Bush and Rove:

Find out what the positive/negative opinion on Rove is among independents. If it is negative, tie McCain and Rove in the next batch of commercials.

'Karl Rove. Bush's top adviser between 2000 and 2006, when he resigned during the Valerie Plame scandal.'

(pictures of Karl Rove and Dubya)

'Now, he's working for John McCain.'

(cite of this article and others)

'John McCain says he's about change.'

(bits of the convention speech)

'It seems the only change is who Karl Rove is working for.'

(ominous music and fade to black)

'I'm Barack Obama, and I approve this message.'

I just realized I never did post my suggested commercials.

Here's one on foreign policy.

(map of Afghanistan and Iraq)
Announcer: Our soldiers can improve the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq.

(video of Obama meeting with foreign leaders)
Announcer: Most wars are won before they are fought. Barack Obama will utilize our resources, diplomatic and cultural, to ensure our overloaded soldiers aren't given yet another war to fight.

(fade to black)
A war John McCain and Sarah Palin seem to think lightly of.

(John McCain's bomb-bomb-bomb Iran video)

(Sarah Palin's war with Russia quote)

(fade to black)
Barack Obama. Using ALL of America's resources to promote America.

Obama: I'm Barack Obama, and I approve of this message.

Well, the generator is installed. Melanie's on a new round of anti-biotics. I'm getting over my cold but my in-laws have gotten it. I'm told the first year of daycare is when kids get the most colds.

My prayers are extended to those facing Hurricane Ike. It still stays at 100mph, a weak Category 2. Although I've heard it is larger than Katrina and is dredging up more water in a storm surge. My fear is that Ike will largely fizzle in the way Gustav did, leaving us vulnerable to a real hellstorm later this year or next.

Is Sarah Palin made of Teflon? Hard to tell after only a week and a half. I'm told Ferraro got a honeymoon of about a month or so before reality set in.

9/11 was a 'reset' of sorts for this campaign. I suspect Obama might have a more effective response to the various attacks, one that won't get swallowed up by 9/11. Although, of course, Monday's the best day to release stories. A teaser going into the weekend should work though and is sorely needed to keep folks' morale up.

Here's a reply I made to someone that liked my commercials:
I suspect smarter people than I have submitted ideas such as mine that are more fully fleshed out. My co-worker is more involved in the social aspect of the campaign than I am, so I sent my suggestion and the ad in another thread to him.

I suspect the candidate himself is holding back. For what, I'm not sure. There is a difference between 'ignoring all attacks' and 'accusing Sarah Palin of soap opera antics' and 'accusing Sarah Palin of cooking her breakfast over a book barbecue.'

Or, perhaps, he is hoping to keep within striking distance and let the headlines help out with an October ad blitz -- Stevens' trial starts on September 22 and the Troopergate report is October 10. But those are not guarantees. Those would be manna. The true El Dorado for Obama would be a tape of Palin uncorking an N-bomb, whilst the El Dorado for McCain is the Whitey tape.

My belief is to tie McCain to ANYTHING (to which he can really be tied) that is unpopular about today. No half-truths. The full truth is enough. Don't run ads unless they've been 100% vetted in a poll or by your truthfinders. This may be why Rapekitgate is not being pursued outside the blogosphere.

IMO, that picture of McCain and Bush hugging should be burned in the retinas of Americans by November 3. It's not a dirty tactic to tie Bush and McCain together.

As for Sarah Palin's interview -- it all depends on how eager people are for a new Cold War. If they're not, she becomes a new Goldwater. If they are, she just sealed the deal. She is able to repeat the stuff people want to hear, and her advisors can fill in the details.

Here's a post I made in a thread on the airraid that killed 100 civilians.

I appreciate your post, and your service to this country.

That is why when mistakes happen (this strike apparently), psychopaths are allowed in positions of influence (Abu Ghraib), or those who serve are denigrated upon return (the Army bureaucracy as good as spit on our wounded soldiers when they returned), we as a nation must speak out.

We must not cover up and hide behind a thin green line of soldiers/sailors/Marines.

Those responsible are doing a disservice to their country, if not being outright traitorous.

While I disagreed with the reasons for going to war, I certainly believe that the cause we are fighting for is better than the cause Saddam's forces or the various insurgents are fighting for.

/voting for Obama, as Bush and the Republicans have had the reins long enough. I am not so deluded as to think one of our major political parties wishes ill upon our great country.

I got the generator installed on Friday. The company, PSP Products, had its crews work overtime to get 3/4 finished generators such as mine operational. That's pretty awesome.

Hanna was mostly rain, and Melanie needed a 3 1/2 hour nap to help her recover from her cold.

A gentleman on Fark called Sarah Palin the Republican Bill Clinton.

If so, raging about Sarah's scandals simply won't work. Nothing this side of her being on tape calling Obama 'Sambo' is going to sink her.

Here's what I said about it on Fark; sadly, it was way downstream and no one replied to it.

I think CanisNoir made the comparison to describe Palin's ability to look like 'just a regular gal.'

He may be right. Let's see how she does in an unscripted moment before declaring this, though.

Clinton was able to convince enough good ol' boys that despite being a Democrat, he was truly a common man that understood their problems.

Are enough urbanites and inner suburbanites (of all races) buying Palin's narrative -- do they think the girl from Wasilla understands the struggles of non-WASPs and of non-married people?

On the other hand, Obama is sui generis. He has been able to inspire hope among former non-participants in the process -- anyone who looks at voter registration figures and the organizational competence of the campaign will understand that Obama is a game-changing politician unlike any since perhaps JFK.

Clinton in 1992 faced a President who was portrayed as out of touch and who was saddled with a Vice-President that was a walking punchline.

McCain may well drag Palin down due to lingering resentment from 'the base' and due to being portrayed as old and out of touch. But if Palin doesn't embarrass herself, a loss for McCain will mean nothing. She will be the nominee in 2012.

HRC will launch a Kennedy-style insurrection if Obama flails around helplessly a la Carter.

I will add this: Bobby Jindal's stock went up a LOT this past week. I wish he had been in charge in September 2005. If Palin lives up to the 'Caribou Barbie' meme, he will be the frontrunner should he decide to run. If Palin holds her own but doesn't really sparkle like Clinton, Palin is the frontrunner as the right has fallen in love with her.

But let's hold off final judgment until she does an unscripted interview with at least a neutral reporter (Good Morning America is probably going to be softball.)