A Sign the Obama Campaign May Have Too Much Money on Its Hands

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Channel 73 of the Dish Network is now labeled “OBAMA” and reportedly plays nothing but Obama’s two-minute ad on the bailout. One ad, on a loop.*

What’s next? Dudes walking around swing states wearing Obama sandwich boards? Product placement in movies? They certainly seem to have the cash lying around…

* The Obama campaign is now reportedly diversifying the channel’s content.