Obama buying half-hour blocks on CBS, NBC and Fox. (campaign, Republican, president)

[Americanboy]

Good!!

Obama camp: "We're buying half blocks"

James Hibberd, on his Hollywood Reporter blog “Live Feed,” reported today that the Obama campaign has purchased a half-hour block of air-time on CBS and NBC, while negotiating with Fox.
Obama spokesperson Bill Burton, in an e-mail to Politico, now confirms that “it’s true that we’re buying 1/2 blocks,” but did not provide additional information.
Hibberd reported that the primetime special will air on Oct. 29, at 8pm.

"CBS and NBC spokespersons declined comment. Sources say the Obama camp also talked to Fox, but the network might not be able to accommodate the campaign as the time period might conflict with a potential Game 6 of the World Series."

I've confirmed independently that the ad will run on CBS, but the network declined comment (as did Fox). I've reached out to NBC and ABC -- the latter network is not mentioned in the Hollywood Reporter story.
(This post was updated as Hibberd added new information to his original story).

Politico.com

[pirate girl]

I guess McCain needs to get some depends now, doesn't he?

[arctichomesteader]

Perhaps he's worried about something that may be unfolding.

[ShoppingCartLaw]

Obama Outspending McCain Nearly 3 to 1 on Television - The Fix

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Obama Outspending McCain Nearly 3 to 1 on Television
Barack Obama is outspending John McCain at nearly a three-to-one clip on television time in the final weeks of the presidential election, according to ad buy information obtained by The Fix, a financial edge that is almost certainly contributing to the momentum for the Illinois senator in key battleground states.
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, Obama spent more than $20 million on television ads in 17 states including more than $3 million in Pennsylvania and more than $2 million each in Florida, Michigan and Ohio. McCain in that same time frame spent just $7.2 million in 15 states. Even when the Republican National Committee's independent expenditure spending in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin is factored in (a total of $5.3 million), Obama still outspent the combined GOP forces by roughly $8 million in the last week alone.