The Buzz Today

I would be remiss if I failed to document one of the biggest buzz terms I’ve ever seen since I’ve been watching daily Internet trends.  Tonight Barack Obama appeared on six major television networks with a thirty minute “infomercial” special, being touted across the Internet as the “Obama Infomercial”.  While that is all good and well (and you can see the Obama infomercial in its entirety here ), what some are unaware of is the recent addition to the Dish Satellite Network’s line-up of the Obama channel, number 73.

Yes, check out the picture, it’s authentic.  I’ve got the Dish Network, I should know.  What’s amazing to me is that everyone is fawning over tonight’s Obama infomercial and hardly anyone has been talking about this Dish thing.  The infomercial reportedly cost $4 million.  So how much does it cost to rent a satellite channel around the clock for 35 days?  I have no idea, and apparently no one else does either, because I couldn’t find any figures on it.  However, I’m sure it cost just a tad bit more than the infomercial.  Will be interesting to see if this figure ever sees the light of day.

Personally I can’t wait until November 5th!  The election will be over and the Obama channel will be gone from my satellite TV line-up.

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