Hollywood Style GOTV

By mikemurphytime | November 4, 2008 | +

Alas, my GOTV calling pals at the VA Blue Ridge Lock n’ Load gun club have not sent me any photos, but I did get this cool one from a hip Obama phoner working with the “30Barack” group. This is an Obama phone bank — mostly targeting Nevada I’d suspect– located inside a giant movie soundstage in Los Angeles. All volunteers. Gotta give kudos to Hollywood; I love the dutch camera angle…

Related Topics: Hollywood, phonebank, Barack Obama, Uncategorized

@TIMEPolitics

Latest on Swampland

Closeup February 11, 2012

Political Pictures of the Week, Feb. 4-10

TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
From our Partners
Romney: I Was A 'Severely Conservative' GovernorHuffPost Politics

The Last, Best Hope for ConservativesSlate
Newt Claims GOP Just 'Managing The Decay'HuffPost Politics
Republican Party February 10, 2012

At CPAC, Romney Stresses Conservative Credentials

Three days after a trifecta of losses underlined lingering questions about his ability to win over the Republican Party’s base, Mitt Romney arrived at CPAC to allay skeptics’ fears. Throughout his second bid for the GOP nomination, Romney has made his business bona fides the centerpiece of his candidacy. But on Friday, before a packed room at the annual conservative confab, he sought to emphasize the record he compiled in Massachusetts. “I was a severely conservative governor,” he told the crowd. “I know conservatism, because I have lived conservatism.”

trifecta

wow, Mike Murphy doesn’t understand the internets traditions of alt tags for large photos.
http://pourmecoffee.blogspot.com pourmecoffee

RUN, PHOTOZILLA!
billiecat

Nice picture, please fix! kthxbai.
newfloridian

AGGGGGH Tokyo is doomed Godzillaphoto is here.
newfloridian

CNBC has evidently not gotten the message .. they have just concluded a panel discussion where their political expert said Obama by 7 and 1/2 points and then the panel went on to discuss the implications of an Obama Presidency for certain business segments. Not one word about a McCain Presidency. Exit polling already leaked out?
Slowhand Ted

mikemurphytime? Is that like ‘Hammertime’?
newfloridian

Another great happening today. Joe the Plumber got eaten alive this afternoon by CNN. Tough questions about why a guy who isn’t making $250,000 a year and probably is nowhere near being able to buy a business or have any potential to make that much in the forseeable future would want lower taxes for those making over $250,000 a year. He replies his stand is based on principals. Couldn’t come up with any other idea, kept on asking his interrogator to look up the definition of principals in the dictionary. Then the CNN guy brought up the fact he makes maybe $37,000 a year, he said more, and he owes $1,800 in taxes and about $1,100 to a hospital. Joe the Plumber said no fair, he should be asking those type questioins to Obama. The CNN guy then replied you have endorsed a candidate, had press conferences, publically campaigned for your candidate, so that makes you fair game for the press. Ouch!!!! Open season on Joe the Plumber..
newfloridian

Principles not principals. Sorry.
http://pourmecoffee.blogspot.com pourmecoffee

@slowhand – mikemurphytime, “you can’t crop this”
Cliff

newfloridian: all is forgiven for reports of JTP’s flaying.
thicknotthin

This is a photo up with which I will not put!

You must resign, sir!
dunedweller

There’s more people working the phones here than at McCain’s last rally.
Andy from MA

MM–What does a campaign team do during these hours before the polls close?
dunedweller

Pourme #9: LOL
katiegrrrl

I think it’s get out the vote all over the country.
swimmin

Hey Mike, nice post. Could Hollywood have written a more compelling story than the 2008 election? I’m lovin it..!!
dennisdenuto114

Hollywood. Dutch. Not Real America
Lock n Load Gun Club. Real America
cincinnatus est exterminata!

Hey Mike Murphy: F@ck the Heartland and it’s values. That is all.
cincinnatus est exterminata!

Let’s be clear newfloridian it wasn’t CNN that grilled JTP…it was Rick Sanchez.
theoriginaljames

Mike, do you mean the “30 million Barack” group? I know this is a bad night for you and you may be somewhat disoriented. Just think of the people at the Guantanamo concentration camp. They won’t get the election news tonight. You are priveleged in that respect.
keillrandor

Obama compaign
Has many people on call
Watch out, now, don’t fall!
sparkylulu

this was an INTENSE phone bank that was actually a merger of two great groups. 30 Barack and 33 south from District 33 in Los Angeles.
Nevada was one small (but integral) part of our weekend. At any given moment we we switching from Missouri to North Carolina to Iowa, New Hampshire, Virginia, Indiana and by the end they were calling Alaska.
These were some of the most dedicated phone bank workers and callers the world has ever seen. It was an honor and a privilege to have been a part of this incredible massive statewide machine.
johnathan8

That’s the way it is. what a coincidence.pass4sure / 642-373 / 000-331 / 642-845
Lisa Colton

FYI, the amazing team of http://www.30barack.com has been working like mad for months. An example: they had 1049 callers volunteer since the SATURDAY BEFORE THE ELECTION. Those volunteers made approximately 117,150 calls in the last 4 days. They were focused on Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia, Ohio, New Hampshire, Indiana, North Carolina, Florida, and Iowa. Thank you 30Barack team!
dcrazyd

I hope dennisdenuto114 is being sarcastic… but just in case he isn’t, I was at that phonebank, and the last time I checked I am a Real American and so were the hundreds of other people there!