Well, I don't think it's "meaningless", it could be "rats".

I am not understanding why Obama is dropping like a rock in the POLLS

Be COOL and vote for Obama. Don't be square. You lug heads.

what will the repubs try next----however bush and mcbush do look rather strange.maybe they made a deal with satan.

Republicans play to the worse in society. Fear, innuendo, distortion and out right lies. Business as usual for neo-cons.

They did it on purpose. How do you tell when the neocons are lying??
It's easy. Their lips are moving. Karl rove is their mascot. What ever it takes to win. Their motto is: If we can't say anything good about ourselves, TEAR DOWN THE OTHER GUY EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOMETHING UP!

Who cares....oversensitive Obama supporters....you and your candidate need to develop a tougher skin. Remember when Obama gave Hillary the "finger"? I guess we Hillary supporters were just reading into that too. Quit reading between any imaginary lines....this is a non story.

You're reaching ABC. This is silly.

Hey, wait just a minute! In the haste to solve the subliminal puzzle with the random moving letters, everyone got off track on what the ad is about. It actually fits Obama perfectly. He has been on every possible position as it suited himself or the moment. How can he have it so many different ways? Doubletalker, backpedaler, green. He doesn't know what he is talking about. Great, factual ad. That ad is precisely who he is. Forget any attempt to claim subliminal messages. "Words do matter!"

What did you expect from the people who elected Bush, and are trying to elect McCain...integrity?

I understand why Obama is dropping in the polls---people are tired of his lying. Remember it was Obama himself that wrote in his book that he can pretty fool anyone (espeically whites) if you smile at them and pat them on the hand as you lie to them. Obama better look out below.......Hiliary is already planning her 2012 takeover election.

Same McRetoric

Dirty tricks, why do republicans always have to cheat to win. Then we all lose. 8 years of Bush he has dragged everyone down to his level.

You did not make the ad frame by frame? That is how ads are made frame by frame! Another McCain Lye. Do you republicans actually believe the stuff (bull --it) coming out of your own mouth? What a bunch of hypocrites. To think if someone in the campaign speaks wrong we can just fire that person, that wasn’t McCain talking, GIVE IT A REST, only my six year old would believe that -r--. Can you read my subliminal MCSAME? Probably Not. If you remember back to an old work comp case someone asked you to help a few years ago, You remember who you slammed the door on. Believe me people every mistake in this campaign he is responsible for. Vote for the person running not because their a republican. Oh a republican has to vote that way, that why America has gotten slammed these past 8 years.

Obama campaign has been using subliminal messaging, and stagecraft visuals since day one. Bottom line, Obama has enough self incriminating smuton him already, that it defies logic he is still in this campaign.

Let's talk about Al Qaeda.
Who had it right when it really counted?
Before we got tricked into fighting in what McCain and Bin Laden call "The central front in the war on terror" Iraq (If Bin Laden said it was Antarctica would McCain agree and send troops there too?).

McCain and Bush let Bin Laden get away with killing 3000 Americans by pulling troops out of Afghanistan.

Judge for yourselves if we would have had a better chance of getting Bin Laden with Obama as President in 2002:

The one who was right in 2002 should be President in 2008.

I didn't notice that subliminal message but I did see the one that spelled "OICU812".

Obama is king of stagecraft and the subliminal, Axelrod makes Rove look like an amateur. An expert on propaganda has reviewed Obama's speeches and they are full of keywords.
And I'm sure the operative is an Obama thug out to play the 'poor me' card, another trick some of us caught onto back in February.

*** "I didn't notice that subliminal message but I did see the one that spelled "OICU812"." --buckaroobonsai

That, too, is a subliminal message.... "Oh, I see you ate 12..." 12 what?, you might ask. 12 puppies, of course.

Just another example of Republican "dirty" politics! They're experts at it! It's the story of the Republican party for the last twenty years. It just proves what I've always said about Republicans, they're corrupt greedy and have no ethics!

Oh my sad little unanalytical puppies, you are getting a subliminal message every time our candidates stand in front of a podium with the flag behind them, or stand in the midst of our troops, or kiss a baby for pity's sake - what did you think that meant? That he/she loves that baby? No, it's supposed to make you feel that you can trust him/her with your most precious, most loved person in the world.

The flags means he/she's a legitimate leader. The troops as backdrop or all around them means commander-in-chief. It's Politics 101, and for anyone directing/editing the shortest film, it's Film 101.

There's a message beyond that spoken in every ad worth a dime - and with the millions they have to pay MSM to air those, you bet they're packed with symbolism - aka, subliminal messages. For pity's sake, "tin hat conspiracy theorists"? That's so 70's!

Now, be honest, look at that video, and tell me it doesn't make Obama look like Osama in one of his stupid egotistical sadistic video releases! Then think back on how your hero, McCain was treated by the very same people managing his campaign now, and tell me, was it fair or honest?

If you think that was not manipulative or dishonest, then sure, this is cool, no harm no foul. But I think it played to the most ignorant then, and does so again now. No diff. Except we're not electing another Bush, not this time!

Much to do about nothing. What the Obamanites object to is for anyone to see his changing stance on any issue and when they are pointed out he cries "personal attack".

Does this man have an ego or what?

The real message of the video is more important, more relevant, which delineates all of Obama's flip flops and contradictions on a very important issue. Let's not forget the big picture - the big story - here. BTW, it's okay for politicians to moderate their positions, but I think most people will be quite interested in seeing this video. This is not about moderating one's position...this is more like totally *changing* your position and completely contradicting yourself. Visit McCain's web site yourself, and you can view it on the front page. Obama has a credibility problem with a lot of people...he speaks rather carelessly.

The hyper-sensitive Obama supporters (including much of the media) are out in force again. Why don't you stick to "any criticism of Obama is racist", instead of whining over supposed subliminal messages in ads? Oh, I know - it's a way to attempt to distract voters from the reality that Obama is an empty suit.

What do I as a common person think? I think that it's a slow news day for the media.

Amerpundit got it right. Everyone is missing the message of the ad, which is what ABC wants.

Obama and his followers cry wolf on everything - including stupid ads. I've never seen a Presidential candidate as whiney as Obama who seems to stomp his feet and cry every time someone questions his credibility or decision making. This man wants to be POTUS and cannot make it through the election without crying foul every other day for something? Yea, exactly the kind of President we need to go face-to-face with Iran and North Korea. Will he cry when they ridicule him too?

Sorry, this guy needs to grow # ### before anyone will take him seriously. He can't even handle the heat of campaigning let alone the Presidency.

Why don't you people try voting on policy rather than celebrity factor of your leaders?

After reading through the above posts, I see the masterminds plan is working. We are so divided, so consumed with fighting with each other that we lose focus that our government--BOTH parties--are selling us out. Come on people. Wake up.

This is more of the same "somebody is pulling the race card", or whatever, on me. Poor me. This is just a distraction to keep viewers from seeing all the double-talk on Iraq. We are busy waiting for the new "refine" message. What a rule to live by. If we could all "refine" what we said, our words would never get us in trouble. Obama has run his entire campaign with his easy rule. Play this ad over and over til you completely see who is really is.

Everyone is behind obama even bush has jumped on the band wagon and is now setting a time table for troop withdraw everything that obama comes up with that people and leaders around the globe love bush jumps in and does it to make it look like hes the one that came up with it and makes it happen hopefully this electikon the people of the US arent so stupid to let GOP fear and lies scare them into voting them in another 4 years

Melaine, it didnt happen. Crime is so bad in Chicago they are thinking about getting the national guard and crime was really horrible in chicago in 07

who needs fever pits of lefty paranoia like dailykos and democraticunderground to come up with "rubber turkey" conspiracy theories when you have ABC,NBC and CBS?

Big deal - every ad is manipulation. Television itself is "spin", PR, entertainment, information control and propaganda.

It is sad to see my beloved American people so malluable to suggestion. We are a land of repeaters and spend no time of our own in critical thought. I suppose it is the effects of demoralization.

I took a close look because, all three branches, both parties and the media have failed the American people. This time I'm choosing who I think is best!

I'm looking at everything - how did they vote, who are their advisors, what bills did they introduce and who is financing the campaign. I could careless about the mindless unify before the party - I'll unify for what I think is best for tomorrow and the next generation.

"I am not understanding why Obama is dropping like a rock in the POLLS"

He's not. The fact that Obama is ahead in places like MONTANA (a state which by all rights should be an absolute lock for McCain) shows us that Duyba 2.0 is toast.

To J.R.

You said: "Republicans play to the worse in society. Fear, innuendo, distortion, and outright lies."

The real truth is it's the democrats doing just that with the Global Warming Scare, "the world is ending in 120 months"; Bush lied, when democrats agreed to go to war based on the same CIA information; the republicans are going to take away your social security and starve the children...all a big lot of emotional hysteria.

You can't see the truth that's staring you in the face, but you believe in some crazy far-fetched lunacy that you see something subliminal in the title of this video. Guess that makes it easier not to address the truth that can be actually "seen" the video about Obama himself.

The candidate of the elites thinks we have 57 states (there ARE 57 islamic states by the way) and that he will serve as president for 8 or 10 years.

It takes a brain as well as a heart, and people aren't as dumb as you elitist Dems believe. Check the polls if you doubt it.

"The video is an eight-minute montage of sometimes contradictory statements about the Iraq war made by Sen. Barack Obama."

How hard would it be for ABC blog machine to focus on the real issue of this ad? "sometimes contradictory"...you've got to be kidding?

Obama is a joke - a man with no experience and a pattern of saying ANYTHING to any audience to get elected and be on the right (sometimes left) side of every issue.

The Republicans hope to lure in low information voters with their feargasms.

Good grief.

What about the real subliminal message Obama sent female reporters traveling to the Middle East to cover his Messiah World Tour? By telling professional women who do not, technically, work for him (even if they are in the tank and doing his bidding for free) how to dress and behave, isn't he saying women aren't intelligent enough to figure this out for themselves?

Talk about patronizing paternalism!

I'd like to hear from graphic designers about the likelihood of this "text randomizer" randomly populating these letters! And no one catching it.

RATS # 2

Why do those who support Obama completely ignore what he says? He takes completely opposite views day to day depending on which way the wind is blowing. Bottom line, He's the liar.

uh..thats not what i said...uh leave a small force...uh..cut and run...no...uh...leave 'em high and dry.. uh i'm the pres do what i say..uh

Great video! I'm glad someone is telling the truth about obama since the media isn't!

The reason I'm in this blog is because I became suspicious at the increasing numbers for McCain at the poles. It just didn't make sense so I googled 'subliminal and McCain' and I find hundreds of articles posted. I think the FED's should step in and those responsible should be prosecuted. To think that a subliminal message can control a brain is scary stuff.

I believe the subliminal advertising thing to be a little far-fetched. However, I would not be surprised if the republicans actually tried it. They are the master of black advertising and below-the-waist tactics. Concerning the matter whether subliminal messagins works, if you want visit my blog at http://encefalus.com/cognitive/subliminal-messaging-subliminal-advertising-subliminal-learning/ where I explain a few things about this matter.