Comments on: And they call Obama presumptuous http://www.ryptide.com/2008/09/26/and-they-call-obama-presumptuous/ Just Another Geek's Completely Useless Blog. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 08:29:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Amitai http://www.ryptide.com/2008/09/26/and-they-call-obama-presumptuous/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Dan Amitai Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:35:10 +0000 http://www.ryptide.com/?p=421#comment-383 I'm just saying, Obama probably also has a similar ad already prepared. Just like on election night, you prepare your acceptance speech before you win. I’m just saying, Obama probably also has a similar ad already prepared. Just like on election night, you prepare your acceptance speech before you win.

]]> By: ryptide http://www.ryptide.com/2008/09/26/and-they-call-obama-presumptuous/comment-page-1/#comment-382 ryptide Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:28:50 +0000 http://www.ryptide.com/?p=421#comment-382 I don't see how that disproves his being presumptuous. He had an ad saying he won a debate he has been saying he wasn't going to take part in, scheduled to run this evening regardless. Would have been even funnier had it run when scheduled after he didn't participate. I don’t see how that disproves his being presumptuous. He had an ad saying he won a debate he has been saying he wasn’t going to take part in, scheduled to run this evening regardless. Would have been even funnier had it run when scheduled after he didn’t participate.

]]> By: Dan Amitai http://www.ryptide.com/2008/09/26/and-they-call-obama-presumptuous/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Dan Amitai Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:20:20 +0000 http://www.ryptide.com/?p=421#comment-381 "Actually, most of WebProNews’s inquiries into how this occurred were not answered, but WSJ.com vice president of advertising, Joseph Gallagher, said “this was purely human error,” as opposed to an automated contextual advertising one. “It was obviously supposed to launch in the pm,” he said, “and it was mistakenly launched in the am.” Gallagher said the mistake was caught “immediately” and was taken down. Ashley Huston, a spokesperson for Dow Jones, the Journal’s parent company recently purchased by News Corporation, chalked up the premature running of the ad to a clerical error. “The advertising was removed as soon as discovered, and we regret our mistake,” she said." http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/26/oops-wsjcom-ad-calls-mccain-win-before-debate “Actually, most of WebProNews’s inquiries into how this occurred were not answered, but WSJ.com vice president of advertising, Joseph Gallagher, said “this was purely human error,” as opposed to an automated contextual advertising one. “It was obviously supposed to launch in the pm,” he said, “and it was mistakenly launched in the am.”

Gallagher said the mistake was caught “immediately” and was taken down.

Ashley Huston, a spokesperson for Dow Jones, the Journal’s parent company recently purchased by News Corporation, chalked up the premature running of the ad to a clerical error. “The advertising was removed as soon as discovered, and we regret our mistake,” she said.”

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/26/oops-wsjcom-ad-calls-mccain-win-before-debate

]]> By: Dan Amitai http://www.ryptide.com/2008/09/26/and-they-call-obama-presumptuous/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Dan Amitai Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:18:34 +0000 http://www.ryptide.com/?p=421#comment-380 OK, I'm just saying, what's wrong with preparing an ad like this in advance? I'm sure Obama has one too. McCain's probably got triggered too soon, and was probably an error on behalf of the banner ad agency. Just saying. OK, I’m just saying, what’s wrong with preparing an ad like this in advance? I’m sure Obama has one too. McCain’s probably got triggered too soon, and was probably an error on behalf of the banner ad agency. Just saying.

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