Above is Barack Obama's 30-minute TV special,
split into four videos that will play one after another.

The big controversy right now surrounds Barack Obama and his financially lavish 30-minute television special, which aired on five different networks on Wednesday night. Nothing like this has ever been done before--no president in history has ever bought television time to broadcast their final argument like this in the fight to the finish. The first pitch in a game of the World Series was delayed by about 15 minutes in order to accomodate Obama's ad--an unprecedented situation that has people talking.

Everyone knows that Obama's pool of money is unnaturally large, and that he has collected donations from all types of people; few seem to remember a promise Obama made about public financing. CNN's Campbell Brown points out that:"

"One year ago, he made a promise. He pledged to accept public financing and to work with the Republican nominee to ensure that they both operated within those limits.

Then it became clear to Sen. Obama and his campaign that he was going to be able to raise on his own far more cash than he would get with public financing. So Obama went back on his word."

If you are presented with an option which will give you more money, it only seems logical that you would take that offer unless there was a string attached. The string in this case was Obama's promise, which was sacrificed for the sake of his campaign. All the money he's made so far will give him a considerable advantage in the short time left before the election.

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Brown, Campbell. " Commentary: Obama breaks promise on campaign finance." CNN.com. 29 Oct 2008. CNN. 30 Nov 2008 <http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campbell.brown.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText>.

Sinderbrand, Rebecca. " Obama takes top billing on U.S. television." CNN.com. 29 Oct 2008. CNN. 30 Nov 2008 <http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/29/campaign.wrap.spending/index.html#cnnSTCText>.