Liberal Bloggers: Clinton Campaign Darkened Obama's Skin in New TV Ad

[GaryC 7]

what does that photo prove anyway? that an Obama supporter knows how to use photoshop?

unless I see a clip of the ad in question, I wouldn't be rushing to judgement on this one

Here is the ad in question.

[Dan J 277]

what does that photo prove anyway? that an Obama supporter knows how to use photoshop?

unless I see a clip of the ad in question, I wouldn't be rushing to judgement on this one

Here is the ad in question.

Its quite possible its all a unintentional. But the person who put together the ad should be fired for handling video so poorly.

Especially since everything video is pretty much digital now days, its not that hard to maintain the correct colors and aspect ratio.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

From the video - I gather that Hillary Clinton will be on the internet all night. A lot.

[Peikko 1,575]

Not being funny, but without this being 'pointed out' to me, I wouldn't have noticed. I don't think the add is particularly great on its supposed merits so it's not having the intended intentional effect either. I still think this is a fire being fanned by the right.

[Dan J 277]

The original footage, well with the compression of youtube.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Is that Michael Chiklis doing the voiceover? Surely not...

[GaryC 7]

Not being funny, but without this being 'pointed out' to me, I wouldn't have noticed. I don't think the add is particularly great on its supposed merits so it's not having the intended intentional effect either. I still think this is a fire being fanned by the right.

The DailyKoss started it all.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

The original footage, well with the compression of youtube.

Oh my! The difference to me is obvious.

[almaty 19]

dirty tricks

[SteveLaura 0]

I dunno, in that clip that Gary posted, Obama looked paler, if anything. And surprisingly like Bob Hope.

Oh, hang on...

[almaty 19]

bob hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is terrible..damn that hillary's hide

[no name 1]

For those who need help figuring out the image.

Have a look at the rest of his Obamaphotobucket. Tells it all.

http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q256/cartwrightdale/

Edited March 6, 2008 by illumine

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I'm not seeing a smoking gun here - the skin tone in either ad looks wrong, in the "correct" clip HRC doesn't look right either, she looks sunburned

[no name 1]

For those who need help figuring out the image.

Have a look at the rest of his Obamaphotobucket. Tells it all.

http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q256/cartwrightdale/

Also, the first pic shows he can use photoshop just fine (on Hillary)! Imagine that.

[no name 1]

Factcheck.org: Did Clinton Darken Obama's Skin?

Some Obama backers cry "racism." We find the accusation to be unsubstantiated.

By Emi Kolawole and Justin Bank | factcheck.org

Mar 6, 2008 | Updated: 9:36 a.m. ET Mar 6, 2008

Summary

Obama supporters on the Internet are agitated over the apparent darkening of Obama's image in a Clinton attack ad.

Our video team took a look. Our conclusions:

The Obama frames from the ad do appear darker than other video of Obama from the same event.

However, the YouTube copy of the ad, on which the bloggers base their conclusions, is darker overall than other copies of the ad. We obtained a digital recording of the ad as it actually appeared on a Texas TV station, and it is lighter.

Furthermore, our analysis of the Obama frames, using Photoshop, shows a fairly uniform darkening of the entire image including the backdrop. It is not just Obama's skin color that's affected.

Also, nearly all the images in the ad are dark, including those of Hillary Clinton. And dark images are a common technique used in attack ads.

Others will speculate about the Clinton campaign's intentions and motives, as they already have. But without further evidence to the contrary, we see no reason to conclude that this is anything more than a standard attempt to make an attack ad appear sinister, rather than a special effort to exploit racial bias as some Obama supporters are saying.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/119073