The work of Obama this impersonator , and the political trends that

advertisers in conservative markets, like Central Texas, are making by

using Obama impersonators to sell their products.

The Daily Show sets political trends using humor for the younger,

web-savvy market, while The Daily Kos is read by millions of influential

people everyday day, people who follow politics by the hour. In a

New Media World, where a television commercial for a car dealership in

a conservative market like Central Texas is used as evidence of a political

trend, one has to believe that many other advertisers, producers and

bookers already have plans that will keep him and other Obama

impersonators busy this election season.

As The Daily Kos suggested, it isn't the simple fact of an Obama

impersonator, but the authenticity of the Hollywood actor doing Obama

that helps sell the spot. "It's not just the actor that looks like Obama

. It's by the way: he has played parts in "Terminator: The Sarah

Connor Chronicles", "Without A Trace" and "Crossing Jordan".

Oh, and he played Obama on "Jimmy Kimmel Live".

He has many other stage, film and TV credits including the HBO

Original Film Everyday People and says, "Impersonating Obama

is a challenge to me as an actor, comedian, and performer. Senator

Obama also speaks to me as the child of a father who is black from the

Bahamas and a white mother from Upstate New York, and the way

he speaks to the unifying dreams of all Americans. My goal is to be as

authentic in my portrayal as Obama is in his leadership, and

hope that more opportunities to portray Obama come from this.",

and is fully represented for film, tv, and stage work.

The advertising agency that produced the ad has already contracted him

for similar ads which are about to roll out in markets around the country. 

 The Daily Kos piece made  two basic points: 1) Obama sells in Republican

strongholds, a bad sign for the GOP come November; and 2) his appeal

is based on the fact most people think the economy is in shambles. 

"They're using Barack Obama to sell cars. In Republican heartland.

If this doesn't tell you how much a problem John McCain has, I don't

know what does." After the spot featuring ObamaButler ran, Stewart

humorously noted that only Presidents Washington and Lincoln

are usually associated with "big, big savings like this" and that

never have we so quickly exploited the likeness of a President.