The Obamacan Can
By absentee Posted in 2008 | Barack Obama Is Better Than You | Obamacan — Comments (15) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The Political hacks at MoveOn.org recently teamed up with other hacks from a variety of disciplines, such as Ben Affleck ("acting"), Markos Moulitsas ("blogging"), Oliver Stone ("directing") and Eddie Vedder ("thinking") among others, to run a contest designed to get regular people to create their advertising for them. The contest, Obama in 30 Seconds, was judged by the above and other entertainment and media has-beens and also-rans, and was designed to find "really creative ads that will engage and enlighten viewers and help them understand the grassroots energy that's driving Barack Obama's campaign." MoveOn and I agree that, if anything in the political world requires explanation to be understood, it's the Obamanauts.
The winner has been announced, and now that MoveOn has their free ad, they're looking for regular people to come up with their advertising money as well, asking site visitors to "chip in to put John's story on the air."
The ad features John Weiler, a self-described lifelong Republican who is voting for Barack Obama (and working with MoveOn.org if I may emphasize that point. The lifelong Republican ... working with MoveOn ... just sayin'). The MoveOn site describes his story as "powerful." Let's watch ...
Wow. Powerful right?
A veteran! Reagan! Lifelong Republican! Amateurish political disclaimer!
I'm literally choking up right now. Someone strong in Washington, who is going to represent everybody; all the liberals and conservatives and bloggers and blessed cheese-makers and Splenda packets and Charlie the Unicorn! Reagan and flags! Lifelong Republican! Vote for Obama!
... Powerful stuff. The thrill in my leg is outdone only by the wetness of my joy tears.
The ad (naturally) features no serious discussion of Obama the candidate, opting instead to focus on the nebulous, platitudinous themes of Obamania. In that, the Obamacan ad reminds of this one:
Obamacan would fit in nicely there. "Somebody that's gonna represent the left and the right, both Democrat and Republican ... everybody!" ... "Obama's gonna make a world without spiders!"
In a fantastic bit of self-referential humor, one of the judges for the video contest was Moby. Yes that Moby. Think about that for a second. The theme of the video is the Obamacan, and Moby is a judge.
For those less than "in the know" a Moby is someone who pretends at being Republican or Conservative in order to either sow discontent, or make pathetic attempts at persuading from "the inside." How fitting that the original Moby selects Obamacan as the contest winner.
I'm for chipping in to get this on the air. It provides the same joke that the Super Deluxe video provides, only the Obamacan doesn't seem to get it.
Lifelong Republican! Candy Mountain, Charlie!!
Michelle's calls for "We need more white people" at a campaign stop a few weeks ago.
Now also found at The Minority Report
I think the space spiders have abandoned the Paulistas in favor of the Obamacorn (a mythical beast that represents the right and the left...)
Now also found at The Minority Report
The thrill in my leg is outdone only by the wetness of my joy tears
I think I've never laughed so hard during a video, but then I've never actually been to moveon.org. Who knows what other gems they have in that dungeon?
End the NewTone. Punch the hippies.
Those moonbats are an endless gift.
absentee
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Obama- you walked into
the party, like you were
walking onto a yatch
'Eddie Vedder ("thinking")'....Now THAT is funny!
"but there's something kind of "Muslim-y" about him. I know there's no proof or anything, but I take his denials with a big 'ole grain of seasalt."...crabcakes
He hasn't been musically relevant since "Do The Evolution", which, considering how short his career was prior to that, is a veritable lifetime (six years after the release of Ten, and eleven years ago). So what else does he have (besides possibly food stamps)?
"No matter how much lipstick you put on the taxation pig, it's still a pig... and it's currently snout-down in your wallet." - Michael Fisk
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Small is beautiful.
doesn't stop you from being a tool.
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to find this guy.After all the writers were on strike.
Because I'm pretty sure that the first, hidden criterion for this contest was For the love of God, make sure that the video prominently involves a White guy.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC.I've been usurped!