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I don't post a lot on politics, but this video by someone calling herself "Obama Girl" is fantastic -- well done, and hilarious. Apparently put together by a group calling itself Barely Political (this seems to be their first effort), there's some talk about it at TechPresident.com, including an excellent post on the whole phenomenon of voter-generated video by Micah Sifry (hat tip to my friend Rob Hyndman for the link).
As Rachel Sklar of Eat The Press points out, the singing in this particular comedic effort comes from Leah Kauffman, who was also involved in another (somewhat adult-themed) popular comedy video last year. Amy Lee Ettinger, an aspiring actress and swimsuit model, plays the role of the woman who is obsessed with Obama. The video has gotten a mention on the New York Times Caucus blog, at ABC News and at the Daily Kos blog.
Is this kind of thing good or bad for the candidate? That can be debated -- and is being debated, as I mention in this blog post, including in the Chicago Tribune -- but one thing is for sure: it's pretty funny. Apparently Saturday Night Live and Jon Stewart don't have a monopoly on political humour any more :-)
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Bob Aubery from Calgary, Canada writes: Obama who? Who cares about this.
- Posted 15/06/07 at 5:52 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Tough Love from Canada writes: Dig it - Obamamania! Baah humbug!
- Posted 15/06/07 at 7:36 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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poop lascoop from Albania writes: yawn. this reminds of the days this joker loved Nortel. Day in and day out it's all we heard. They tried to put him on the premium content - that didn't work out....
- Posted 15/06/07 at 11:19 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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poop lascoop from Albania writes: What a joker..
- Posted 16/06/07 at 1:47 AM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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