Anti-Hillary '1984' Mystery Ad


It's a simple ad. Using the classic "1984" Apple commercial, the still-anonymous creator subs Hillary Clinton into the "big brother" role, editing in footage from her announcement speech on the looming video monitor. But this little 70-second spot, uploaded to YouTube, is making big waves. It's been watched over 1 million times (as of this writing) and was picked up first on the blogs, and now in all the mainstream press.

Clinton laughed off the ad saying, "I'm just happy if it's taking attention away from my singing. My singing was bad enough." She's referring to another infamous viral video of her rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. If you haven't seen it, don't miss that gem. (Thank God a mic will never catch me singing.)

Though this clip is "credited" to BarackObama.com, the official Obama campaign denies any involvement. Even so, grassroots Hillary supporters have come up with their own counter attack, using Obama's "Monday Night Football" announcement spoof. Here it is:

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