A Temple undergraduate singer and lyricist, a thirtysomething ad executive, and a voluptuous actress/model walk into New York City. It's either the setup to a joke or it's the setup to this joke: a slow-jam spoof that celebrates the masculine (and political) charms of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, complete with double-entendre lyrics and outfits to match. This new brand of viral creativity, or rather the new viral distribution model that helps popularize old forms of creativity, raises many important questions, including this one: Was R. Kelly busy?
The "Vote Different" Hillary video was the first real viral success of the '08 campaign seaon. You can see it below:
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Posted Jun 14th 2007 10:23AM by Ben Greenman
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1. What is sad is the people who will take this fake and yell it as truth to the world
Fran at 10:53AM on Jun 14th 2007
2. oh come on, who in their right mind would see this as reality? its aobviously a joke!
britni at 12:08PM on Jun 14th 2007
3. cute & funny
sandee at 11:50AM on Jun 14th 2007
4. I am glab to see him reaching out to everyone!
D. Burns at 11:54AM on Jun 14th 2007
5. I can't tell if it's a joke on Obama or someone just trying to grab attention themself by using Obama's popularity...
Melacine at 11:56AM on Jun 14th 2007
6. NONSENSE!
Glenn at 12:07PM on Jun 14th 2007
7. Wow. This is a great way to campaign! lol. It's hilarious yet it explains why people should vote for Obama. Things like this in the modern world will win supporters and votes!
N.Marqui at 12:01PM on Jun 14th 2007
8. This doesn't seem that funny to me.
All i could think about when iwas watching this was that this poor man has a wife and how akward would this be? Or upsetting maybe. I dunno, not my thing.
Anne at 12:08PM on Jun 14th 2007
9. I don't care what this is about, that girl is FINE!
Evidently she has a crush on Obama. He is one of the more honest candidates out of all of the typical phonies.
Makes me want to run for president, so I can get head of state in the oval office, while having lunch with Obama Girl. LOL Funny Video / I loved the Obama bikini, underwear & t-shirt. Looks great on her.
Bill Burrows at 12:37PM on Jun 14th 2007
10. 6. I don't care what this is about, that girl is FINE!
Evidently she has a crush on Obama. He is one of the most honest candidates out of all of the typical phonies we see wheeled out their every 4 years.
Makes me want to run for president, so I can get my head of state in the oval office, while having lunch with Obama Girl. LOL Funny Video / I loved the Obama bikini, underwear & t-shirt. Looks great on her. Nice video Obama girl. I'd love to model with you in the future.
Bill Williams at 12:39PM on Jun 14th 2007
11. Whomever the little s.......t is should be arrested. I hope they find her and throw the book at her, looks to me like she is a professional of sleeze.
JACQ at 12:47PM on Jun 14th 2007
12. Maybe she can get a job at the Oval Office as his intern, since that is what the Dems think the office is for anyway.
Sally at 1:03PM on Jun 14th 2007
13. Well maybe this video was made by Obama people, to bring more attention to him
NK at 1:52AM on Jun 18th 2007
14. Lighten up to bunch of panzies!! This is funny stuff...get a sense of humor! Honestly!!
fasttrack2000 at 6:27PM on Jun 14th 2007
15. I think whoever is responsible for displaying this GARBAGE, should follow her in the nearest dump. Where is there time to exaggerate comedy in such a SERIOUS election. This is poor taste to advertise such nonsense.
trafficstoppers at 9:44PM on Jun 23rd 2007