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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586. Americans are the most nastiest, freakiest people on this earth. White America has lost all of its descency and morality. You people are completely useless except of the fact of stealing, killing and robbing in the name of greed and money! You are as close to wild animal species as can be. How dare these idiot's make something as lucid and torid as this. Have you know shame! The United States have buried their asses in debt due to the imbisil currently in office. An uneccessary war, high unemployment and the list goes on and on. With such seriousness of your current state, why mock something that is of such utter importance! Believe me, you people look stupid even to a Bushman on some deserted island far away! How pathetic you all are!
Anna Nicole Fan at 1:04AM on Jun 23rd 2007
587. Bill Gates may be a billionaire, but I'd bet there are times when he regret inventing the internet. I doubt if it was meant to exploit pornography!
Anna Nicole Fan at 1:07AM on Jun 23rd 2007
588. How disgusting
morris d. king at 10:00AM on Jun 23rd 2007
589. OUR CHANGING WORLD:
GARY HART GOT BOUNCED FROM THE RUNNING BECAUSE PEOPLE SUSPECTED HE MIGHT HAVE A PENIS.
IF OBAMA CAME OUT WITH 15 KIDS CALLING HIM DADDY, THE WORLD WOULD BE SILENT SO AS NOT TO APPEAR TO BE A RACIST.
TOM EAGLETON GOT BOUNCED BECAUSE HE TALKED TO A SHRINK. TODAY, THE WHITER HOUSE IS FULL OF NUT JOBS.
DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THE FRONTRUNNER IN 2012 IS MARK FOLEY
bill at 10:39AM on Jun 23rd 2007
590. If Americans are stupid enough to vote for that, I'm moving.
Tom at 1:25PM on Jun 23rd 2007
591. I don't get it. What does either of these silly videos have to do with the running of the United States of America? Am I missing something?
Is this what the Dems. are running on? Nothing?
Tom at 1:32PM on Jun 23rd 2007
592. Obviously it had its intended effect on lots of people, anyone who thinks it is a joke has been taken. It smells like the Republican National Committy. Remember Harold Ford, Swift boat vets for truth,and Other lies that some people do take seriously. This is politics at its dirtiest.
allanhanson at 3:57PM on Jun 26th 2007
593. i think this is nothing but a campaign gimmic,with very bad taste and will hurt obama and cost him the election, we do not want a scirt chaser wih some paid someone in the white house, very bad sceene
leni at 2:33PM on Jun 23rd 2007
594. Believe me, this video won't save him. With his recent comments about the L.A. riots and the remarks from his racist pastor, he's out of it.
James Cole at 3:13PM on Jun 23rd 2007
595. The young woman holds the title of "Miss Black Howard Stern" I think the vid is harmless. You see worse on day time soaps. Baba booey, Baba booey
lare at 3:19PM on Jun 23rd 2007
596. A very long time ago, someone shared a story aabout the shadows on the cave wall: which was reall and which was an illusion. Today we cane be confused because what is an illusion can be so very real. The sad part is that many Americans can be fooled by these viral videos.
Franklin Louden at 9:26AM on Jun 24th 2007
597. This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen, why does she have to shake her ass,when this man wants to be taken seriously.This man could make history by becoming the first African-American president, not some black sex-crazed mandigo, some people will sink to ridiculous levels to make men (especially black men) NOT be taken seriouly...
Pinky at 12:53AM on Jun 24th 2007
598. Doesn't anyone see this as the race baiting that it is?
L Goldstein at 7:16PM on Jun 26th 2007
599. You dummy, Americans voted for our present dumb-asss and you didn't leave, what's to make us believe that you would bless us with your exit now?
L Goldstein at 8:03AM on Jun 24th 2007
600. I can't believe it,whats this world turning in to a circus.she want to be under his desk or what can't she find a date.she fine but crazy,who wants thatshe needs to be put over my knees and spanked,and spanked,and spanked again.
mike at 8:54AM on Jun 24th 2007