Old people are using the interweb in a pathetic attempt to sway young folks into liking them. These old people are known as presidential candidates and the things they are putting up on U Tube are so lame and occasionally disturbing that I dont quite know what to do with myself.
A few of the candidates understand the power of this series of tubes that young people have come to love. The smart ones are prudent in what they put up on U Tube. Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani and Barack Obama are three who seem to understand how to use the interwebs. But those candidates who dont get it have really come up with some bad shit.
Take John Edwards. His U Tube page is full of a lot of information and speeches to let you know where he stands. But right there in the middle of his campaign-approved videos is this tremendous turd.
What the fuck was that? What did it mean? And why did it happen? Why was Edwards wife talking at the end? The only piece of information I walked away with is that political campaigns should not attempt comedy. Heres what happens when they do:
Ha ha. I laughed so hard that my ass almost came out of my face. Tancredo, you are a nut! I totally want to vote for you now.
It seems as if candidates do not know that when they put this crap up on the interweb, that it will live forever. Some of the videos have so little meaning that they are bewildering. Take Mike Gavel, the Democrats answer to crazy Ron Paul. He put this gem out yesterday. I dare you to tell me what is happening.
Wow. That should have been called Two Minutes of Creepy. Creepy is not a great quality to get people to vote for you. His press secretary explained what was going on there.
"Where he's coming from is that, it's less about him coming across with a heavy political message in this video, as much as it is the message of the impression the viewer will have, looking at him."
Bad idea. You know what I don't look for in a presidential candidate? Shiitty symbolism.
The part where Gravel picks up the rock and throws it into the pond. Colvin says this has "to do with the work with the campaign, the ripple effect of his campaign, his work as a politician and kind of the feedback we've got in South Carolina, in communities all across the country. Our message is rippling across the country. Then he walks off, we go on."
Good luck with the campaign. And your paintings, hippy.
Chris Dodd also decided to go with the powerful message of silence. Here is a video that should be called Pointless.
How could all the young kids who watch the U Tube not be into that? It is fucking mesmerizing because it's real life.
And check out Mitt Romney, hes almost human!
Its fun being eight. Its also fun being a robot, I guess. Thank for making me feel weird, Mitt. My favorite Mitt video is this one where he tries to explain how he has switched positions on abortion. Rather than talk to camera, he used the old fake phone call method. Its great because you can see his beady little eyeballs reading the script while he babbles.
Weve got a long road ahead and Im sure many more videos coming.
i've also taken action to protect the sanctity of life...I worked to reinstate the death penalty.
awesome.
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_kungfoo_
Los Angeles, CA
April 2005
JUN 16, 2007 09:19 AM
Holy shit. I saw that Mike Gravel video on The Daily Show. I thought it was a stunt by the show!
Also, Mitt "Double-Gitmo" Romney is the biggest tool of this whole race.
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TAFKASP
Oakland, CA
June 2003
JUN 16, 2007 09:30 AM
The Nixon-Kennedy debates' significance extended well beyond 1960. The use of television to transmit an image or idea instantly to millions soon made presidential campaigns more of a spectator sport -- leading to campaign concepts and phrases such as "catchy sound bites," the "likability" factor and mass marketing.
"I don't think it's overstating the fact that, on that date, politics and television changed forever," said Bruce DuMont, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications. "After that debate, it was not just what you said in a campaign that was important, but how you looked saying it."
#3: Brought to you by the same folks who made Mr. Plow's second Ad. And I demand that it be given the credit it deserves for it's intellectual content. This shall occur in 2057.
#4: Words are at this point unnecessary. The message is clear, if you look closely. Cookies, & coffee. And he doesn't choke.
#5: "I know now why you cry. But it is something I can never do"
Wow, that Chris Dodd guy is just like me. He does work on the plane and I do work on the plane. Although... mine isn't a private jet... with leather seats... and the seat next to me is never empty... but other than that he's just like me! An everyman. I'm going to vote for him.
FearTheReaper
NEWSWIRE
I'm lost
JUN 16, 2007 12:27 AM