James Delahunty
25 Mar 2007 14:17
As we reported several weeks ago, YouTube set up a channel for U.S. 2008 Presidential hopefuls to communicate with users and campaign. Recently, there has been a lot of media attention around videos that address Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama. The videos were parodies of a 1984 Apple commercial that attacked its larger rival IBM as totalitarian.
The anti-Clinton video was particular popular. Dubbed Vote Different, the clip received 1.4 million views on YouTube since March 5th. In the anti-Clinton video, we see virtual clones with shaved heads, walking with military precision while Hilary praises the start of her presidential bid, which she has dubbed as a "Conversation with America".
"On January 14th, the Democratic Primary will begin. And you'll see why 2008 won't be like 1984." the video states, ending with the URL of Obama's website. The anti-Obama clip is a parody of the same commercial, and uses a speech in which Obama unveils his support for the Chicago Bears professional football team in the Super Bowl. "The Bears Lost So Will Obama. Clinton for President," the video reads.
"This is the opening round," said MsCarol Darr, director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet at George Washington University. "The Internet is going to be the main event. Anything that gets the attention of millions of eyeballs - and particularly millions of eyeballs of people who at this early stage are watching - matters."
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