After spending the last few weeks feeling very pessimistic about the upcoming election, this video, as posted here by Jason Bonham, is all it took to fire me up.
Come to find out, one of the heads of NBC/Universal, Jeff Zucker, is one of the bigwigs behind it. From the Drudge siren scoop:
The likes of Jeff Zucker, Holly Schiffer, Peter Rosenfeld, Darin Moran, Jean Martin, Andy Blumenthal, and Nick Phoenix rearranged schedules to participate. Holly Schiffer was able to get three High Definition cameras (Panasonic HVX250’s), and an AVID editing facility. When Jeff Zucker went to pick up the camera package, Ted Schilowitz happened to be there and offered a RED camera set up on a Steadi Cam.
It would’ve been really classic if, back in 1993, some yahoo had tried to pull one of these children videos praising W.J. Clinton.
Update: The brainwashing continues! From the sundries blog:
The Cult of Obama continues.
A Pittsburgh district has put up what they call an “inspirational mural” to the One. An actress from ER unveiled it, saying that it’s part of the beautification process for the neighborhood.
HILL DISTRICT (KDKA) ? An inspirational mural was unveiled today in the Hill District.The Hope Mural, located at the corner of Wylie Avenue and Kirkpatrick Street, is of Sen. Barack Obama and reads: “We are the change we seek.”
Gloria Rueben, an actress on “ER,” was on hand for the event.
The project is aimed at beautifying the neighborhood and promoting team building.
Artist Ray Gerard designed it and members of the community donated the supplies.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, a Pittsburgh native, helped kick off the project last week.
I understand honoring people in death. We all need heroes. But for a person like me, with my historical background, this mural of a living person for whatever reason is scarily close to those cult of personality “Dear Leader” murals. They feel me with dread.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
The commentary at the end of the post is a quote from the blog I took it from. That’s why I had it in the blockquote.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
“We are the Change we seek”? What on earth does that mean?!
September 30th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Wow, what a coincidence, Tommy. I am the Sundries blogger who wrote that blogpost on the Obama mural.
And when I was Googling for similar posts on the “Sing for Obama” posts, I found you had linked to that.
Thanks so much!
After spending the last few weeks feeling very pessimistic about the upcoming election, this video, as posted here by Jason Bonham, is all it took to fire me up.
My dear, I am feeling exactly the same way right now. I have been slightly depressed for two weeks now, and Friday’s debate lifted me only temporarily. But today, I feel a little better — once Americans see this video, perhaps they’ll start to get a clue.
Best of luck!
Cheers,
Victoria
September 30th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
“Holly Schiffer was able to get three High Definition cameras (Panasonic HVX250’s), and an AVID editing facility. When Jeff Zucker went to pick up the camera package, Ted Schilowitz happened to be there and offered a RED camera set up on a Steadi Cam.”
Apparently they forgot lights, reflectors, filters and a Director of Photography to tell them all of this and where to put it. The video was shot horribly. Not to mention the sound was terrible in the absence of any desire for quality there. I thought this was just a rank amateur that caught it on tape to put it next to his wedding video and the secret honeymoon video hidden in the slot behind it and fortunately for him it was this video that was leaked and not the blackmail-able honeymoon video.
Those cameras mentioned above are awesome and produce a high quality image for even an idiot. These people are less intelligent than that it seems.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
You think it is bad now – wait until after the election. There will likely be a move to place his likeness on all currency…
September 30th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
5-That isn’t very funny. They probably will put him on currency. We’re going to need higher denominations for bills anyway once inflation goes through the roof with all the new money we’re “creating”.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Sorry Tommy.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Wrong Jeff Zucker.
http://townhall.com/blog/g/28cf903f-d0ab-42b9-9ae8-1d637785858a
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September 30th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I would contend that this is just as creepy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n99ivmPue7o&feature=related
October 1st, 2008 at 2:57 am
I would contend that this is just as creepy:
You mean hokey.
Granted, any kind of kiddie political participation has an element of creepiness to it, but if that’s creepy, then so is every Fourth of July parade out there, with flag-waving tots by the bushel.
(God, they just don’t get it, do they?)
Cheers,
Victoria
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