Somebody please tell me this is a joke.

[Adams Wulff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyUUx3no_gs

Really?

[Kittycat]

1. I read something on Kos about this being paid for by HRC

I don't know the details or if it's even true. But I do that the video just sucks :rofl:

[RufusEarl]

2. Do you really need to be told this is a joke?

Peace!

[ingac70]

3. Desperation...

a horrible attempt to garner some support among youth.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Um. I don't think it's a joke.

The question is: Does this work with the late-teen/twentysomething voters?

[ButterflyBlood]

39. As a twentysomething voter I can say: No

n/t

[NYCGirl]

5. Unfortunately, it's also linked to her website, so I think it's real.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8Wy51Ionk&feature=related

[Egnever]

6. hahah that was funny!

[L0oniX]

7. .What a bunch of worthless kids with nothing better to do.

:wtf:

[niyad]

8. care ti guve us a clue? I don't open anything unless I know what

it is about

[Adams Wulff]

14. It's a campaign ad with a bunch of kids...

Bummed out because Hillary quit the band.

Legit? That's what we're trying to figure out.

[ingac70]

15. There is a link to it on HRC's website. n/t.

[cali]

19. It was created by her campaign

I heard about last week on NPR when they interviewed some guy who runs a blog about politics on the web.

[Blue_In_AK]

9. That's hysterical.

Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning. I doubt that's officially sanctioned, but maybe it is, I don't know. But somebody is obviously having a good time ribbing those who go on about Obama's "rock star" quality. Priceless.

It's a JOKE, people. Lighten up.

[DJ13]

10. If she thinks that is going to influence the youth vote, she's 100% right

They'll see Hillary as the phony she is and run towards supporting Obama.

That was ghastly

:eyes:

[DUyellow]

21. you are right about that

[faithfulcitizen]

11. Okay, now THAT'S embarrassing.

[nonconformist]

12. I think it's funny!

It's supposed to be funny.

[abburdlen]

26. I think it's funny too

just not funny the way her campaign intended.

[ingac70]

13. I rec'd this...

because I want everybody to see the goofiness.

[bunnies]

16. Is the their campaigns answer to the "yes we can" video?

Wow. I really hope not. Yikes! And I thought the parachute commercial was bad.

[rox63]

17. Wow, that was stupid...

:silly:

[THUNDER HANDS]

18. i thought it was a cute attempt

but i didn't laugh. And I'll laugh at anything funny. I'm not just saying that because I support Obama.

[ingac70]

23. That vid is a "jump the shark" moment. n/t.

[DUyellow]

20. At first i thought that somebody was making a joke, and then a saw the paid for by....

we are not tools

[mathewsleep]

22. i think the obama band would rock way harder.

obama is fucking metal!

[stillrockin]

24. You can't fake cool. You can't fake authenticity. Period.

:smoke:

[NYCGirl]

25. That film calls for this pic:

[Freetospeak]

27. OMG, this is soooooo dumb.

[Jed Dilligan]

28. Wow, a new level of stupidity, just when I thought I'd seen it all.

[thevoiceofreason]

29. Right up there with the old Pepsi commercials

That looked like they were shot by someone who was drunk.

OK, I'll see your "The Band" and raise you a "Yes We Can"

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Ummm...

<Cheech & Chong> Far out man! </Cheech & Chong> :crazy:

[nightrider767]

31. I thought the add was fine.

Make no mistake about it, I'm an Obama guy. But I like to be fair.

It was geared to young people.

It was funny, and got attention.

In the end it delivered a valid political message. And it didn't try to slam anyone or throw dirt.

I thought it was pretty neat.

[ButterflyBlood]

42. This ad is NOT going to appeal to us (young people)

This is the type of thing that reminds us of very embarrassing attempts by our parents to be "hip".

[knowledgeispwr]

50. Young ppl (that's me) isn't going to go for that.

It comes across as fake and like someone's parents trying to be cool. It doesn't fly.

[nightrider767]

52. Well you guys, or gals are the judge...

I'm an old fart. I thought it was funny. I watched it at first and thought,,, is this some kind of joke? So I was locked in, because I wanted to know. Now, being locked in, I found the dialog humorous. I mean, those people really seemed to sweat that hillary left the band and then they launched into their "white person" mono-tone, rationalizations, ala "The Office". I laughed. In the end they where directed to a some Hillary selling points.

I don't think the ad was made to lock the deal, but to perhaps, open young minds that this lady might also have some sense of humor and for them to dig deeper.

But the add was directed to the youth and not me. You tell me you're not buying it, I'm not gonna argue. But you being on the DU puts you how many million miles ahead of most youth politically?

ANyways, if I was a betting man, as off-point as you might think this add was, that it was conceived, developed and produced my young folks.

ANyways, thanks for you comments and keep on truckin!

[Jersey Ginny]

55. I thought it was fine too, but I'm 40+, so I don't count for this one! n/t

[nightrider767]

56. Add me to that! n/t

[anigbrowl]

60. Sorry, disagree.

I'm 38 and I thought it was terminally lame. It's meant to be tongue in cheek but it's the kind of lame humor you use to sell something - cheeseburgers for example - rather than the kind that makes you laugh hard and want to join in. I tried it out on my 28-yo partner and the face she made was a lot funnier than the video.

for the sake of Balance, Obama's 'top ten' on David Letterman was also lame. Actually, I feel that way about Letterman in general, I guess I'm too much of a Leno guy!

I work in the film biz, where we have a saying: if you want to send a message, use western union. In other words, state your message directly to the viewer. If you want to amuse or entertain, then using it as a vehicle for conveying a message in most cases reduces your communication to a commercial. And people have mental filters for tuning out commercials, or we wouldn't be able to walk through a downtown without emptying our wallets every time.

[Debi]

32. It's her campaign's answer to Obama supporter's Yes I Can video

Of course, Obama supporters made that video and Clinton's campaign made hers....

[RoadRage]

38. Exactly.....

"We'll get those young You Tube Voters... "

I hope Hillary realizes that a cute blurb on You Tube isn't why we're voting for Obama...

[Proud2BAmurkin]

33. amusing and better than that starfucky "yes we can" dreck

[cali]

35. it's pathetic

and just embarassing. Nothing worse than trying to be cool and failing miserably. My 21 year old son and his friends thought it was hysterically bad. She's trying to appeal to the youth vote, and this doesn't.

[enough already]

49. My 18 year old saw it and called it completely lame

Hillary's people just don't get it.

[Capn Sunshine]

68. starfucky?

given the breathless inclinations of many posters in this thread, that's pretty pot-kettle

No one paid those stars; they did this because they wanted to lend a hand.

[Debi]

34. Aacckk - dupe

delete

[IsItJustMe]

36. Oh that was funny. Made my day at least.

[George_Bonanza]

37. DailyKos compared it to Poochie (from Itchy & Scratchy)

[JVS]

40. LOL!

:rofl:

[Tweed]

41. Shred? Is that what they call it these days?

I'm 25 and I don't know.

[Kurovski]

46. "Shredding" one's own campaign will forever mean just that.

[Jed Dilligan]

48. I'm 33 and I think I remember it from WAY back in the day.

[Lilith Velkor]

53. That's what they called it when you were just born.

The unintentional humor of this makes it even funnier.

[jgraz]

43. She's gotta show those young hep cats that she's no square!!

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

45. The bee's knees, the cat's pajama's...she's no melvin, daddy-o!

:rofl:

[jmg257]

44. I thought it was cute - I did smile - a bit. nt

[Yuugal]

47. She paid for this?

Geez, its so sad when old people try to be cool.

[knowledgeispwr]

51. Groovy and far out! That's what the whipper snappers are saying these days, right?

:rofl:

[psychopomp]

54. Thanks for the laugh!

[Madam Mossfern]

57. Not funny, not cute

and although I'm an old fuddy-dud, I know for sure that my kids- 29,27,23 and 19 would think it incredibly lame.

[cooolandrew]

58. Young cool exciting the the 18-35s will love it. hmmm.

[anigbrowl]

61. If the Clinton campaign is REALLY lucky...

then this won't be on the Daily Show and/or Best Week Ever. Particularly not Best Week Ever - at least the Daily Show watchers know that politics is an equal-opportunity blood sport. BWE viewers will just laugh at HRC rather than the campaign commercial.

[alphafemale]

59. Wow. Did they run that by anyone under 60? It's funny alright.

Just not in the way I imagine they hoped.

:rofl:

[Levgreee]

62. I thought it was okay

just okay

[TheDonkey]

63. That was awful. I'm guessing they spent a few million in consultants slapping this thing together

"kids like that Guitar Hero III stuff don't they...."
"what if we give Hillary a Guitar"
"SLAM DUNK!"

[aaronbees]

64. LOL indeed

The sad thing is that's probably not far from the truth. Any random Clinton backer on DU could do a tons better job for free.

The whole thing reeks of insincerity.

[crispini]

65. BWAHAHAHAHAHA nt

But not in a good way, I'm afraid.

[SKKY]

66. "We're going down, down in an earlier round..."

"...and sugar we're going down swinging!" :rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

67. Oh, that's good.

Obama should pay to have this aired.

[Indenturedebtor]

69. I'm nearly 30

And I'm not entirely sure that was meant to target me or not. but 10 years ago or so I found this sort of thing insulting. :shrug:

I found it amusing and just focus group enough to almost be hip if the add was about sunglasses ;)