Tired of tacky and empty campaign ads? Well, if you're an Obama supporter now is your chance to do something about it! The super emailers at MoveOn want you to make your own 30-second spot telling the nation why we should elect Barack Obama. The winner of their "Obama in 30 seconds" contest will get a $20,000 gift certificate for movie equipment. Your ad will also make it on national television.
All you have to do is sway the panel of famous judges that includes Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Oliver Stone, Naomi Wolf, Markos Moulitas, Russel Simmons, Jessie Jackson, and a bunch more Obama-maniacs! If you're an aspiring filmmaker, try and top Will.i.am — this could be your big break!
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1Piper, I love me some Matt.
I work in the entertainment industry. I feel I should enter the contest, win (of course), then take the equipment, sell it, and donate the money to McCain.
I am an evil genius.
2You ARE a genius! I would love to figure out a way to screw Moveon - I think you're onto something... I won a couple of drama awards in high school. I bet I could ACT like I would vote for Obama, you could direct it, we could get Cakebaker to cater the set, win the prize and then "come out" on Letterman as McCain supporters! Sounds like the bestest idea ever!
3I am so IN!
Piper I love your comment about MoveOn... I think the most satisfying part of the 04 election was the MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars that George Soros funneled through MoveOn that just went to waste!
Delicious!
4I dare y'all to do it, cine and piper! I'm imagining your "big reveal"- oh, the chaos! The hilarity!
5Anyone who allows themselves to be swayed by ads is a little silly anyway, in my opinion. Someone needs to poke fun at campaign ads and show how pointless they really are.
Bethany, I dunno, I gotta disagree... I think there's a reason attack ads (not saying that this ad will be one) are used time and time again... they must work! Thats a depressing thought!
6Cabaker- I suppose so...but it is depressing to think that they're effective because people can't see through them...
7The whole Moveon.org and Air America fiasco made me smile too, Cakebaker!
But George Soros could be feeding thrid world countries. To have that kind of money and just throw it away is heartbraking.
8Piper, you are absolutely right.
9I wouldn't call it wasted- perhaps they didn't accomplish what they had hoped to do but they gained many followers (including myself) along the way and have built a momentum.
Soros has plenty of money to go around and although much of it goes to helping the rest of the world, I don't see any harm in donating to an organization you believe in.
But then again, our views strongly differ so I see why you might deem it a "waste".
10Matt is really hot though... you just have to watch his interviews with the mute button on...
You know... like how men should be... seen and not heard
11Did you see the clip of him and Sarah Silverman on Jimmy Kimmel? HI-larious!
12That was hysterical!
13I'm out - gotta go watch my nephew kick butt at his baseball game - y'all have a good rest of the day!
14NYF - The reason I think its a waste is because moveon.org is a propaganda site meant to smear people with whom it disagrees and provide extremely skewed "facts". I believe this actually hurts the democratic party more than help it.
Now, had he donated that money to the DNC or to the candidate himself, then yes, I would agree it wasn't wasted.
15I leave for a bit and we already have our planned worked out! Cabaker get to work with an idea!
16No worries- I understand. I feel the same way about Fox News !!
17It's good to know that you want to screw Move-On for noble reasons, and not just because you want to smear people with whom you disagree.
18Ok Cine.... I'm coming up with the reasons to vote for Obama...
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I'll have to get back to you on that... Get Jillness in here, she'll tell us!
19I don't know. I am thinking she is not going to help us rip of the DNC. You are getting really good at the emoticons. I am so proud of you. You get a
20Shhh just don't tell her... she'll never know!
21:inncent: We will play it cool, like ice.
22I forgot the O in
23I was gonna say I could go tell her in her guestbook that you and i had a change of heart and are going to vote obama, but could she tell us why again... i don't think she'd buy it though.
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You guys are so bad. I love it.
25Ideally, in researching for your mock Obama ad, you will all become enthralled with him and his policies, swearing off all other candidates...
26Hey, that would actually make a really good ad...
There you go bethany! That is a great idea!
Cabaker, we could also come up with some fake profiles and join in on the tree huggers group and join the Liberal party. Of course we will have to lose all self respect and sense of humor, but sometimes you have to sacrifice for art.
27Be sure to include in your ad that 3,987 Americans have died in this war in Iraq; that across Iraq in the past two days, more than 50 people have been killed (I wouldn't include the approximately one million Iraqis who have been killed in war related violence, that's probably over the top even for Move On); and that Obama wouldn't support McCain's statement that the U.S. could spend 100 more years in Iraq.
28Hmmm... We have to have some pretty awesome names to pass though. Something like, "letshug" or "repubsuck"
29We're on it Steph!
30What the hell? Is today "leave your sense of humor" at home day??
31I'm thinking the ad will be something like "Do you like lattes?", "Do you like fitting in?", "Do you have guilt about being wealthy and/or white?"
Vote Obama! He will fix everything cuz he is perfect!
Paid for by moveon.org
32Cabaker, refer to my lose sense of humor comment above.
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But you have to work in "change" and "progress"!
34oh you're right!
after moveon.org flashes on the screen we'll just say "change" and "progress" in no real sense or with anything to back it up.
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That is so awesome. Just flash the words. We can have a little voice chanting in the
background. Or would that be too much?
36Yes we can!
37wow great minds think alike!
38This had absolutely nothing to do with it, but Matt looks a lot like Leo DiCaprio in this pic!
39Yes we do! I love this commercial so much. It warms my heart.
40I feel empowered and better about myself already!
41It's always funny until someone brings up reality
42Sorry Steph, no time to chat! I'm off to my Vast Right Wing Conspiracy meeting.... it's mojitos and burritos night!
43Mojitos and burritos?!? Can't wait to hear from you tomorrow!
44Ah Cabaker, I forgot to tell you, I can't make the meeting tonight. I have a "How to Dominate the World and Look Good doing it" meeting that I just can't miss!
45Hysterical!
46I am not a fan of MoveOn. I think they weren't very credible last election cycle. I don't think Obama needs their help!
I feel so special that ya'll wanted me to tutor you on the brilliant ways of Obama! One of my favorite things about the man...he can say Pakistan correctly (and nuclear)! What more do you need?
I seriously have a lot of reasons why I support him, but clearly you guys wouldn't want to hear it, and that is ok. I have done a lot of research and I am very confident in my position.
I have to admit, I think you guys are pretty funny when you get sassy!
Work it!
47Jillness, You are one of the reasons (besides the fact I like to be an educated voter) that I researched him so in depth. Trust me when I say, when you speak i tend to read your comments a reflect on what you say.
But dammit! Now we are going to have to come up with better secret names. Hmm...
48Change speak to write. Although I do have voices for all of you in my head. Which clearly shows I spend WAY too much time on this site.
49wait wait, jillness you mean its NOT nuculear?!
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