WASHINGTON POST, MTV NEWS CITE MY ANTI-HILLARY VIDEO

MTV News, Washington Post ^ | 3.23.07 | Mia T

[Mia T]

WASHINGTON POST, MTV NEWS CITE MY ANTI-HILLARY VIDEO
'VOTE SMART: A WARNING TO ALL WOMEN ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON' TOPS 260,000 YouTube VIEWS

by Mia T, 3.23.07 

... By Thursday (March 22), a large (and growing) number of copycat ads had appeared on the Internet that either reworked de Vellis' clip or took the concept into new, even more bizarre directions.

Among them was one titled "Vote Smart: A Warning to All Women About Hillary Clinton," which takes de Vellis' original and interjects shots of a skinny model sashaying down a runway with doctored, "Clockwork Orange"-like images of Clinton with her eyes propped open. Playing over those images is the audiobook version of Mrs. Clinton's White House memoir, "Living History," in which she recounts her anger when confronting her husband, former President Bill Clinton, over his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky. The clip then devolves into a harsh attack on the Clintons, including an image of Hillary Clinton as the Statue of Liberty with the scrawled epitaph "Stalinist Rising?" underneath.

Hillary Clinton 'Big Sister' Ad Makes Big Ripple: Creator Revealed
MTV News ^ | March 22, 2007 | Gil Kaufman

 A Brave New World of Political Skulduggery?
Anti-Clinton Video Shows Ease of Attack In the Computer Age
EXCERPT

By Howard Kurtz and Jose Antonio Vargas
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, March 23, 2007; A03

The instant popularity of an attack video that mocked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) prompted plenty of talk this week about how an ordinary citizen can influence political discourse by tapping into the power of the YouTube culture.

But the unmasking of the filmmaker as an employee of a company on the payroll of Clinton's Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), raises questions about whether the more old-fashioned art of political chicanery was at play....

"The specific point of the ad was that Obama represents a new kind of politics, and that Senator Clinton's 'conversation' is disingenuous," de Vellis wrote. "And the underlying point was that the old political machine no longer holds all the power." De Vellis did not respond to an e-mail request for comment yesterday....

The spot has also spawned imitators, such as a five-minute mash-up video titled "Vote Smart: a warning to all women about Hillary Clinton," which has been viewed more than 230,000 times.

"The power of the harasser, the abuser, the rapist depends above all on the silence of women." ¹

VOTE SMART: A WARNING TO ALL WOMEN ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON

MY RESPONSE TO
'VOTE DIFFERENT'
(Obama-Apple 1984 Ad Mashup)

(YouTube video--please FReep)
by Mia T, 3.11.07



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[pray4liberty]

I do however strongly suggest having some good legal support handy.

Good advice. I was thinking the same thing.

A few years back my wife and I sued a realtor for stealing my wife's jewelry at our open house, and went on the Judge Joe Brown TV show and won by a slam dunk.

I do wonder about something, though. Wasn't this thief-realtor criminally charged for the theft?

[freema]

bumpity,bump,bump,bump!

[Cementjungle]

I do wonder about something, though. Wasn't this thief-realtor criminally charged for the theft?

The police did come and take a report, but didn't follow up after that. This was in Hollywood, where you have to murder a bunch of people to get the attention of the police.

[Cementjungle]

So why is that? Anyone falsely accused of rape and of aiding and abetting a rapist would vigorously deny it. The clintons haven't done so because they are guilty and because they would be de facto vitiating the statute of limitations.

I agree with everything you say. I only offer friendly advice because I do want you to get the message out, and don't want you to get squashed in the process!

[Mia T]

I understand. I was simply explaining why that wouldn't be their preferred response. ;)

[Mia T]

thx, freema. :)

[aShepard]

Mia T,
Let's only hope that your artwork is not linked to the firestorm about to arise as to who signed off on the "ad" as being from Obama, super nasty against Hillary.

Might want to leave a few quid in the bank account to be sure that you can clear yourself!

[eggman]

The Swift Vets sunk John Kerry. Let's hope your hard work is as effective at keeping that woman from ever getting anywhere near The White House again.

[Mia T]

:)

[Mia T]

thx

[Mia T]

you can stop the action with the pause button.

[Mia T]

thank you. :)

[Mia T]

thx, Hildy. :)

[Mia T]

thank you :)

[Mia T]

thank you, Elle Bee:)

[Mia T]

How lovely. Thanx. :)

[Mia T]

thanx again, windchime. :)

[Mia T]

thanks :)

[Mia T]

thx OK :)

[Mia T]

thanx, fullchroma. A bit ironic.

What I find most interesting is that MTV seemed to 'dig' the visuals.... ;)