Posted on 08/12/2008 5:21:09 PM PDT by pissant
A small but amusing note from the McCain campaign, via Ben Smith: Turns out Mike Myers isn't on board with the McCain camp's use of his Wayne's World persona in its recent anti-Obama video, "Fan Club."
Writes McCain's Michael Goldfarb: "The ad features kids talking about how 'dreamy' Senator Obama is, how he brought a crowd to Taco Bell despite inclement weather, and how he is no less of an international superstar than U2 frontman Bono. Unfortunately, the final clip of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey doing their 'we're not worthy' bit from Wayne's World has spurred a celebrity backlash. Myers had his people call the campaign to demand that the video be removed from YouTube for copyright violation. Apparently, we are not, in fact, worthy."
Goldfarb uses Myers' response to play into the McCain campaign's portrayal of Obama as a celebrity. He writes that the reaction represents an example of "Obama's celebrity friends" fighting back on the candidate's behalf.
Watch "Fan Club" below.
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Mike Meyers should be happy. More people watched this ad than watched his last batch of stinkbomb movies combined
Just saw the video on Oreilly. Pretty effective.
You got that right.
I figured that might happen.
Oh well, joke made. They can re-edit it or come up with a new one.
Protected free speech.
Meyers, a Canadian, probably wouldn’t be complaining if the McCain camp would pay him “one beeelion dollars”.
What’s Dana Carvey got to say? He prob appreciates the pub.
I have no idea what that video has to do with Mike Meyers
It was a good shot at the faux messiah
One should never use another's image without permission in a public broadcast presentation. It has always been this way -- you ask for the rights and receive them, or you come up with another idea.
Then again, Myers might just be looking for a little more time in the spotlight.
While I think these ads are funny, I’m worried McCain is going to overplay making fun of Obama. It was genius to let Obama get overexposed the last few months, but it would be really dumb to continue to make fun of the guy over and over without making some ads about what McCain is about.
I’m ready for something a little more grown up. McCain says Obama is too young for office, but McCain is putting up ads like a third grader would.
I’m sure McCain and Bush approved the use of their image in Obama ads?
“What’s Dana Carvey got to say?”
“Isn’t that special...”
Mike Myers should keep his paranoid conspiracy theories to himself.
He and all of his democrat pals need to just shut up.
They are an embarrassment to Americans everywhere.
Obama hasn't held a real job a day in his life, and his plans will yield the systematic destruction of the Republic.
Hopefully McCain will throw a variety of fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs at Obama.
People need to occasionally have a good laugh when they see that pompous black racist.
Cracked me up:)
“but McCain is putting up ads like a third grader would.”
That’s the purpose of the ad. They are meant to look childish & flippant. They reflect on Obama, not McCain. The campaign tests these ads with focus groups. Once they are longer effective they will be stopped. In the meantime, people are laughing at the ads and Obama. It’s not McCain’s fault he doesn’t have much material to work with on Obama since Obama has accomplished nothing in life.
He made that tongue in cheek movie “Wayne’s World”, and takes offense at someone using a small clip for a gag?
Oh poor baby...
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