Posted on 06/19/2007 12:24:03 PM PDT by dead
WASHINGTON - The scene: A diner and a jukebox. A nostalgic song. A long fade to black. It worked as a finale for "The Sopranos." It now marks a new beginning for "The Clintons."
Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign on Tuesday unveiled its new campaign song with a Web video that spoofs the final scene of the popular HBO mobster series.
The video and the announcement of Celine Dion's "You and I" as the official Clinton tune cap a monthlong, interactive Internet campaign that drew more than a million viewers to the Clinton campaign Web site and to YouTube, the popular online video display room.
It also illustrates the growing reliance by some of the more technologically savvy campaigns to connect with voters and potential donors in a clever, relatively inexpensive format that is infused with pop culture references, contemporary themes or intimate moments.
Just this week, the campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, posted a video featuring Romney's wife, Ann, narrating scenes of Christmas vacation last year when the family reached the decision to pursue the White House.
In the new Clinton clip, Hillary Clinton, like Tony Soprano, spins through the musical selections in a diner in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., near her home in Chappaqua, as her husband, former President Clinton, quizzes her about the campaign and the song contest winner.
The Soprano touches are subtle but perfectly obvious to any fan of the series.
The music that plays through the video is not Dion's but Journey's "Don't Stop Believin,'" the same song that Tony Soprano chooses from the jukebox in the show's final scene. At one point, actor Vince Curatola, who played New York mob boss Johnny "Sack" Sacramoni in the series, walks menacingly by the Clintons' table.
Tony Soprano ordered onion rings. Hillary orders carrots for Bill. "No onion rings?" the former president asks forlornly.
"Where's Chelsea?" Sen. Clinton asks. Outside a car tire hits the curb. "Parallel parking," President Clinton replies.
"How's the campaign going?" he asks.
"Well, like you always say, focus on the good times."
"So what's the winning song," he presses.
"You'll see."
"My money is on Smash Mouth," he says. "Everybody in America wants to know how it's going to end."
"Ready?" Hillary asks.
The scene fades to black.
But, no, unlike the Sopranos, it's not over. You can click to hear Dion's song. A new page pops up. The most prominent word stands out against a red background:
"Contribute."
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On the Net:
http://www.hillaryclinton.com
Don’t you mean Bada Ping!
I think the ad was excellent and shows they don’t take themselves too seriously. It was fun and funny, and it will get a lot of play short term. It’s a home run for Hilly - I wish the GOP and conservatives could work a bit at changing their well cultivated image as fuddy duddys or holly rollers.
THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN SONG TO WATCH....GO LEAVE A NICE COMMENT FOR THE WITCH - http://youtube.com/watch?v=UtW9Ptcmm-8
The article notes ‘a long fade to black’ in the Sopranos finale, but it had a sudden cut to black. News writers don’t know much.
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Wow! She gets 1 million hits.
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And you *believe* that?
How fitting for the Arkansas Mafia Queen and her courtesan.
She is a loser.
Let’s highlight our campaign with a crap ending to a show.
Dead, I’m still laughing at your title.
What happened to your famous tagline?
Thanks for the ping!
Just to let you know... Mia T has been banned from FR. Sadly, she’s gone...
I remember that SNL skit... hilarious! Thanks for the link.
Not yet.
Compare with:
Matthew 8:29 (NIV)
"What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"
She can accomplish much evil before her appointed time
Try this - http://youtube.com/watch?v=UtW9Ptcmm-8
ROTFLMAO!!! ;-D
What happened - did one of her posts finally crash the FreeRepublic server?
Too bad though -- I usually couldn't get through her posts - but they were very creative....
She was among The Banned during the FR Purge of April 2007. (I don't know if she was a Rudy supporter)
A lot of good, long-time FReepers are gone for whatever reason. Sad, IMHO...
I hope she - and a lot of the banned FReepers come back to FR - but I highly doubt they will. I fear they’re gone for good...
This video is disturbing as it shows how Hillary feels contempt for men. It’s sad to see how Bill must put up with this degradation. How dare Hillary degrade a former president, it’s like watching her grab Bill by the balls. It’s horrible to watch someone pay the devil. It looks like Bill sold his soul and now it’s pay off time. I don’t know or understand how some see this video as a positive up-beat video, I see it as being very sinister, it’s obvious Hillary feels utter contempt for Bill
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