I'm not wowed by it. Personally, I prefer something like the new video by Drug Policy Alliance - funny, educational, and action oriented.
I agree that culture bombing/jamming is going to become the norm in politics (and, in fairness, between Colbert and the Daily Show, it already is), but this is a low-end product I think, interesting more for its novelty at this stage of the game than for its quality.
Stuff will start to emerge that make this Hillary look ridiculous and amateurish. It's pointing the way forward, but destined to be left by the wayside.
You may not like it, but it's not done by amateurs.
http://candacebrown.com/
Candace is a veteran improv person, and Kent is the guy behind AskANinja.com. I have respect for people who do professional comedy, as it's extremely difficult to do well.
One thing that's perplexing is why people automatically assume that their opinion on comedy is teh one true opinion. As in, 'man, Saturday Night Live is NOT funny and I can't believe anyone likes it'. Well sure, it's not funny to you, just as I'm sure there are many people who hate Celine Dionne. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's badly done, it could just mean that you don't like it.
I didn't say it was done by amateurs, I said it seemed amateurish. Just because someone is a professional doesn't mean the work they produce can't be amateurish.
I love Ask A Ninja, but I think this is subpar for that crew.
As you say, it really is a matter of taste. I hated Jib Jab too. I thought there was much better political satire on the web in 2004, but folks like what they like.
There's really no right or wrong, only effective or not effective. Even with the BoingBoing bump, I think the jury is still out on this one. It still has less than 5,000 hits.
The "Incarcerex" video just got BoingBoinged as well. We'll see how that does. Hopefully the DPA folks will get a good boost out of it.
Good points, all. I like it, though I could do without the spanking and the Bill joke, but that's just my opinion.
oh no, the spanking was one of the best parts. if we can't laugh at our own folks, we are pretty sad people.
That was f***ing hilarious.
If I get rich, I will bankroll a show for her. I have watched it 4 times and it's still cracking me up.
I agree. The Incarcerex video is much funnier.
