Blip.tv user “George McCain” has posted a video shot September 3 at the Republican National Convention in which campaigners handed out stickers to RNC attendees that read “Proud Bush-McCain Republican” and filmed them discussing why they’re proud to wear the badge. The stickers look like official McCain schwag, but the message is a tad unclear: Some interviewees seem to be aping a line used by McCain’s opponents — that he’ll simply continue Bush’s policies (one woman slips up and refers to McCain with that first name, George) — while others seem to struggle with reasons to support McCain. Making cameos are Denny Hastert and Minnesota’s own Norm Coleman, who seems intent on mimicking a rubber-faced Jim Carey as he struggles to answer a question about how he feels about the past eight years of Bush.
Update: A new version of the video, which was produced by Lobbyists for McCain (formerly Billionaires for Bush) is uploaded. See the original video here.













6 Comments »
Comment posted September 5, 2008 @ 9:42 am
The editing suggests pretty strongly this was meant to show that Republicans link McCain to Bush despite W's no-show. They were taken in by the cleverly-aped official looking graphics of the sticker, and “George McCain” simply carried over the ambiguity into this video. But no Republican would have put the question quite as he does: “Why are you proud to wear this sticker today?”
Comment posted September 5, 2008 @ 9:44 am
Just goes to show you that Republicans have no regrets over the past 8 years and will be happy for all to continue upon this road. No changes expected from McCain.
Comment posted September 5, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
I guess the only question here is…do you have appropriate authorization, by preempting here, a Saturday Night Live visual , before it has been aired?…Okay, hands above your heads…”cuff'em boys!”
Comment posted September 5, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
After viewing the video, it is apparent that Coleman was heavily under the influence – probably a blend of Johnnie Walker Red and some righteous mescaline. Did you notice that glazed look in his eyes and the tiniest trickle of drool that appears on the right side of his mouth. He looks so confused, I'm surprised he could hold it together long enough to do his part. The question is – where can we get some of that mescaline?
Comment posted September 6, 2008 @ 5:31 am
you guys are awesome!! republicans are so stupid they have no idea you are messing with them…soooo scary that they have hijacked my country!!
Comment posted September 7, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
F F O
FAR OUT !!!
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