In an attempt to demonstrate that the argument made by Adam Bonin and echoed by Not Paul Begala in the previous post is not fait accompli, and to generously devote a post to NPB’s favored candidate rather than my own, and… oh, who am I kidding? I just have a crush on the self-described “Obama Girl,” whose modeling career is likely to get at least a small boost from this soon-to-go viral video (and so should Barely Political, whence it came):
It’s grade-A YouTube cheesecake for sure, but it also helps that the R&B parody lyrics effectively deploy its political references, and it certainly doesn’t hurt that they also have that so-bad-it’s-good quality:
You’re into border security Let’s break this border between you and me
But not everyone is smitten with Obama girl. From the comments:
This video is the nail on Obama’s coffin. The Republicans will have a field day with this trash. I hope someone has the good sense to yank it. It is disrespectful and insulting to a serious candidate. Bill Clinton is still stuck with his womanizing legacy.
Well… maybe if this came from Blue State Digital, and not a video-blogging version of Wonkette. As with many a YouTube comment section, the best comments, are often the ones that make the least sense:
I hope you Omabmagirl gets kicked out of temple. Also I want this spot off youtue. This spot slanders, ombama and is a way the other contenders might get a leg up. SHAME ON OMAMAGIRL. SHAME. You have gave you your intregty to make yourself fame for yourself.
That may or may not be the case, but still you have gave you your watching to make yourself comment for this video.
It’s harmless fun. People are too damn serious. Go Obamagirl!
Harmless fun unless you are mature enough to consider how the video disrespects Obama’s family status and insults his wife and two young daughters.
bill made a funny! nice!
See also:
2008: Obama Girl and More - New York Times
http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/06/2008-obama-girl-and-more-new-york-times.html
Link to the YouTube Video - “I Got a Crush…On Obama” By Obama Girl
http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-got-crush.html
Barely Political Website (Submitters of the video)
http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/06/barely-political.html
Baby got back and Obama Girl, like Obama, is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO what do you think about the Hillary video? Neko thinks it sucks.
“Obamagirl” is also know as Miss Howard TV, as she was shown on Howard Stern’s radio show
That’s damn good marketing. Go girl.
Hi! Greetings from Spain. Very nice and very cool video. Fantastic and incredible. And great imagination, too. Congratulations girls. Here, in my country our video is very famous (you’re even in the national news, girls). I hope you the best. Thanks for a great thing. Keep on fighting, beautiful girl. God bless you, and Obama too. Bye.
http://blogdeldescanso.blogspot.com
I think the video helped obama. I really didn’t notice him until this video added to his rock star persona. I still haven’t made up my mind if I will vote for him or not.
I agree , this just clean harmless fun, If you don’t want to look at her videos then don’t watch it. And in the end she did not destroy Obama’s campaign , look at where he is now , he’s the president-elect not McCain.