I don’t post a lot on politics, but this video by someone calling herself “Obama Girl” is fantastic — well done, and hilarious. Apparently put together by Barely Political, there’s some talk about it at TechPresident.com, including an excellent post on the whole phenomenon of “voter-generated video” by Micah Sifry (hat tip to Rob Hyndman for the link).
As Rachel Sklar of Eat The Press points out, the singing in this particular comedic effort comes from Leah Kauffman, who was also involved in another (somewhat adult-themed) popular comedy video last year. Amy Lee Ettinger, an aspiring actress and swimsuit model, plays the role of the woman who is obsessed with Obama. The video has gotten a mention on the New York Times Caucus blog, at ABC News and at the Daily Kos blog.
Is this kind of thing good or bad for the candidate? That can be debated — and is being debated, as I mention in this blog post, including in the Chicago Tribune — but one thing is for sure: it’s pretty funny. Apparently Saturday Night Live and Jon Stewart don’t have a monopoly on political humour any more :-)
