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Top Nine Shameless Celebrity Election Videos
How many ways are there to say ‘Barack, I love you?’ Let us count the PSAs.
You gotta love celebrities. They are absolutely shameless in their quest to jump on the bandwagon of the “it” cause of the moment. And since the election is the trendiest thing in Hollywood since going green, countless celebs—from Jessica Alba to Madonna—are flocking to YouTube to beg you to vote (by which, of course, they mean vote for Barack Obama).
Some of these public service announcements are actually pretty hilarious (Jonah Hill’s stance on family planning: “I got 19 kids—never used abortion once”). And even the earnest Rock the Vote song is pretty catchy. But if I see one more PSA with Gossip Girl actors telling me to vote...or not to vote...or head to Florida to eat kugel with my grandparents until they vote for Obama...I may just flee the country.
Will they make a difference? Does it matter? Here are my nine favorite ’08 celebrity get-out-the-vote videos.
Madonna creates a provocative video to get our attention...shocker!
While globe-trotting for her latest tour, the material mom decided to give us a history lesson. Hitler, Castro, McCain = Bad. JFK, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Obama = Good. Get it? In case you missed that oh-so-subtle message, set to three minutes of her latest single, she also gave a shoutout during a concert last week at Madison Square Garden: “You know who’s not invited to my party? Sarah-fucking-Palin!”
Earnest liberal rockers cram their agenda down your throat.
If you thought Madonna’s video was hit-me-over-the-head-with-a-meat-cleaver obvious in its liberal agenda, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. This 30-second spot manages to pack in gay marriage, Guantanamo detainees, homelessness, and the Iraq war.
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Sarcasm is almost as trendy as filming voter PSAs right now. Otherwise, how would they have convinced every currently unemployed Hollywood actor to appear all in one video? The lineup includes everyone from Jennifer Aniston and Halle Berry to Leonardo DiCaprio and Dustin Hoffman.
Everyone who’s not in the “don’t vote” video partners with Gap.
Sad that the celebrity film-a-thon at Leo’s house left out six people in Hollywood? Well, have no fear: Everyone who missed out on the “don’t vote” video teamed up with Gap to film their own green-screen voter PSA series. Celebs include Perez Hilton, Kristen Bell, Bill Maher, Minka Kelly, Mark Cuban, and more.
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Randi Zuckerberg works in marketing at Facebook, where she leads the company’s election strategy and has pioneered several large media partnerships. Included in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2008 Digital Power List, she is also a founder of The Dot Comix, an online video troupe that creates satirical videos about technology and geek culture.
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Randi Zuckerberg works in marketing at Facebook, where she leads the company’s election strategy and has pioneered several large media partnerships. Included in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2008 Digital Power List, she is also a founder of The Dot Comix, an online video troupe that creates satirical videos about technology and geek culture.
Pheonixrising08
Here's another shameless video starring Sally Field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2M5iB1fkeM
randijayne
@ Pheonixrising08, thanks for posting that link. Gosh, if I had included all the celeb videos endorsing a specific candidate as opposed to just the voter reg ones, you're right - this article would have gone on forever. Great find!
ArniePie
Totally! You know, I wasn't going to vote until I was sarcastically persuaded, cajoled, insulted and band wagoned into it!Ahh, celebrities...I'm glad they're thinking for us. I wish they gave more unsolicited advice.
Peggy2
Great job compiling this stuff- can't wait to see what you come up with next week!
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