Well folks, it's seems that the viral video is going mainstream.
Jason Linkins over at Huffington Post has a short story up: McCain 'C-Word' Moment Becomes Fodder For Satirists.
Here's Jason's post:
The satirists at Public Service Administration have already scored numerous hits over the campaign season with their high-production value skewerings of both candidates and media. Their send up of Obama's will.i.am song "Yes We Can" managed to both mock the earnestness of the original while emphasizing just how little optimism is generated by John McCain's policies and positions. And for my money, their "Bass Motives" is a blast of cathartic humor for anyone who is already sick to death of campaign commercials.
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Jason continues:
Their recent effort, "He Said It First" has quickly become a YouTube hit. As of this writing, it was #1 today on YouTube comedy and #3 on Digg.com. Effectively criticizing how the media bailed on covering one of this year's stories from the trail because it involved the most vulgar and misogynist word in our vocabulary, the video may not be for the purest of heart. But if you like your satire packed with the worst kind of vulgarity, this one is for you. Because of our lingering concerns with good taste, however, we'll present the "clean" version, below.
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While it's a short post, it's notable in that it's moving into the mainstream, which is why I'm posting this here.
Jason puts up the 'clean' version of the video and in the interest of not offending anyone, I'll do the same.
For those who'd like to see the original, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/...
Here's what the producers of the video, Public Service Administration said about their video:
An f-you to those too squeamish to discuss an incident speaking directly to the temperament and character of a guy who'd like to be President.
McCain's freaky-mean '92 outburst is a well-sourced story found in Cliff Schecter's book "The Real McCain." Due to the particularly profane nature of the offense it would probably be useless to wait for the press to give it the full-on, endlessly repeating, 24-7 Reverend Wright treatment. So we'd love to help.
Don't forget to digg the video (if you haven't already).
crossposted at thejoshuablog
UPDATE:
YOU REALLY SHOULD CLICK OVER AND VIEW THE ORIGINAL TO GET IT'S FULL AFFECT. THE UNCUT VERSION DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE. THE TONE IS LOST.
UPDATE II:
Don't forget to add this to the "searching for John McCain" project. Here's how my blog shows it (I can't remember who on DK formatted it originally, sorry):
1 - John McCain - Votes to Filibuster Minimum Wage Hike: John McCain
2 - John McCain - Housing Policy Shaped by Lobbyist: John McCain
3 - John McCain - Privatize Social Security: John McCain
4 - John McCain - Blasts Obama’s and Clinton’s attacks on NAFTA: John McCain
5 - John McCain - Would Be 'Fine To Keep Troops in Iraq for 'A Hundred Years': John McCain
6 - John McCain - Bush is Right to Veto Kids Health Insurance Expansion: John McCain
7 - John McCain - Senate Passes Expanded GI Bill Despite Bush, McCain Opposition: John McCain
8 - John McCain - Says Overturn the Law that Legalized Abortion: John McCain
9 - John McCain - Defends Bush's Iraq Strategy: John McCain
10 - John McCain - The Media Won't Report It, But He Called His Wife a Cunt: John McCain