Gossip Girl And MoveOn Cut Ad For Obama

 
MoveOn.org released a new television ad on Tuesday that, like some other Democratic-leaning groups this election season, encourages youth to persuade their parents to vote for Barack Obama. The spot, part of MoveOn's Youth Vote program, attempts to harness the cultural reach of Gossip Girl, the much-beloved (and oft-spoofed) CW hit about over-privileged New York highschoolers. Featuring some of the show's actors (including Penn Badgley and Blake Lively -- a couple in real life), it is a satirical play on the drug prevention spots that occupy a memorable place in television lore. Only this time around, the message is a bit more political: "Talk to your parents about John McCain," says one narrator. For my sake? Please? Vote for Barack Obama. Before it's too late. The ad reflects a steady effort, on the part of the Obama campaign and like-minded supporters, to use the Senator's popularity among youth as leverage for winning over older generations. Obama's ... (link)

Tags:

Related Stories
1

Taylor Momsen @ "Sex Drive" Screening

Photo Credit: Bauer-Griffin Taylor Momsen: “I’m Naturally Thin” Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen- who has alarmed some fans lately with her thin frame - says she doesn’t feel pressure to be skinny. “Not at all,” she told reporters ...
1

Bristol Palin’s Fiance’ Levi Johnson Speaks (Pictures)

Bristol Palin’s fiance’, Levi Johnson said in an interview with the Associated Press, that he is not being pressured into marrying Bristol Palin, who is pregnant with his child. Levi Johnson said they had planned to marry all along. ...
1

Blake Lively & Penn Badgley: Vote Obama!

McCainFreeWhiteHouse.org is a new site that has been launched encouraging young people to warn their parents about John McCain and to persuade them to vote for Barack Obama . The site just posted a video featuring Gossip Girl stars (and ...
1

NY Times : Sarah Silverman's "Great Schlep" Is Only Marginally Influential [Oy-lection]

Today's New York Times is reporting that the Sarah Silverman-endorsed Great Schlep, the campaign that urges young Jews to visit their Floridian grandparents and encourage them to vote for Obama, is...
1

Blake Lively And Penn Badgley Urge People To Vote For Obama

I saw this ad on so many sites today that I had to include it here. Blake Lively and Penn Badgley join other young voters in talking to parents about John McCain
Related Blog Posts
Mollygood'Gossip Girl' Stars Get Political
Oh, the wit! Hoping to harness the awe-inspiring power of Gossip Girl , MoveOn.org today released this ad featuring Penn Badgley and Blake Lively , the telegenic stars of GG . In the ad, the actors — and some other, nameless young folk — ...
poponthepop.comGossip Girl’s Blake Lively and Penn Badgley Obama Ad Video
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively are throwing their support behind Barack Obama in a new ad that jokingly compares voting for John McCain to doing drugs or drunk driving. “Talk to your parents about John McCain,” urges Badgley. “And if ...
ContactMusic Ltd | NewsBlake Lively - Lively And Badgley Support Obama
GOSSIP GIRL stars BLAKE LIVELY and PENN BADGLEY have backed U.S. presidential hopeful BARACK OBAMA - with Lively urging people to contact her if they ever consider voting ...
Cinema Blend CelebrityStars Lively And Badgley Back Obama In Online Film
Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley have backed U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama - with Lively urging people to contact her if they ever consider voting for rival John McCain. The pair appear in a 30-second online film to support ...
Related News Articles
Grateful Dead's Surviving Members Rock Out For Obama
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tie-dyed T-shirts and political slogans made for a heady mixture as the four surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead put on a concert in support of Barack Obama. Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey ...
Blake Lively & Penn Badgley Go for Laughs in Pro-Obama Ad
The Gossip Girl stars jokingly warn in the campaign commercial of the risks of voting for John McCain
Bush-Supporter Dennis Hopper Switches His Vote: "I Pray" Obama Wins
One of Hollywood's few Republicans has switched his vote. Dennis Hopper, 72, told reporters in France that he's praying for an Obama victory, despite decades as a Bush supporter. "I voted for Bush, father and son, but this time I'll vote for ...
Blake Lively, Penn Badgley Warn About the Dangers of Voting for John McCain
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively are throwing their support behind Barack Obama in a new ad that jokingly compares voting for John McCain to doing drugs or drunk driving. "Talk to your parents about John McCain," urges Badgley. ...
Gossip Girl Stars in Pro-Obama Ad
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively urge kids to talk to their parents about McCain. Airing nationally on MTV, Comedy Central and during Gossip Girl , as well as on YouTube , Penn...