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Ari Melber: Obama's Star-Studded YouTube Music Video
Published 2/2/2008 by Ari Melber at Huffington Post Entertainment Blog
Musicians and celebrities are some of the most popular subjects on YouTube, and a new video is tapping that star power to mobilize young voters for Barack Obama. On Saturday, YouTuber user "WeCan08" uploaded "Yes We Can," a music video for a new Obama ballad by the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and director Jesse Dylan, Bob Dylan's son. The "song" was essentially written by Barack Obama, since the lyrics are adapted from his "Yes We Can" speech after the New Hampshire primary. That speech, of course, was inspired by Cesar Chavez's motto for a United Farm Workers hunger strike in 1972. Excerpts of Obama play throughout the video, with ...

Barack Obama- "Yes We Can"
Published 2/3/2008 by Dee at ::Cake & Ice Cream:::Celebrity News & Gossip for the Fresh, Fly & Flashy::
I just might be the least political person ever. I mean, I know who I'm voting for and all of that but I don't get into arguments with people who disagree with me, lol. But I was emailed this video supporting Barack Obama and I'm really feeling it. It features appearances from celebrities including Will.i.am., John Legend, Nick Cannon, Scarlett Johanssen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Nicole Scherzinger, among others. The lyrics to the song were taken from a very touching speech given by Barack Obama. Click play to check out the video. Click the link to read along with the speech. Under the cut you can also check out another video made by some young people who ...

"Yes We Can": are there similar videos for other candidates that have been overlooked?
Published 2/3/2008 at Movie City Indie
I was looking for a Romney or Huckabee or McCain video with similar optimism, but I guess I'm not too good with the internets. [A much crisper copy here.]

Yes We Can
Published 2/3/2008 by Miss Cellania at YesButNoButYes Stories
Normally I wouldn’t post a political music video here unless it was extremely funny or heinous, but the story on this one it how it took off like a rocket. It was released Friday, posted to YouTube only yesterday, but this morning copies of it occupy five spaces on the Top 20 at Viral Video Chart ...

Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
Published 2/3/2008 by RealTalkNY at RealTalkNY Brought To You By Nigel D.

will.i.am Inspired by Obama Speech in New Song, the Video
Published 2/4/2008 by AceShowbiz.com at Aceshowbiz.com - Entertainment News
will.i.am Inspired by Obama Speech in New Song, the Video February 04, 2008 08:28:50 GMT by Staff Writer will.i.am has turned a Barack Obama speech to the verse of his song. Through the song, the member of Black Eyed Peas , is hoping that people will go to vote in the upcoming election so that the result will be fair and judge. "The outcome of the last two elections has saddened me on how unfair, backwards, upside down, unbalanced, untruthful, corrupt, and just simply, how wrong the world and 'politics' are," he explained. He tapped friends and fellow musicians such as Nicole Scherzinger , Kate Walsh , John ...

Music Video: Will.I.Am Feat. - ‘Yes We Can
Published 2/4/2008 by Jyle at Hip Hop Roll
Hip-Hop artist Will.I.Am Feat. made a music video called "Yes We Can" to help endorse presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Will.I.Am Feat - "Yes We Can" Go out there and vote! Source: Killed By ...

Will.I.Am Presents “Yes We Can” (Inspired by Barack Obama)
Published 2/4/2008 by J at A Hot Mess!
Finally, something Will.I.Am made that’s worth watching. A gang of celebrities put Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech to music. This is pretty cool to watch. Remember, no matter who your candidate of choice is, AHM! encourages you to ...

Democratic Dames Vie For The Hearts, Minds, Votes Of Women [Obama Girls]
Published 2/4/2008 by ANONYMOUS LOBBYIST at Jezebel
In anticipation of Super Tuesday, candidates and surrogates were out in full force this weekend, blanketing many Super Tuesday states with messages of hope, change, experience, vision and various other words that resonate with voters despite their nebulous nature. But what was most inspiring to some of us was the sheer number of women -- and not just Hillary -- who were doing the talking. From Chelsea working on behalf of her mother ...

Scarlett Johansson and Other Celebs Voice Support In New Obama Video
Published 2/4/2008 by paige at ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip
As Super Tuesday approaches, candidates are pulling out all the stops to bring out the vote. And while celebrity endorsements are really nothing new, this latest video produced by will.i.am in support of Obama not only features celebrities including John Legend, Kate Walsh, Amber Valletta and countless others, but even Scarlett Johansson voices her support - literally. This one speaks for itself. Regardless of who you support, if ever there was a question as to whether we can impact change, especially the green kind - Yes We Can! ...

Yes We Can!
Published 2/4/2008 by Jay at Jay Loves It
Make sure and make your voice heard if you can vote! OBAMA! Jay Loves It supports you!

Black Eyed Pea One-Ups Wentz And Butler In Obama Ass-Kissing Stakes With Crummy "Music" Video [A Change Is Gonna Come (thanks To Youtube)]
Published 2/4/2008 by Jess Harvell at Idolator
So here is "Yes We Can," the video that will.i.am and his star-studded iPhone address book put together for ABC in support of the Barack Obama presidential campaign, using the candidate's New Hampshire primary speech as their aesthetic jumping-off point. Calling it "music," as the folks at ABC News see fit to do, is stretching the definition further than a lot of stuff that gets written up in The Wire, though, as Common and Scarlett Johansson and John Legend and the Professor and Mary Ann perform a tuneless call-and-response with a recording of Barry's original oratory. Plus I think maybe ...

Si, Se Puede
Published 2/4/2008 by Rizoh at The Rap Up
Regardless of your background, status, or party affiliation, just sit back and enjoy this moment. This is unbridled optimism at its collective best.

"Yes We Can": That Other Big Ad Last Weekend
Published 2/4/2008 at TIME.com: Tuned In
February 4, 2008 2:14 "Yes We Can": That Other Big Ad Last Weekend Other than the Mike Huckabee / Chuck Norris spot and the Hillary Sopranos parody, the two most memorable ads this campaign season are notable for (1) not being TV ads, (2) being for Barack Obama and (3) not coming from the Obama campaign. (I'm not including Obama Girl, if you're wondering.) The first was the viral Hillary 1984 ad. The second, from the Black-Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, is as I type the second most popular video of the day on YouTube. (Who can hope to defeat "Britney Spears Mum Hits a Paparazzo Camera"?)

VIDEO: Will.i.am's Obama Song ft. John Legend, Common etc.
Published 2/4/2008 by SDSU at Sit Down Stand Up
Will.i.am recorded a song for Obama that takes a speech of his and marries it with vocals of tons of people including John Legend, Common, Herbie Hancock, my childhood crush Tanyana Ali, my other favorite Scarlett Johansson, and more. Sure beats Songs About Girls. ...

Celebrities Create Music Video in Support of Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton Cries Again on Campaign Trail
Published 2/4/2008 by Free Britney at The Hollywood Gossip
A host of celebrities, such as Scarlett Johansson, Will.i.am, Common, Kate Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon, have lent their singing voices to “Yes, We Can,” a cool YouTube video supporting Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.). It was inspired by Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech. See below … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY   Meanwhile, Barack’s chief rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), teared up - AGAIN - at an event, this time at the Yale Child Study Center, where she worked while in law ...

'Yes We Can' Vote Tomorrow
Published 2/4/2008 by Ill Mami at SOULBOUNCE.COM
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday folks, so please remember to vote in the Democratic primaries. In the meantime, some of SoulBounce's previously featured artists, like John Legend, Esthero, Will.I.Am and others, have gone all "We Are The World" and made a video featuring musical accompaniment to one of Barack Obama's speeches. Entitled "Yes We Can," the message is pretty simple, yet makes me wonder if just by saying "yes" will society's ills be eradicated. One can always hope, right? ...

Yes We Can. Scarlett Johansson Can't. [Politics]
Published 2/4/2008 by Richard Lawson at Gawker
Have you seen that Barack Obama thing, where the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and others remix the underdog from Illinois's New Hampshire primary speech into a folksy, inspiring tune and a demure, Calvin Klein-esque music video? People really seem to love watching celebs like Scarlett Johansson (who just happens to have an album coming out), Tatyana Ali, and John Legend crooning about some cause or another. Slate loves it. YouTube commenter SAXjewell declares it "SO TRUE!" and adds "GO ObaMA". Blah blah blah. Things like this are so cliche that thinking they're cliche is a cliche. It's pretty, but condescending. Can we make a ...

Video: will.i.am ft. Various Artists - Yes We Can
Published 2/4/2008 by eskay at Nah Right
Inspired by Barack Obama’s ‘Yes We Can’ speech. Featuring Common, John Legend and many others. More info here and here.

VIDEO: Yes I Can
Published 2/4/2008 at VIBE Magazine
Recorded in Los Angeles, January 30 and 31st, Jesse Dylan directs a star-studded tribute to the man who could very well become America’s next leader: Senator Barack Obama. Talent for the video looks like a who’s who in anything related to entertainment: Adam Rodriguez, Alfonso Ribeiro, Amaury Nolasco, Amber Valletta, Auden Mccaw, Anson Mount, Austin Nichols, Aisha Tyler,bryan Greenberg,cliff Collins,common,derek Watkins, Ed Kowalczyk, Enrique Murciano, Eric Balfour, Eric Olsen, Esthero, Fred Goldring, Harold Perrineau, Herbie Hancock, Hill Harper, John Legend, John Schaech, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kate Walsh, Kelly Hu, Maya Rubin, Nick Cannon, ...

Barack Obama: New Music Video Sensation
Published 2/4/2008 by Karu F. Daniels at Black Voices Blogs
By Karu F. Daniels, BlackVoices.com Last year, a scantily clad would-be-video vixen shook up the viral video scene with a satirical profession of her adoration for Senator Barack Obama . On the eve of the big city primaries, a treasure trove of real celebrities lent their likenesses to an approved music video clip, which has garnered millions of hits just days after appearing on the web. 'Yes We Can,' the brainchild of Black Eyed Peas front-man Will.I.Am and director Jesse Dylan , is a clip gathering nearly 40 celebrities including J ohn Legend, Herbie Hancock, Hill Harper, Kate Walsh, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tatyana Ali, Aisha Tyler, Common, Kareem ...

Vote Tomorrow!
Published 2/4/2008 by Julie Gray at The Rouge Wave
Whether you vote for Obama or not - and the Wave-inatrix most certainly is, I thought this video was really great -

Jack Nicholson backs Clinton & Scarlett Johansson sings for Obama
Published 2/5/2008 by Roberta at In Case You Didn't Know
As that “great determinator” Super Tuesday quickly draws near, some new high-powered celebrity endorsements – as well as additional bolstering by loyal top-name supporters – are adding further rhetoric to the race. Among the latest names to rally ’round a hopeful is Jack Nicholson, who on Monday revealed his support of Democrat Hillary Clinton on the Rick Dees in the Morning Show on Los Angeles’s Movin’ 93.9 FM. Nicholson’s move, which puts him in the same league as longtime Clinton boosters Barbra Streisand and Danny DeVito, follows Sunday’s appearance ...

Celebrity babies in will.i.am's Yes We Can Song
Published 2/5/2008 by Danielle, CBB Publisher at Celebrity Baby Blog
I was watching the video for will.i.am's Yes We Can Song, inspired by Barack Obama's powerful speech after the New Hampshire Primaries (watch the original speech here), and noticed a celebrity baby among the celebs- former supermodel Amber Valetta's son, ...

Barack Obama - “Yes, We Can” Song
Published 2/5/2008 by Just Jared at Just Jared
Music producer and Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am wrote a song inspired by Senator Barack Obama’s speech after the New Hampshire primary. Jesse Dylan, son of the legendary Bob, worked with Will to create an inspiring music video in song called “Yes, We Can.” The video features folks like Scarlett Johansson, Kate Walsh, Nick Cannon, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, John Legend, Eric Balfour, Adam ...

Barack's Black Eye
Published 2/5/2008 by Guardian Unlimited Music at Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk
I have Obama fever. As a non-American I may not have a say in any of today's Super Tuesday primaries, but I'm smitten nonetheless. When B Rock says words like "hope" and "change" and "the", I actually believe them. Plus, he's not Hillary Clinton . If my man has a flaw though, it's that occasionally when he speaks he comes across as a bit, how shall we say, lacking in substance. He's got a great set of policy proposals in truth, but his campaign speeches usual sidestep those in favour of inspirational words placed in an order that may sound stirring but actually means very little. For instance : "[T]he real choice in this ...

WONDERFALL
Published 2/5/2008 at HOLY MOLY Entertainment Gossip
Imagine you're Barack Obama's wife. Wouldn't you be on your best behaviour, especially when clambering on a stage in front of a hall full of thousands of cheering supporters, and the world's media (including the excellent TMZ )?

Kate Walsh wants you to vote!
Published 2/5/2008 by Liz at Glowy Box: Basking in Television's Friendly Radiation
I'm gonna make an executive decision here and say that Kate Walsh's presence (among many others) in the following super-inspirational video makes it TV-related. Also, it's an awesome video which allows me to remind you that if you live in one of the states listed here ...

Black Eyed Peas Create Obama ‘Yes We Can’ Music Video
Published 2/5/2008 by Meg at Bitten and Bound
The Black Eyed Peas have given their celebrity endorsement to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in perhaps a way that not many can. They have incorporated one of his speeches into a song Yes We Can. Created by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, the video is directed by Jesse Dylan, Bob Dylan’s son. The singer said he was captivated and inspired by the speech that Obama made on the evening of the New Hampshire primary. Check out the video. ...

Barack Obama - “Yes, We Can” Song
Published 2/5/2008 by mairita at Celebrity photos, celebrity gossip - CelebritySnap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY www.celebritysnap.com

Super Tuesday Soul
Published 2/5/2008 by Honey at Honey Soul Music
If you haven’t already seen this video take a look now. Inspired by Barack Obama’s speech “Yes We Can” the video was created by Will.i.am and features Common, John Legend, Tatyana Ali, Herbie Hancock, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and more. Use your voice. Vote! This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 8:12 am and is filed under Video Soul ...

Yes You Can...But I Can't
Published 2/5/2008 by Charise Hollywood Offender at Hollywood Offender
Grrr...I've got jury duty today.  And not that I don't love doing my civic duty (I don't), but I hope this is a quickie.  As in they take one look at me and think I'm too much of a hard-assed to make a fair juror.  Or too much of a candy-ass.  Either way, works for me.  So, hopefully I'll be back tomorrow, but until ...

who are musicians voting for on Super Tuesday?
Published 2/5/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
note: Super Tuesday is today, so don't forget to vote. Wilco and Obama (CRED) Music blog Hard To Find A Friend contacted a few musicians & industry people, and not surprisingly found out most of them were voting for Obama. Anyone who saw Joanna Newsom at BAM last week knows what she thinks, and Morrissey wears it on his shirt. Craig Wedren, Wilco, and some comedians have also let us know where they stand. The Guardian also has an article on this very subject today. They report ...

Barack Obama Inspired Music Video - Yes We Can
Published 2/5/2008 by Snarky at poponthepop.com
Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas created this video after being captivated and inspired by the speech Barack Obama gave during the New Hampshire primary. Related Posts - Videos

Barack Obama - backed by popstars
Published 2/5/2008 by Kim Taylor Bennett at thelondonblog
Check out this popstar endorsed Obama supporting vid...

Barack Obama Has A Posse
Published 2/6/2008 by DJ durutti at los amigos de durutti
Obama '08 Vote Change poster designed by Flickr user xtrapop Shepard Fairey of "André the Giant Has a Posse" and "Obey Giant" fame ("manufacturing quality dissent since 1989"), recently created a fantastic Obama poster (below, right), in support of the Illinois ...

Bowie comes to Washington?
Published 2/6/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
Are you still nursing a Super Tuesday hangover? Pop reader Ken F. sent me a link to this video that ties the presidential candidates to a David Bowie song. (I'll give you two guesses as to which one it is -- and, nope, we're not talking about Space Oddity .) Speaking of campaign music, here's a link to the hugely popular Yes We Can video produced by Will.i.am and Jesse Dylan (son of Bob) in support of Barack Obama . It features cameos by Scarlett Johansson (she sings!), John Legend , Kate Walsh , Common , Lost 's Harold Perrineau and other stars. Slate examines how it all came together.

The Obama Girl Didn’t Vote or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Doomed Generation
Published 2/6/2008 by Alex Blagg at Best Week Ever
According to NY Times' City Room Blog (via Gawker), Amber Lee Ettinger - aka The Obama Girl, aka That Girl Who's Been Showing Up All Over The Place In Her Undies Telling The World To Vote For Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama - did not even bother to personally cast a vote for the candidate in whose name she found widespread Internet fame. Let that sink in. THE OBAMA GIRL DIDN'T EVEN VOTE FOR OBAMA (or anyone else for that matter). Feel your "hope" "change" into "despair" as she explains why: The problem, she explained, was that she was sick in New York ...

I would write 1000 posts…
Published 2/7/2008 by Scooter McGavin at Scooter McGavin's 9th Green
…And I would write 1000 more just to be the man who wrote two thousand post to fall down at your door. It was exactly three years and two days ago that I wrote the very first post here at the 9th Green back before it was even called the 9th Green. (Fun Fact: This place was originally called Scooter’s Blog.) And today marks the big 1-0-0-0. Know it was approaching I was thinking of something profound and the best I could come up with was to announce my retirement from the 9th Green. Well that is until I saw this video: After seeing this, I want to use my ...

Obama song a Net smash
Published 2/7/2008 by Andrei Mihai at ZME Music
What seemed a fantasy a while a go, now has a very good chance of happening. Obama actually has a good chance of winning the elections, because he has won the hearts of so many people and he is enjoying the support of more and more important and popular people. He was also helped by the Internet community, whose importance has been undermined by other candidates. We all remember Obama girl and despite the fact that she didn’t even bother to vote she had a signigicant impact. Now, one of the best political themes featuring A-list celebrities is a huge hit down on Youtube. The video was not even ...

O-BOO-MA
Published 2/7/2008 by Pedropierre at So The World Hates You
So, as if I needed one more reason to dislike Obama it's this video that has been everywhere, I mean come on, will i.am? bootleg, bootleg, bootleg. I do like Scarlett, so I won't hold this against her: ...

"Yes We Can" Obama Supporters
Published 2/9/2008 by Vincent at Lenzism.com | Addicted To Fresh
This is a music video created by celebrity supporters of Barack Obama's message of hope. The video features celebrities such as Will.i.am, Nicole Scherzinger, John Legend, Common, Nick Cannon, Herbie Hancock, and many MANY others. Watch and enjoy, whether you're a Obama supporter or not, I think you'll find the video to be extremely inspirational. YES WE CAN! ...

57 Channels and Only This Is On vol. XIX
Published 2/10/2008 by Scooter McGavin at Scooter McGavin's 9th Green
Quote of the Week: Everything I know about women you can stick in this damn coffee cup. But I do know you got to have trust and honesty and without trust and honestly it is not gonna work. (Coach Taylor, Friday Night Lights) Song of the Week: Yes We Can - will.i.am’s Pretentious All-Stars Big News of the Week: Ben Silverman Is a Humongous Tool: Back when I was a freshman, the varsity soccer coach said to me, “Hey you.” Apparently I had a deer in the headlights look because my JV coach said, “Don’t worry, if you were in ...

A POLITICAL COMPARISON
Published 2/11/2008 by Nick Dawson at Filmmaker Magazine
Whenever a viral video becomes a big success on YouTube, there are inevitably spoof versions that are quickly created. Here we see the Yes We Can video made in support of Barack Obama reworked to showcase the views of his possible November nemesis, John McCain . The original video is below it. # ...

'Yes, We Can' Parodies Better Than 'Yes, We Can' [Maybe, Someone Can]
Published 2/11/2008 by Jim Newell at Wonkette
Finally, people are mocking that “Yes, We Can” internet sensation video, a.k.a. the most compelling reason thus far not to vote for Barack Obama. After the jump, two somewhat funny parodies involving John “WALNUTS!” McCain. See, if they’re parodies, they also support Barack Obama, but in a less grating way than “Yes, We Can” does! This parody concept is brilliant. Here’s oooone: And here’s another: Wait — perhaps these are ...

Obama wins YouTube vote, hands down
Published 2/14/2008 by Cory Bergman at Lost Remote
Ok, you’ve probably seen the Obama music clip on YouTube. Smart, stylish and very popular. And now Hillary supporters have posted, um, this thing. “(It’s) an embarrassment to politics, music and modern dance,” quips blogger Lerone Wilson, who points out the Hillary clip has a one-star rating. “The problem is, of course, that the patently bad music, coupled with a dance routine better suited for a high school football game halftime show, did nothing to prove her case. Instead, she came off as the 50 year old guy who inexplicably spends most evenings trying to schmooze with twentysomethings at the ...

Esthero in Barack Obama “Yes, We Can” Video
Published 2/16/2008 by admin at MAPLEJUICE
I absolutely loved this video!! Please watch it…          Canadian singer Esthero dedicates this “Yes, We Can” video to potential Presidential candidate, Barack Obama!… Esthero, is an Ontario-born singer who lives in Los Angeles… She says she was proud to pitch in on a bit of American history, although she maintains she would also be happy with a Hillary Clinton presidency. The World is ready for change…

watch it: “Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video” and “john.he.is”
Published 2/18/2008 by MaryAnn Johanson at (Obsolete Feed)
Oh, these kids today with their presidential candidates and their crazy rock ’n’ roll: And the inevitable response: Gots ta love teh Internets. (Technorati tags: Yes We Can , Barack Obama , John He Is , John McCain )

Beyoncé May Help With Barack Obama Video and Song
Published 2/25/2008 by Jeanne at Beyonce Knowles Fan Site
Beyoncé is trying to make time in her schedule to appear in a follow up to the pro-Barack Obama video “Yes We Can” which is being organized by Blacka Eyed Peas front man, Will.I.Am.  Others on the roster include George Lopez, John Leguizamo, Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Ben McKenzie, Macy Gray and the Black Eyed Peas’ Tabu. What do you think about this?  Should Bey get involved in this political movement? ...

Jessica Alba Wants A Cleaner Earth In New Obama Video
Published 2/29/2008 by michael at ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip
As a follow-up to his wildly successful Barack Obama “Yes We Can” video, Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas has put together another music video featuring some new faces pushing for the presidential-hopeful. Titled “We Are The Ones”, celebrity cameos include Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, Regina King, Tyrese Gibson, Eric Mabius, Tichina Arnold, Adrienne Palicki, Forest Whitaker, and many ...

Barack Obama 'Yes We Can'
Published 3/1/2008 by mprieve at A Socialite's Life
If Hilary Clinton had a video like this, who do you think would participate other than Barbra Striesand?

Barack Obama: “Yes, We Can”
Published 3/1/2008 by Evil Beet at Evil Beet Gossip
Si, se puede! Okay, I admit it: this is good. How can you not vote for the dude? Come on, Tatyana Ali’s singing about him! This entry was posted on Saturday, March 1st, 2008 at 11:35 am and is filed under Barack Obama ...

New video in support of Barack Obama by Will.i.am “We are the Ones”
Published 3/2/2008 by Celebitchy at Cele|bitchy
The stars are coming out in droves to support Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon were among the celebrities in Will.i.am’s first music video for Obama, “Yes We Can,” and now another video in support of Obama has been released by Will.i.am called “We are the Ones” featuring music and statements from celebrities including Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, Kerry Washington, Macy Gray, George Lopez, Eric Mabius, John Leguizamo, Benjamin McKenzie, Macy Gray and the Black Eyed Peas. “We are the ...

Artistas latinos en video a favor de Obama
Published 3/3/2008 by Carlos Rajo at AOL Latino Blog
Kate del Castillo (actriz mexicana de telenovelas), John Leguizamo (actor de cine) y George L pez (actor de cine y televisi n, comediante, y mil cosas m s) son algunas de las figuras famosas del mundo latino del espect culo que aparecen en uno de los ltimos videos a favor del candidato Barack Obama. El video ( We are the Ones) ...

Rap The Vote: Hip-Hop Stars Get Political With Election Music Videos
Published 3/3/2008 by Jawn Murray at Black Voices Blogs
Rap The Vote: Hip-Hop Stars Get Political With Election Music Videos Posted Mar 3rd 2008 8:45PM by Jawn Murray Filed under: BV Buzz

Ear-y
Published 3/4/2008 by baldilocks at baldilocks
We have a presidential candidate who talks about bombing our allies , who talks about cozying up to our enemies , who advocates tucking tail and running from a mission , who pretends to be against trade with two other allies just for show, who speaks in vague secular humanist and mildly blasphemous bromides which seem to evoke mindlessness in many, whose "Christian" church has in reality a non-inclusive African Liberation theology , whose political actions have endangered his domination's tax exempt status , who makes shady "bone-headed" deals with shady characters , who...well ...

1520 Sedgwick Avenue: March 5th, 2008
Published 3/5/2008 by Rockabye at DeadOn...
This is Wisdom Wednesday. Andre 3000 drops it. (NSFW.) “I started out starvin’/Now they got me out here Brett Favrin’/Tryna see if I still got it…” Here’s your makeup Terrible Tuesday, not because I’m not a fan of Barack Obama (I am) but because ...

It’s Raining…McCain?
Published 3/24/2008 by bfred at Complex
Politics It’s Raining…McCain? If elections were decided by pop culture buzz, Republican candidate John McCain would be dead last. After Barack Obama went viral with a little help from Obama Girl and will.i.am (and Hillary supporters put out their lame attempts ), it seemed as if Republicans were still struggling to figure out this whole “U-tube” thing that the kids have been talking about. Well, thanks to three pleasantly plump ladies known as “McCain Girls ,” the straight talk express may be going digital. Check out their remake of the Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men,” now called (what else?) “It’s Raining McCain.” ...

Published 4/24/2008 by adam k. at Crumb by Crumb

Will.i.am Wins A Webby
Published 5/6/2008 at VIBE Magazine
Black Eyed Peas front man, Will.i.am will be honored as Artist of the Year at the 12th Annual Webby Awards on June 8-10 in New York City. The Webbys are honoring Will.i.am for his contribution to the “political landscape” with his “Yes We Can” video. The video, which he put on YouTube in February 2008, features celebrities such as John Legend, Common and Scarlett Johansson among others was created in support for the presidential candidate and has been viewed over 17 million times since its premiere. The Webbys credit Will.i.am for bringing attention to the political race and reaching millions of people through the Web. Stephen Colbert, host of ...

Webby Person of the Year - Stephen Colbert!
Published 5/6/2008 at The Zaz Report! Funny Celebrity Gossip & Entertainment News!
Big winner Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert has been named the Webby Person of the Year. Before you get your panties in a bunch thinking it should have gone to this guy , we should specify that this award is for Colbert’s powerful presence on the internet. The Webby Awards have been given out by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences since 1996. And like any self-respecting anonymous group who gives out awards, they managed to offset giving an award to someone everyone likes (Colbert) by also giving out a few awards that they will be able to feel embarrassed about for years to come. For instance, Artist of the Year: will.i.am. We ...

News: Will.I.Am Scores Webby Award For Barack Obama Video
Published 5/7/2008 by jackpot at XXL
[image] Will.I.Am has to make room on his shelf. The Grammy-Award Winner received Artist of the Year honors yesterday for his pro Barack Obama viral music clip, “Yes We Can.” The stark, black and white video was directed by Bob Dylan’s son, Jesse, and features a number of notables chanting Obama’s familiar refrain: “Yes We Can.” Will wrote the lyrics based on a speech the Illinois Senator gave during the New Hampshire Primary in January, the second contest of what has become a drawn-out process to select the Democratic Presidential Nominee. John Legend, Common, Nick Cannon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Herbie Hancock were just a few of the close to ...

The 12 Internet Memes That Took Obama To The Nomination [Politics]
Published 5/8/2008 by Nick Douglas at Gawker
Barack Obama is like Kermit the Frog: Someone else may be your personal favorite, but he's the one that gets the most attention, so he's the one who ends up in all the parodies. Obama can be mashed up with any meme, because anyone can assign him any qualities: like Kermit, his everyman status makes him ripe for satire. To demonstrate, in no particular order but numbered anyway, here are the top twelve memes that have carried Obama to the nomination. 1. The Progress Poster: By the artist who brought you "OBEY" comes "PROGRESS." Part of: The eternal meme that is Obey Giant, a graffiti joke turned art that started ...

Barack Obama Is Your New Mashup (Or, "The Audacity Of Obama Memes") [Barack Obama]
Published 5/8/2008 by Nick Douglas at Gawker
Barack Obama is like Kermit the Frog: Someone else may be your personal favorite, but he's the one that gets the most attention, so he's the one who ends up in all the parodies. Obama can be mashed up with any meme, because anyone can assign him any qualities: like Kermit, his everyman status makes him ripe for satire. To demonstrate, in no particular order but numbered anyway, here are the top twelve memes that swept up Obama. 1. The Progress Poster: By the artist who brought you "OBEY" comes "PROGRESS." Part of: The eternal meme that is Obey Giant, a graffiti joke turned art that started with stickers of Andre ...

Shelly Palmer: Obama vs. McCain: The First Networked Campaign
Published 6/9/2008 by Shelly Palmer at Huffington Post Entertainment Blog
Back in 1960 the skills required to become President of the United States changed forever.  That was the year that John F. Kennedy debated Richard M. Nixon on national network television for the first time.  When reminiscing about Kennedy's win, pundits love to cite that he was tanned, good looking, had great hair and had his make-up professionally applied, while Mr. Nixon appeared pale, had a nervous demeanor and sweaty brow.  They say that Nixon won on the radio but Kennedy won on TV.  1960 ushered in the era of the Network politician.  For better or for worse, after the 1960 debate, not only did every politician ...

The Rich And Famous Stole The Web [The Internets]
Published 7/23/2008 by Michael Weiss at Gawker
You're dying to know who the top ten most influential and innovative celebrities on the Internet are, and something horribly misnamed the Econoclast10 is here to tell you. Will Ferrell, unsurprisingly, owns fratboy comedy. Will.i.am with his Obama-deifying "Yes We Can" video social networks like your little goth sister wouldn't believe. And Peter Gabriel may not have had a hit since "Steam" but his website The Filter (Amazon's recommendations turned into a whole service) apparently outranks Tila Tequila's MySpace and Martha Stewart's gargantuan cyberbrand. [PaidContent.org] ...

McCain Ad Calls Obama "Biggest Celebrity In The World." ZING!
Published 7/30/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
John McCain has a new attack ad (shock!) out today against Barack Obama . "Celeb" calls Barry the "the biggest celebrity in the world" while juxtaposing video of him with pictures of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears . If you think about it, the comparison works all three are blond, vapid, attention-seeking skanks. But isn't it a tad trite for Republicans to paint Democrats as in the pocket of "Big Acting?" Even if it seems to be true ...

1520 Sedgwick Avenue: August 1st, 2008
Published 8/1/2008 by Rockabye at DeadOn...
You may have heard this song already. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have something to say. There’s a few different issues at play here. Maybe most important for the non-hip-hop fan is the black eye it gives Ludacris for people who only know him as a rapper who Bill ...

John Rich Wants You To Vote For McCain Without Even Looking At Him [Political Song For John Rich To Sing]
Published 8/15/2008 by Maura Johnston at Idolator
John Rich has released the video for his pro-John McCain country boilerplate "Raising McCain," and it's a curious clip for one reason: There isn't a single shot of the Republican Presidential candidate anywhere in it. In what I'm assuming is a way to prove to the Obama-infatuated kids out there that yes, young people actually are going to vote Republican come November, the clip is instead populated by a bunch of Rock Of Love casting-call rejects who are waving around "McCain" signs. (There is one—but only one!—older woman in the audience, who I guess has been placed in the clip ...

Book Notes - Mathew Honan ("Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle")
Published 8/28/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. With Senator Barack Obama set to accept the Democratic party's presidential nomination tonight in Denver, my morning reading today consisted of Mathew Honan's Barack Obama Is ...

Soundtrack of My Life
Published 8/29/2008 by E. Spencer Kyte (noreply@blogger.com) at I BLOG BECAUSE I CAN
[image] Song: Yes We Can Artist: Barack Obama Album: None I know I've dropped this video on you before , but after the stirring speech delivered last night, I felt it only right to include this song in the Soundtrack. While I am certainly not an American, Barack Obama gives me hope and that speaks to the power of his words, his presence and his conviction to make our world a better place. What he said about the American soldiers - that they weren't fighting for Red America or Blue America but the United States of America - sent chills down my spine and still does as I re-read it again today. These are the messages that we need to ...

Women Flock to JohnMcCain.Com For the Hot Senator Pics
Published 15 days ago by drew at Jossip
Barack Obama revolutionized the presidential race when his supporters took to the web in unprecedented numbers to promote his campaign. YouTube, which didn't exist for the 2004 elections, was an influential factor in favor of the Democratic nominee: Think of Obama Girl's popularity and will.i.am's Yes We Can as the campaign slogans of the new media, as well as the new candidate. But as it turns out, even previously computer illiterate John McCain is more than a little web savvy; his official campaign website drew an average of 1.2 million unique users last month, while Obama's scraped ...

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