Is this the End of Hillary Clinton?

Mar

19th

Posted in Politics, Technology by Douglas Karr at 7:55 pm

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Though I like to think of myself as a Libertarian, perhaps there’s a little Anarchist in me. I enjoy the democratization of the Internet as well as the low cost of technology. The two lend themselves to provide power to those who haven’t purchased it.

Case in point is this recent parody of Hillary Clinton in an Apple 1984 advertisement. The video was uploaded to YouTube and has been watched over 300,000 times. Personally, I got a chuckle out of it. I’m not a fan of Senator Clinton, though I absolutely understood and respected her husband’s talent as a great orator and politician.

The irony of this home made video is that it visually reproduces the chill that I feel every time I see Senator Clinton speak. I’m curious how much influence a video like this could have on a campaign. There’s nothing in the video that points to Hillary Clinton as a poor choice for President… it just feels that way.

Not just anyone took the time to do this, it was someone supporting Senator Obama. The video is well produced and, I’m guessing, didn’t cost anything but time to develop. Is this the end of Hillary Clinton’s run for President?

Here’s the original advertisement from Apple (shown during the Superbowl back in the day):

Is this bad politics? Bad citizenship? Is it irresponsible? In a world where public image is everything and politicians spend millions (soon to be billions) to push that image, isn’t it ironic that technology put in a single person’s hands may sway an entire election?

This is when it gets fun!

Bill Karr

That is the most amazing thing that I have ever seen.

sal cangeloso

Its a power advertisement, especially if you are familiar with the original (by Ridley Scott, I think). It won't be the end of Hilary as there are a lot of other important issues at stake, but it is a good shot at here. The business about the guy who made it seems to detracts from it though.

Douglas Karr

I did hear that he was a subcontractor with a company that was doing some work for Obama but he's since been fired. That's unfortunate - I really don't think there was anything negative about the ad at all, though there was definitely an overlying theme! I wish the guy well, it was indeed a good shot.

modifoo

I absolutely understood and respected her husband’s talent as a great orator

Sometimes things are funny, even when not intended. I hope you are aware of the double meaning that any sentence gets that includes the words "Clinton" and "oral" :)

Amy

This Hillary 1984 video is getting way overhyped. There are important issues out there more important than
clever little internet ad campaigns with no real message, especially one that isn’t even original.