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03.14.2008 10:06 am
Web Watch: Electorate Idol
Adam Jadhav

Here’s your morning dose of web politics. These are pure parody — and have a bit of PG-13 language and satire.

Maybe it’s a dream competition. Or maybe it’s your worst nightmare.

First posted at Aniboom.com, here’s a look at a titanic clash looming between Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – this one not in the states but on an American Idol stage. Apparently, in the anime world, neither senator can sing worth a hoot.

And yes, this is all fun and games, but given the ever-increasing celebrity nature of this year’s Democratic primary contest, perhaps these videos touch a nerve. The comments section of each video has drawn some heated back-and-forth between YouTube denizens. No surprise, but folks out there in the Internet ether are apparently paying at least a bit of attention.

Obama’s “performance” is one of the hottest videos being watched right now. Since it was added yesterday, it’s racked up almost 200,000 hits.

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/DxJwGcl0TOo" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] 

Clinton’s “turn” was posted more than a week ago and has drawn a bit less attention.

 [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/U8UKOpT8ZWc" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

I guess we’re still waiting to see whether GOP Sen. John McCain has the pipes.


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