The satirical news shows The Daily Show succeeded in finding the very worst of the Democratic convention-goers in Charlotte. The “Best F***ing News Team” tears apart the party’s self-proclaimed “Party of Inclusion” status in a mere 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Clearly, this is not the image the convention organizers hoped for.
Who wouldn’t you include?
In response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech, the Republican National Committee has released a 1-minute-27-second response called “Familiar Rhetoric, Failed Record” on YouTube that uses soundbites from Obama’s 2010 and 2011 SOTU speeches alongside those from last night’s speech.
At the time of this writing, the clip on YouTube had 316 views, 903 likes, and 229 dislikes. (You read that right.)
UPDATE: Miss the State of the Union Address? Catch the post-SOTU conversation on YouTube.
At the time of this update, 185,577 people have submitted 99,380 questions and cast 1,253,874 votes. On the “live” SOTU page, the clip had 7,472 likes, 3,457 dislikes.
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You can see President Obama’s State of the Union Address live on YouTube tonight. Until it finally kicks off, you can see a behind-the-scenes look at the writing of the SOTU.
About the White House YouTube channel:
The White House posted a blog post Monday announcing their newest social-media effort on the location-based network, foursquare.
The administration’s newest membership coincides with President Obama’s three-day trip through the Midwest to address economic concerns. Last spotted: Seed Savers Exchange on North Winn Road in Decorah, Iowa.
Many thanks to Kristi in Seattle for the link.
Ever the social media masters, the Obama administration uses flickr to publicize a series of pictures from inside the White House, depicting the hours leading up to the president’s announcement that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
