Micah Sifry at TechPresident wonders if it's open season on Hillary Clinton this week on YouTube. A 23-year-old video producer from Sydney Australia, Hugh Atkin, has created a "a mash-up of Senator Hillary Clinton's now famous emotional moment just before the New Hampshire with, get this, Tom Cruise talking about his passion for Scientology". Micah adds:
But there does seem to be something about Clinton that inspires (?) satire online. Throw in SlateV's "Election" mash-up, which also emphasizes Clinton's driving ambition, and I think we're starting to get a pattern, akin to Chevy Chase's portrayal of Gerald Ford as constantly falling down. It can't be good for a candidate when even the amateur comedians online start nailing you, day after day. In the past, the Clinton campaign has moved smartly to puncture moments like this, putting out its own pitch-perfect satires, like its campaign song contest and its "Sopranos" spoof. I wonder if we'll see something like that again.
At least it adds some entertainment value to the election.
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