Thursday, July 17, 2008

Day 6 blog

Please watch the video "Time for Some Campaignin'" at jibjab.com. Then share your thoughts on the social commentary the video is making here.

22 comments:

Twon said...

This was creative but funny.It really showed a good view of campaigning for politics.It told the truth about the aspects of this years election progress.In the video it gave true facts especially on how much money they spend to tell us what we want to hear. Most of the time we vote for the lesser VERBAL evil.

Valiar said...
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Valiar said...

The video basically says that nothing has changed we allow ourselves to be lulled into a state of security by the words of politicians and we dont see what their true agenda is because they allow the citizenry to see want they want to see and not what the truth actually is.

Christopher W said...

I will agree with Twon on the fact that it was creative, and funny at the same time. We as voters usually dont know what kind of crap politicians have to deal with when they are campaigning. We also dont know how much they spend trying to get our vote. The funny thing is its almost like legal hookers...they pay to get us to vote..How interesting. And yes, we do usually vote for the Lesser of the two Evil's its all you can do if they both suck, you just vote for the one that sucks less...

Anonymous said...

I personally love that site! Lol. I think that video just gets straight to the point and points out that presidential candidates are people too, and they go through things just like everybody else. But, like every President does and always will, they will say a bunch of things that they know people want to hear, and then don't live up to what they were promising. I don't think that will ever change, I hope it does soon though! Personally, I'm tired of hearing the presidents backstabbing and repeating things that never come true..So like everyone else said before me, we are basically voting for the lesser of the 2 evils! Hopefully this time we can get a President that lives to his word.

crystalpooh said...

Politics have always been a very interesting funny case. I wouldnt really know much honestly about this years election process, thats mainly because I am independant. I am sure that it was truthful though. However, the whole presidential truths are kinda ridiculous. I guess when it comes down too it, we are always going to have problems with whomever is in office, so is it safe to say no matter who goes into office, will have some problems and issues throughout their terms in office?!

Lindsay said...

Very creative. However, I think we all know presidential candidates spend an insane amount of money to campaign and to tell us things that may or may not be true. It's the way the system works and probably will be for a long time, so all we can do is make informed decisions about what the candidates tell us, right?

AEllis said...

Although this was very funny, some of it was truly offensive. Whoever put this together has a great imagination and great talent. It always amazes me when I see things like this. It is a perfect example of politics and how, we, as Americans look at our political candidates. It also shows the hot topics in politics in a funny way

RClough said...

Awesome video! I think this shows exactly what both presidential canidates as well as the rest of the political parties represents. Honestly in my opinion i believe thats what running for president is all about..MONEY! and FAME!

Viet said...

I'm not a politics guy but this put some perspective on what's going on with the campaign trail. It's was very creatively made and kind of catchy. I agree with the candidates are spending alot for the campaign when our economy isn't doing too great. But hopefully, we'll choose the right candidate in the end.

Endra (Nikki) said...

I really enjoyed watching the jibjab video, it is funny and creative. It shows that you can have fun in politics. The video shows us that you can learn what the politicians are talking about when they’re campaigning on all the issues. The politicians do spend a lot of money on their campaign a little too much; the way money is right now that money could be used for more important things in this country.

Andy A said...

This video was hilarious! They say, "they promise anything we want to hear." This is a false statement. The government have control over the media, so they only put out only what they want us to hear, like "tax cuts, healthcare," you know that it's not going to happen. I really don't think it matters who becomes the president, everything is still under "THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION."

dreamer43 said...

at no time in this video was obama depicted in a negative way. as a matter of fact it show him with creates of the forest, and than being run down by mcain in a tank why not use a car. i guest the republians really don't like obama and will go to the extreme to get him on of the picture.

Tammy Washington said...

I enjoyed this, it was very funny and entertaing I believed what they said is the truth on this years election and I pray that we get a president that we can trust and be able to believe in and be able to be proud in.

Jon said...

Well, again jibjab covered all the bases with this cartoon. It is true that they spend millions of dollars to get thier points across and promiss us change, but whe elected it was just false promisses.

You would think that over the past few decades that we would finnaly get a president that would hold true to what he or she promisses.

Andreg3735 said...

It was a good video. It has truth to it and when a person who runs for president we all should know he is not going to do everything he says he is going to do to some degree.

B.Holt said...

This video was hilarious. It brings to light not only the fact that politicians have to try and please if not everyone but the "majority" and how their true agenda is not always shown during their initial campaigns. I guess every single person has their own reasons why they vote for a candidate but it sometimes it just might be the person who just doesn't work your nerves.

Parker Phillips said...

Man I love Jib Jab cartoons. I personally am so tired of listening to the false promises of presedential nominees. They spend an insane amount of money on expensive wine big ass rv's and really overpaid poor speech writers. I think at this point the lesser of 2 evils will be voted into office but time will tell us all if the person that gets voted will truly keep his word I certianly hope so!

ernie said...

Clever video that speaks many truths about the current campaign landscape.
Agreeing with the insights presented in previous posts, it is amazing the amount of money spent on campaigning just to drag an opponent through the mud. Integrity seems to get rarer and rarer every four years.
Hopefully they will all take a step back and regroup, but no matter how sincere a candidate is, he or she is in it to win.

JORGE said...

I think using comedy in politics is a great idea. If you think about it, it allows the author to speak his mind through humor without any remorse. It also simplifies for those who may not understand what's going on. The video was tactful and truthful, and this all something that isn't common when you think about politics.

Tatiana said...

This video was hilarious! I found it very smart and ofcourse perfect for the times. This is the type of thing that always surfaces during these times and oddly enough bring attention to many that normally dont bother with politics.

CJD8003 said...

I admit that the video was creative and had a catchy song, but I have to disagree with the majority. I didn't really find it funny because in my opinion everything in the video was stereotype of any certain characteristics of each of the individuals. The message was clear enough it's the same ol' stuff every four years.