McCain Campaign Yanks 'Obama Love' Web Video

[Hissyspit]

Source: Wired

McCain Campaign Yanks 'Obama Love' Web Video

By Sarah Lai Stirland July 25, 2008 | 7:46:53 PMCategories: Election '08

John McCain's 'Obama Love' fund-raising video was a hit on the web this week, so it's a surprise to find that it's been zapped from the campaign's YouTube channel. According to Unruly Media's viral video tracking service, the McCain campaign's 'Obama Love' video was the hottest presidential candidate viral video on the web this week.

Nevertheless, the video has been removed from YouTube. The fund-raising videos also appear to have also been removed from the campaign's web site.
Unruly Media reports that the video has been viewed almost 260,000 times since its release Tuesday.

It's not clear why the video was deleted, but there's a good chance that the campaign's use of Frankie Valli's hit tune Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You had something to do with it. Licensing such hits is expensive, and the tune is frequently used in television commercials. There were two versions of the video, and both appear to have been taken down. Viewers voting for their preferences for the two videos generally preferred the one accompanied by the Valli tune.

Read more: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/mccain-campai-1.html

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[El Supremo]

1. My post earlier this week >>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6531675

[Hissyspit]

5. It is juvenile.

And pathetic.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

2. I think it was helping Obama too much.

I watched it and thought "this is making him look really good, I don't see what they're trying to do here".

[stillcool]

3. me too...

almost like they're trying to say there's something inherently wrong with a country actually liking their President.

[rzemanfl]

4. I hope Franke Valli sues McCain's ass off. n/t

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

6. The electorate is in no mood for cutsie. McFossil travels their at his peril.

[Renew Deal]

7. I hope EMI sues the shit out of them.

EMI Music owns that song.

http://emimusicpub.com/worldwide/servlet/displaySong?id=246150&version_id=522944&aka_seq=444057

[MJJP21]

8. Obama "Won't Back Down"

I don't know how many here have seen this one on YOUTUBE of Obama but I think this is a slam dunk positive for Obama and if he can should use it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5hxXrHHMA