Mike Gravel's New Campaign Video: Think Different

Question: How long until Apple sues Mike "I'm Fuckin Nuts" Gravel for "confusing their customers" by using their "Here's To The Crazy Ones" poem in this recent campaign video? MasterCard went after Ralph Nader for his Priceless commercial for exactly that reason. Of course, the claim was tossed out because the commercial is what one might call a "parody" which is a form of expression protected by the first ammendment, but that didn't stop MasterCard for trying.

Mike Gravel In YouTube Spotlight, Comes Out Swinging

Mike Gravel gets right to it in the YouTube YouChoose Spotlight. Not one for chit-chat, after a brief introductory video, Gravel starts slinging the mud at rival Democrat, John Edwards. Gravel connects the metaphorical dots, illustrating how John Edwards' previous employer, Fortress Investment Group helped finance Humana Health, a predatory health care provider. Therefore, John Edwards profits from Humana despite his plan for health care reform. Is there truth to it? Well, I'm on vacation so I didn't bother fact checking. Regardless, for a baby candidate, Gravel sure knows how to make lots of noise. And the YouTube is listening...

YouChoose Roundup

It's been a little while since I've gone into any depth on YouTube's YouChoose '08, so I'll cover some bullet points:

1. I'm not covering Sam Brownback's time in the YouChoose Spotlight. Why? Because I don't think anyone will give a shit if don't.
2. It's a little surprising that Barack Obama didn't get a bigger pop in Channel subscriptions off of his Spotlight video. It's becoming obvious that the fanaticism is over and we've been over saturated. He still trails light-years behind Ron Paul, who continues to grow stronger.
3. Why on earth didn't Hillary Clinton's people post her Soprano's spoof video to YouTube? Now, a handful of schmucks have uploaded it and are getting all the hits. With that mentality, they might as well hand the White House over to Fred Thompson on a silver platter.
   
4. BTW, I really like Carl Bernstein's notion that Hillary and Bill would be co-presidents. If that was her platform, she would be unstoppable.
5. I like Mike Gravel. He reminds me of my Grandpa. He sits you down and tells you a thing or two about the world.
6. Is it bad to crack jokes about Maya Angelou? Like, is that just crossing line? Okay, I'll refrain.
7. Dennis Kucinich: More hot wife please. You're starting to lose us.
8. Tom Tancredo: Less walks down memory lane, more securing our borders please. I don't care where you went to elementary school.
9. John McCain: Thanks! I'm actually dumber from watching your last video. It's good to know that if you were president my taxes would go to NASCAR stadiums (nascar is in stadiums, right?)

Mike Gravel Hires Oliver Stone To Cut Campaign Commercials

NOT REALLY. But look at these YouTube campaign videos. They's some weird shit. I don't do nearly enough drugs to fully appreciate. In the first one, I think he's making a statement about health care by feigning Alzheimer's. The second, well, there's fire. And if you look really carefully, you can spot an Indian with a bleeding soul.

Live From The Dorms: James Kotecki Interviews Mike Gravel

James Kotecki really is the pioneer of the YouTube viralroots movement. He has conducted yet another interview with a Democratic Presidential candidate direct from his dorm room. This time it's with Senator Mike Gravel. Senator Gravel talks about his National Initiative which is all about enabling direct politics (as opposed to electoral) and decriminalizing drugs. Gravel reiterates his stance that drug use is not a law enforcement issue but a health care issue.

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