Posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 2:36pm by Shallow Nation in Politics, New Media
The Democratic National convention is still more than 100 days away, and the quest for delegates continues. In the YouTube universe, Barack Obama is winning. The latest viral video hit twisted Clinton’s own words around….

Addressing a meeting of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Tuesday, the former first lady and New York senator said she, like Rocky, wasn’t a quitter.
Recalling a famous scene on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Clinton said to end her presidential campaign now would be as if “Rocky Balboa had gotten halfway up those art museum steps and said, ‘Well, I guess that’s about far enough.’”
“Let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing a fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit. I never give up. And neither do the American people,” Clinton said.
(Source: Clinton Compares Herself to Rocky Balboa: “We Have a Lot in Common”)
After days of making only subtle references to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama ratcheted up his rhetoric against her on the last day of his statewide bus tour. While addressing the state AFL-CIO convention, Obama turned Clinton’s Rocky metaphor into a jab against her.
“I know there’s been some talk about Rocky Balboa over the last couple of days. We all love Rocky. And last time I checked, I was the underdog in this state. But we’ve got to remember that Rocky was a movie. And so is the idea that somebody can fight for working people and at the same time, embrace the broken system in Washington, where corporate lobbyists use their clout to shape laws to their liking.”
(Source: Obama to Clinton: “Rocky Was a Movie“)
And the result….”Baracky the Movie” which was first posted to YouTube on April 10, and nine days later, continues to dominate viral video charts.
Although Hillary Clinton is losing both the real world delegate count and the viral video count, this helpful video shows she still has a chance to win, so long as she can add time travel to her numerous abilities (dodging sniper fire, answering 3a.m. phone calls….)
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