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Politics | 10/14/2008 10:50 am

Gossip Girls: Talk to Your Parents About John McCain (Video)

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
PennBadgley/MoveOn.org video
PennBadgley/MoveOn.org video

MoveOn.org has released a new ad encouraging young people to talk to their parents about the "risks" of voting for John McCain. The video is modeled after the public service announcements encouraging parents to talk to their children about drug prevention.

The viral pro-Obama video was released Tuesday, as part of MoveOn’s Youth Vote program and Partnership for a McCain-Free White House, and stars the very popular 21-year-olds Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, who play drama-drenched high schoolers on the CW hit show "Gossip Girl."

MoveOn.org, a left-leaning nonprofit organization, writes on their website that "young people overwhelming [sic] support Barack Obama. But too many of their parents don’t."

In the opening, Badgley holds up a hat that reads the Republican mantra on oil independence — "DRILL BABY DRILL" — and he says with disgust, as if it were drug paraphernalia, that he found it in his parent’s bedroom. Click on the video below to watch young people compare voting Republican (even once) to drug users using for the first time.

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OMGIAMGOING NUTS
wowOwow.com is bias!
By OMGIAMGOING NUTS on 10/14/2008 11:04 am
Eliza Dodd
Thank You WoW ! I loved that …that is so cooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes this has already happen in my family …I told my Dad that if he voted for McNut it would be like killing me …and I am a 46 yr old kid @ heart …and My Dad knows after the fact all the HORROR’S that happened to me @ the County being refused …made my Republican Dad very angry …and I told the whole American Legion Post my story …all Old White Men and my workmans comp story to them and my Vulva cancer and Vioxx for my cancer …They couldnt belive it ! Some kept telling me they were sorry …I said if you are for me …because it dont matter for you …I have to live in this world another 40 yrs I HOPE …but I will DIE if you dont vote for Obama …We need health Care and I also told them about HR676 which none of them knew about or heard about ….Now my Dad who has voted all his life Repig is now Voting for ME …His little Girl who is so afraid ….that “they” will let me die …. and they will under McNuts health Care …and most people WOMEN …will LOOSE theirs Under McNut ….Yes Thank you for that Video …The Best Thing That has come out of this administration ? My Dad is Now DEMOCRAT ! @ 80 yrs !
By Eliza Dodd on 10/14/2008 12:03 pm
OMGIAMGOING NUTS
serious “eyeroll” going on here.
By OMGIAMGOING NUTS on 10/14/2008 12:21 pm
Susan Duffy
Obama supporters spewing hate are not being reported! Just Terrible. There is no comparison with the half dozen “plants” at the McCain Palin rallies. YouTube video is shocking! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQalRPQ8stI Obama supporters wearing t-shirts calling Sarah Palin a Cunt? http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-supporters-ca… With the media so blatantly biased and unwilling to show “anything” remotely negative about Barrack do you think the country is well served? Be honest. If McCain & Palin were given a truly equal amount of coverage, positive & negative, as Obama & Biden would this race be even close?
By Susan Duffy on 10/14/2008 11:10 am
OMGIAMGOING NUTS
Susan, AMEN!
By OMGIAMGOING NUTS on 10/14/2008 11:57 am
Lady Gator
Susan ——A resounding NO to your question. Thanks for your post!!!!
By Lady Gator on 10/14/2008 3:29 pm
Patrice Baldwin
Definitely close, Susan. On the other hand, if you read between the lines about McCain in depth, the coverage he’s supposedly not getting doesn’t matter at all. Obama is obviously the choice.
By Patrice Baldwin on 10/14/2008 4:51 pm
Ms. Dee
Susan, these links are real eye-openers. And truly disgusting. But I doubt Obama would endorse this type of hateful behavior and more than McCain supported it within his base. People are angry and frightened right now. I just hope, whoever wins, it won’t set off a rash of social violence on top of everything else.
By Ms. Dee on 10/15/2008 1:52 pm
The Wine Warrior
McHoover and Palin get plenty of press and they are evil personified. They are going down and good riddance to bad rubbish. My mother is a complete Obama supporter, by Dad is a die-hard Republican who does not like McCain but is holding his nose to vote…and while I disagree with Dad on hjis politics, he’s Dad so I love him and keep quiet. No use in upsetting him at his age.
By The Wine Warrior on 10/14/2008 11:48 am
Eliza Dodd
We created a few different television advertisements telling the truth about John McCain’s health care plan, and we tested them in focus groups around the country. The comments we got back were astounding. People didn’t believe us when we told them the truth about John McCain’s health care plan. They thought we were lying! Watch the video of their responses. Now, we both know John McCain doesn’t get it. Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a tax credit that only covers 5 months of family health care.[1] Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a tax on your existing health care benefits.[2] Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a plan that will cause 20 million more people to lose their insurance.[3] But most of America doesn’t know the truth! We created a few different television advertisements telling the truth about John McCain’s health care plan, and we tested them in focus groups around the country. The comments we got back were astounding. People didn’t believe us when we told them the truth about John McCain’s health care plan. They thought we were lying! Watch the video of their responses. Now, we both know John McCain doesn’t get it. Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a tax credit that only covers 5 months of family health care.[1] Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a tax on your existing health care benefits.[2] Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a plan that will cause 20 million more people to lose their insurance.[3] But most of America doesn’t know the truth! We created a few different television advertisements telling the truth about John McCain’s health care plan, and we tested them in focus groups around the country. The comments we got back were astounding. People didn’t believe us when we told them the truth about John McCain’s health care plan. They thought we were lying! Watch the video of their responses. Now, we both know John McCain doesn’t get it. Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a tax credit that only covers 5 months of family health care.[1] Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a tax on your existing health care benefits.[2] Someone who gets it doesn’t propose a plan that will cause 20 million more people to lose their insurance.[3] But most of America doesn’t know the truth!
By Eliza Dodd on 10/14/2008 12:08 pm
OMGIAMGOING NUTS
rofl oh my…
By OMGIAMGOING NUTS on 10/14/2008 12:23 pm
Lady Gator
OMGIAM — My goodness — she must go to the “Move on” site and get her talking points each day. Her scuttlebug is as common as cooties in her skivvy’s! Oh my is right on!
By Lady Gator on 10/14/2008 3:36 pm
OMGIAMGOING NUTS
Lady, So nice to see ya. I dunno where she goes to get what, but she obviously has some serious issues. (not joking here)
By OMGIAMGOING NUTS on 10/14/2008 3:53 pm
Eliza Dodd
An evening of conversation with Rock Legend Melissa Etheridge & Human Rights Champion Dennis Kucinich Wednesday, October 22 Cleveland Public Theatre Cleveland, Ohio UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL !!!! @ health care now.org….rock on Melissa !
By Eliza Dodd on 10/14/2008 12:54 pm
Eliza Dodd
Lets face it…the repigs cant and never will capture Osama period …Because good ole Osma has stories he could tell on the BUSH’S ..lots of stories ..I already know …cause I read them on non -American web sites ..I have a Addiction to any but American owned Media’s ..and my thoughts are that and this ….All the intellegnce in this country they already know whats UP ??? Whats UP ??>>> Now that we Have OBAMA …they will leave us alone …There will be Peace in the valley oh Lord I pray !!! Because ya see …I know because I knew before 911 Osama was on his way …Have my old computer hard drive hidden …at my friends house in Flint Michigan ….Yes I fear those Nazi’s and so does my friend …This Osama HATES the BUSH’s so bad …and Osma wanted this economic downfall …knew it would happen …he predicted it would he wished it would he prayed it would and ya know what SHIT HAPPENED ! Just like He wanted …He knew what BUSH was going to do …long before anyone else did …And he knew what He must do …and he did ..Now there is something …not told over and over by the Media …business as usual …..But here it is and this should be told over and over again …..Because if by unluck …we did get McNut …we would be HIT again …I know I am CLAIRVOYANT ……I had a dream a American city was hit buy a NUKE …I saw it so real …and so did those women on the Science Show on Discovery Channel Nov. 2006 Indigo and Star People and Children ….. So here is what ya not going to hear much about ….LONDON, England (CNN) — Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country’s bloody conflict — and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told CNN. King Abdullah of Saudia Arabia hosted meetings between the Afghan government and the Taliban, a source says. The militia, which has been intensifying its attacks on the U.S.-led coalition that toppled it from power in 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network, has been involved in four days of talks hosted by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, says the source. The talks — the first of their kind aimed at resolving the lengthy conflict in Afghanistan — mark a significant move by the Saudi leadership to take a direct role in Afghanistan, hosting delegates who have until recently been their enemies. They also mark a sidestepping of key “war on terror” ally Pakistan, frequently accused of not doing enough to tackle militants sheltering on its territory, which has previously been a conduit for talks between the Saudis and Afghanistan. According to the source, fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar — high on the U.S. military’s most-wanted list — was not present, but his representatives were keen to stress the reclusive cleric is no longer allied to al Qaeda. Details of the Taliban leader’s split with al Qaeda have never been made public before, but the new claims confirm what another source with an intimate knowledge of the militia and Mullah Omar has told CNN in the past. The current round of talks, said to have been taken two years of intense behind-the-scenes negotiations to come to fruition, is anticipated to be the first step in a long process to secure a negotiated end to the conflict. But U.S.- and Europe-friendly Saudi Arabia’s involvement has been propelled by a mounting death toll among coalition troops amid a worsening violence that has also claimed many civilian casualties. A Saudi source familiar with the talks confirmed that they happened and said the Saudis take seriously their role in facilitating discussions between parties to the conflict. A second round of talks is scheduled to take place in two months, the Saudi source said. The Afghan government believes the Taliban cannot be defeated militarily, and the Taliban believe that they can’t win a war against the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, the Saudi source said. The involvement of the Saudis is also seen as an expression of fear that Iran could take advantage of U.S. failings in Afghanistan, as it is seen to be doing in Iraq. Several Afghan sources familiar with Iranian activities in Afghanistan have said Iranian officials and diplomats who are investing in business and building education facilities are lobbying politicians in Kabul. Learn more about King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia » The Afghan sources wish to remain anonymous due to their political roles. Coalition commanders regularly accuse Iran of arming the Taliban, and Western diplomats privately suggest that Iran is working against U.S. interests in Afghanistan, making it harder to bring peace. Saudi sources say perceived Iranian expansionism is one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest concerns. Watch CNN’s Nic Robertson report on the meeting » Don’t Miss More troops needed quickly in Afghanistan, general says Deadly fighting in Afghanistan claims more lives The talks in Mecca took place between September 24 and 27 and involved 11 Taliban delegates, two Afghan government officials, a representative of former mujahadeen commander and U.S. foe Gulbadin Hekmatyar, and three others. King Abdullah broke fast during the Eid al-Fitr holiday with the 17-member Afghan delegation — an act intended to show his commitment to ending the conflict. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. Learn more about Ramadan » Saudi Arabia was one of only three countries that recognized the Taliban leadership during its rule over Afghanistan in the 1990s, but that relationship was severed over Mullah Omar’s refusal to hand over bin Laden. During the talks, described as an ice breaker, all parties agreed that the only solution to Afghanistan’s conflict is through dialogue, not fighting. Ya see Bush Sr got Osma kicked out by his own people for OIL MONEY $$$$ They are Trators to Osama …..Just like this Country ….are Trators and Terrorists who refuse People Health Care when they are sick …Did ya know People who are sick are commiting Crimes just to go to JAIL so they get Health Care ??? The thought crossed my mind in 2003 …to kick a cop and tell him I was sorry before I kicked him …so I could go to jail and get health care ????No Kidding !Yes the thought entered into my mind ! Kick a Cop or a Judge !
By Eliza Dodd on 10/14/2008 1:18 pm