Milwaukee, Wisconsin One of the additional weirdnesses of yesterday’s Michelle Obama event was that before the program began, they played the now famous Dipdive music video on a giant screen behind the podium:
It’s a pretty amazing spectacle. Look at all the multi-racial, beautiful people who are for Barack. It’s like a Benetton ad on HGH. But look more closely and you’ll notice that these aren’t just normal, multi-racial, beautiful people–they’re famous, too! That makes them better than you and me. I wouldn’t presume to tell David Axelrod how to run a campaign, but it seems to me that if he rolled out Scarlet Johansson at rallies and had her do backup vocals for Obama, well (look closely for her in the video) it seems to me that’s pretty unstoppable. The Clinton’s would basically have to fold up shop. Also, if you want to see what the luxuries of a $32 million January fundraising haul look like, in part they look like this gorgeous, super high quality poster (it’s almost like a theatrical one-sheet) for $20 on its website. At the Madison rally, they were shoving them into the hands of attendees by the handful. (P.S.: Don’t let my sarcasm fool you–despite its creepiness, the “Yes We Can” video is a fantastic production. I defy you to watch it all the way and not find yourself tapping your foot in time by the end.)
