In case you're wondering where to find the weirdest political videos on the planet, look no further than ACORN Man--a crudely rendered digital superhero who consorts with Missouri Secretary of State and U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan (D), as well as fellow hero SEI-Ultra (a metonymy for the Service Employees International Union), to discuss secret payoffs and the construction of an underground lair, all in a computerized monotone:
So far, there are two parts in the ACORN Man series: in the latest episode, which surfaced on 24th State and YouTube earlier this week, ACORN Man and SEI-Ultra meet by a fire escape to compare notes on how ACORN is getting smeared in the media. Conclusion: SEIU has more money, plus the goon power to get in fights outside Rep. Russ Carnahan's (D-MO) town-hall meeting in Bridgeton, MO.
The videos are produced by 24th State's editor, via a video-animation site called Xtranormal. Needless to say, they depart notably from the fare offered by the most consistent producers in political attack video--the Democratic and Republican party committees.
The Carnahan jabbing--and the weirdness--reaches a crescendo in a faux campaign commercial for Russ.
The Missouri Republicans only wish they had the technical know-how to construct a twitter-capable underground lair.
We are going to KICK Carnahan's ARSE on Second Life. You saw what we did to John Edwards there. Carnahan, we're coming for your avatar!
The weirdest one that's even remotely close to mainstream is the Parti Quebecois in Canada -- and its federal sister party, the Bloc Quebecois.
The last time they tried a sovereignty referendum, in 1995, they actually tried to ease fears of a devastating effect on Quebec's economy by saying they'd keep the Canadian dollar. Oh, I see: You don't want the federal government in Ottawa telling you what to do, but you're going to keep a currency that they produce, set the value of of, and keep it worth something? You're going to let them control your economy? What the hell kind of "sovereignty" or "independence" is that? The referendum barely failed -- lucky for both the Province and the nation as a whole
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