“I'm Voting Republican [1]“, a short film created by Charlie Steak and SyntheticHuman Pictures [2], has quickly gone viral [3] and created quite a stir on the internet. A sample quote from the parody:
I'm voting Republican because I think new drugs should be made available immediately, whether they've been tested properly or not. If the major pharmaceutical companies’ bottom lines are healthy, I feel healthy too.
Bloggers have certainly gotten the joke. Ramon de Vries says [4]:
If I could vote in the US of A, I would vote Republican just because of this inspirational video.
My suggestion to all our fellow voting Americans: think about this video for the next 5 months and make a Change by voting Republican ;)
From France, Livejournal user, mooglosaurus agrees [5]:
I wish I could vote in the USA!!
If I could vote, I would vote republican, just like my favourite Fairy Godmother! Thanks T!
Australian blogger Duncan (Duncan's Propaganda Blog), who has been following U.S. political advertisements closely, had this to say [6] about the video:
I’m Voting Republican is a satirical look at the likely outcome of another four years of Republican government, put out by SyntheticHuman, a collective of film directors in Phoenix, Arizona. The clip features 28 actors talking, tongue in cheek, about their reasons for keeping the Republicans in government.
The not-so-subtle message behind the film is the importance of a united bloc of citizens willing to take the time and effort to vote Democrat in order to improve America’s domestic and foreign policy.
Matthew Moore, writing for a Telegraph.co.uk blog, is impressed [7]:
“I'm voting Republican because…
…… I just don't feel like I deserve health insurance.” Killer line from the latest US election video that confirms once again that the Democrats have all the best virals.