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Snoop Dogg Gets Out the Vote

Posted by michael on from the wassup dept.

Moe Napoli writes "Using footage from the PC game True Crime: Streets of LA, a small collective of artists created a 'Vote or Don't Bitch' Machinima PSA with True Crime star Snoop Dogg as the center of the minute long spot. Premiering last evening at the start of New York Law School's State of Play II conference, the PSA is highly critical of the Bush Administration and even has Snoop run-over by a Bush-Cheney van at the end. While everyone may not agree with its message, I feel it's another clever use of machinima for creative expression."

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  1. "Vote or Don't Bitch" by Pluvius · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I always thought that that dilemma was unconvincing. If I don't vote, I can still bitch about everyone else screwing the country up. Hell, in some cases I'd have more of a right to bitch than someone who did vote.

    Rob (Apologies to George Carlin)

    1. Re:"Vote or Don't Bitch" by demi · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Sure you can, but your complaints are mere petulance.

      "Where do you want to eat?"

      "I don't care."

      "Seriously, man, where do you want to eat. The guys are thinking Chinese or Mexican."

      "I don't care."

      "Okay. Guys? Looks like... Chinese."

      "Chinese?! That sucks!"

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      demi
  2. Misleading Title, Misleading Story by Pave+Low · · Score: 5, Insightful
    This PSA is hardly a 'Get out the Vote' commercial. It's a single-minded attack on the Bush Adminstration. I have no problem with this type of juvenile, unfunny material, but the writeup deliberately misleads and deceives on what this is.

    It's not just "highly critical", it's just a minute long blame-Bush screed.

    A better title would have been "Vote out Bush or Don't Bitch".

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  3. Vote and still bitch! by Rallion · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I hear 'vote or don't bitch' and similar a lot. But I voted already (absentee) and need to know something. I plan on bitching even though I voted, no matter which way the election goes. Is that okay?

  4. Never before... by Taulin · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In my life, I never remember seeing such a divide and force to vote. Rappers in and making vote videos? Debate viewer count sky high? I am happy to see America, and the world, getting so involved, but there must be some reason this election seems so important. I'm scared. In my life there was scandal, cold war, war, blow job, and lastly terrorism/war/unemployment. I pine for the days where a blow job was the big news.