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Maker of Anti-Clinton Video Outed, Loses Job
Raul654 writes "Philip de Vellis, the author of the anti-Hilary Clinton viral video was outed yesterday on the Huffington Post. The company he worked for, Blue State Digital — a Democratic Internet strategy company that does work for Barack Obama — has now fired him as a result. Said Vellis: 'I made the "Vote Different" ad because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process.'"
It was just before he was fired, he finally realized the horrible truth - he loved Big Sister.
And a boot descended over mankind's face, forever.
Ryan Fenton
From a reply to the Huffington Post article by the creator:
I've resigned from my employer, Blue State Digital, an internet company that provides technology to several presidential campaigns, including Richardson's, Vilsack's, and -- full disclosure -- Obama's. The company had no idea that I'd created the ad, and neither did any of our clients. But I've decided to resign anyway so as not to harm them, even by implication.
Primaries are always fun, if only because you get to watch each party attack itself for awhile before making their pick and pretending all that never happened.
"In the game of life, someone always has to lose. To me, if life were fair, that someone would always be Oklahoma." -DKR
Here's what I make of this whole flap -- not much: Clinton, Obama, the ad's maker (now out of a job), his employer and the press are all just playing their roles ... and the play is a farce. No one's really outraged by that video clip (especially Clinton). And no one really believes it's out of bounds. They're all just reading from the script. ... Of course, that's what high-stakes presidential politics is all about these days. More on this theme on my blog if anyone cares:
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He should have used the word "innovation." Microsoft has been ripping off people for years and calling it that.
I think that was more a demonstration of the "Don't bite the hand that feeds you" principle.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
"I support Hillary Clinton."
-- TheMeuge (645043)
"I support Barack Obama."
-- MindStalker (22827)
I don't make the rules. I just make fun of them.
> As for the rest, can we stop calling people we don't like fascists?
> The word has lost almost all meaning now.
Don't you tell me what's lost meaning, you fascist.
- Obama went to a madrasa in Indonesia in his youth. He hid this fact before it was brought to light.
Obama did not hide this fact - because it was never a fact. He went to a private school; one that was NOT a madrasa in any sense of the word.
- Though he claimed to be a Christian now, how come no muslim want his head like they did with the Afghan guy who converted out of Islam?
Because he was never a muslim?
- He claimed to be an Israeli supporter but he said Palestinians are the most oppressed people on Earth (Darfur anyone?)
Support of Israel means turning a blind eye to human rights violations?
One can support Israel, and still care about innocent Palestinians caught in the middle in this conflict.
One can also support Palestinians without supporting the terrorist tactics of a radical minority.
Darfur is a tragedy. But the US is not supplying the Sudanese government with $3 Billion in military aid each year. Now tell me who is more oppressed.
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
Hey, you might be interested in this mat I have. You see, it has conclusions written on it...
He was paid to create the ad.... .... by Karl Rove.
Think about it - Hillary looks bad, AND Obama looks bad! This has to be the work of Republicans.
Or maybe it was Edwards.
paintball