Barely Political Indeed
Posted by lordpinoy on August 27, 2008
The second (most intriguing) reason why anyone would vote for Barack Obama is Amber Lee Ettinger, otherwise known all over the web as Obama Girl.
"In the Land of YouTube. Obama Girl is Queen"
Shot to fame by an eponymous viral video depicting a young woman singing seductively about her love for Barack Obama, since June 2007, it has garnered an impressive 9,342,217+ views on YouTube. After taking on the internet by storm, it has been regularly featured on the news and other television shows. Furthermore the success and popularity of the original video spawned numerous sequels, has been the frequent subject of parodies, and made the “Candidate Girl” a certified phenomena.
I've got a crush on Obama Girl
Starting out as a model and attending the Fashion Institute of Technology at New York City, Her appearance on the Howard Stern show brought her into the
attention of Leah Kaufman (who did the actual singing in the video, i.e. Obama girl lip-synched the part) and was later signed on to perform.
Though, at its best, it is gimmickry, there is no denying that in some small way, it has sparked interest in the presidential nominations campaign, if for no other reason than reaching out further into the larger male demographics. Young men and old who would perhaps, prefer to drool over a woman onscreen rather than follow senators Clinton and Obama duke it out on a dull protracted campaign.
I'm with ya
Sources:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_girl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Got_a_Crush…_on_Obama
