THE OBAMA/MCCAIN PRESIDENTIAL THROWDOWN VIDEO CONTEST!
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 3:00pm by MetalSucksElection day is one week from today. At least one person thinks we should create a Neilstein/Rosenberg ticket for 2012. Any other takers?
But for the next four years until said ticket can take shape, we’re forced to choose between one of two men, Barack Obama or John McCain. And in my YouTube trawl to try and find something metal AND election-related to post here, I found… Nothing. We’d say metalheads are uncreative and lazy, but we know better, so we bring this one to you, the people.
Seeing as we’re equal opportunity haters, we invite you to create a mashup video using found footage of either Obama or McCain and sync it up to a metal song of your choosing. We’re thinking something like the below video would be pretty fucking cool if it were synced up to some Hatebreed instead of Rick fucking Astley. Be creative, ya hear? Then post your video on YouTube and post a link in the comments here. Easy-peasy! Two winners (one each for Obama and McCain) will get a stack of metal goodies we have lying around the MS Mansion. Have fun!
Exactly how long does one have to scour videos of Obama speeches just to find the material for a video like this? And how DOES a jobless person afford the internet?
Sammy – they get a job ;)
I would love to see an Obama video featuring the Type O Negative song Kill All The White People. That’d be hilarious :P Since I’ve not the time to do it myself, I’m throwing it out there.
@ Sammy & Flora:
I didn’t mean to imply that every video should have the same thing as in the Rick Astley vid where they actually cut audio from Obama’s speeches and used it. Just plain ol’ video footage underneath Hatebreed, Type O, or any other band could be pretty damn cool if cut correctly.
I was just giving an idea to anyone who wanted to try it, that’s all.
I have a job so I will throw out an idea. Just put random pictures of Obama with Trivium – Detonation playing
Thats the sound of humanity melting away
Say goodbye it’s the end of days
Fire rains down on the American dream
Watch all you love seethe and scream
Each will dig their own graves
And bury themselves in life’s failures
Vince, does it have to be video or can we also throw in some kickass pictures too?
Sammy- The internet is available to anyone at your local library, all you need is a membership card, most are free if not, very cheap. Also, many jails have internet access as well. FYI
“[W]e’re forced to choose between one of two men, Barack Obama or John McCain.”
Wrong. There are actually several candidates. Click my name.
@ Malacoda: Anything you want.
As ever, happy to see you guys put this kind of content on here. Metal rocks (and sucks, and headbangs), and politics is metal, damn it! Horns to contests, too.
I know this blog is really chill, but for something like this, I’d appreciate a little more notice, and also a concrete due date. I’m not whiz with video editing software, so while I could probably kludge something together, it’ll take time, and this weekend is already looking full.
So all’s I’m sayin’ is, I love ya. But let’s get some communicative clarity up in hurr, huh?
Heres one I did featuring McCain, using Necrophagist – Only Ash Remains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFPwFL6N7go&fmt=18
I guess I’m the only dumbass that bothered to make one. Someone needs to challenge my video editing supremacy.