RNC Pulled Video Of Mock-Obama Criticizing Troops, Thanking Ayers

UPDATE: The RNC confirms that the mock Obama video it put up on its site -- in which a voice impersonation of the president pledges to hand the census over to ACORN and offers thanks to Bill Ayers -- was never meant to be released to the public.

"After checking on this I found out that this was an internal concept that inadvertently got posted on you tube and was taken down shortly after the error was realized," emails RNC Communications Director Trevor Francis. "The concept you saw lacked substantiation, proper internal reviews and approval, and in the end isn't something that we are going to release. I don't know if we will use impersonators in the future."

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Marking Barack Obama's 100th day in office, the Republican National Committee published a video that uses an Obama impersonator to mock the president as beholden to a teleprompter and a hypocrite on a range of policy issues.

The web ad, which has an off-sounding Obama voice commenting over footage of the inaugural address, was briefly posted on the RNC's YouTube page on Wednesday. But shortly after its release, the spot was unceremoniously removed from the site.

After a request for comment, RNC spokesman Trevor Francis said the committee planned on releasing a new version of the video with better editing and citations. He said the updated version will likely come out later today.

The early, unreleased version of the video shows the faux-president pledging to increase spending and hand the census over to ACORN, as well as celebrating a Treasury Secretary who failed to pay his taxes. There is even a shot at Obama for his association with former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers, with the president thanking "Professor Ayers" for clapping after he pledged to put together "a report that characterizes our returning service members... as people who may become terrorists."

"100 days ago, a man read a grand speech from a TelePrompter," the text at the beginning of the RNC spot reads. "What if the Teleprompter had accidentally switched to reality-mode?"

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Beyond pushing a greatest hits list of attacks on the president, the video also provides a window into the anti-Obama anger that still consumes much of the GOP. Chairman Michael Steele has been the target of criticism from some senior party members who believe he hasn't gone far enough in attacking the White House's agenda.

UPDATE: The House Republicans, meanwhile, released their own incendiary ad attacking the president. The spot, titled "Day 101," includes footage of the Pentagon burning on September 11th alongside clips of terrorist training videos and violent protests in the Middle East.

Complete with dreary background music, the video challenges Obama on his decision to close Guantanamo Bay and release memos detailing the Bush administration's policies on torture. The video also shows Obama's handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, airs a bunch of headlines and news clips about CIA interrogations and flashes of terrorist training videos.

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Comments

[bebrave]

Is that supposed to be a Black man's voice? What is wrong with these people? Sick!

[cmj707]

Wow, jealousy sure doesn’t wear pretty. Ok so since the President Obama would never say such stupid a** comments, they have to make up lies and put it on you-tube and when questioned about it say it should not have went out to the public. Yeah right!!!

Keep playing to that 21%....

[sodulguy]

does anyone else feel that this kind of thing should be a legal matter, it sure seems like slander to me.

[ViciousAttack]

Obama only criticized the troops because he's secretly opting to use OTHER mercenary groups besides Blackwater. That's where we come in. Vicious Attack Clothing will viciously unleash our kickass tees upon the Iraqi insurgents via C-130 gunships! It's proven more effective than even well placed sniper fire.

[ChiGuy]

Typical s'leazy Republican back-door BS.
It is unfathomable to me how people can lower themselves to such depths and still sleep at night.

[Carmichael]

The hatred and bigotry will never be put to rest in the United States, so long as we continue to have people like those that sleeps and breathes it. I am in total agreement with you, It is really sick and despicable.

[Freesia2]

Never meant to be released my backside. They mean it was released just long enough to reach their targeted audience, but not too long to retact it before they took too much heat.

What a cheap lot they are. "Still don't know if we would use impersonators". Bottom feeders.

[flossophy]

Their targeted audience is you. Helping you to understand that Obama isn't what he said he was during the campaign.

It's time for you to have a little reality check... don't worry, it's healthy for society.

[roshni]

Obviously not, because they are now claiming it's an "internal concept." That hardly includes us.

[ChiGuy]

Bull. The target audience for these kinds of s'leaze are the same pathetic people that need their daily instruction on the outrage and talking points du jour from the likes of R ush, O'Really, Ins-Hannity, TrANN, et al.

You clowns would be lost without daily teachings on what to think.

[Freesia2]

You thought I was a Democrat didn't you? A "progresso" as you put it below. (By the way that's an Italian pasta and sauce line. The word you were looking for is "progressive". I think that didn't come up in homeschooling. Don't fret.)

No. I'm an Independent. One of the people your party lost in droves in November. And I promise you one thing. I will never vote Republican again. I will support President Obama (I donated to his campaign) and I will vote for the Democratic or Independent candidates from here on - or I'll stay home.

But I promise you - I will never vote Republican ever again. Ever. Because of people like you. Because of the party who made people like you. I'll never vote Republican again - because of you.

[Klimb]

BOEHNER ON HP!

[helgathewitch]

How misguided you are. Any intelligent person can see through their false words and tactics. They are trying to insite the crazy people. When are they going to start using their time to actually HELP this country. They are really embarrassing themselves.

[flossophy]

That first video is hilarious... the RNC should've released it.

It's accurate.

[Freesia2]

No. It isn't. It's just filthy. Like all the people who thought it was funny.

[flossophy]

What are you talking about... I shower everyday.

Everything that was said in the video happened. It's nice that HuffPuff posted it to spread the message to the Pr0gresso audience.

[roshni]

Why did they pull it then?

[Freesia2]

He won't answer. He can't. He just enthusiastically ran an errand for them and posted here, and then they forgot all about him. He'll run another next time they toss him a bone. He'll wag. He'll run with it. That's what the GOP thinks of their base. They laugh at them. Toss them treats. He'll fall for it again. Vote Republican you carry bones for people who laugh at you. Pitiful.

[unity08]

Maybe they should spend their time trying to help solve the problems of our country instead of acting like pre-teen boys in a basement with outdated video equipment. SAD!

[mgbgt95]

the gop really have gone off the deep end. it's like watching the last g(r)asp of a drowning man. They are bloating in the sun.
Party of Lincoln indeed. He is in tears.

[LiberalAndGDProud]

The Republicans are putting out propaganda to swing public opinion against the President. The problem is that as in the invasion of Iraq, they believe that they can lie, mislead, and twist the truth as long as it furthers their goals.

People can disagree with the President on policy, but these personal hate ads shows that they are unpatriotic. These ads show that the Republicans putting out these lies do not have the moral compass to be leaders in this country.

[flossophy]

Everything in the first video was about policy... and his decisions over the last 100 days.

There was no ha`te in video...

[rich misty]

You are full of it ms pantywaist

[aflyinyoursoup]

The GOP's shining moment!
This stuff will no doubt play to SRO audiences of the rank and file wing-nut knuckleheads who have already been dumbed-down by the Fix Noise Network. They'll lap it up. It's a good thing that particular demographic is fast becoming gene-pool recessive!
Pathetic!

[bronzy]

What a miserable bunch of pantysniffers!

[LesaLesa]

Stu - pid people mock because they can't fix nothing in a constructive and educational manner.

Only the smart and intelligent can fix the problems we face in our country and that's President Barack Obama.

[Tomhere]

Pathetic losers.

[sheikwil4]

The Republicans are just beyond pathetic, they are beginning to look pitiful a little to me. I just feel sad for them because they are so unhappy and lost that they don't know what to do. They look like that cop that dumped the paraplegic man out of his wheelchair, or Sarah Palin saying she can see Russia from her back yard, just pathetic.

[RenePA]

Disgusting and pathetic.

The music on the second video was the best with all that scary violin business... tho, I do think it could have used the double "screeechy! screeechy!" of the Psycho movie music. That would have made it really, really scary and then I'd have to leave the Democratic party and rush (no pun intended) right over to the Republicans for them to save me from... whatever all that scariness was about.

Oh well.

Now I'll have to just stay here by my computer. Mildly disturbed. Alone. Drinking my beer.

[aflyinyoursoup]

Ditto...except I self-medicate with Bourbon.

[babali]

Ah! Must be another idea from Michele Bachmann.

[javaz]

Wow, I love the Christian-GOP.
You know, they are so honest, and patriotic, and never hypocritical.
They would never spread hate or lies that could stir up fringe elements and send them over the edge.
Keep it classy, GOP!
And keep your Christian beliefs real - actions speak louder than words!

[ebanks84]

The christian GOP are the biggest hypocrits in America. And until they get rid of their hateful christian beliefs, they mean no good to anybody. They are nosey, in your business people who worry more about what you do than what they're going. And they always fall back on 'God' like he's right there backing up their every word when interference in other people's lives if NOT the Godly thing to do. Minding your own business IS!