First things first -- Many of you may know that I often write satirical "leaked" memos. However, this post is not satirical. It is real.
About a year ago SEIU funded a series of satirical videos poking fun at the GOP for opposing Obama's health care plan. I was one of the writers/producers of those videos along with Negin Farsad, Justin Krebs, Josh Bolotsky, and Katie Halper.
Recently Heritage Action For America put out a video aimed at those who oppose keeping Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy (starring Ron Howard's brother, Clint). And while they don't actually plagiarize any of the writing, check out the mannerisms, the style, and the feel. It's all identical -- down to the failed high-five at the end. And of course they didn't give us or SEIU any credit. Is it plagiarism? Take a look and decide for yourself. Watch our video from a year ago first -- the one on the right.
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Who said history is first told as tragedy and then as farce? Now the gag comes first.
Well done, I suggest Preperation H to soothe the pain.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ned-rice/2010/10/13/liberal-comedy-writer-gets-paranoid-about-heritage-action-ad
of course,the few cons. actors,musicians,comedians are always welcomed w/ open arms on FNC or other cons. outlets........Jon Voigt,and Ted Nugent and Frasier and Steven Baldwin
and just about any time cons. attempt to do comedy,they make fools of themselves......
"And while they don't actually plagiarize any of the writing, check out the style, and the feel."
These two statements seem just a MIGHT incongruous, don't you think?
Real whiney, too. If you believe you have a case, take them on for copyright violation. You DID copyright it, correct?
Most of the time all Jon needs to do is play a clip of republicans talking about anything and just sit there listening to set up a joke. Jon is the straight man to the right wing's funny man and they form the best double act ever.
What is the union thinking?
The empirical evidence before us is that the Bush tax cuts led to massive job losses and economic malaise and obscene deficit growth (the Bush years). There is also empirical evidence that when taxes were higher for the very, very wealthy the jobless rate was at its lowest in history, the budget had a surplus, and the market witnessed unprecedented growth (the Clinton years).
Now to rebut me, you are going to make some pseudo-intellectual non-sequitur about how Clinton's successful administration was due to other forces and Bush's embarrassing failure of an administration was due to other forces.
But lo and behold! Under Obama, with the worst market forces in history, market growth! Hmmmm....
Restore America's purity of essence.
ROFLMAO
(obligatory angry tea bagger maniac laugh)