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Clintons Score a Mafia Hit

Posted Jun 20, 07 8:12 AM CDT in Arts & Living,  Politics 

(Newser) – A new Hillary 2008 viral ad is exploring the senator's Family ties. The Clinton campaign posted an already-ubiquitous video yesterday, starring Bill and Hillary and parodying the final scene of the Sopranos—down to the diner, the suspicious goon, and the sudden blackout. Hil seems determined lately to prove she can laugh at herself, WaPo reports.

The mob mimicry blacks out the attendant announcement: Celine Dion's "You and I" won Clinton's campaign song contest. But the video is a brave new advance in a field where most YouTube-grade campaign spots are generated outside of the campaigns. "The Clinton camp gets an A for effort and creativity and audaciousness," says a viral videographer.

Source Washington Post

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Hillary Clinton Sopranos Spoof.   (dubyaD40web (YouTube))
In this file photo, released by HBO in 2007, James Gandolfini portrays Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the last episodes of the HBO dramatic series "The Sopranos." The New York Daily News reported...   (Associated Press)
This image from video released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign shows Hillary and Bill Clinton on a Web video that spoofs the final scene of the popular HBO mobster series "The Sopranos". The...   (Associated Press)
This image from video released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign shows former president Bill Clinton and wife Hillary (not shown) on a Web video that spoofs the final scene of the popular HBO...   (Associated Press)
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