Want the Day Off? Anyone? Anyone?

Bueller video: Skip work or school today, and volunteer for Obama
By Gabriel Winant,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 4, 2008 8:01 AM CST

Ferris Bueller didn’t believe in -isms, only himself, but actor Matthew Broderick believes in Barack Obama. In a campaign video, Broderick urges people to emulate Ferris and “Take the day off”—only this time, to volunteer for Obama. “Life moves pretty fast,” he says, reprising a famous line. “If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.”
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