The “Hillary” 1984 ad really was produced by an Obama supporter
The mystery behind who produced an elaborate
Internet ad slamming Sen. Hillary Clinton and promoting Sen. Barack Obama has
been solved.
The mystery behind who produced an elaborate Internet ad slamming Sen. Hillary Clinton and promoting Sen. Barack Obama has been solved.
Phillip de Vellis, a Democrat and Obama supporter, said he made the video “because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process.”
The “Vote Different” clip is a remake of an Apple computer ad from 1984, which in turn was a take on George Orwell’s “1984.”
De Vellis published the video under the moniker ParkRidge 47 — apparently a reference to Clinton, who was born in 1947 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
“I made the ad on a Sunday afternoon in my apartment using my personal equipment (a Mac and some software), uploaded it to YouTube, and sent links around to blogs.”
De Vellis says the Internet offers an opportunity for citizen ads. He certainly didn’t have - or need - the kind of budget the two establishment parties wallow in. Maybe this is an idea whose time has come?
Posted: Thu - March 22, 2007 at 08:28 AM