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You're Old Enough to Know Better, So Cry, Baby, Cry
The week began with "Leave Britney Alone," and I apologize if you click that link with your audio turned above 10 decibels.
The week is ending, mercifully, with "Leave General Petraeus
Alone."
Not as funny as it could be. The original Britney rant (which has 5
million views now) was directed at bloggers (especially Perez
Hilton), whereas the Bush rant is a "message from the President of
the United States" gone wrong. But the message is clear: The
shoreside Petraeus adherents are basically fanboys, and the
Republican reaction to MoveOn's ad was as mature as a demisexual
man-boy's Britney meltdown.
Coming next (I hope): Godley and Creme's video for "Cry," remixed to include the weepin' mugs of John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Fred Thompson.
UPDATE: A better parody from the other side:
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