Politicians "Moving Forward" on Social Media - Another Political Joke!

I don’t know why politicians would honestly think, that spinning their campaign promises on social media sites will be beneficial? I don't know about you, but I don't go on to sites such as YouTube and facebook to read up on politicians, let alone view campaign videos! Take my last blog entry on Produsage; anything serious these politicians send out, someone will change, and mostly for entertainment purposes. Not only do they think that recording a "campaign video” and putting it on YouTube will somehow help them, they’re delusional and egotistical enough to believe it will actually work.

Tony Abbott: Trying to find Harold Holt and running from the political sharks....wait?

Please Tony Abbott, put some clothes on! No-one wants to see a 50-something year old man donning “budgie smugglers” doing “pier to pub” swims and emerging from the beach like a try-hard Daniel Craig! (Someone get me a vomit bag… stat!) Attempting to prove how "fit" you are to the Australian public, will not win you an election. People will vote for the opposing parties just to get this image out of their brains! ( How do I poke out my mind's eye?)

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's attempt at a "campaign video"  I much prefer this one:



It's whole 21 seconds is much more entertaining than the minutes he wasted with political propaganda.

I cringe every time there is a state or federal election. It's just millions of tax-payers dollars being wasted on political propaganda. I especially despise how they speed up the "spoken by" part at the end of ads on Television, Radio and on social media sites. It's a real slap in the face: "We have millions at our disposal, but in the last few seconds, speed it up to save $100 bucks!"

Thanks to the new era of social media, they are now taking over the Internet and posting even more political spin on the likes of facebook, Twitter and YouTube. That's why this clip from "The Chasers," is a good example of the crap we have to endure:



Speaking of crap to endure; I went to the YouTube site and typed in "Julia Gillard campaign" and found the below video. It only has 2000 odd views and was uploaded around August 2010 just in time for the Election.


  
With or without the help of the above "campaign video," Prime Minister Julia Gillard did indeed smash the glass ceiling of Australian politics. (Hell of a repair job for O'Brien Glass!) Yes she had to work her way through to the top and usurp K-Rudd, but she did eventually become Australia's first elected female Prime Minister.(With the help of a few independents!) Ms Gillard just wants Australia to move forward into the future and not be left behind. She is so determined to move forward that "The Chasers" have decided to advocate on her behalf:




Ms Gillard does indeed use social media to keep the public "informed." She tweets her political whereabouts and I highly recommend it as a cure for insomnia! I did manage to find this facebook video (her campaign video) of the PM explaining how she intends to "Move Australia Forward," but it's really just another piece of political propaganda spread though social media.

"Kevin, LOOK AT MOI...LOOK AT MOI...I've got one word to say to you, PRIMEMINISTER!"  "That's two words Julia, unlike backstabber."

Yes, social media can be used as a tool for the "Pollies" to "move forward," although with regards to Kevin Rudd being demoted to Foreign Minister, I think this Willy Wonka quote applies to him: "Oh, you can't get out backwards. You've got to go forwards to go back, better press on!" Haha. Poor K-Rudd! Of course keeping up with the "moving forward theme," Kevin Rudd, has his own Twitter account. Just like he used during "Twitter time" on his series Kevin Rudd, P.M: HA HAHA HA HAAA!



Since Kev was so graciously stabbed in the back by one of his own, this "Political Election Trailer" for the August 2010 Election, really sums up the riff raff of Politics. Is social media doing more harm than good for their own political agendas?

Of course the use of social media is also alive within U.S Politics. When Donald Trump decided to become a candidate for President, he thought he'd stir the pot and announce he believed Obama wasn't born in the USA and needed to prove so. What did Obama do? He released his birth certificate which showed he was indeed born in the U.S.A.(As Bruce Springsteen so eloquently boasts about in his song.)



This is Trump's "victory speech" about the release of the birth certificate. Now he needs to confirm if it's real. I bet it's as real as Trump's hair! (Talk about back peddling!)



I found this below YouTube clip that shows Obama really putting Mr Trump in his place. I must say I have a new found respect for Obama after watching it. If that doesn't win him a re-election, I don't know what will?




Maybe this: Before U.S. President Obama's "people" could upload more videos to YouTube, social media was abuzz with Twitter and Facebook confirming news of Osama Bin Laden's death. The U.S. Government  released this photo taken in the White House's Situation Room, in which we can see President Obama and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's reaction during the mission of the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

For all we know, they could  have just witnessed who just got voted out in American Idol.

This is what the sceptics believe: If Bin Laden is dead why won't The U.S Government release a death photo? He was "buried at sea" within 24 hours of his death with respect to Islamic Law. And it just happens to fit in nicely for Obama as a possible re-election tool! Convenient much? Maybe we should ask Donald Trump!


Because of the controversy surrounding the death photo, The U.S Government decided to release footage of "what they believe to be Osama". Apparently he is watching a T.V flicking through the channels and stopping on footage of himself and some of President Obama. I really hope he is dead. If he's not, I would hate to see this blow up in their faces! (Pardon the pun!)



Thanks to YouTube, you too can laugh at politicians! We can now take the piss out of them and show them for the political jokes they really are! Without a doubt, YouTube has made Former U.S President George W Bush the biggest political joke of all time.

Politicians; if you think tweeting, facebooking or YouTubing your latest fitness or campaign stunts will win you an election maybe it will.... if you're Obama! But if you're serious about your Country's future and your own fitness, I think you should all take up push bike riding. Not only will you keep fit, but if you get yourself into a sticky situation, you can always "back peddle"....and then move forward!

References:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/how-osama-bin-laden-death-story-unfolded-on-twitter-20110502-1e4jn.html
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67827/matthew-gray/the-bin-laden-conspiracy-theories
www.youtube.com
www.facebook.com
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/27/barack-obama-birth-certificate-released