It's Coming Down Fast

April 1, 2008 9:50 PM

Gravelter Skelter[video, WTF content].
posted by digaman (20 comments total)

"The latest video from '08 Libertarian White House candidate Mike Gravel begs the question: Is America ready for an acid-dropping Shatneriffic president?"
-- Jazz from Hell
posted by digaman at 10:01 PM on April 1, 2008

I think he had about one too many a "yes she is" in there, but I ain't gonna go dig out the record and count 'em...
posted by flapjax at midnite at 10:11 PM on April 1, 2008

Teleprompter at 1:59.

I'm voting Gravel.
posted by humannaire at 10:22 PM on April 1, 2008

That's it, I'm switching parties.
posted by tula at 10:24 PM on April 1, 2008

Terrible.
posted by Daddy-O at 10:25 PM on April 1, 2008

Note/winkbutnonudge/and aha!: It took me ten minutes to figure the cart out....
but I ordered the (union-made) t-shirt.

Like I said, note wink and aha.
posted by humannaire at 10:37 PM on April 1, 2008

I think his campaign slogan should be "Gravel: He's so crazy, he just might work!"
posted by symbioid at 10:53 PM on April 1, 2008

Well, symbioid, if that's the case, I should win a landslide in 2012...
posted by Samizdata at 11:09 PM on April 1, 2008

William S. Burroughs for president!
posted by katillathehun at 11:11 PM on April 1, 2008

Uh . . . Wow!
posted by birdhaus at 11:42 PM on April 1, 2008

He's got my vote.
posted by homunculus at 11:45 PM on April 1, 2008

And here I was thinking that Shatneriffic was a derogatory term! Brilliant.
posted by Jakey at 2:24 AM on April 2, 2008

Awesome!
posted by rmmcclay at 5:05 AM on April 2, 2008

Maybe all the leftover candidates can start a band. Huckabee plays bass, right? Does Ron Paul know how to throat sing or something?
posted by danb at 7:41 AM on April 2, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]

Samizdata: "Well, symbioid, if that's the case, I should win a landslide in 2012..."

Fuck you, I'm running in 2012. It's ON!
posted by symbioid at 7:45 AM on April 2, 2008

This felt almost exactly like Brian O'Blivion from the movie Videodrome.
posted by Nelson at 9:37 AM on April 2, 2008

Apparently Gravel was assisted by one DJ RX, who also created this mashup:

Sympathy for Bush [mp3 link]
posted by digaman at 10:25 AM on April 2, 2008

I already voted for him once. Do I get to vote for him again?
posted by Eideteker at 10:30 AM on April 2, 2008

unfortunately it doesn't beg teh question
posted by verisimilitude at 11:51 AM on April 2, 2008

The Ron Paul Blimp Floats On!
posted by homunculus at 1:27 PM on April 2, 2008