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Gossip Girl wants you to vote for Obama

by Brad Trechak, posted Oct 14th 2008 6:38PM

Gossip GirlThere is definitely a generational gap with this presidential election, with the elderly favoring McCain and the youth favoring Obama. I'm generalizing of course, but it certainly seems like the campaign advertising is geared that way. One piece of evidence is two cast members of Gossip Girl appearing in an anti-McCain ad.

Granted, since the elderly isn't exactly the target demographic of Gossip Girl, I doubt anyone's grandma is going to stop voting for McCain because Blake Lively asked her to. I doubt said grandma even knows who Blake Lively is. At least the ad acknowledges that most of the demographic for the show aren't old enough to vote and therefore have to convince their parents. When have parents ever listened to their children with regards to their voting preferences?

The campaign is kind of reminiscent of Sarah Silverman's "Great Schlep" Obama ad. That one garnered a response by comedian Jackie Mason. I wonder if this advertisement will get a similar response. If so, will the response be done by the cast of Matlock?

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laura

Of course they are for obama, its a show about a morally corrupt set of individuals who only care about wealth and what mommy and daddy can do for them.

October 16 2008 at 8:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
R-Bro

Well, I was gonna vote for the old guy and his brain-dead VP (who'd be right at home on Gossip Girl, I reckon), but if the cast members say I should vote for the smart guy who might actually bring something new to the table, then okay.

October 15 2008 at 12:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Deonna

Wow, it's a sad day in America when people take their political advise from an actress on TV. Whatever happened to people thinking for themselves instead of having the media do it for them?

October 15 2008 at 1:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
No1Dad

The difference between Obama and McCain is like the difference between Coke and Pepsi, ie. not much difference at all. Both men, despite their rhetoric, are bought and paid for members of the Washington political establishment. Don't think so? Go to the Open Secrets website and have a look at their major campaign donors. Don't listen to Gossip Girl. Do your homework!

October 14 2008 at 11:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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B

Were you proud after the 2000 election? After all, bith candidates were the same!

October 15 2008 at 3:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
No1Dad

You don't know how right you are.

October 15 2008 at 8:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
harsbars

Michael, I think you got the exchange wrong as well.

wii60, never said anything about Obama being the wrong choice. He just stated that tvsquad seems to want readers to vote for Obama.

jbcheese is saying a slur to non-Obama voters that they're 'hate-mongering backyard hicks'.

October 14 2008 at 10:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sonya

@JB Cheese "...hatemongering backwoods hicks." That would be you. Why is it that if someone has a different viewpoint than a liberal, they immediately resort to name calling? Not very tolerant, accepting or open-minded of you now is it?

October 14 2008 at 10:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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KIrsch

He didnt say everyone who votes not Obama is a backwards hick hes saying everyone who goes out of there way to say Obama is the wrong choice is a bckward hick theres a difference it leave room for lots of conservatives and Republicans to not be hicks and have a valid argument

October 14 2008 at 10:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
khamel

really, someone advocating against a position is a backwards hick? i dont support either candidate but thats a fairly indefensible position to take. thats a "you're either with us or against us" position, (and if you're against us you are a backwards hick).

i'm all for people supporting whoever they want, just dont insult someone for having an opinion.

October 14 2008 at 10:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RevJonathan

Kinda sounds like TV Squad wants us to vote for Obama...

October 14 2008 at 9:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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JBCheese

is that a problem? at least we know tvsquad isn't filled with hate mongering backwoods hicks.

October 14 2008 at 10:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Manda

i ain't old and i ain't votin for obamarama.

October 14 2008 at 7:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Riley Freeman

why no link to the video. now i gotta go look on youtube

October 14 2008 at 7:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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