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‘One Term More’: Is This The Worst Pro-Obama Video Yet?

Aug. 14, 2012 7:20pm

When even a writer for Mother Jones can’t help but think your attempt at pro-Obama propaganda is problematic, you know you’ve done something wrong. Such is the case with makers of “One Term More,” an Obama-themed parody of “One Day More,” the famously dramatic Act I finale of the iconic Broadway Musical “Les Miserables.”

But don’t let the term “parody” fool you. The only humor you will find in this video is purely unintentional. The entire thing is so painfully earnest in its tone-deafness that Nick Baumann, the aforementioned Mother Jones writer, felt the need to send out this Tweet:

New Obama Themed One Term More Les Miserables Parody Draws Groans From Right and Left AlikeOh, is it ever. The actual video is not embeddable, and perhaps that’s for the best, considering its view count probably shouldn’t be inflated. However, all you need to know can probably be gleaned from the lyrics to this “parody.”

One Term More!
A time to celebrate democracy,
Repeal Republican hypocrisy.
This man who would unseat Barack’s
A bleak choice at the ballot box.
One Term More!
A G.O.P. perdition-bound,
All sense of right & wrong eroded.
One Term More!
With laws that let ‘em stand their ground,
Republicans are locked & loaded.

Contraception’s now a sin,
Screwing G.M. in the clutch.
Incivility’s a virtue,
Homophobic. Out of touch.
Filibusters. Budget scrums.
Ultrasounds & speculums.
To the Dark Side they’ve succumbed.

Soon Election Day will dawn,
We were meant to hold this seat!
At the ballot box of freedom,
Unemployment’s in retreat!
Now the battle lines are drawn,
And Detroit’s back on its feet!
Will you take your place with me!

The time is NOW the vote is NEAR!
One Term More!
One more day to re-election,
And until the music stops,
We will fight to save the jobs of
Teachers, firemen & cops!
One Term More!
One more day to resolution,
We’ll defeat those fetid nuts,
We are fed up with pernicious
Talk of prostitutes & sluts!

Watch ‘em throwing up,
Minting malcontent,
Drinkin’ all that tea’s
Made them incontinent!

Dissembling persists,
Divisiveness prevails,
Calling colleagues Communists
Is OFF the rails!

Listen to them spew,
“Femi-Nazi” rage,
Misogynistic rants
From the Jurassic Age!

To Obama’s second inning,
He’ll drive home another run!
Norma Rae let sisters sing,
Rosa Parks let freedom ring!
For Obama’s just beginning,
Yes! The West Wing WILL be won!

AND we’ll get the Dream Act DONE!

My place is here, I vote with you!
One Term More!
Emboldened by Star-Spangled myth,
We want a JEDI…NOT a SITH!!!

Petty partisan obstruction’s
Why we’ve gridlock on the Hill!
One Term More!
Healthcare is a right,
Medicare’s a must,
Don’t let rogue Republicans
Betray that trust!

Speaking of betrayal,
Bullied by his peers,
Tackled to the ground,
Screams turned into tears.

Hunting down the queer,
Cutting off his hair,
SPIKED the ball, yet… “Can’t
Recall” if he was there???Β 

It’s his character we question!

Mom, apple pie & Chevrolet,
Don’t let ‘em down Election Day!

That’s when we will determine
What our God in Heaven has in store!

ONE MORE TERM!

OTRA VEZ!

ONE TERM MORE!

Now, aside from the terrible rhymes, numerous factual inaccuracies and complete shallowness, one thing bears noting about this little exercise in pro-Obama songifying. That is, it is almost entirely negative. There is barely a single reference to Obama’s own record, or what he’s accomplished in his first term, or why he deserves “one more term.” Rather, the whole thing is a rant against the Tea Party and the GOP-led Congress. This stands in stark contrast to a similar video that came out in 2008 and exemplified the hopeful attitude of the Obama campaign, while using precisely the same song from Les Miserables to make its point:

The contrast should be clear. The 2008 video is hopeful, optimistic and has a sense of humor about its own silliness, while still making (vague) political points, but without collapsing under the weight of its own portentousness. The 2012 version is shrill, angry, humorless and completely incapable of self-awareness. You can make the allegorical connection to the Obama campaign yourself.

(H/t Twitchy)

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Comments (98)

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  • slvrserfr
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:18pm

    Obama and democrats don’t need GOP to damage their reputation. They do that very well on a regular basis all by themselves.

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    • Too_Far_Gone
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:43pm

      As my comment got moved to another page, I’ll say it again.

      I’m sick to my stomach ..

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      Too_Far_Gone  
    • NHwinter
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:01pm

      Oh my gosh, and they raised their fists at the end. Shall we just salute Dictator Obama. Only good thing I have to say is it is full of lies and they actually have good voices.

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    • Seasoldier
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:39pm

      Notice that they finish up by all holding upraised fists in the classic salute of the Communist International. How appropriate.

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      Seasoldier  
    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:51am

      I believe they got it right- one term more AND we will be miserable.

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      BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?  
    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:16am

      Should have gone with – Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
      Thats more fitting of Obama.

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      SCREW-WINDOWS  
    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:21am

      Repo! The Genetic Opera – DVD trailer
      http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/repo-the-genetic-opera-dvd-trailer/NLKwIzOlvHJykm98Ju3x0Q

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      SCREW-WINDOWS  
    • poorrichard09
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 8:18am

      the 0bummer campaign must have forgotten that the French Revolution ended up with those in power in the guillotine. after some of the criminal activities this regime has committed, that might not be a bad idea.

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    • The_Cabrito_Goat
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:00pm

      This isn’t meant to recruit the undecided vote, it’s meant to excite the devoted loyalists, typically college age kids, who eat up super hero movies and watch the Daily Show like it’s all fact.

      It’s what you call fan service.

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    • toto
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:52pm

      The words, dumb, stupid, childish, while applicable, don’t even begin to describe the “unintelligentsia” that is the left.

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    • Angel_light
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 7:22pm

      BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:51am
      I believe they got it right- one term more AND we will be miserable.

      LOL love it! you hit the nail on the head!

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      Angel_light  
  • Landon410
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:14pm

    wow, i really don’t know what else to say.
    i like how they talk about rosa parks, thought it was the repubs that were for ending segregation?
    jackie robinson in the pros? thought that had to do with free market of a baseball team wanting to win?
    the show abe lincoln, um…. repubican…

    i’ll stop there….. but wow

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 4:28am

      Lincoln often decried slavery as “living off of the sweat of another man’s brow” (from memory, so I might be a little off of the exact quotation). Clearly, today Lincoln would decry the welfare state whereby “the sweat of another man’s brow” supports the takers of society.

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  • texohio
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:12pm

    My wife watches Les Miserables every year. Wait ’til the see the video!
    Maybe I’ll not tell her about it so she can continue to enjoy the play.

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    • Kupo
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:03pm

      I’m a HUGE fan of Les Mis. I’ve read the Victor Hugo novel about a half dozen times; have seen the Broadway musical twice; and own the American, British, and French versions of the soundtrack and listen to them endlessly in my car.

      This mockery of a fantastic story and a fantastic musical breaks my heart :(

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      Kupo  
  • MrButcher
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:09pm

    Ignorant and ill informed indignation is the most humorous aspect of modern-day leftism.

    But sanctimony and pretension are the hallmark of Obama.

    Go figure.

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  • KyleD
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:03pm

    They obviously don’t know anything about star wars. The Sith were communists through and through. It was interesting too because when obama was running for president I was watching the star wars movies and I noticed on several occasions Obama practically quoted Senator Palpatine. I was surprised nobody mentioned it at the time.

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    • Duey2000
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:12pm

      That and when he asks for more executive powers so that he can bypass congress, he sounds more and more like Palpatine. You’re right. They have never seen Star Wars if they believe that he is more like a Jedi than a Sith.

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    • BarryHusseinOsama
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:29am

      On a similar note, I cannot stomach more than 30 seconds of Obummer speaking, but once I walked into a room where a TV set was tuned in to one of his lie-filled speeches and heard King Hussein quote the moochers and looters from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.

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  • Kupo
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:58pm

    Those sons of *******. How DARE they taint Les Miz this way?!

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    Kupo  
    • truth-seeker2020
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:42am

      Do these people hold anything sacred ? Nah!

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    • woodyb
      Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:39pm

      “Do these people hold anything sacred ? Nah!”
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Truthseeker, I disagree — YEAS, Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      woodyb  
  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:57pm

    I blame Reagan , he closed down the nut houses.

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  • carbonated
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:50pm

    This video is from The Onion – right? right!?

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    carbonated  
  • Maximus_Delta
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:46pm

    I need to go take a hussein and wipe my obama now….

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    Maximus_Delta  
  • Tri-ox
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:46pm

    So gay.

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    Tri-ox  
  • godhatesacoward
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:46pm

    WTF was that?????!!!!!!!!

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    godhatesacoward  
  • normalmom
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:42pm

    I turned it off it was about to make me puke. Did you also notice that just about every one of them was a young slob.

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    normalmom  
  • lukerw
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:39pm

    The public can deny that they Elected… an AntiAmerican; AntiChristian; AntiCapitalist… but one more term would Destroy America!

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:48pm

      It definitely would and the problem is there wouldn’t be anywhere we could go to escape the totalitarianism because the whole world would follow suit.

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      progressiveslayer  
  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:37pm

    Okay I watched the video this time and wish I didn’t because I’m feeling nausea’s and about to hurl.

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    progressiveslayer  
  • wigg
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:37pm

    Can’t stop laughing!
    I’m crying!
    My face hurts!
    Holy Crap!
    “Watch β€˜em throwing up,
    Minting malcontent,
    Drinkinβ€˜ all that tea’s
    Made them incontinent!”
    Stop it – Your killing me!

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    wigg  
  • DRT_7.62_BTHP
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:36pm

    The tweet pretty much sums it up.

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    DRT_7.62_BTHP  
  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:36pm

    How about this one for Obama:

    My britches are on fire,
    For I am such a liar,
    Communism is my desire,
    And make the USA expire.

    But the Tea Party came that day,
    Americans did gather to say,
    We will not go away,
    For we know the price for freedom we shall pay,

    Shouted they,
    We will pay it anyway,
    You Mr Obama tried to take it away,
    For that there will be hades to pay.

    So for this campaign,
    I may lose my right to reign,
    The Conservatives are such a pain,
    Of that there is no need to explain.

    Come my day,
    When they say,
    Today we take it all back,
    From those whom upon our freedom the did attack.

    Now Romney is President,
    Ryan and the new Congress seem heaven sent,
    The conservatives would not relent,
    They could not ever be bent.

    So now off to jail I go,
    No longer free to know,
    What life without bars and to see the suns glow,

    Now a life no longer free,
    Is the fate for me,
    Along with Reid and Pelosi,
    Hillary already is here with me.

    Obama to the guards: “I should have fled when I had the chance; how could I have known Glenn Beck owned that airplane I borrowed and had me flown to the jailhouse landing strip…”

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    Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
  • amerbur
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:36pm

    I was slightly entertained.

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    amerbur  
  • mapgirl10
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:35pm

    OMG that was awful!

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    mapgirl10  
  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:35pm

    …
    What surprises me, is that they didn’t burst into flames, when they said God in Heaven.
    I didn’t even know that liberals acknowledged that God or Heaven even exists.

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    LeadNotFollow  
  • dmerwin
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:33pm

    One term more will result in a debt of 25 trillion.

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    dmerwin  
  • OlefromMN
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:33pm

    This is what you get when millions of mindless “jewels” come out of college with “liberal arts” degrees in theater. Try transfering that skill into my shop and enjoy the show of the results.

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    OlefromMN  
  • tbo
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:30pm

    gag me

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    tbo  
  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:27pm

    One term of a Marxist POS is enough and the wrecking ball walking talking disaster that is Barry Soetoro will be but a bad memory come November.

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    progressiveslayer  
  • TikeSissy
    Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:27pm

    I’m sorry I can’t stop laughing………..OH MY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    TikeSissy  
    • GEEK_OMG
      Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:52pm

      DemoDrones.. It is laughable how these type are not able to think for themselves..

      Report this comment

      GEEK_OMG  
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