[...] David All pays close attention and doesn’t buy it either: I took a closer examination of the video today, and there’s one scene which really jumps out at me which leads me to believe that there could, in fact, be more to the story. [...]

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I’m not saying it’s not technically possible. (And I’ll have that Mac and FC Pro soon enough.)

What I am saying is that the level and attention to detail — like how he used the exact same type font which was in the original ad, the snazzy Apple/Obama ad, adding the BarackObama.com logo to drive traffic to Barack’s website, etc. could mean this is the work of at least a team of eyes and creative minds.

Further, the video, according to Philip, was uploaded on Monday, March 5 and first appeared on TPM and MyDD on March 7 when I noticed it and posted it.

At the time, the video had 500 views.

I’m wondering if their are co-conspirators.

The succession of small monitors with Hillary on them is well done and speaks of a creative type who is experienced with video compositing and filters. Note how they are off set due to the camera angle. Even more astonishing is two other factors,…
1. The runner has an Obama logo on her shirt, replacing the original mac icon, that moves very realistically as her breasts sway with her gate.
2. And I find this the most curious item, the scrolling text at the end of the ad moves over images that previously had different text on them. Maybe the artist was able to use filters to drop out the black text or maybe, (note sinister forces are at work here), just maybe they had access to the original unedited video from Apple, can we say good Jobs, Steve.

David–

Congrats! This post got plucked and plugged by CNN’s Situation Room tonite! Not bad.

Seriously, at some point we should stop obsessing about this particular tree in the forest, and look at the bigger picture. It’s extremely unlikely that any voter is going to remember this particular video; maybe perceptions about how it is playing could affect some potential donors in the Democratic primary. I know it’s tempting to presume a conspiracy to explain how this one got made so well and how it got so much attention, but as someone who watched it rise over the last two weeks–before Drudge et al got to it–the explanation is really simple. It spread because it resonated and was interesting. We are definitely going to see more of these kinds of wild cards play out over the next 22 months. Will they force new issues onto the table? Or will they, like this video, become baubles for our temporary entertainment and distraction? I’m hoping that as the means of production and spread of ideas becomes democratized, we’ll actually get a richer and more meaningful debate. It’s too soon to judge if that will be the case in 2008.

Micah

I have an illustration on my blog from the Hillary Obama Apple ad that shows that the runner is also carrying an Apple i-Pod or maybe it’s a Nintendo Game Boy on her waist. http://elgintyrell.com

“I can speak for all of the left about why they’re not discussing this more, but I sense it’s because it’s not in their interest to find a conspiracy here.”

But it’s in the Republicans’ interest to get to the bottom of this. The extremists won’t be able to contain this to their left-wing peanut gallery. In the end, there will be a cloud of lies, stench and socialism hanging over Barack Obama.

Classic left-wing self-destruction.

[...] You may know ParkRidge47 as Phil de Vellis, author of the anti-Hillary Clinton “Vote Different” ad. I covered that controversy extensively. [...]