Comments on: ‘Don’t Vote’

By: mimi

mimi — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:28:32 +0000

i loved it! esp. sarah silverman, although for some reason leo di caprio came off a little patronising..

anyway, in australia we have mandatory voting so its interesting seeing these ads popping up all over the place encouraging people to vote.

By: teeny

teeny — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:37:34 +0000

i totally agree… i like it, its smart and witty and i think totally works for its target audience :) i voted… in canada tho :P

By: Brea

Brea — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:30:56 +0000

I think it’s great. Very effective.

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By: Paz

Paz — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:55:51 +0000

FK: Amen about the usage of the word “liberal.”

I think this PSA would work better if it were shorter. After awhile it gets kind of lame. And I usually adore Sarah Silverman, but here it’s just kind of lame.

Marjorie: Who is “their” candidate? No party or candidate is being endorsed here. It’s just about voting ,which I think is something everyone can get behind.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:06:55 +0000

well youre welcome :) someone had to after the laster eight years of having the wool pulled over your eyes.. im glad to help :)

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:45:30 +0000

Oh, an 18 year old Canadian has told me to vote for Obama, on a gossip blog….

I’ll get right on that! Thanks for the advice! You’ve completely changed my mind!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:43:49 +0000

I LOVE THIS!!!! This is great I’m going to post it on myspace, to help spread the word =D And you guys should too, or email it or something! anything!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:46:39 +0000

I am Canadian, which is sad in the sense that I have probably watched more debates and “super tuesdays” than most americans… so I am begging you, on behalf of lets say, the WORLD… PLEASE VOTE.. please please vote.. just vote.. its not hard at all… I am 18 and Im registered to vote in my upcoming national election.. so just do it VOTE VOTE VOTE… and if youre going to take my advice on voting… im just going to throw it out there… vote for Obama… just do it.. you dont want sarah palin running things. So two things.

1. Vote.
2. Obama

ps. LOVE THE VIDEO go celebrities go! oh and LOVE YOU TRENT :)

By: Jillie Bean

Jillie Bean — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:44:13 +0000

Wow – I loved the Jessica Alba creeptastic video – but this one rocks!!! will.i.am makes the best campaign videos! Jonah Hill was hilarious, as was the Courtney Cox Friends line, and Sarah Silverman taking off her bra was random and hilarious!!! I hope this spreads like herpes – but good!!! LOL!!!

By: FK

FK — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:30:12 +0000

(oops. typo. i meant “the thing about being liberal”)

By: FK

FK — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:28:33 +0000

I’m glad to see this positive reaction! Sarah Silverman was totally the best. I have to admit that it did come off as a little patronizing to me, but I’ve been into politics since I was a kid so I’m not the target audience, and I love the idea behind it. I just had to respond to the idea that this could “backfire” or something on “liberal hollywood.” The think about being liberal is that it means having tolerance for and placing value on including many different points of view in a society/education/what-have-you. If people are voting, there is no backfiring. The liberal point of view is that we want to hear from EVERYBODY, even those we disagree with. It’s amazing that Republicans have demonized this word and idea.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:57:27 +0000

I wish we had some cool campaign like this in NZ. We had a little orange man popping up everywhere to tell us to vote.. it was annoying and not persuasive at all (I still registered but I did it coz my Dad is really passionate about registering)
I think something like this might work better..

By: observer

observer — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:37:56 +0000

it’s not Isla fisher… it’s AMY ADAMS!!

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:12:00 +0000

Marjorie, I’m afraid I have to disagree … while YOU fell you are bright enough to realize the importance of voting there are MILLIONS of others who do not understand the importance. I fully support any campaign to get young people to vote.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:10:11 +0000

I already registered a long time ago and it had nothing to do with celebrities telling me “vote” or “don’t vote.”

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:03:32 +0000

I agree with the person who said that this is all a bit patronizing. As a twenty-year old, I feel that these celebrities are insulting my intelligence. I am sick of them trying to force their opinions on the American youth. We are bright enough to make our own decisions. We don’t need these millionaires telling us what to do, because unlike them we have to work hard just to live day to day, paycheck to paycheck. I think that this has all become way too excessive and that is has started to hurt their candidate.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:56:16 +0000

I just went around my neighborhood and passed out registration sheets and addressed and stamped envelopes. This ad and all your discussion on registering people to vote really effected me and hopefully the a couple more people will vote now. Obama-Biden 2008!

By: ls

ls — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:31:44 +0000

i thought this was very funny and EFFECTIVE on me.. i really heard their message for once and see how important it is that we ALL vote if we are 18 yrs of age. I sent this video to my friends and I hope they vote.

By: a

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:31:06 +0000

how about a plea falling on deaf ears? the majority of those actors are washed up anyway.
and i agree with julie, defy the liberal hollywood!

By: dyna

dyna — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:24:58 +0000

THIS is the way to go. The Jessica Alba clip yesterday was catering to a really young audience. I don’t see how it would work for people old enough to vote. This was totally appropriate!

And Sally – we in Canada have a vote as well and you can vote today in the pre-election.

By: sally

sally — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:32:32 +0000

it’s too bad i’m from vancouver canada….i would TOTALLY VOTE! hahaha. so please, fellow american cousins, please do your part and vote….but register first LOL.

awesome vid clip…good job ….

By: S

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:14:35 +0000

Ahhhhh, I love it! Please register, please vote….if not for yourself then do it for my sons! :)

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:11:37 +0000

HAHAHAHA! Man, this was great! I laughed through a bit of it and I plan on showing my husband who is 30 and has never voted for anything in his life! I’m passing it along on all the social sites I’m a part of! *grin*

By: Aud

Aud — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:03:34 +0000

20 bazillion time better than that creepy Jessica Alba stuff…