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A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting 'Barack Obama' (qv) elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life, as she has recently fallen in love and become engaged to be married. John faces additional discord with his other son, Jamel, an up-and-coming boxer, who gets mixed up with a shady manager, Slim, as he rises toward a professional boxing career. Joshua, John's recently-paroled brother, also struggles as he attempts to find work in a tough economy and to maintain his new marriage. When Molly discovers that John has been hiding his health scares from her, she urges him to take positive action to improve his bad habits. John works to get back on the right path with his health and family as Obama soars to success in the campaign.
Keywords: democracy, election, obama-2012, obama-administration, obama-campaign, obama-election, political-plot, politics-2008, reference-to-barack-obama, reference-to-michelle-obama
A people's past, a nation's future, one man's passion.
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The Story Pirates are a company of actors, improv comedians and teachers who teach creative writing to thousands of elementary school students in New York City, Los Angeles and many places in between. We take stories written by kids and turn them into songs, live sketch shows, music videos and short films. This is our very first cartoon! In this Kafka-esque tale--based on a story by 8-year-old Julia Padro--the narrator wakes up to discover that she is a blueberry. She grows to love her blueberry-ness, gets chased by a psychic dog and even meets President Obama. The title character is voiced by Kristen Schaal (Toy Story 3, Bob's Burgers, Flight of the Conchords).
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From Elvis to Obama, Celebrity Impersonators or Tribute Artists as they are commonly known have been entertaining the masses for decades. Gathering under one roof, these men and women, professionals and beginners alike, come together annually at the Sunburst Convention. De Niro, Bush, and Oprah are names that have inspired thousands if not millions of people to dream of greater possibilities in their own lives, but some have chosen to become these very names or at least to impersonate them. When fans cannot get close to the real thing, these professionals step in and fill the void. "Just About Famous: Celebrity Impersonation" will go behind the persona and delve into the minds and hearts of the people who make a living impersonating others. How did they get started? How has this path changed their lives? Why they do what they do? From Kenny Rogers being accosted at K-Mart for an autograph to Elvis being announced every time he enters the Home Depot leaving him to ask the ultimate question, 'Can't I just buy some lumber?' Each impersonator has a story to tell. As the old adage goes, 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.' Take a trip into the intriguing, enlightening, and often times surreal life of the celebrity impersonator...
A film about famous people....well, almost.
Impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Are you Just About Famous?
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Saturday Night Live celebrates the 2008 Presidential Election with a best of clip show featuring some of the best sketches about the election. Sketches include Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton talking about the presidential nomination Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin, Hillary Clintong talking about the nomination process, Bill Clinton giving a non-endorsement of Obama on Weekend Update, George W. Bush giving an endorsement to McCain and Palin, the 2008 vice presidential debate between Biden and Palin, the CNN Univision Democratic Debate 2008, the town hall debate between Obama and McCain, and a montage of best moments. The special also features political comedy from SNL's history including Carter giving drug advise, Ronal Reagan mastermind, Perot and Stockdale in a car, a Michael Dukakis advertisement with puppets, a debate between Bush and Dukakis, and a debate with Gerald Ford. John McCain and Sarah Palin also appear.
Keywords: sketch-comedy, u.s.-president
Barack Hussein Obama II (i/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. In January 2005, Obama was sworn in as a U.S. Senator in the state of Illinois. He would hold this office until November 2008, when he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.
Following an unsuccessful bid against the Democratic incumbent for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2000, Obama ran for the United States Senate in 2004. Several events brought him to national attention during the campaign, including his victory in the March 2004 Illinois Democratic primary for the Senate election and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in Illinois in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In April 2011, he announced that he would be running for re-election in 2012.
Why, why, why, why, why, why, oyyy.. why why.. Lord..
Well, this is not about class,
Nor color, race, nor creed.
Make no mistake, it’s the changes,
Weh all the people dem need,
Dem a shout out;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Dem say;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Now you can hear it in the morning, (Obama!)
And you can hear it in the evening, (Obama!)
Black man and white woman shouting, (Obama!)
Dem inna the group and them is moving, (Obama!)
And you can hear them saying;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Dem say;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
The man let down his hat, (hat)
And no one can’t stop that, (that)
Well some of dem are just smart,
And some ah take back dem chant. (cho')
And some of dem who was racist,
Jumping and dancing in the street,
An a shout out;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Dem say;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
It is not Hillary Clinton. (Obama!)
And it is not John McCain. (Obama!)
It is not Chuck Norris. (Obama!),
And I know it’s not John Wayne. (Obama!),
It is not the one Rambo. (Obama!),
And it is not the Terminator. (Obama!),
But a de new trend setta, (Obama!),
The mountain of the whole America,
And dem a shout out;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Dem say;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
African-American rise,
And keep your eyes on the prize. (Obama!)
'Cause now none of them realize,
The black man is in their eyes. (Obama!)
Well it’s no joke, it’s a fact,
We’re gonna paint the whole white house black. (Obama!)
And I can’t believe it’s true,
Black gonna run the red, white and blue.
Dem a shout out;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Dem say;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy, woy.
Me callin’ all of the red Indians. (Obama!)
Who live up on the reservation. (Obama!)
The Japanese and all the China-men. (Obama!)
The Hindu and all the Mexicans. (Obama!)
Arabs and Jews and Palestinians. (Obama!)
A time ’till we join up as one,
And shout out;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy,woy.
Shout;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy,woy.
‘Cause this is not about class. (Obama!)
Nor color, race, nor creed .(Obama!)
But it’s about the changes. (Obama!)
What the Americans need. (Obama!)
So, whether you come from California. (Obama!)
Or you live a Nort’ Dakota. (Obama!)
You could have come from Texas. (Obama!)
Or you’re living inna Florida.
How all ya join this a line yah, (Obama!)
Now let me hear you stand and shout,
Just shout out;
Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, woy,woy.
Shout;