Videracy, and the Latest Riff on "Yes We Can": "No You Can't"
By Micah L. Sifry, 02/14/2008 - 10:19am

Does the left have a monopoly on funny satire? Does Final Cut Pro only work on computers owned by progressives? Or is it something in the water? What makes some people "viderate" and others embarrassingly illiterate in what works with online video?

I don't know the answer, but this new "No, You Can't -- No, Se Puede" video by the old(!) Billionaires for Bush crowd is the latest "parage" (parody/homage) to hit YouTube in the wake of Will.i.am's hugely popular "Yes, We Can." And it's pretty snarky.


Actually, I take it back, clearly owning a Final Cut Pro and possessing an ability to sing does not translate into great political video for some:


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