All this time, I thought Mike Gravel was just a crazy-old ex-senator whose purpose was to provide comic relief (and occasional flashes of demented insight) during the Democrats’ televised primary debates. Boy was I wrong. Turns out Mike Gravel is a crazy old ex-senator whose purpose is to provide comic relief for the whole Internet! I mean, check out this insane cover of the Beatles’ "Helter Skelter" that he just posted on YouTube. (Hat tip to Matthew Yglesias. Warning: Video contains disturbing images of warfare and gratuitous abuse of green-screen technology.)
Apparently, this is not a joke. And I can’t stop playing it. Those wild Whoos! Those deadpan Yeah, yeah, yeahs! I’m convinced that Gravel is a Shatner-level interpretive genius. That, or a covert member of the Manson family. "Do you, don’t you want me to love you?" How can I be any clearer: I totally want you to love me, former Sen. Gravel! Anyone else wish they could go back (to the top of the slide) and re-cast their vote for the candidate with the hands-down best viral-video team in the race?
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There really are no words.
He wants a revolution.
Well, you know…
This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen. Wow.
This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen. Wow.
I’m honestly speechless. And that is rare…
Seriously: Who is running Mike Gravel’s campaign? Whose idea was this?
This is a little bit scary… but funny ! You say you want a revolution ?
No wonder he was my #1 when I took the “Who’s your candidate?” test last fall! Didn’t really know who he was then. Still don’t, but this video makes me kinda wish he was still running…
I prefer this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0S2zkh6ZOGE
For those of you who are misinformed, he’s STILL IN THE RACE!
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Gravel is still running!
Register Libaterian and vote for him!
Mike Gravel is still in the race! http://www.gravel2008.us
Gravel is truly awesome! Vote Gravel ‘08!