Who Created "Hillary 1984"? Mystery Solved!

[IChing]

"Well, today I can end the guessing. Last night, we sent out a challenge
to the HuffPost team asking them to hit the phones and contact all their sources.
As a result, we have learned the video was the work of Philip de Vellis,
who was the Internet communications director for Sherrod Brown's 2006 Senate campaign,
and who now works at Blue State Digital, a company created by members of Howard Dean's Internet Team.">>>snip

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/who-created-hillary-1984_b_43978.html

[Subdivisions]

1. Nice work! :) n/t

[rocktivity]

2. It has ties to Howard Dean?

I thought the DNC was supposed to be neutral--the DLC, (not to mention GOP) could turn this into a problem for him.

Nonethess, the commerical did a terrific of showcasing Hillary's scripted-ness in the nicest possible way.

:shrug:
rocknation

[IChing]

3. Did you read the article?

It was done from my understanding independent of any direction.



I think it is conjecture on her part at this time.
but I always thought it came from the left not the right.
It was too damn clever for one thing

At least the mystery is slowly unraveling

[rocktivity]

8. Tell it to the DLC and GOP, LOL!

To them, "a company created by members of Howard Dean's Internet Team" more than qualifies as a "link" or "tie." Terrorism suspects have been held indefinitely without charges and tortured for less.

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[emulatorloo]

5. I think they mean to say Howard Dean's former 03-04 Pres Campaign internet team EOM

[rocktivity]

13. Then that's what the article should have said.

It sounds like it was done BY Blue State Media FOR Obama rather than by one of its employees on a lark. Now it turns out that Obama is a BSD client, which throws his campgain's denial of the spot into question. See how much harm a little bad journalism can do?

:headbang:
rocknation

[progressivebydesign]

20. And.. the FOUNDER of BSD is Obama's New Media Director. n/t

[LoZoccolo]

4. Why am I not surprised that this is loosely associated with Deaniacs?

Let's see:

- The candidate did not authorize it.
- Someone thought they'd just go hijack someone else's campaign with their own message.
- The message runs counter to what the candidate is actually doing (negative vs. positive campaigning) and thus actually detracts from them.

Oh yeah, that's why!

[Radical Activist]

10. LOL

Your post is funny because its true.

[mdmc]

24. the revolution will not be authorized

:D

[progressivebydesign]

21. they did work for Dean on his campaign, 2 years or so ago.

Not exactly affiliated with Dean or "deaniacs".

[Synnical]

6. Blue State Digital

http://www.bluestatedigital.com/

What We Do

We help our clients win. With the Blue State Suite of technology we provide our clients, and strategic guidance from our creative professionals, we bring one thing to the table: results.

Whether you're a company looking to turn customers into evangelists, a candidate looking to win an election, or an advocacy group trying to get your issue noticed, Blue State Digital can provide you with the best technology and strategy to win.
Who We Work With

We work with Democratic candidates, progressive institutions, and corporations. We are partisan in the candidates we work with-- we work with Democrats and progressive organizations. We look for opportunities and causes we believe in. We have a solid track record in helping Democratic candidates and organizations win. We've worked with:


* Presidential and Congressional Candidates
* Gubernatorial and Mayoral Candidates
* Issue and Ballot Initiative Advocacy Groups
* Political Action Committees, 527 and 501(c)4 Organizations
* Labor Unions
* Other Non Profits and NGOs


We also work with companies -- We helped yogurt maker Stonyfield Farms set up their award-winning blogs.

We work with organizations ranging from small organizations getting their feet off the ground that need advice on how to get up and running, to big institutions that need to start moving into creating online constituencies.
Contact Us to see what we can do for you

Emphais mine.

[William769]

7. Interesting post from that blog

"Mystery solved. But what this post is missing is the fact that the Barack Obama campaign is a client of Blue State Digital. BSD does their website.
By: MattBrownerHamlin on March 21, 2007 at 06:08pm "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/who-created-hillary-1984_b_43978.html



May be nothing, but who knows.

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[Cessna Invesco Palin]

11. I'm confused.

Where do they cite any evidence to support their conclusion?

[northzax]

15. pretty much from the horse's mouth

check this thread http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=469136&mesg_id=469136 for the letter from the firm talking about firing the guy.

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[rocktivity]

14. Keith Olbermann just said that the guy has been FIRED!

and rightfully so, for the reasons I gave. He came up with an excellent idea, but as a employee of the business that is working with Obama, he should have considered the consequences.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Poiuyt]

16. The guy was fired, but at least he's got a great piece for his demo reel!

[IChing]

17. He also admits that he made it on a Mac

LOL

[Poiuyt]

22. Not surprising

Macs are used in Hollywood for major motion pictures. This guy obviously knew what he was doing.

[Auggie]

18. I hope Apple goes after his ass for copyright infringement

Bad PR for the Democratic party

[progressivebydesign]

19. Was Obama cluless or lying about it?

He said that he was sure his campaign 'didn't have the ability to proudce something like that!', either he's lying or he's clueless about his own campaign. Hello??? You HIRED the FOUNDER of the MEDIA company that the guy worked for. I've been having bad feelings about Obama lately, and wonder if his campaign is really going the dirty route, cuz it sure seems like it.

Sad, because you can have a good candidate, but if the people around him make mistake after mistake, it can doom the candidacy.

I think Obama is really interesting, and would consider supporting him. HOwever, I have an issue with the rock star treatment he's getting, when most of the people I talk to that support him don't seem to know what he stands for. Is it that you get the big popularity first, then explain to the fans what you stand for? Perhaps...

[tammywammy]

23. I don't think it was either

This guy happened to work for that company. He did something without the approval of the company or the client (Obama).

Obama's campaign didn't have anything to do with the ad.

[Radical Activist]

25. huh?

I read the companies statement about the firing. The guy obviously did it on his own time without the knowledge of the Obama campaign. Thus, he is neither clueless nor lying.

Obama has given people plenty of opportunities to know what he stands for, including a recent book. If people don't know then it is because of their own lack of effort to learn, not Obama's lack of effort to tell them. He has a long history of political activity that anyone is free to examine.