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10/27/2008
Revision of Bud 'Wassup' Ad Reveals Damage of Bush Years
A brilliant revision of the famous Budweiser "Wassup???" commercial reveals the effect that eight long years of the Bush administration has had on the ad's well-known characters.
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...
The original (left) and the update.
Posted 6:15 PM EST by Andy Towle in Advertising, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, News | Permalink
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Amazingly cool
Posted by: Jonathan | Oct 27, 2008 6:37:51 PM
true. sad. but. true.
Posted by: my2cents | Oct 27, 2008 6:54:25 PM
I love this video! I think it is so telling why we DONT need another 4 years of the same.
Posted by: Nite In Shining Armour | Oct 27, 2008 7:09:47 PM
That was genius. The best ad running encouraging everyone to vote. Hysterically funny and oh so true.
Posted by: Matty | Oct 27, 2008 7:33:28 PM
It's sad, funny, true, aggravating, scary...and in the end, hopeful.
Posted by: David T | Oct 27, 2008 8:52:08 PM
Was this paid for by Budweiser?
Posted by: Wheezy | Oct 27, 2008 8:52:18 PM
I am sharing this with everyone I know. Amazingly cool.
Posted by: queer on paper | Oct 27, 2008 10:27:48 PM
Oh, the irony. Cindy McCain's family is derived from distributing Budweiser and other beers from Anheuser-Busch!
Posted by: ericb | Oct 27, 2008 11:25:04 PM
*Cindy McCain's family fortune is derived from...*
Posted by: ericb | Oct 27, 2008 11:26:38 PM
That was a great commercial. It hits right home.
Posted by: Bernardm | Oct 28, 2008 2:43:00 AM
I read somewhere that Budweiser only bought the rights to the Whassup commericial for 5 years for $35K. It was originally a short film.
Now, Bud's rights to the film have expired and the filmmaker could do what he wanted with it or the concept. Which he obviously did. Great job!
Posted by: JTlvr | Oct 28, 2008 10:41:37 AM
Awesome ad...and it was cool they got the original actors too! Cindy McCain must be pissing herself! LOL ;)
Posted by: Wheezy | Oct 28, 2008 9:44:26 PM