Crist Has Cameo Spot in Latest Jib Jab Spoof

Fri, July 18, 2008 - 11:37 AM

WASHINGTON – Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s image makes a brief appearance in the latest “Jib Jab” video “Time For Some Campaignin’,” co-starring Barack Obama and John McCain.

Jib Jab, a electronic greeting card distributor, drew attention four years ago with its “This Land” video spoofing President Bush and then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.

This time, their eCard cartoon spoofs Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” poking fun of OBama’s lofty promises and McCain’s age. A Hillary Clinton character also makes an appearance, singing she’ll be back in four years.

Now for Crist.

His is not exactly a prominent appearance. Look closely -- 30 seconds into the 2 1/2 –minute spot when McCain’s “Straight Talk Express” first appears. The governor's mug is among those that can be seen hanging out of the bus, along with others who’ve been mentioned as possible McCain running mates, such as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Mitt Romney and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman.

View Jib Jab's "Time for Some Campaignin' "


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