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1971 : Kerry Core

A voiceover, in John Kerry's own words from his 1971 Senate testimony, lists the atrocities he heard or witnessed during the Vietnam war. The ad claims Kerry lied about in his statements, and that he would betray America as President. For others by this producer, visit www.kerrycore.com.

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4 More Wars : GeorgeWBush.org

"4 More Wars" is a parody of a Bush campaign ad that begins with an announcer stating, "as our troops defend America in the war on terror, they must have what it takes to win." It then switches to graphic pictures of American soldiers posing over Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib and ends with a Bush campaign sign with the added slogan, '4 More Wars.'

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A Connecticut Yankee : Too Stupid to be President

This animation targets Bush and his wealthy background of powerful family members. The song "I Wanna be a Cowboy" plays in the background as the viewer follows a picture history of Bush from cowboy, to governor and eventually to the presidency of the United States. For other videos from this source, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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All the President's Henchmen : Dumb and Dubya

"All the President's Henchman" is an interactive cartoon that allows the user to click on any of the "henchmen." Included are Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. The game allows the user to visit the original source for factual claims.

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Any : Crush Kerry

With dark music looming in the background, this video uses footage of Senator Kerry speaking about "scouring" the current tax code, taking out "any reward, any benefit, any incentive" while screens flash "Good-Bye Child Tax Credit," "Good-Bye Death Tax Relief," "Good-Bye Marriage Penalty Relief." For other videos from this producer, visit www.crushkerry.com.

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American Betrayal : Kerry Core

"American Betrayal" lists a litany of events in which Senator Kerry purportedly did not support American troops abroad. The narrator claims that Kerry abandoned his fellow servicemen to "support our enemies in Vietnam." The narrator also claims that he has betrayed Americans before, and will do it again. For others from this producer, visit www.kerrycore.com.

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American Lifestyle : Mark Fiore

Users are instructed to click on a Dick Cheney's face to preserve the American lifestyle. However, with each click, elements such as oil derricks, nuclear power plants, and toxic waste are added to what began as a tranquil scene. For more from this producer, visit www.markfiore.com.

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AntiWar : Eric Blumrich

Antiwar is a series of still photos and quotes by George W. Bush used by the producers to criticize the War in Iraq. The movie incorporates images of anti-war protestors and prominent Republican officials to link protest to democracy and the current Administration with evil. For more videos from this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Army of One : Take Back the Media

As rock music blares in the background, pictures of soldiers in Iraq flash on the screen along with text denouncing the Bush administrations handling of the war. Facts with their cited sources help drive home the anti-Bush, anti-war sentiment.

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Bombs Away : Eric Blumrich

Set to the song "Bombs Away," this video shows gruesome images of bombing in Iraq and prisoners being tortured in Abu Ghraib. A portion of the video shows pictures of George Bush with the words "fascist," "fraud," "evil," and "murderer;" another section features pictures of prominent Republicans in the Administration with quotes from the Bible. The video also incorporates Nazi imagery with an American flag. For more by this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Bush is Hitler and Worse : Move On Please

This video parodies a controversial and subsequently removed entry in MoveOn.org's "Bush in 30 Seconds" competition that compared George W. Bush to Hitler. Set to one of Hitler's speeches, this video compares Bush with figures like Fidel Castro, OJ Simpson, Barney the Dinosaur and Saddam Hussein. It then displays text that Bush is "worse than that."

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Bush Invaders : Severin Gehring

"Bush Invaders" is an interactive game in which the viewer controls President Bush and must fend off Jacques Chirac, Gerhard Schroeder, Saddam Hussein and Hans Blix--the "invaders." Bush shoots a rifle up at the invaders while they drop bombs on him. When hit with a falling bomb, Bush says, "That is a game, and I refuse to play."

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Bush Redux : Eric Blumrich

Splicing together various clips from one of George W. Bush's televised speeches on C-Span, this video creates a new, artificial Bush speech that calls for "the death of democracy" and which claims that America has "no interest in the Iraqi people and their future as a free nation." For more by this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Bush Smoking : Jab TV

"Bush Smoking" is an animated cartoon of George W. Bush speaking at a podium during the 2000 Election. The speech includes various themes of Bush's 2000 campaign. As Bush speaks in the cartoon, he consumes illicit drugs and his language becomes increasingly confusing and incoherent.

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Bush Black Jack : Bush Black Jack

"Bush Black Jack" allows the user to play Black Jack against an animated George W. Bush as the dealer, using a deck of cards from www.warprofiteers.com that features prominent figures that the creator associates with the Bush Administration, such as Rupert Murdoch and Paul Wolfowitz. The game is stacked so that the user starts with $17,400 to Bush's $219,360,000 and Bush can also make his own rules.

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Camp Redemption : Too Stupid to be President

" Camp Redemption " is an animated cartoon of Donald Rumsfeld and President Bush discussing the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The two cartoons joke and laugh at the human rights abuses and refer to other instances of alleged abuse in the Texas prison system. The video concludes with information sources validating the accusations. For more by this producer, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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Campaign Jukebox : Greg McLeod

This animated cartoon parody depicts John Kerry singing a song entitled "A long way from the Mekong " on top of his campaign bus. The song covers many of the issues that have been brought up about Kerry's campaign, including his purple hearts, Theresa Heinz's wealth, stances on issues and Bush's intellect.

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Chickenhawk : Take Back the Media

Set to a military drumbeat, the video begins with a definition of a "Chickenhawk" as someone who 'cheerleads for war but passed on a major opportunity for military service.' Pictures of documents explaining Bush's absence from National Guard duty are followed by pictures of President Bush as a cheerleader and accompanied by insinuations that he is inclined to war for disingenuous reasons. It goes on to list a number of prominent Republicans who 'avoided military duty.'

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Commander in Thief : Mike Konopacki

"Commander in Thief" implies that the President has stolen away much that is dear to the United States. Dressed all in black, George W. Bush sneaks across the screen to steal the White House, tax money and minority voting rights.

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Compassionate Conservatism : Mark Fiore

"Compassionate Conservatism" depicts a prisoner strapped down to a lethal injection table, coupled with equally ominous music. When the user clicks the bright red button "for compassionate conservatism," a teddy bear and personal note from George Bush is left on the table. For more by this producer, visit www.markfiore.com.

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Dear God : Crush Kerry

This video features the text of a Tom Brokaw interview with Senator Kerry about whether or not President Bush has exaggerated the terrorism threat. Kerry states that there has been an exaggeration. This is followed by images from the aftermath of September 11th. For more by this producer, visit www.crushkerry.com.

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Dick Cheney's Alive : Music for America

A humorous video of Vice President Cheney geared to revamp his image from that of a boring, angry old man to a hip American much alive with patriotism. The sarcasm shines through with the mention of Halliburton, big business, the Iraq War and Cheney's infamous heart problems.

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Dissenters Exposed : Mark Fiore

"Dissenters Exposed" reveals divergences between Bush's policies and the previous statements of some of his top officials on the issues of the United States' response to terrorism and the war in Iraq. Featured in the ad are cartoon Gen. Schwarzkopf, George Tenet, VP Dick Cheney, and Gen. Clark. For more by this producer, visit www.markfiore.com.

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Double Vision : Kerry Core

A mug shot of John Kerry's face spins like a slot machine as, issue by issue, his positions on the major campaign issues are checked off with both "yes" and "no" responses. At the end, a double image of John Kerry is shown, with the video asking, "Are we seeing double?" For more by this producer, visit www.kerrycore.com.

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Dress Em Up W : Odd Cast

"Dress Em Up W" is an interactive cartoon picturing a caricatured George Bush who appears disheveled and holding a beer can. It contains a number of options, including the ability to change the President's hair color, facial features and various props in his hands. The video also allows the viewer to play audio clips from several of Bush's past speeches.

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Enlargement : Too Stupid to be President

This shockwave animation does not feature talking people but instead lets the cartoon explain how the Iraq war started and thus how Bush is not smart enough to be President. While going through his e-mail, Bush passes over the innumerable messages from Kofi Annan to first read a message about penis enlargement. The message tells him to invade Iraq, and later the viewer discovers Osama Bin Laden sent the e-mail. For more by this producer, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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Fascist Groove Thang : Take Back the Media

"We don't need this fascist groove thang," is a phrase repeated many times to rock music in the background of this video. The song and pictures playing throughout the flash animation portray Bush and others in his administration as fixated on war and power.

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Flip Fight Game : Kerry Core

In this Asteroids-like game, the user controls John Kerry's head floating through space. The goal is to shoot down "flip-flops" that are shooting Senator Kerry. For more by this producer, visit www.kerrycore.com.

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Flipper : Kerry Core

"Flipper" begins with an audio clip of John Kerry's explanation of how he voted for (and then against) $87 billion in funding for the war in Iraq. The ad then jumps into a nostalgic 1940s-style song with the lyrics "they call him Flipper, Flipper" as an animated John Kerry cartoon dances on one side of the screen while the other half scrolls issues on which he flip-flopped. For more by this producer, visit www.kerrycore.com.

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George the Texican : William Hohauser

"George the Texican" is a humorous video set to an old-West-sounding tune. In one scene President Bush is caricatured playing with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Saddam Hussein dolls. In another, he is driving a bulldozer over a wooded landscape in order to clear space for chain stores. In the final scene, a robot Bush empties the contents of the US Treasury building into a truck labeled "Cheney off shore accounts."

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Gorelick : Crush Kerry

This black and white video focuses on Jamie Gorelick, one of Forbes "50 Most Powerful Women," a commissioner on the 9/11 Commission, and a lawyer whose firm represents a Saudi Arabian 9/11 defendant. The video notes that Gorelick has donated $60,000 to Democrats, including $2,000 to Kerry, and asks the viewer to sign a petition to make Gorelick testify in front of her own commission. For more by this producer, visit www.crushkerry.com.

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Gulf War 2 : Idleworm

Created in November 2002, this semi-interactive game is designed to illustrate a War in Iraq scenario that leads to open warfare between the West and the Islamic nations of the Middle East. It is an animated, interactive Flash video that ends with the following situation: "We win the war. Saddam is dead. 1 billion Muslims want to kill us. Otherwise, all is well. Re-election, here we come!"

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Hail to the Chiefs : Mark Fiore

"Hail to the Chiefs" is an animated cartoon focusing on the influence of big business lobbies to the Bush presidency. As a caricature of George W. Bush is shown taking the oath of office, various men pop out from behind him, stating their interests. For more by this producer, visit www.markfiore.com.

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He's a Nazi : Eric Blumrich

This video is set to a parody song "sung" by Rush Limbaugh and uses images of protestors and controversial figures as well as edited pictures into which Rush Limbaugh has been inserted to suggest that Limbaugh embodies views similar to Nazis. For more by this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Idiot Son of An A**hole : Eric Blumrich

Like other Blumrich videos, this video sets images of George W. Bush to a live recording of a humorous song, "Idiot Son of an A**hole." The lyrics of the song and the accompanying pictures address Bush on both a personal and a political level. For more by this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Intelligence Failure : Too Stupid to be President

"Intelligence Failure" is an animated video that shows President Bush using a chainsaw on his ranch in Crawford while ignoring an intelligence agent's information about Osama Bin Laden's plan to hijack American aircraft. For more by this producer, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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Kerry and Edwards in Love : Dan Noe

"Kerry and Edwards in Love" features photographs of the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates that are altered in such a way that the two appear to be intimate. The video is set to Barry White's song "Let's Get it On."

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Kerry Workout : Mini Clip

"Kerry Workout" is an interactive video in which John Kerry is on stage at a rally, and the viewer can select music and vary Kerry's workout routine from hips to jogging, etc.

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Kerry's Home Video : Crush Kerry

The video begins with a quote from Senator Kerry about charitable giving in the United States. It then compares images of his houses with values in millions of dollars with the amount Kerry contributed to charitable organizations in the last calendar year. For more by this producer, visit www.crushkerry.com.

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Legitimate Voice : Crush Kerry

The video begins with a quote from John Kerry about the shutting down of an Iraqi newspaper. The video then shows crowds cheering Iraqi insurgent leaders. It asks if the insurgent leaders are the "foreign leaders" in support of John Kerry. For more by this producer, visit www.crushkerry.com.

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Liberation : Eric Blumrich

This slide-show video combines gruesome images of casualties in Iraq with quotes from American military leaders supporting the War. It concludes with images of protests around the world (Europe, America, India) and an excerpt from Churchill's "We shall fight them on the beaches" speech. For more by this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Oily Grail : Too Stupid to be President

This animated video is a parody of Mighty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail. President Bush and Tony Blair are traveling in search of support for an attack on Saddam Hussein. Meanwhile, members of the Bush administration call for the Dixie Chicks to be burned like witches at the stake for claiming that Bush made them ashamed of their Texas roots. For more by this producer, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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Osama bin Lotto : Eric Blumrich

This movie summarizes various theories that the Bush Administration has worked out a deal with Pakistan to apprehend Osama bin Laden at an opportune moment for the Bush re-election campaign, referring to a report by Iranian State Radio as the basis for this argument. It uses images of bin Laden, George W. Bush, prominent Republicans and Pakistanis. For more by this producer, visit www.ericblumrich.com.

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Questions : WhiteHouse.org

"Questions" is a parody of a Bush campaign attack on John Kerry's military service and anti-war demonstrating after returning from the war. The narrator has an exaggerated Southern accent and, with pictures of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger on the screen, states "[John Kerry] couldn't stop asking questions, by daring to challenge honest politicians." The video concludes with a picture of President Bush and the slogan, "Less Questions. More Action."

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Real Threat to Marriage : Dumb and Dubya

This video, set to Rod Stewart's "Have I Told You Lately," lists and pictures short-term celebrity marriages. It contrasts the total length of these marriages-51 years-with lesbian couple Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, who, after 51 years together, were married in San Francisco in early 2004.

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See the Idiot Walk : Chochomio

In "See the Idiot Walk," the President is portrayed as a devilish idiot-sporting red eyes and a reptile tongue-who can't spell his name and whose brains are controlled by a Saudi man.

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Star Trek: the Wrath of Condi : Too Stupid to be President

This video parodies the TV show Star Trek, featuring President Bush and several members of his administration receiving warnings about possible terrorist attacks. However, the ugly animated cartoon characters decide not to act in preparation for such attacks. The animation seeks to emphasize the administration's lack of preparedness and concern, pre-911. For more by this producer, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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T Ball : National Lampoon

While watching a t-ball game, the President gets educated on the 3 branches of government by Little League Bear. President Bush is portrayed as uneducated, forgetful and unfit to be commander-in-chief. The video ends with the President arranging a meeting with another mascot to discuss the matter of national defense.

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The Emperor's Apprentice : Too Stupid to be President

Parodying the "Apprentice" TV show, President Bush, flanked by Richard Cheney and Karl Rove, calls Condoleezza Rice and Richard Clarke into the boardroom to testify about the 9/11 attacks. Despite being portrayed as honest, sincere and not at fault for the attacks, Clark is fired. Rice, portrayed as the official on whose watch the attacks occurred, is allowed to keep her job. For more by this producer, visit www.toostupidtobepresident.com.

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The Patriot Actors : Dumb and Dubya

The Patriot Actors is an interactive Flash application that lets the user read quotes from 72 celebrities that oppose the War or 16 that support the War by rolling the mouse over their faces. Clicking further takes the user to the source articles.

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These Guys : Crush Kerry

The video opens with pictures of couples on their wedding day and serene music in the background. The video then shows pictures of a gay rights parade with circus music playing in the background. The video concludes with a call to action to sign a petition on the web site in support of the constitutional amendment against gay marriage. For more by this producer, visit www.kerrycore.com.

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This Land : Jib Jab

This well-known Flash movie parodies Woody Guthrie's "This Land" with lyrics that poke fun at George W. Bush and John Kerry. The lyrics focus on the most recurring themes of each candidate's campaign (Kerry's War record, Bush's tax cuts) and the apparent weaknesses of each candidate (Bush's intelligence, Kerry's flip-flops). In addition, the parody features other prominent Democrats and Republicans (Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards, Howard Dean, Dick Cheney). For more by this producer, visit www.jibjab.com.

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Torture : Crush Kerry

"Torture" shows pictures of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal followed by pictures of the Vietnam war. The audio is Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony followed by another soldier's testimony about Vietnam. At the end of the video white text reads, "For John Kerry, it's happening all over again." For more by this producer, visit www.crushkerry.com.

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What If? : Progress for America

"What If?" begins with snapshots of President Bush at the World Trade Center site in the days following 9/11, meeting with firemen and New York mayor Guiliani. The President is depicted as a compassionate man. The video goes on to applaud Bush's war on terror and poses the question, "could John Kerry have shown this leadership?" The video charges Kerry of voting to cut funding for defense and intelligence measures and contains citations of Senate bills.

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Whoops-O-Matic : Mark Fiore

"Whoops-O-Matic" is an animated machine that claims to enable people to go back in time and fix their mistakes. Clicking on the Whoops-O-Matic takes the viewer to past mistakes that the US may have made in dealing with Saddam Hussein. For more by this producer, visit www.markfiore.com.

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