Wazzup, Eight Years Later

1. V
   October 26th, 2008 at 2:24 am

   Can someone post a link for the original video please?

   I haven't seen that ad

   Thanks!

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2. V
   October 26th, 2008 at 2:26 am

   Original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L38wthA4Ld0

   

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3. Patricio
   October 26th, 2008 at 2:49 am

   Surprisingly powerful little film. True dat.

4. lucky
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:36 am

   you know...i really hated the original ad...but that short truly touched me...i mean it...it makes me feel a tiny bit more confident that we are not doomed as a species

5. Paulitto
   October 26th, 2008 at 4:26 am

   Clever political parody. ??, Wassup guys have survived Bush's period. What's next?

6. MoonCake
   October 26th, 2008 at 5:39 am

   i should've guessed it would be another political campaign. can NOBODY make a commercial around the elections that have nothing to do with the elections? anyone?

   nevertheless, it was cool to see the "today" version of the wazzup commercial. i even liked the global warming outside. that made me laugh.

7. Tim Giachetti
   October 26th, 2008 at 5:49 am

   Wow! Just wow. Refreshing, sad. Sadly due to the economics the Bud beer company was sold to Germany. It doesn't get as ironic or as sad as this.
   Thanks Missy

8. ossadnik
   October 26th, 2008 at 6:17 am

   Bud beer was not sold to germany, my american friend but to belgian brewing company InBev.

9. chris898
   October 26th, 2008 at 6:35 am

   so much for no politics on this website!

10. iBeer
    October 26th, 2008 at 7:35 am

    Good advertising! Wazzup is my favorite commercial tv !

11. CheeseDuck
    October 26th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Whew. That was quite awesome. I loved it.

12. aristan
    October 26th, 2008 at 11:52 am

    Is just about everyone missing the Cindy McCain connection with this?

    Cindy McCain is owner & chair of Hensley & Co, one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributers in the US. John McCain himself worked for the company as VP of Public Relations before getting into politics.

    Anheuser-Busch's flagship product is... Budweiser.

13. Tim Giachetti
    October 26th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    Thanks ossadnik.
    But it stills shows how bad it is for private businesses in america.

14. Edward
    October 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    This is not funny, inspiring or informational. If you are Democrat, you will like it. If you are Republican, you will dislike it. If you are like me and have lost faith in both parties, you will just be a little more sad than you were before you watched. it.

15. Him
    October 26th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    Wow, powerful lil' short.

16. scurvy
    October 26th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    I encourage someone (Alex?) to make a third, identical post titled “Whassup? 2008? — which is, tecnically, the proper spelling of the term.

    *flees*

17. scurvy
    October 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    or technically, even

18. SenorMysterioso
    October 26th, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    It was sort of funny using an old commercial doing a "where are they now" to poke fun at some of our problems but then when it became a political ad I was disappointed.

19. ted
    October 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    What he said.
    You could tell where it was going with the politics, but at the end, it was so blatant, it was really disappointing.

    Do people really think electing Obama is going to solve the problems of these guys? I hope they're not too disillusioned when the promised "change" doesn't come. It would be interesting to see him get elected, just to see if he keeps his vague promises.

20. Peeves
    October 26th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Yeah because for the majority of America, John McCain means their lives will be better. Soldiers..McCain is against expanding the benefits of their outdated GI Bill. He loves deregulation and trusting the market to the CEOs. Keating. His proposed health plan won't help the majority of those that need it. Those proposed corporation tax cuts aren't designed to create more jobs.

    The two-party system doesn't work but it's what we have for now before a major radical movement. So to those complaining about how disappointed they were in the ending..do something or you know, stay excited about a McCain or Palin presidency and blindly hate everything about Obama.

    Also, Neatorama...politics has been neat here so far.

21. ted
    October 26th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    Peeves, it doesn't matter to me who wins your election; I'm not even part of your political system. Nice of you to paint everybody with the same brush, though, as "blindly hating everything about Obama".

    I would have found an ad for McCain equally disappointing - Oh, but those don't get posted here.

    This ad was like one of those "you've won a free vacation", and you end up listening to people selling time-shares. Buzzkill.

22. Ola Amigo
    October 26th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    Hated the original commercials. Back then you couldn't get away from them. This one though, that's how alot of us see things right now. Well done.

23. Christophe
    October 26th, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    wOw. I'm amazed that there is so few political comments with such a video... Maybe people are browsing Neatorama @ work, we'll see

24. SenorMysterioso
    October 27th, 2008 at 3:38 am

    Wow Peeves, relax. The ending would have been just as lame if it turned into an ad for Mccain or Nader or Bob Barr or any other candidate.

25. Persephone
    October 27th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    Yeah, hated the ending. I'm so sick of political ads. I knew how I would be voting months ago, not based on ads but on research. Still researching all the propositions that will be up for vote. Yes, I actually read voter booklets and articles and editorials.

26. chris a
    October 27th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    Boo the political ending. It was funny, until it hit the Change garbage.

27. Algonkin
    October 28th, 2008 at 8:10 am

    Who gives a crap if it has a political message. You're currently in an election right now and it's a fact.

    Lighten up will ya? and just enjoy the posts!!

28. Ali S.
    October 30th, 2008 at 9:53 am

    Well, I'll be. That was a great clip.

29. Postcard Printing | PrintPlace.com
    October 30th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    I was not expecting a political ad when I first started watching, but wasn’t terribly surprised when Obama showed up. At least we have less than a week to see the poli commercials! It was still a pretty well-made commercial I’ll have to admit. Made me sad.

30. DesignsnPrint
    January 25th, 2009 at 10:24 am

    wow!

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