Last week, John McCain's campaign launched what I described as another example of their improving media outreach with a pair of videos lampooning the media's "love affair" with Barack Obama. The videos have been a big success for the McCain campaign on You Tube, with more than 200,000 hits. The videos were also forwarded to McCain supporters via email, where they were encouraged to vote on their favorite version and further encouraged to donate to the campaign.
However, Wired's Sarah Lai Stirland reports that the McCain campaign has been forced to remove the videos because Warner Bros. music said the use of Frankie Valli's old hit, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
The campaign has reposted the video, without the original tune. It's picked up about 10,000 views since posting this weekend, but isn't the same...
Where Did the Love Go?
By Eric Pfeiffer | July 28, 2008 3:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: John McCain, Media
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