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August 12, 2008 4:30 PM

Myers Wants Out Of Anti-Obama Video

Posted by Brian Montopoli
A small but amusing note from the McCain campaign, via Ben Smith: Turns out Mike Myers isn't on board with the McCain camp's use of his Wayne's World persona in its recent anti-Obama video, "Fan Club."

Writes McCain's Michael Goldfarb: "The ad features kids talking about how 'dreamy' Senator Obama is, how he brought a crowd to Taco Bell despite inclement weather, and how he is no less of an international superstar than U2 frontman Bono. Unfortunately, the final clip of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey doing their 'we're not worthy' bit from Wayne's World has spurred a celebrity backlash. Myers had his people call the campaign to demand that the video be removed from YouTube for copyright violation. Apparently, we are not, in fact, worthy."

Goldfarb uses Myers' response to play into the McCain campaign's portrayal of Obama as a celebrity. He writes that the reaction represents an example of "Obama's celebrity friends" fighting back on the candidate's behalf.

Watch "Fan Club" below.

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by copykatnj August 13, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
That''s alright Mike, I don''t watch your childish junk for political reasons anyway. Your in good company. I don''t watch, buy or listen to any celeb''s who find it necessary to publicly support politicians of whom I am opposed too. I''d just be giving my time and money for use against me.
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by therealest4 August 13, 2008 6:20 PM EDT
In a Country facing unprecedented challenges, record gas prices, unending war, soaring national debt, collapsing social security, a broken health care system, a struggling environment and a redistribution of wealth previously unknown, there is ONE candidate who doesn%u2019t take his job seriously. That candidate is John McCain.

But not taking his job seriously is nothing new for McCain. He slacked his way through college, graduating at the bottom of his class. He slacked his way through his job in the military, crashing five planes in the process and costing millions in tax dollars. And despite spending almost thirty years in the legislature, and chairing the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, John McCain never bothered to learn about economics. When it comes to slacking, John McCain is as good as they get.

He never bothered to learn about the issues facing our country. He wouldn%u2019t be troubled with learning the difference between Sunni, Shiite, and Al Qaeda. He never found the time to pull out a map to see that Iraq does not border Pakistan. And to top it all off, he''s missed more votes than any Senator in the US Senate.

Rather than confronting our Country%u2019s serious problems head-on and helping lead our Country back to greatness, John McCain would rather run for Joke-teller in Chief than for President. But do you blame him? What would you do if you were a lifelong slacker and knew so little about the issues that really matter?
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by timofmars1 August 13, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
Experience? Really? Like 26 years experience making economic decisions and still not managing to understand basic economics, and then having nerve to say economic experts are wrong and that your own opinion on the subject you don''t understand is the correct one?

No thanks, I''ll take the guy who has more experience than Reagan and Bush, who actually is educationally accomplished and taught law for 10 years instead of the guy who finished 894 out of 899 in the Naval Academy.

No, I''ll take the guy who''s demonstrated profound judgment when others went the popular route. I''ll take the guy who, despite his education and knowledge, still chooses to consult with the best experts to develop objective policy.
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by dwcatlady August 13, 2008 3:14 PM EDT
No matter what anyone says, where is Obamas'' EXPERIENCE??? That coupled with other questionable things, well, he won''t get my vote.
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by joinordie76 August 13, 2008 2:36 PM EDT
Rich, effete, leftist Hollywood elite = The face of the new fascist.
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by jmurrieta1 August 13, 2008 1:59 PM EDT
"By professing to have all the answers, this Obama movement is killing debate, the lifeblood of all intellectual activity"--Posted by elevando


You neocons are a hoot! Bush and Cheney have done everything in their power to crush dissent, including appointing only sycophants as US attorneys, and expelling school teachers from their rallies for wearing "Peace Now" T-shirts.

The Bush-Cheney regime is the most anti-thought regime we''ve had since Nixon.

And you dare to say Obama crushes intellectual activity?

Bwahahahaha!

You ought to have your own TV show!
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by dothemath3 August 13, 2008 1:58 PM EDT
Michael Moore wanted to use the catchy title line from The Who''s song "Won''t get fooled again" at the end of Fahrenheit 9/11. It would have fit perfectly, but The Who refused to let him use it. Why can''t Myers refuse to let McCain use his work?
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by sonial8 August 13, 2008 1:41 PM EDT
Agreed to most comments. You are an entertainer and hence you have opened yourself up to the public for opinions. If you do not like the opinions get out of the public lime light. I doubt your slavish ego will allow that! I have never looked to entertainers as role models and something to even follow in terms of opinions. Never saw the latest movie either.
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by elevando August 13, 2008 1:32 PM EDT
I''m sick of how serious and sterile this country has become, and it will only get worse with Obama as president. By professing to have all the answers, this Obama movement is killing debate, the lifeblood of all intellectual activity.
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by element51 August 13, 2008 12:50 PM EDT
I was under the impression that Federal copyright laws applied to everyone. Guess I was wrong. If Mr. Myers had given his permission for McCain''s campaign to use something that was clearly the property of Mr. Myers it would have been fine. The fact that they do this and then attack Mr. Myers for protesting just shows that they have no respect for the law. Myers has every right to tell them NO.
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by kidfan4 August 13, 2008 11:56 AM EDT
Has anyone noticed that these "entertainers" are way more loyal than conservatives? They despise conservatives and in many cases do just what Mike Myers has done. Conservatives, on the other hand, usually despise these people''s actions and may totally disagree with their lifestyle and beliefs, but still watch their movies, make them rich, and keep them famous.
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by kidfan4 August 13, 2008 11:54 AM EDT
Has anyone noticed that these "entertainers" are way more loyal than conservatives? They despise conservatives and in many cases do just what Mike Myers has done. Conservatives, on the other hand, usually despise these people''s actions and may totally disagree with their lifestyle and beliefs, but still watch their movies, make them rich, and keep them famous.
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by bboaster August 13, 2008 11:00 AM EDT
You know being from Canada myseld I think that Mr. Myers has made a lot of money from being in the USA. If he were still in Canada he would be playing in some third rate tv garbage heep making an 1/8th of what he made here working on some *** tv program on CBC that no one in thier right mind would even consider watching. So Mr. Myers no matter the party''s political leanings (baring a nazi) I think that you should remove the stick from your back side and come down from your pulpit and start showing some gratitude for the country, and CAPITALIST system that made you who you are today. I am so sick and tired of people who come to America and want to change her in to the Socialist rat hole that they come from.
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by mrpoo2u August 13, 2008 8:01 AM EDT
Hey Mike,
Don''t blame Mccain because your movies stink!!
After that last movie of yours, I''d think you''d be happy for any airplay!!
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by mrpoo2u August 13, 2008 8:00 AM EDT
Hey Mike,
Don''t blame Mccain because your movies stink!!
After that last movie of yours, I''d think you''d be happy for any airplay!!
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by wellhell3 August 13, 2008 1:12 AM EDT
Typical of weenie entertainers with no humor! Guess there wasn''t any money in it for them!
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by DCropp August 12, 2008 8:36 PM EDT
Typical of Senator McCain''s career.

He violates Federal copyright laws. When demands he stop, McCain criticizes them.
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