Assange Makes Surreal Campaign Video, Appearing As 80s Rock To Push WikiLeaks Candidates (VIDEO)

[tabasco]

Source: Addicting Info

In a just-released and somewhat bizarre video produced by Juice Rap News, an ensemble of comedic actors parodies the candidates running for office – all in purposely goofy wigs and ridiculous make-up and costumes – playing off themes from the Game of Thrones. It’s at the 3:30 mark that we’re introduced to the star of the show: Julian Assange. He’s initially shot in his requisite suit, somewhat rakish blonde hair and typically dry expression, but after the “interviewer” in the piece announces “MAKE OVER!!” we cut to the money shot: Assange in all his 1980′s glory, complete with classic mullet, 80s rocker headband, a tacky green and yellow Australian athletic jersey and a decidedly impish look on his face… meaning, a Julian Assange we have never seen before!



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[Ash_F]

1. Well...that was a thing. /nt

[glinda]

2. Liked it.

[soaky]

3. As an Australian voter...

That's the funniest thing I've seen for a long time.

[Violet_Crumble]

4. Despite Assange parodying The World's Crappiest Song, that was really funny!

Definitely the most interesting thing I've seen so far this rather lacklustre election campaign...

[snot]

5. Pretty funny.

Kudos to Assange for not only continuing his work but maintaining a sense of humor under dire conditions.

[LiberalLovinLug]

6. Original

Never seen any political campaign video quite like it.
I thought they could have been a tad more informative on their own positions, but perhaps that will come later. As an initial introduction to the Wikileaks party it was great especially for the younger voter.

[leftynyc]

7. Has he explained why

his party prefers nazis to the green party? Has he talked about why people are leaving his party in droves:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/22/wikileaks-julian-assange

snip - As further deals with right-wing parties fell through, what emerged as the National Council’s decision was one that I found quite a relief, a result that had seemed barely achievable the day before. In each state, Greens were to be above Labor/Liberal/Nationals, and the far-right were to go low. Small left and libertarian parties were somewhere in between. The council could not practically decide the precise ordering of all parties, and some discretion was left to the candidates and/or campaign teams to establish the details. Nonetheless clear instructions were formalised by Barns in an email sent at 8:16 pm Friday night, which said the following.

I would have preferred to have had Shooters and FF in the mix but the final deals are:

Victoria – Greens put WLP at number 2 and WLP has Greens first of majors and drops Shooters and FF/Christian groups below majors.

NSW – Greens preference WLP at 3, with Pirates at 2, and WLP puts Greens above FF, Shooters and Christian Right.

WA – Greens preference WLP at 2 and WLP puts Greens first of major parties and above Christian right and Shooters.

The Shooters and some parties on the right will probably put WLP below the majors as a result of these deals.

Nothing further was heard until Sunday, when I woke up to find that the Wikileaks party ticket in NSW had the Shooters & Fishers — and the Nazi Australia First party! — above the Greens. In WA, the Nationals were above the Greens.