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Sep 25, 2008

The Great Schlep

Oh. How I love Sarah Silverman.

(there’s swearing in this so don’t turn up loud at work)

The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

“The Great Schlep aims to have Jewish grandchildren visit their grandparents in Florida, educate them about Obama, and therefore swing the crucial Florida vote in his favour. Don’t have grandparents in Florida? Not Jewish? No problem! You can still become a schleper and make change happen in 2008, simply by talking to your relatives about Obama.”

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7 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. brian t

    I’m guessing that Sarah isn’t familiar with the history of the Great Trek (in South Africa), despite appearing to make a pun from it. I hope not, because one “Battle of Blood River” was quite sufficient!

    Sep 25th, 2008

  2. Suw

    Hm, not quite Project Clark County…. but scarily close.

    Sep 25th, 2008

  3. Sebastiano Mereu

    American Jews are obviously torn. Even if young Jews will not be able to persuade their grandparents to vote for Senator Obama, they at least got to see their grandparents and enjoy the Sunshine State. Whatever the results in Florida will be, Obama is the winner—he brings young and old Jews together.

    Sep 29th, 2008

  4. Pete Cooper

    “Don’t Vote”

    http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1832128

    I ARE CONFUSED.

    Oct 2nd, 2008

  5. FELMAN

    i THINK WE SHOULD CALL THE THE JEWISH GRANDPARENTS WHO VOTE FOR OBAMA THE “OBAMALAS”.

    A. Felman

    Oct 2nd, 2008

  6. FELMAN

    I think we should call the grandparents who vote for Obama “The Obamalas”

    A. Felman

    Oct 2nd, 2008

  7. tom cags

    Grandparents need to be scared with ads like this
    I love this new Obama commercial
    just saw it today

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utirJ1RHiNs

    send it to friends it sends the point home - YOU WILL AGREE good going guys

    Oct 15th, 2008

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Gia recently worked on The X Files: I Want To Believe. Previously, she wrote the Sunshine production blog, was involved in the Indy4/Seesmic online junket and originated the 28 Weeks Later QR Code DVD release.

Gia's a TV presenter, enjoys taking photos, is helping out with the CERN Podcast, is married to physicist Professor Brian Cox and thinks writing about herself in the third person is "cool".


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