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struggle4progress

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Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:15 PM Aug 2013

Assange's campaign ad is out



... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose stay in London's Ecuadorian embassy makes Edward Snowden's airport sleepover look like a bed-and-breakfast weekend, is killing time by appearing on YouTube ...
Julian Assange Cameos in Australian Game of Thrones White-Rap YouTube Parody
Today at 2:39 PM
By Joe Coscarelli

... a really surefire way to get elected to Australia's Senate is ... guest-starring in a news-parody rap video and doing ... an Australian pop song from 1986 ...
Julian Assange Wears Mullet Wig, Is Totally Serious About Running for Senate
As part of his continuing Australian Senate campaign, the WikiLeaks head does some karaoke
By Matt Berman
August 26, 2013 | 12:34 p.m.

... And then suddenly… MULTIPLE ASSANGES ...
Julian Assange Sang And Danced In A Parody Rap Video For Some Awful Reason
The WikiLeaks founder raps and sings and it’s really strange
August 26, 2013 at 1:45pm EDT
Ellie Hall

... Things must be getting pretty dull .. in the Ecuadorian Embassy ...
Julian Assange dons a mullet wig to dress up as ‘80s rocker John Farnham for video parody with Rap News
The Wikileaks founder engages in a little political parody from the comfort of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
By Leslie Larson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013, 2:45 PM
Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 2:45 PM

... what was he thinking? ... I have to admit that I was hoping it wasn’t him ... Julian Assange .. presumably has some reason to think people will go for this whackadoo campaign video. Either that, or he’s gone completely bonkers from cabin fever ...
Julian Assange Senate Campaign Video Is So Awful It Will Break Your Heart

... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made a bizarre bid for electoral support, starring in an offensive YouTube spoof that describes Julia Gillard in obscene terms ... as ... “freckle tits” ... A WikiLeaks spokesman ... Asked whether the descriptions of Ms Gillard were offensive ... said he did not “know anything about that” ...
Julian Assange dons mullet, covers John Farnham in musical pitch to voters
August 26, 2013 - 6:31PM
Jonathan Swan


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It's not about Assange
0 (0%)
That poor dude hasn't left his apartment for over a year
0 (0%)
But, really, who could resist a man wearing a mullet wig?
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The crude sexist language dovetails nicely with Wikileaks Party support for a men's rights party and the rape allegation
0 (0%)
This fantastic video is gonna win the election for him
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Well, we all have our quirky little ways, some more so than others
0 (0%)
Doesn't the CIA have better things to do than fake videos?
1 (100%)
Cutting edge! Every major candidate will lip-sync for the next election, just wait and see!
0 (0%)
I'm determined to move to Australia so I can vote for him
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