Colorado is a swing state which means we’re going to be seeing a lot of political ads between now and November. Two that just hit the web, and the airwaves, feature our presidential hopefuls breaking out into song. Both are attack ads, which means the ad for Obama features Romney’s singing and the ad for Romney features the crooning of the President.<\/p>\n
Here’s the Obama ad for your viewing, and listening, enjoyment…<\/p>\n
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I wanted to include the Romney ad, featuring Obama singing Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together<\/em>, but a copyright claim by BMG Music resulted in the clip being pulled from YouTube. According to the Washington Post<\/em>,<\/p>\n Romney\u2019s campaign plans to fight the decision. \u201cOur use was 100 percent proper, under fair use, and we plan to defend ourselves,\u201d a spokesperson said. Other videos featuring the same clip of Obama remain on YouTube. (It\u2019s not clear why the company has not challenged those videos.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Now no one would seriously claim that vocal ability is a prerequisite for the highest office in the land, but the\u00a0like-ability\u00a0of the candidate is an important component and these ads may strike a chord with the electorate.<\/p>\n July 29 Update: According to Variety<\/em> magazine<\/a>, the Romney campaign came back with a new version of their ad featuring the singing of President Obama. You can see it on the Romney website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Colorado is a swing state which means we’re going to be seeing a lot of political ads between now and November. Two that just hit the web, and the airwaves, feature our presidential hopefuls breaking out into song. Both are attack ads, which means the ad for Obama features Romney’s singing and the ad for … <\/p>\n