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JibJab Jabs at Obama in New Short

Monday, June 22, 2009
By: Thomas J. Mclean

Animation site JibJab continued its tradition of political satire, unveiling a new animated short titled He’s Barack Obama at the 65th annual Radio and Television Correspondents’ dinner featuring the president as a superhero.

The 2-minute video, which Obama himself was in attendance to watch, features a hard rock satire song done to the tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” The music was played by an all-star group of musicians including Beck, Jane’s Addiction, members of Foo Fighters and Jess Harnell.

The animation in the short featured a combination of frame-by-frame character animation and some live action footage.

“With a new president came the opportunity to push into new creative territory,” said JibJab co-founder and Head Art Guy, Evan Spiridellis. “Our goal was to push the quality of made-for-the-web entertainment farther than anyone has ever pushed it before and we hope our audience enjoys it.”

The video can be seen for free at http://JibJab.com.

Reader Comments

  • Anonymous :
    Monday, June 22, 2009

    “Our goal was to push the quality of made-for-the-web entertainment...\"

    Made for the web? Is there still a limitation?

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