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Go Home Obama Girl's Israeli Cousin

DECEMBER 24, 2008

Obama Girl's Israeli Cousin

BY NOAM SCHEIBER

I was hoping to avoid it, but apparently my New Republic contract requires me to post Israeli knockoffs of American political videos that go viral. So here goes:

(Via Ben Smith, where you can find a translation.)   

--Noam Scheiber

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Aw, I would have done a translation myself -- would have been an excuse to brush up.

This whole thing really saddens me. Israelis are so good at political satire generally -- in music, on TV, etc. They shouldn't have to pick up the lame fads from over here. I think it's also really hard to compare Obama's inspirational appeal with Livni's . . .

- rozenson

December 24, 2008 at 4:07pm

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Yes, that's really what Israelis need right now, "inspirational appeal"!  

- noga1

December 24, 2008 at 6:00pm

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I was really hoping the car would hit him while we was singing in the street.

Stupid brakes.

- bcbaird

December 24, 2008 at 7:00pm

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That's pretty nasty, bcbaird.

- jacksondyer

December 25, 2008 at 7:51pm

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