Politics September 27, 2012
The Best Ad Of The U.S. Presidential Election Campaign - 'Wake The F*** Up' featuring Samuel L. Jackson

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41 days to go now until the U.S. Presidential election.

41 days for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to convince Americans to vote for them.

And 41 days of campaign ads - typical, unoriginal, nauseating campaign ads.

Well, except this one. This has to be the best ad of the campaign so far. Maybe the best of all time.

A group of Obama supporters put together the ad titled 'Wake The F*** Up', starring Samuel L. Jackson.

It's a take-off on the reading Jackson did last year of the "children's book" 'Go The F*** To Sleep' - which went viral.

In the ad, a young girl goes around her house trying to convince her apathetic family that it's important to vote for Obama again.

And as you'll see, she gets a little help from Jackson who strongly suggests the family 'Wake The F*** Up.'

Take a look. It's a must see, but a warning about the language.

The ad is sponsored by the Jewish Council for Education and Research. It didn't contact the Obama campaign about the video, and it says the message wasn't approved by any candidate.

The scriptwas written by Adam Mansbach, who wrote 'Go The F*** To Sleep.'

"My hopes are that the video helps... remind people of Obama's accomplishments and the stakes of this election, and galvanize people to get out and get active," Mansbach said. "Not just to vote, but to volunteer and organize."

As for criticism, Mansbach says "There's always a backlash. To everything. And a backlash to the backlash."

Romney supporters, your move.

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