# Barack Roll!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522 "2008-11-19T20:38:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/1 "2008-11-19T20:38:35Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/65I0HNvTDH4/maxresdefault.jpg "BarackRoll") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4)

It had to happen! 😃

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**Author:** ![spockerel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@spockerel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spockerel)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/2 "2008-11-19T20:43:29Z")

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This is my favorite. The End.  
And I am shocked (shocked, I say!) that you had not encountered it before! 😃

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**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/3 "2008-11-19T20:53:36Z")

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First I’ve seen it. The first 40 seconds seemed forced, but between 0:40 and 1:00 was gold! It’s the closest anything on the internet has come to making me cry from laughter.

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**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/4 "2008-11-19T20:58:48Z")

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[This version is much,much better](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg). Whoever did the editing is amazing-- the cuts to McCain’s face are priceless.

[This one isn’t bad though either.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJMKSONdjPA)

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**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/5 "2008-11-19T21:15:46Z")

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> [@DiosaBellissima](#):
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> [This version is much,much better](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg). Whoever did the editing is amazing-- the cuts to McCain’s face are priceless.

Only if you’re still trying to rub things in McCain supporters faces. It’s the same video.

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**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/6 "2008-11-19T22:17:49Z")

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> [@Santo\_Rugger](#):
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> It’s the same video.

Wait wait wait! It IS? :eek:

Yes, I’m clearly aware it’s the same video cutting of Barack singing “Never Gunna Give You Up”, I’m simply saying that the implementation of it in another clip-- particularly due to the editing displayed-- leaves me with an over all bigger laugh from it. Give me a little credit, c’mon.

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**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/7 "2008-11-20T02:23:30Z")

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> [@Santo\_Rugger](#):
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> Only if you’re still trying to rub things in McCain supporters faces. It’s the same video.

Uh, no. **Diosa’s** link has the same Barack-roll clips _in_ it but is wrapped around with the McCain thing. It’s been circulating for months. And it _is_ a funny implementation, don’t get so fucking butthurt over it.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-roll/473522/8 "2008-11-20T03:16:28Z")

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Moving thread from IMHO to MPSIMS.