For those who just didn’t get enough of the Top 10 (actually, 11, as there was a tie for second place), here are the ones that didn’t make the cut:
John McCain forgets Secretary of State George Schultz’s name
OK, I’m cheating here, but we had a tie at No. 2:
2. (tie) The Daily Show, “Barack Obama: He completes us”
2. (tie) Ron Howard for Barack Obama
And the No. 1 political video of the year is …
1. 8 years later
Not much overlap with my list, which reaches No. 1 in tomorrow’s blog, so here is Slate’s wrap-up of the best of the year in viral political video. (Sorry, but Slate’s embed doesn’t work with our blog software for some reason.)
Here’s Nos. 3 & 4 on our countdown. Tina Fey could have comprised an entire Top 10 list with her imitation of Sarah Palin, but this was our fave, with guest Will Ferrell. The best political video of 2008 will be on this blog tomorrow, New Year’s Eve.
4. Joe the Plumber
3. SNL: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Will Ferrell as an endorsing President Bush
Here’s Nos. 6 & 7 on our way to the No. 1 political video of 2008, which will be revealed on New Year’s Eve. Past installments ran daily starting on Friday in this blog.
6. The Daily Show: Karl Rove on sexism in politics
5. I’m voting Republican
I started the Top 10 countdown on Friday, and the No. 7 video shows a bit of frustration between Keith Olbermann and conservative Joe Scarborough. Check back daily for the rest of the Top 10 as I unveil the No. 1 political video of 2008 on New Year’s Eve:
7. Keith Olbermann to Joe Scarborough: Get a shovel
I started the Top 10 countdown on Friday, and today’s installment bring us No. 8. Check back daily for the rest of the Top 10 as I unveil the No. 1 political video of 2008 on New Year’s Eve:
8. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now being arrested at Republican National Convention
The countdown to No. 1 begins today, as I will run 1-2 videos every day from now until New Year’s Eve.
10. The Colbert green-screen challenge: When Stephen Colbert cut loose his viewing audience to remix a John McCain speech set in front of a green curtain and ready-made for at-home video editors, this was the best one that emerged. McCain vogues
9. The Bear urges you to vote Yes on 4
As is the practice of most media, the final weeks of the year are the time to reflect on the news that was and try to make some sense out of it. Alex Pickett and I are working on our Top 10 list together but would love some feedback from you.
Here (in, as they say, no particular order) is our full list of important stories from Tampa Bay and Florida this year, from which we hope to choose 10. Did we miss anything? And which ones are the most important for 2008.
