Entertainment Podium

Obamaites rule the Internet : “Obama the right brand!!”

Disclaimer: Entertainment Podium does not professionally endorse any candidate, Although personally, we love Senator Obama!!

Am amazed at the fact that Barack Obama is able to churn out millions of supporters on the World WIde Web. Are there more number of Internet Savvy democrats in this country? or, is it just the Obama magic? Whatever be the reason, you can see the Internet Cloud clogged up with “We love Obama” sign boards. His You-Tube channel is very popular and some videos have had more than a million users staring at them. The best part is, Most of these users are outside of the United States. If United States is an independent company and Barack Obama is a Product/Brand, It would be the most Loved, popular and profitable companies in the world, Just because Barack Obama sells like hot cup cakes!!, not only in the US of A but also globally.

Coming back to the Obamaites on the internet, they are everywhere and as election day is coming closer, they run from Pillar to (blog)post singing his glory and seeking support. However, the point to be noted here is that people do this by choice as they yearn for the change. But why do people beleive in Obama? The reason? No prizes for guessing, His charisma and his ability to empathize and relate to people from all communities.

The Verdict: Obama is the right brand ambassador for United States of America to keep the “star spangled banner” flying high in the hearts of people around the world. As for the netizens, keep rooting for the change you beleive in!!

Tags: Barack Obama, Election, Obama, President Obama, USA

Stand-up comedians profit from election fever

Wherever there is news, there is a stand-up comedian waiting to capitalize. Stand-up comedy has gained lot of popularity since the birth of web2.0 as more people are able to view, appreciate and respond to healthy comedy. Political jokes, criticism, celebrity trashing are all very popular genres of stand-up comedy. But the one that really sells right now are election and election related jokes. Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin and anybody else who is feebly related to the elections have become the main targets of stand-up comedians.

One time when David Letterman played a top 10 George Bush moments video on his show, Bush reacted saying, “Any society where  people can make humor if their leaders and criticize them is a free society worth builiding.” Although  stand-up comedy is good and people enjoy it, popular stand-up comedians need to act more responsibly during the election time as they can adversely impact people’s judgement through their comedy. This is evident from the number of people who after seeing a stand-up comedy show got influenced into thinking that Sarah Palin is a big farce. Although i personally beleive that she is a big farce, thats for people to decide on their own, not for stand-up comedians to cue in!!

Tags: bush jokes, comedy, political comedy, Stand up Comedy

Rajinikanth in Politics, Pinch yourself:Is DDMMK for real?

Before you read further, this post is not about whether Tamil Nadu Superstar Rajinikanth is entering politics or not. Period. This is about yet another uncertain cloud that hangs over every major announcement from his camp.

Rajinikanth Aka Superstar Rajini has stirred the hornet’s nest yet again by leaving to speculation the finer details of his entry into politics. Although the actor has made no formal revelation about his foray into politics, his fans seem to have gone berserk by the meeting he has setup with leaders of his fan clubs around the state, scheduled on Oct 12th to discuss the possibility of floating a political or social community. His fans seem to have stretched things a tad too much by announcing the party name as DDMMK, abbreviation for “Desiya Dravida Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam” and have also painted the capital city red with posters of the party flag. It would come as a huge blow to his die-hard fans if Rajini backs out this time. But the big question is: will the on-screen tough guy hero be able to deliver his punch dialogues in politics?

Tags: DDMMK, Politics, Rajini, Rajini's political party, Rajinikanth