Opinion: Obamania

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Here’s the latest, classic example of the new vistas opening up in political discourse: ‘I Got a Crush ... on Obama,’ up on YouTube.

Featuring a young woman who’s often scantily clad, it’s not for everyone. And it’s not, his aides want to stress, in any way sanctioned by or connected to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. But it’s a good bet many of the folks working for him (and those toiling for other candidates) have already checked it out --- and will do so again.

Sample lyrics: ‘You’re into border security/Let’s break this border between you and me.’

A report on the ABC News website has the details on who produced the video and how it came to be. And Frank James at the Chicago Tribune’s political blog, The Swamp, captured one of our reactions: ‘If only JFK and Bill Clinton had run for president in the YouTube era.’

-- Don Frederick