State Of The Union YouTube Winners

January 30, 2008 at 11:34 am

The Washington Post’s “Reliable Source” column strikes again with unparalleled brilliance.  Here’s what they reveal today in their spectacular State of the Union coverage:

What will be this year’s viral-video moment?

At press time, a clip of the GOP side standing to cheer Bush’s call for tax relief while Dems stay seated is outpacing a reaction shot of Clinton frowning, according to YouTube stats tracked by New Media Strategies. Remains to be seen whether either can compete with John McCain dozing during the ‘07 SOTU (281,000 views) or Clinton laughing during the ‘06 speech (67,000 views).

Here are the videos…

GOP standing for Bush’s call for tax relief:

Hillary Clinton frowning:

John McCain dozing:

Hillary Clinton laughing:

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