New ending for Eminem's Mosh video

GNN just posted a new version of the Mosh video with 50 seconds of new animation. You should go ahead and watch it yourself, but I'll put a brief description after some spoiler warnings.  GNN writes:

"All across the country, people are experiencing the fallout of one of the toughest losses of their lives. Like one giant communal hangover, our hearts and minds are filled with regret, despair and dismay...We poured ourselves into the fight, yet only to suffer a devastating defeat.

But now is not the time to give up or become disheartened. We fought a good fight and despite early misleading reports, the Youth Vote did show up on Election Day...So how did we loose? Well, we weren't the only ones to show up on Tuesday. Voters of all ages also showed up in record numbers and the 18-29 demographic was the only group to favor the Democratic ticket (54% - 44%) in the presidential race. So while the Democratic ticket may have lost, young people all over America showed up in record numbers and decisively voted for a change in government.

The initial success of original Mosh video was driven by messaging and timing that connected with people in `our final hour'. It was this generation's call to arms in the lead up to the fiercely competitive presidential election. But, even though the election's outcome was beyond our reach we must not let it stop our momentum or undermine how we perceive the effectiveness of our collective voice. An alternative ending for the video provides the opportunity to remind all those who were inspired by the first version to not give up the fight. So if you are still searching for answers, know that our opinions still matter. We here at the GNN bunker have kept our chins up and heads down these past two weeks and have come back at you with a brand new ending. Our hope is that it will show our battered teammates and the rest of the world that we are not here to say sorry but instead, the fight continues and we will be heard."

Spoiler

Spoiler

Instead of a message to vote at the end, Eminem leads everyone into Congress where Bush is giving his State of the Union Address.  The are carrying protest signs.  One of the first is a sign that looks like it says "Fuck CC" (though it is hard to see probably so it can be played on MTV).  A peace sign is seen in the foreground as Bush speaks.  Some people confront Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld with "Bring Home the Troops," "Just Say No Draft,"  and "War Won't Make U.S. Safe."   A woman standing next to members of the Supreme Court holds up "Freedom of Choice" while someone else holds a sign paying "Protect the 1st Ammendment."   There is a pan to Sen. Kerry with a sign saying "Count every vote."

The view broadens to show "No Blood for Oil"  "Fear Stops Here," a refuse and "Resist" yellow fist, and "With U.S. or Against U.S."  I may have missed a few things.  I'd do an analysis of the lyrics, but I'm running late to see Bartlett and Steele speak about health care reform. They were interviewed this morning about their new book, "Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine." And then a reading for the new anthology on San Francisco politicals, The Political Edge

Article Author: Steve Rhodes

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