party on wayne!

i like mike myers. i like him in SPITE of the shite movies he has been making of late. now i like him even more

Mike Myers Demands McCain Pull Ad with "Wayne's World" Clip

Michael Connery's blog
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I'm writing about it now, days after the fact, because Mike Myers, who's Wayne's World sketch is used in the web ad, demanded that the McCain campaign remove the video from YouTube or face legal action for copyright infringement. McCain pulled the video, though as you can see others have already reposted it. My bad, the McCain campaign doesn't seem to care. It's still up on their YouTube page, and it's also still featured on their website.

Again, I think this continues to play right into McCain's hands, as the message on his blog is clearly gleeful about the reaction from Myers. It plays right into their messaging. Still, I did want to point out that this is not the first time something like this has happened to McCain. John Hall and John Mellencamp (not exactly paragons of contemporary cool, but pop culture stars nonetheless) both requested that McCain stop using their songs at his rallies, to say nothing of the recent Paris Hilton video..............