Hugh Atkin is viderate. You and I are not (that is, unless you know how to use Final Cut Pro and have amassed an in-depth videobank of clips and allusions that you can manipulate as easily as typing this sentence). We've linked to his stuff before, but I'm writing this mash note because I think he deserves more attention here in the U.S. (his Australian countrymen already know how brilliant he can be).

These are the best of times to be in the political video business. There are amusing one-offs popping up every day now, like "It's Raining McCain" and "Obama-sistible." Whole sites and business plans are being written around the genre. But there aren't many true artists of the political video, circa 2008. Andy Cobb and Election08 and the guys at SlateV have also made some great political videos this cycle, but the list ain't long.

Then there's Atkin. His Hillary Clinton/Tom Cruise mashup was eerily on target, as was his snarky rendition of David Bowie's "Changes," as sung by the presidential candidates.

But then there's this new spoof, which manages to both combine AND comment on every viral political success (and a few failures), including "Vote Different," Will.i.am's "Yes We Can", Hillary4U&Me, and Hillary "Behind the Music," and the laughing baby and screaming German videos, and takes a leap into territory completely unexpected and hilarious.

Yes, Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel, eat your hearts out. She's f---ing Obama.

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