In just a week after Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry unleashed his controversial "Strong" ad, YouTube is swimming in parodies and lip dubs that knock his religious message or mock the video's setup.
The campaign commercial (see below) -- which has more than 660,100 dislikes and just 20,800 likes on YouTube -- has been widely lambasted online. Facebook users have left north of 4,000 comments on a
This week, Perry followed up "Strong" with a less attention-grabbing commercial titled "Politically Correct."
The Texas governor is no stranger to facing ridicule on the presidential campaign trail. In November, he drew a massive blank during CNBC’s “Your Money, Your Vote” GOP debate, and the viral memory lapse subsequently garnered the meme treatment on the web. That gaffe even sat atop YouTube Politics channel’s “Top 5 Hot Political Videos” list for a few days.
Despite the massive public mockery last month, Perry poked fun at himself in an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in which he jokingly revealed the top 10 excuses for his on-air mental flub.
How do you think Perry is handling his campaign and the online backlash for his recent ad? Do you agree or disagree with the message in "Strong"? Did he use the right approach to getting his religious message across?
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Transcript for the Original 'Strong" Commercial