Today in history? George Orwell’s 1984 was published … June 8, 1949
With President Obama’s reference to 1984 the other day, here is an interesting flashback into how Orwell’s novel was used (in this web-only ad) in support of candidate Obama in his 2008 campaign for the White House.
The ad was actually created by Phil de Vellis, aka ParkRidge47 – a Democratic political consultant.
“Hi. I’m Phil. I did it. And I’m proud of it,” de Vellis said in a Huffington Post article Wednesday night.
Blue State Digital said in a statement that de Vellis had been “terminated” for violating a company policy against “outside political work or commentary on behalf of our clients or otherwise.” De Vellis contradicted that in his Web posting, insisting that he had resigned voluntarily.
See interview: Political TV Interview with Phil de Vellis See story:NBC report on outing the video’s creator.
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