You read it correctly! You can win an hour on air as Hugh’s co-host on the Hugh Hewitt Show, which airs week days from 3PM to 6PM Pacific. Here’s how it works:
- Read Hugh’s new book: “The Brief Against Obama“
- Video record yourself giving a promo for the book and post to YouTube. We’re looking for ingenuity – be creative!
- Post a link to your promo in the comments section below!
We will review the entries on beginning July 31st, 2012 and select a winner that week. Be sure to post the link on this page or your entry will not be eligible!
Here is a list of my videos for the book:
YouTbe Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBriefAgainstObama
Individual links:
http://youtu.be/wSKZwWE1Trs
http://youtu.be/O4MlGVsJuDM
http://youtu.be/TiyHQptJOoU
http://youtu.be/lZ9xDjIFYvo
http://youtu.be/mSS5I1F7egI
http://youtu.be/0XhO6B0Gp8g
http://youtu.be/1xUHyluBhYQ
A Twitter Acct for the book:
https://twitter.com/#!/ReadTheBrief
Reviews on Barnes & Noble and Amazon:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/reviews/The-Brief-Against-Obama%2FHugh-Hewitt/1110789661
http://www.amazon.com/review/R18FXV75NEORYA/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1455516309&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=
– George Zafirov
OK… after seeing the other submissions, some of which are very slick and well put together, I am not sure these two campy versions of my promo video submission will stack up. First, the short version, which I tried to keep to 1:00 as Hugh stated on 6/18: http://youtu.be/I7mZvrP2Gbw. The second one is a little longer and has more lines from the child actors: http://youtu.be/sw6dTdhJpws. I’m with Rich… kids make it more fun.
Kids really steal the show!
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAC424C0C2950020D
Great video! You said the title seven times, which will surely give you extra points in judging.
I love both versions of your video, Kevin. Hmmm…I never heard Hugh admonition to keep the promo at 1:00!
Thanks George, Rich, and Tami. Tami, Hugh mentioned it in his 6/18 broadcast… it was in the first three minutes of the broadcast mentioning the contest. Time for a Hughniverse consultation. He never said it again to my knowledge, but one can not be too careful in following directions, so I made two versions. As Rich said, the kids and Hugh repeated the title 7 times too… plus some bonus repeats.
I think he meant it as a general guideline because people, on average, tend to stop paying attention after one or two minutes. I think it’s safe to assume that if there was a time limit they would have included it on this website. He just wants people to promote the book; the contest is just a way to get them to do it.
By the way, Hugh said that the second place winner gets a segment(as opposed to an hour) on his show and the third place gets to go on with Duane for the after show. He joked that the fourth place winner gets two shows with Duane.
Don, you are right, of course… or else only two or three of the promos would qualify, and everyone else would be tied for 4th, meaning a lot of aftershows with DP!
Almost forgot…
http://www.youtube.com/ww37d
Before (above)I posted my YouTube account. Here are the links to the individual videos I am submitting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQG2nnSYjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7CaYbNfOo0&feature=plcp
Here are the individual links again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQG2nnSYjg&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7CaYbNfOo0&feature=plcp
Great book! You can’t argue with it!
Comment
OK… after seeing the other submissions, some of which are very slick and well put together, I am not sure these two campy versions of my promo video submission will stack up. First, the short version, which I tried to keep to 1:00 as Hugh stated on 6/18: http://youtu.be/I7mZvrP2Gbw. The second one is a little longer and has more lines from the child actors: http://youtu.be/sw6dTdhJpws. I’m with Rich… kids make it more fun.
Enjoy!
–WCWindbag
Here goes nothing! Just a radio spot for The Brief Against Obama!
http://soundcloud.com/tamarajackson/the-brief-against-obama-promo
As I said on Facebook, good one! And, you are up 1 copy since your promo actually sold a book. I am still down two!
Kids make everything funnier. Sad thing is, it takes seeing things as simply as a child for some people to realize just how bad this president is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF7dJr30Toc
Here is a review I write for Washington Times Communities: http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/general-factotum/2012/jul/9/brief-against-obama/
Great addition to the book contest playlist on YouTube
Book Contest Playlist
Hilarious! Well made and yes, anyone paying attention, even kids, can clearly understand the case against Obama.
Just downloaded the book to my Kindle this morning. Taking it on a relaxing vacation this week to read by the beach. Will work on a promo when I get back!
My “The Brief Against Obama” promo video can be seen at the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZspbgtldTdg
I just watched this video and I can’t wait to tell everyone how entertaining it is. I must admit, I’ve been waiting for it ever since Cornelius posted the photo of his 5 copies of the book arriving in the mail. He is clearly a formidable competitor in this contest. By the way, he has more than a hundred really cool videos on his LaughTech channel on YouTube, check them out too.
I urge everyone embed the video, or at least share the link on your social media channels, and why not follow his example and give away 5 copies of the book. And, as Cornelius suggests, give them away wisely, particularly to independents or undecided voters.
I made this before I knew there was a contest..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUuA48tXzhE
Are we allowed to make another entry??
If you want to retract this one and make a different one that’s fine. Glad you made it to the site, Josh! I tried to post you a link on YouTube, but it wouldn’t let me in the comments.
Interesting. I just looked at the settings and didn’t see anything. May you weren’t logged Mr. Site Admin. Mr. Site Admin, do you have a twitter label? I’m curious who you might be.
Josh – follow me @mwithem
Hey! I’m going to stick with my original video.
Thanks you!
I hope this will make my fellow tribbles proud
http://youtu.be/8r7D5pGyHmI
Canadian-Idle
What a great tune!!! I can’t get it out of my head now
. I think Hugh should play that on the radio!
I hope you like it.
http://youtu.be/JoYgiwAMO_A
Rich, you didn’t post anything! We need a link!
I think this is a really great video!!!
Rich actually added the link, you just have to click on his name and it will take you to the video on YouTube. But here it is again, just in case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYgiwAMO_A
Thanks, George! I fixed his link too so his entry gets counted correctly.
I tweeted you a photo of my son (age 10) reading your book. I can’t post a clip to youtube.
Thanks for the book Hugh, cold hard facts vs emotional arguments. I appreciate it. I do have a brother-in-law I will use it on (Danielle’s uncle). Dan Howe.
http://youtu.be/wB8Yku0Tp9M – if Hugh loves it I want a signed book. If he hates it I’ll sign it for him. I love the book.
Thanks, John! Glad you found the page
Hey, you wanted me to be creative! A fine, fine piece of literature as well!
Point out to Hugh that I didn’t do any Buckeye bashing either….that’s gotta be worth a FEW brownie points (!)
So ends my throwback to the silent movie era…..which I think was the last point in time the Buckeyes beat the Trojans…..OK, I couldn’t resist!!
TrojanNationHef has left the building. (No Hugh….I did NOT hit my butt on the door on the way out)
I don’t know, I think a silent movie era promo for The Brief Against Obama would be great. You should record it and post on YouTube, Scott!
Finally a great book that takes a detailed look at the President’s dismal foreign policy record, rather than just focus on domestic issues! While it is relatively easy to keep track of any domestic developments, figuring out the impact of poor international diplomacy is not so simple.
The Left has been perfecting their political arguments for decades, and have become really good in figuring out which buttons to press with their ideology. Before we can debate any political issue, we need a solid body of knowledge. This is where the Brief Against Obama comes in. Get the book, read it, and spread the word about it. Otherwise we’re taking a knife to a gun fight.
By the way, here is the first YouTube video about the book.
http://youtu.be/wSKZwWE1Trs
Oh, and please, excuse my accent
George, Thanks for being the first to review the book! I’ll post your review on our Facebook page.
will the book be available on iTunes in the UK ?
Regards,
Dear Site Admin,
I think you need to override Austin’s use of free will and remove his address and phone number from this page so that he doesn’t get crazies at his house and phone calls at all hours of the night.
Just my 2 cents
Done. I’ll censor addresses and stuff like that. The Steelers stuff can stay. For now.
Are Steeler fans eligible?
Yes they are, Walter! I’d advise you not to mention it in your promo. We have a “Special” pile for those.
Poor, poor Steeler fans–the object of frequent Hugh abuse!
Hugh, it would be a dream to co-host an hour with you. You’re much better positioned than I am to promote your ideas, but I think I could add some value. I’m an author too. Check out my book, “The Adventures of Barry O and Tailgunner Joe” on Amazon or B&N. It’s political satire, intended to show folks, particularly the Saturday Night Live writers, that there is plenty of material to use to bash the Obama administration.
I like to think I’m on the same team with you and millions of others who want to see the moving vans pull up to the White House in January.
Give me a shot, Hugh. I have a face for radio.
Morning Glory.
[address removed. Austin, you need to be more careful]
Cranes?
My bad on the comment. Thought this was the pitch area.
BTW, the color choices on this website are questionable (horrible). Black text on slate gray background is difficult to read.
Probably my fault too.
Cranes? Really?
Austin, what browser are you using? The site has a slate background, but the text is all in white boxes. There shouldn’t be any viewing issues.
On some rare occasions the white boxes don’t load in the browser, so the text is harder to read. I think using IE in Win XP might be one of those cases. If you experience that, see if you can use another browser. Overall, I think this is a great site. (And remember to like the facebook page below!)