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| Five ways the MTV video music awards are like the DNC | Five ways the MTV video music awards are like the DNC |
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| A US television tradition known for risque outfits and alcohol-induced fights airs on Thursday, but in addition to the final night of the Democratic national convention, it's also the MTV video music awards. | A US television tradition known for risque outfits and alcohol-induced fights airs on Thursday, but in addition to the final night of the Democratic national convention, it's also the MTV video music awards. |
| The 29th annual awards show will run from 8pm to 10pm ET, teeing up Barack Obama's big night in Charlotte, which starts at 10. Here are five ways the two events are similar: | The 29th annual awards show will run from 8pm to 10pm ET, teeing up Barack Obama's big night in Charlotte, which starts at 10. Here are five ways the two events are similar: |
| Twitter power | Twitter power |
| A band of nerdy old people was responsible for nearly crashing Twitter during Michelle Obama's Tuesday night speech, and by midday on Wednesday, the DNC had been mentioned on Twitter as many as times as the RNC had in the entirety of its convention. | A band of nerdy old people was responsible for nearly crashing Twitter during Michelle Obama's Tuesday night speech, and by midday on Wednesday, the DNC had been mentioned on Twitter as many as times as the RNC had in the entirety of its convention. |
| Here's what a 2010 VMA nominee had to say about the first lady's speech on Twitter: | Here's what a 2010 VMA nominee had to say about the first lady's speech on Twitter: |
| OMG! Just Watched Michelle Obama Speak & am Completely Overwhelmed!She Was Amazing! She is Truly a"FIRST LADY"! A Woman to Admire & Emulate! | OMG! Just Watched Michelle Obama Speak & am Completely Overwhelmed!She Was Amazing! She is Truly a"FIRST LADY"! A Woman to Admire & Emulate! |
| VMA nominees are not exactly short on Twitter power either. You can't go more than a day without stumbling upon one of the following hashtags: | VMA nominees are not exactly short on Twitter power either. You can't go more than a day without stumbling upon one of the following hashtags: |
| #directioners, #zaynmalik, #harrystyles, #1d, #logies, #swaggy, #AllDirectionersTogether, #belieber, #jeliebers, #mrsbieber | #directioners, #zaynmalik, #harrystyles, #1d, #logies, #swaggy, #AllDirectionersTogether, #belieber, #jeliebers, #mrsbieber |
| This is the type of things their powerful hordes tweet: | This is the type of things their powerful hordes tweet: |
| Tbh when Justin dies, I will actually bury myself alive next to him. | Tbh when Justin dies, I will actually bury myself alive next to him. |
| Style | Style |
| The top Google News story Wednesday morning after Michelle Obama's speech was not about the substance of her remarks, but her pink Tracy Reese dress. As the New York Times points out, people think her outfit choice beat Ann Romney's – which apparently matters. | The top Google News story Wednesday morning after Michelle Obama's speech was not about the substance of her remarks, but her pink Tracy Reese dress. As the New York Times points out, people think her outfit choice beat Ann Romney's – which apparently matters. |
| The VMA's, like any good entertainment spectacle, will also be pitting the outfits of the stars against each other on the red carpet. | The VMA's, like any good entertainment spectacle, will also be pitting the outfits of the stars against each other on the red carpet. |
| Their outfit choices will certainly be more shocking than the outfits at the DNC, but will likely be construed to have just as heavy political statements. Lady Gaga's famed meat dress of 2010 provoked a very strong reaction from Peta, and in 2011 she appeared as her male alter ego Jo Calderone. | Their outfit choices will certainly be more shocking than the outfits at the DNC, but will likely be construed to have just as heavy political statements. Lady Gaga's famed meat dress of 2010 provoked a very strong reaction from Peta, and in 2011 she appeared as her male alter ego Jo Calderone. |
| Sex | Sex |
| The Democratic party is much more friendly to your promiscuous ways than the Republican party, with a platform that supports a women's right to choose. | The Democratic party is much more friendly to your promiscuous ways than the Republican party, with a platform that supports a women's right to choose. |
| And the most successful music videos are usually entirely, completely about sex. This is clear in "Romney supporting" Nicki Minaj's VMA nominated video: | And the most successful music videos are usually entirely, completely about sex. This is clear in "Romney supporting" Nicki Minaj's VMA nominated video: |
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| God | God |
| Mentions of God were reinserted into the Democratic platform Wednesday just as the highly controversial decision to call Jerusalem Israel's capital took shape. | Mentions of God were reinserted into the Democratic platform Wednesday just as the highly controversial decision to call Jerusalem Israel's capital took shape. |
| As is award show custom, you can expect many of the artists to thank God for letting them to talented enough to receive a shiny spaceman statue in front of millions of people. | As is award show custom, you can expect many of the artists to thank God for letting them to talented enough to receive a shiny spaceman statue in front of millions of people. |
| Kanye West | Kanye West |
Not even the president can ignore the cultural power of MTV's video music awards. | Not even the president can ignore the cultural power of MTV's video music awards. |
| At the 2009 show Kanye West stole 19-year-old Taylor Swift's mic, saying Beyonce deserved the best female video award more. | At the 2009 show Kanye West stole 19-year-old Taylor Swift's mic, saying Beyonce deserved the best female video award more. |
| Thursday night's keynote speaker offered this insightful opinion on one of the award's shows most memorable events in return: "What's he doing up there? He's a jackass." | Thursday night's keynote speaker offered this insightful opinion on one of the award's shows most memorable events in return: "What's he doing up there? He's a jackass." |
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