Strong (advertisement)
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"Strong" was a political advertisement issued by the Texas Governor Rick Perry presidential campaign in December 2011 for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries.
The ad was targeted to American Christian, socially conservative voters.[1] It raised controversy for addressing gays in the military and religion in public schools.[2] The video went viral, inspiring a number of parodies.[3] During the primaries, it became the second most-disliked video on YouTube,[4] and is the third most-disliked video as of April 2013, behind the music videos for "Baby" by Justin Bieber and "Friday" by Rebecca Black.
References[edit]
- ^ Burlij, Terence (7 December 2011). "Rick Perry's latest TV ad appeals to religious voters". Newshour. PBS. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Gibson, Megan (9 December 2011). "Rick Perry's 'Strong' Ad Racks Up Dislikes, Parodies". Time. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Feldmann, Linda (12 December 2011). "'Perrodies'? How Rick Perry ad spawned a viral Internet sensation". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ "Rick Perry's 'Strong' ad surpasses Rebecca Black's 'Friday' with more dislikes on YouTube". Huffington Post. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
