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"Strong" was a political advertisement issued by 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 one of the most disliked videos on YouTube and is the seventeenth most-disliked video as of November 2016.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Barthel, Mike (2011-12-09). "Why Do People Want Rick Perry To Be More "Disliked" Than Rebecca Black?". Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-05-05.