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2011 Presidential Anagrams!!

2011-12-21 · list · Hank · 3:47 · watch on YouTube

Topic: US politics & society (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: timely hook, recurring series, community lore, fundraising ask

Hank revives his 2008 bit of anagramming presidential candidates' names for the 2012 Republican hopefuls (Ron Paul 'our plan', Mitt Romney 'Yo, Mr. Mitten', Newt Gingrich a 'right-wing Cylon'), then starts giving his P4A wall posters to the most interesting comment.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Hank recalls anagramming the 2008 candidates and does it again for this year's Republican presidential hopefuls

  • ★★ In 2008, in the vlogbrothers' first year, Hank anagrammed the presidential candidates' names; now, nearly in 2012, he anagrams this year's (2011) Republican presidential hopefuls. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Vlogbrothers, Republican Party

00:00:29 — Anagrams of Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich

  • ★★ Ron Paul anagrams to 'our plan', which Hank ties to people asking the Occupy movement what its plan is. (joke) — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Rick Perry yields 'prick' plus pirate slang ('Yar! Prick!'), which Hank says any pirate would say on seeing Perry's ads in the Bible Belt. (joke) — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Hank says Herman Cain is no longer really running, hoping only for money at think tanks or on Fox News; he rejects 'canine harm' for 'inane charm', which sums up Cain's campaign. (playful) — 00:00:29
  • ★ Hank found no good anagram for Michele Bachmann, probably because he was trying too hard to find one containing 'maniac'. (joke, hedged) — 00:01:10
  • ★★ For Mitt Romney Hank passes over 'not my merit' for 'Yo, Mr. Mitten' and declares he will call Romney Mr. Mitten from now on. (joke) — 00:01:10
  • ★ Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out early, gets 'Latent Wimpy'. (joke) — 00:01:40
  • ★★ Hank says Jon Huntsman, though far behind, is pretty much his favourite of the Republican field; his anagram is 'John's Math Nun'. — 00:01:40 · Republican Party
  • ★★ Rick Santorum anagrams to Rick Santorum: Hank says nothing needs doing to his name to make it funny any more. (joke) — 00:01:40
  • ★★ Newt Gingrich's name contains 'right wing', a riddle like Tom Marvolo Riddle; adding his middle name Leroy yields 'right-wing Cylon', which 'genuinely' freaks Hank out. (joke) — 00:02:06

00:02:33 — Anagram wrap-up ('Who would you rather vote for?'); new thing: the wall poster in each video goes to its most interesting comment after the P4A auction; thanks John for the Sharpie face; P4A voting results by Friday

  • ★★ Hank has had a different poster on his wall every day for about a year, and auctioned them all off for the Project for Awesome, raising a bunch of money. — 00:02:33 · Project for Awesome
  • ★★★ New thing: the poster on the wall in each video will go to that video's most interesting comment, judged by Hank in the first 24 hours or so; the winner gets a YouTube message and sends an address. — 00:02:33
  • ★ Hank thanks John for being great and for drawing Sharpie all over his face for charity. — 00:03:07 · Sharpie Face
  • ★★ Hank hopes that by Friday (23 December 2011) John will have the Project for Awesome voting results, showing which charities get the money everyone raised. (hedged) — 00:03:07 · Project for Awesome

00:03:36 — Sign-off; Hank notices he misspelled Rick Perry's name and doesn't care

In the description and comments

Humor (dominant)

  • Herman Cain gives 'canine harm', but Hank doesn't think he's a dog abuser. — 00:01:10

    “So let us instead go with inane charm, which I think pretty much encapsulates his entire campaign.”

  • Rejecting 'not my merit', Hank picks an anagram for Mitt Romney. — 00:01:40

    “I think I'm gonna go with Yo, Mr. Mitten, because I've decided that I'm calling him Mr. Mitten from now on.”

  • Hank introduces Rick Santorum, 'which anagrams...'. — 00:02:06

    “Amazingly enough, to Rick Santorum. You don't have to do anything to his name to make it funny anymore.”

  • Gingrich's name holds 'right wing'; adding his middle name Leroy, Hank finds the rest. — 00:02:33

    “right wing Cylon with some other letters left over”

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Mentioned

Central: Hank's wall poster

Also: People: Herman Cain · Jon Huntsman Jr. · Michele Bachmann · Mitt Romney · Newt Gingrich · Rick Perry · Rick Santorum · Ron Paul · Tim Pawlenty

Projects: Project for Awesome

Organizations: Fox News · Republican Party

Groups: Occupy movement

Rituals: Presidential anagrams

Terms: Sharpie Face

Places: Bible Belt

Events: 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

Characters: Cylon · Voldemort

Only in the description or credits: HankGames · Katherine Green · New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Also centred on Hank's wall poster: 500,000 Subscribers (Almost...and Thank You)

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