“Yes, we can”

We know, given what happened to former Sen. George Allen after his “macaca” moment in 2006, that Internet video can have a powerful effect on political campaigns. This is the latest big political viral video to hit the Internet. Put together by the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, the video is a musical rendering of one of Sen. Barack Obama‘s speeches, built on his “Yes, we can” theme. It also features celebs Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kareem Abdul Jabbar … and, for some reason, the woman who played Ashley on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” It also has very good production values, but it’s worth watching if only because everyone else you know will be watching — whether anyone will be swayed by it, though, is a whole other question.