What do you get when a crew of people with various disabilities decide to cover the national conventions? From the pitch:
"Election 2012" features candid, unplanned, unscripted interviews with numerous public figures approached at the Republican and Democratic conventions, including Rudy Giuliani, Jesse Jackson, Mitt Romney, Diane Sawyer, Karl Rove, Sen. Rob Portman, Herman Cain, Anne Coulter, Jesse Jackson, Rep. Michelle Bachman, Olivia Wilde, Sen. Barbra Boxer, Stephen Baldwin, Piers Morgan, Jared Leto, Sen. Pat Leahy, Rep. Barney Frank, and many, many more!
It's financed in part by friends of the Dish, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. But you can contribute to the ongoing series by watching the whole thing here for just $5. It's fucking hilarious but also weirdly revelatory about many public figures and recasts in ways you have to watch to understand the sheer talent, humor, and wit of people with physical and mental disabilities. They leave many regular journalists in the dust. Update from a reader:
I can't tell you how happy I was to see that my favorite blog posted a How's Your News link! My cousin, Jeremy, is in the group and I couldn't be more proud! Like you said, How's Your News highlights the oft overlooked talents of those with disabilities. As a matter of fact, before they were a news show, the group was a band (Sue was singing the group's theme song at one point in the trailer), so the group members are not only journalists, but also talented musicians. For Jeremy especially, both the band and the show have been a great outlet for his charismatic energy and has given him opportunities that are not normally available to someone with his disabilities. Personally, what I love most about HYN is the authenticity. I can attest that the person on camera is 100% Jeremy. He's quite the star, if I do say so myself.
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