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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (308)	11/24/2010 11:13:18 PM
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'Dirty Voting' video stirs up left and right in Catalonia By Ken Wightman. Voting is a pleasure for at least one Catalonian woman, if you believe a video created by the Young Socialists of Catalonia in an effort to encourage voting. Sadly, the video cannot be believed according to Bibiana Aido, the Socialist equality minister. digitaljournal.com She attacked the ad as "a misleading advert." It seems the ad is just another sorry example of the lack of truth in advertising. Who'd have thought? The 'dirty voting' video is drawing fire from both left and right, according to the BBC. A spokesperson for the conservative CiU party called the video "crude." The leader of the conservative Popular Party of Catalonia, Alicia Sanchez-Camacho, said it was an "attack on the dignity of women". While the health minister, Leire Pajin, a Socialist, pleaded for all parties to show respect for women. In the video an attractive young woman is seduced by the wanton pleasure of voting. Her face flushed with anticipation for the moment, she approaches the ballot box and slips in her vote while savouring the action steeped in erotic overtones. The video ends with the message, "Voting is a pleasure." Clearly the upcoming Catalonia regional elections are an event not to be missed, at least for this young voter. But despite the furor, this video is no Emmanuelle, although, on second thought, Emmanuel probably got off on voting too. No, this video has more in common with a Monty Python sketch that is too hot to embed, no pun intended. You will have to click the link for titillation: Monty Python - Romantic Film. Joan Herrera, leader of the Green coalition in Catalonia, had the last word when she admitted it would be "very difficult to reach orgasm voting for any of the candidates, myself included". The Huffington Post has a quick poll asking: Is this orgasm video insulting to woman? When DJ last checked, the voting was 83.28 percent for "No, it's all in good fun." What do you think? digitaljournal.com