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H1N1 Rapper Vies for $2,500 Prize
CBS ^ | September 3, 2009 | Stephanie Condon

Posted on 09/03/2009 5:50:36 PM PDT by Brugmansian

The White House has dispatched the lovable Sesame Street resident Elmo to spread the word on ways to ward off the H1N1 flu, but for those who find the red, fluffy Muppet a little too soft, there's Dr. John D. Clarke -- the MD who can rap.

In a minute-long video, the Long Island doctor spits rhymes about washing one's hands and using hand sanitizer

Clarke is one of 10 finalists competing for a $2,500 prize from the Department of Health and Human Services for the best H1N1 prevention video. After picking the finalists from more than 200 entries, the HHS has opened up the final voting process to online viewers through Sept. 16 . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: flu; h1n1; hhs; influenza; johndclarke; prize; rap; rapper; swineflu

1 posted on 09/03/2009 5:50:36 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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2 posted on 09/03/2009 5:52:36 PM PDT by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
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To: icwhatudo

OMG, that is so funny!


3 posted on 09/03/2009 5:57:21 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ("The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." Orwell)
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Can he speak Spanish? I’d like him to conjure up a, “Mommy I wanna go back to MEXICO”-rap for the kiddies here in Cali....


4 posted on 09/03/2009 5:58:33 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: FrdmLvr
new look

5 posted on 09/03/2009 5:58:47 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

I like this finalist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhnTcRA4PDc&feature=player_embedded

I bet we see some of that as things progress...


6 posted on 09/03/2009 6:02:50 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: icwhatudo; DvdMom
I remember when the country took deadly diseases seriously. None of the Elmo/Rapper stuff.

People made quilts, organized dance troupes and hugged the infected.

7 posted on 09/03/2009 6:05:26 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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Sesame Street is so freaking weird and creepy


8 posted on 09/03/2009 6:11:50 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ViLaLuz

Now, now.


9 posted on 09/03/2009 6:20:01 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Proud Sarah-Bot.)
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To: Brugmansian

Ya know, if the White House put everything up for a plebiscite it would do a far sight better.


10 posted on 09/03/2009 6:20:54 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Proud Sarah-Bot.)
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To: Brugmansian
Here's a little more Elmo
11 posted on 09/03/2009 6:29:46 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

LOL... here’s my proof!

http://www.goodsearch.com/searchimage.aspx?keywords=evil+bert


12 posted on 09/03/2009 6:51:09 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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