Lovin’ Livni

December 19, 2008 - 9:28 AM by

The object of affection

The object of affection

It may not be sweeping YouTube the way ‘I Got a Crush on Obama’ did last year, but ‘Livni Boy’, the Israeli version in honor of Tzipi Livni, is still a hoot.

The foreign minister, Kadima leader and its candidate for prime minister in the February 10th elections has alot of other items on her resume, including Mossad agent, but until now sex symbol has not been one of them.

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In ‘Livni Boy’, actor Liran Avisar wakes up over a poster of Tzippora, puts on a Livni Boy shirt and over a snappy hip hop beat, professes his love for the no-nonsense, happily married pol while dancing on the streets of Tel Aviv.

In a mixture of Hebrew and English, he sings lyrics like “Oh Tzipi, you’re what I wanted, all that I expected from a political leader,” “I don’t want Ehud. I don’t trust Bibi. Tzipi if you let me, I will be your man. Just tell me yes,” and “Not Golda, not Condoleezza, not Palin, not Michelle Obama, because no one can beat you, Momma.”

According to newspaper reports, the video was the brainchild of two young Kadima supporters who wanted to have some fun, and at the same time, drum up some street support for Livni.

“People think the video is a clever idea of [Livni strategist] Reuven Adler, but the truth is we did it at our initiative,” one of the duo told The Jerusalem Post. “Obama Girl inspired us to try to get young people here excited about Tzipi. Young people only connect to things that are really cool.”

After hearing about the video – or maybe even taking a gander – Livni reportedly called up her admirers to thank them. Now, the question is, if we’ll also begin seeing grassroots video tributes to Binyamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, the other leaders running for PM. Perhaps ‘Bibi Babe’ featuring Pnina Rosenblum, or how about ‘Bonkers for Barak’ featuring, well, someone that likes him..

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2 Comments on Lovin’ Livni

  1. Yes we can? Really? | Israelity on Tue, Dec 23rd 2008 5:07 PM

    2. [...] behind them, others do not. We’ve also seen, for better or worse, the introduction of “Livni Boy” a blatant rip off of the enormously popular (and hot) Obama Girl as well as “Asulin [...]

  2. John on Sat, Dec 27th 2008 10:28 PM

    3. Well she is quite cute. Out of ten I’d definitely give her one.

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