Friday Flashback

Spank The Vote

October 31, 2008 0 Comments

Extending Tuesday’s Rock The Vote-themed post, Madonna also got into the get-out-the-vote act in 1992 with a PSA inspired by her 1990 hit, “Vogue.”

While the pop star was applauded for the positive message, she did court some controversy by covering up with the Stars and Stripes. The real outrage should have been the too-short jorts on her backup dancers:

A second spot that Madonna filmed for MTV was also aimed at getting voters to the polls. This one’s an extended riff, and riddled with continuity errors (check the changing hair). Tweaking MTV with a C-SPAN comparison is Classic Madonna, biting the hand that famously fed her well:

If you’re too young to know why cookies were mentioned in Madonna’s list of things one must know about the candidates, here’s a little about the Cookie Flap of 1992.