As the country gins up for another presidential race, the Doonesbury Town Hall presents for your viewing pleasure an exclusive look back at the campaign videos of Duke2000 -- Ambassador Duke’s “Absolutely Nothing To Lose” run for the White House as a maverick Reform Party candidate. E-campaigning from his headquarters at the E-Z Rest Motor Lodge in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Duke set out to prove that an average citizen, with nothing more than a laptop, a few spam speeches, and a sackful of soft money, could make political history. His cutting-edge 3-D motion-capture animation campaign spots were so ahead of then-existing bandwidth capabilities that only now, two election cycles later and thanks to YouTube, can they be widely viewed and fully appreciated.
Honey Huan and Duke kick off the D2K campaign with an Aspen, Colorado press conference.
PRIVACY
Earl, armed with a video camera, takes us a little too far inside Duke’s world: “Will you get the hell out of my shower and leave me alone?”
WONDERFUL THINGS
Duke proposes a national crafts program for the homeless, with Martha Stewart as Secretary of Housing: “I hear she’s tough to work with, but that doesn’t bother me.”
COMPOSURE
Campaign fatigue takes a toll as Pat Robertson push polls send the tightly-wound candidate over the edge: “If you think John McCain is a lying hypocrite, press one.”
LITTLE CUBAN BOY
Duke proposes formal adoption by the media as a way to resolve the case of Elian Gonzales: "You guys created him, so you should raise him."
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Duke urges linking universal health insurance to reform of euthanasia policy: "I think the answer is a three-strikes-you’re-out law."
MEA CULPA
The proactive candidate attempts to spin gaffe-coverage with pre-emptive regret: "I would like to apologize to our nation's Christians."
EXPLODING OPPORTUNITIES
Addressing the impending health care crisis, Duke proposes telemarketing for the elderly: “You just strap on a headset, plop a manual in your lap, and boom -- you’re earning.”
ROCKET'S RED GLARE
A star-spangled Fourth of July display, as Duke offers his explosive rendition of the national anthem: "Gave proof through the night, that we were right..."
A BEAUTIFUL DAY
This radical proposal for televised public education would simplify the home-schooling process: "That's right children, you can do all 12 grades sitting right there on your couch."
