From 2007. I hadn’t ever seen this rant. Still good four years later.
Though the Rick’s Rants format of walking down a street with a funny camera angle, then having the camera angle switch sides suddenly at “punchlines”, is absolutely trite. Gah.
Oct 27 2011
Rick Mercer: It Gets Better
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Camels With Hammers
October 27, 2011 at 2:38 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I loved it. Including the camera angle gimmick.
ryangerber
October 27, 2011 at 3:53 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I think he can get away with the gimmicks since he’s been using them for… jesus, it must be 17 years now.