clear signals [unintelligible] they are abiding by their obligations and they will not be targeted. this then becomes a central part of the process that this is probably the most urgent one in the short term. thank you for your participation in your leadership. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, everybody. .

>> if you try to explain what you do, what would you say? >> we take video from all kinds of sources, primarily the internet, of news and political happenings of the day and then we set it, in a new form, as it should be, in a music video. we write our own original music and use pitch correction, commonly known as auto-tune to make the folks in the news sound like they are singing. these are technologies that are widely available today in the recording industry, the music industry, to help singers sound a little bit better. they hit the pitch a little bit cleaner. >> why do you call it "auto- tune the news?" >> we use this as popular

musicians have used it in their music. we use it on joe biden, katie couric, or whoever may be on the floor of congress to make them sound better. >> we will show a video right now. can someone explain the lettuce thing? >> it is called smoking lettuce. it was delivered on the house floor by steve move your -- steve will be a -- the representative from louisiana. this was legislation about regulating the sale of tobacco. he claimed that anything that you smoke would be bad for you. it is not so much the nicotine that is bad for you, it is just the smoke. you might as well smoke lettuce. that would be bad for you, too.

we thought this was a remarkable piece of rhetoric and it turned into a remarkable video. >> this is three minutes. we welcome back and get you to explain more. >> he gave this big speech in cairo. >> that is exactly the problem. in cairo, he said that in the world order -- ♪ >> he said, in the world order -- to lin >> i am laying down a bit for you. >> i think that goes against that. ♪ exception of dance moves -- exceptional and dance moves >> most people think that this country was built on [unintelligible] >> god bless america. god bless america ♪ god bless america

>> do you realize that if you took that lettuce and tried it and smoked it, you would end up with similar problems. ♪ if you are smoking tobacco -- you could try it with the made those -- with tomatoes >> you can warn me all you want. you will not stop my leafy green fetish >> it is not the nicotine that kills, it is the smoke. it is respiratory disease. it is the smoke. it's the inhalation >> it is the smoke. it's the smoke >> the more problems we come across, the more problems we see. ♪ some companies -- >> [unintelligible] >> don't you know that this was

for me? >> i carry a walking stick. >> am i crazy? am i tripping? don't stop, real talk we are going to take it to the chart. >> bring on the smoking. >> we have some breaking news. let's go to traci bird. she's got all the news >> actually -- >> i do not know what is going on. let's go to nicole. >> me? ♪ trying to get a hold of this myself. >> this is breaking news, guys. i do not have it. i will have to send it back to you. >> this is a fascinating story.

we're going to get it all into place in just a moment. ♪ >> where did you do it? >> where did we do it? >> where did you physically do it? >> we did it under michael's bed in his apartment in new york. >>, many are in the group? -- how many are in the group? another art four of us. at -- >> there are four of us. >> andrew and sarah are in the room, but we did not have room for them on the set. we have to make believe that they are on camera. did you find yourself sitting in the united states senate? how did you do that? >> the best purchase that i ever made was a green sheet for $5 at a fabric store. you put the green sheet behind you. with simple video software, it will erase all of the green. this is what they do in any movie, now.

"star wars" is not actually on a deserted planet. they do everything in front of the green screen or the blue screen and then erase that color so that they can put up any background they want to. that is a floor of congress. >> where did you get this idea? >> it was really started out to make music videos. all of you are of us are musicians. that is our background. -- all four of us are musicians. maybe one-and-a-half years ago, michael was making a video about the presidential election and it was around the time of the debates. step-by-step, we came up with these other ideas. maybe in addition to a music video, we could make it sound like the politicians that are in the video could be participating. they could be singing a duet with us if we use this technology to turn their spoken word into what sounds like singing.

after that worked, we had the idea that we would like to do this again. we thought it was fun. we wanted to do something that was catchy and interesting. we turned episodic. we looked at current events. >> michael, you had the interview with the obama girl. who is she? >> she rose to prominence during the 2008 campaign. i think it was early on. she put out this video called "i've got a crush on obama." it got millions of hits. ♪ >> hey, baby, i was watching you on c-span. anyway. call me back. ♪ you stroll out onto the floor democratic convention, 2004 i never wanted anybody more than i want you. so i put down my kerry sign.

knew i had to make you mine you're so fine because i've got a crush on obama. barack obama, 2008 baby, you are the best candidate. barack obama it's hard on hillary in the debate won't you pick up your phone, baby, you are the best candidate you'll get your oval office. i will get my head of state. because i've got a crush on obama. >> ever since, she has been an internet star. we had an interview with her. that was last summer. >> this is only like 50 seconds. let's watch it. >> how does auto-tune work? then you tell us the secrets? -- can you tell us the secret?

>> it is something you can purchase. everybody uses it. it is like a device that you would buy. it is like a giant lever. we have it hooked up to the tv. -- to the computer. at home, we took it up to the tv. when we are watching the news, we will basically pull it back and it makes them sound like they are singing. >> there is a wide range out there. >> in general, you want to get a large lever that is hard to pull a hip-hop record. >> and they are totally willing -- wailing. >> how much of this is based on humor? you guys are very serious right now, but i am sure you are not serious in the videos. >> we are always serious. it involves a bit of hyperbole.

in truth, it takes a little bit of work and a little bit of manual intervention on the computer to make people sound like they are singing. >> how much does politics drive this? what does that have to do with what you are doing? >> the reason we chose politics is because when we watch current events, we can keep updating the series more methodically than any other subject. there is also an interest there. >> it seems to be the area of interest that was most in need of a backbeat. when we watch the news and political coverage, there seems to be a lack of music behind what people are saying. we bought at was avoid we could fill. -- we thought that was a and void -- a void we could fill. >> how old are you guys? >> i will be 13 next week. >> michael? >> i am already 16. >> who is the oldest? >> kevin is actually the oldest.

-- evan is the oldest. >> what school did you attend? >> i attended college in 2001. >> i graduated in 2007. -- appalachian state in 2007. >> the "turtle fence"? >> that particular -- we held onto that for awhile. it is several weeks old. a man from michigan was explaining against the health care debate in kind of a big government versus small government type of speech. if the government get involved in health care, they are going to mess it up. he came about it in a curveball way. he used an example from his home state where the government required the construction of a turtle fence around the highway to protect turtles from cars. it did not work out so well.

there still seemed to be turtles on the highway. this was his analogy. >> nancy pelosi, and you also have senator grassley, scott brown, and joe biden. here we go. >> all rise for the guitar of liberty. the founding fathers are before us. ♪ y'all rock it. >> you should build a turtle fence. we have quite a few turtles out for the offense -- a turtle fence will keep turtles from getting hit by cars. it was 3 feet high >> the same thing is going to happen to health care. one day, congress will come back and build a turtle fence.

>> build a turtle fence. you shall build a turtle fence [unintelligible] build a turtle fence build a turtle fence >> how should we protect ourselves? >> you should build a turtle fence. i thank the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator i know who i am i. m. scott brown and i drive a car he is scott brown >> why do you say he is a>> it is scott brown. it is scott brown. >> we need to focus on jobs. >> don't forget about jobs. >> jobs, jobs, jobs.

>> put it on the back burner for now. ♪ >> talking about jobs, jobs, jobs. >> you should build at turtle offence >> jobs, jobs, jobs. [unintelligible] >> americans are truly concerned about football. >> football, football, football. ♪ the super bowl belongs to new orleans >> we have the best ownership, the best coach, the best team. >> the scenes show they can persevere -- saints show they can persevere >> we are open for business. >> nepotism is strictly disallowed except for toto.

-- family members and sexy turtles. ♪ >> how long does it take to do that? >> it depends on the source material. >> if you have these national figures such as joe biden, they are natural. it can really all fall together. if you have bobby jindal -- if you have some that do not have as much practice, you have to meet them halfway. >> how much time? >> we rarely put ourselves on a strict deadline because we like to just watch the news and let it roll in and decide on a piece that we like. something that we think will sing well. we might spend a couple of days writing the music and doing the so-called tuning. we might take a day or two to

film ourselves. >> where do you put it? >> we put it on youtube. that is where all the hype art is these days -- the high art is these days. cats on skateboards, auto-nued tuned news. >> i hear a southern accent from you, but not your brother. >> i was in the south for longer, i suppose. >> you were born where? >> virginia. >> both of you? >> that is our hometown. i have lived with the yankees for longer. >> what was the family like? where did you get the music experience? >> both of our parents are musicians, but amateurs. music has always been around the house. michael is an accomplished pianist and plays the drums and has a degree in recording. i play the piano and drums as well. andrew and sarah both play the

guitar. music was around a lot. we toured as a band for years before we got into the online video. >> for years? >> several decades actually. >> how far did you go? >> several miles. >> we made it to south dakota. you could only say half of the states. >> junky einstein -- who invented that name? >> i think that i did. it is all a haze these days. he reminded us of albert einstein, but instead of using his genius for good, he used it for pleasure by pleasuring himself with illegal drugs. we called him "junky einstein." >> he first appeared in our second video as a character and we refered to him as junky einstein.

when he was in other episodes, he needed a placard. >> the next one is president obama bowing. >> that sounds like the first video. >> we also did a flashback. 1.5. >> there is a katy correct segment -- katie couric segment. >> we are in the public domain when it comes to this, but what do you do with cbs? do you have problems with this? >> they have sued us about 10 times. we always put them in the shredder. >> do you get any reaction from the organizations like cbs? >> occasionally, we get calls from them complaining that one reporter got a good melody and the other reporter did not get something quite as catchy. there is a little bit of intra- desk competition.

sometimes they call us and tell us to scoop the other reporters. i had a really great piece. why do you not use this? >> aren't you glad that they do not have lawyers? >> yes. >> here is the two-minute clip. ♪ >> barack obama is now officially the 44th president of the united states, but tomorrow president obama begins an enormous >> expectations, expectations. >> got to save the nation. >> i have come here tonight -- i have come here tonight. i have come here tonight i will do whatever it takes -- whatever it takes. that is what this is about.

to help the small businesses and families, families, families. ♪ >> he did seem to bow. are americans upset about this? ♪ islam is superior to others he should not have bowed >> here is the picture that bugs the hell of me. it really sets me off. president obama gave a warm handshake to the venezuelan president. -- the venezuelan dictator hugo chávez. >> obama's hand. she has a limp. [cow moos] ♪

god bless us, everyone ♪ >> what was your message there at the end? >> our characters were being interviewed alongside bill reilly -- bill o'reilly. >> he has been a recurring character. he shows up as a correspondent on different news programs. his primary motivation is rage and anger. he will show up in episodes that seem to have an overarching theme of anger that is often misplaced. he shows up to get frothy about

things. he adds to the discord. >> michael, i have the suspicion that you were under that gorilla costume. was that you? >> that was me. it was hot in there. >> how long have you been using the angry gorilla? >> ever since the second episode. our grandfather bequeaths the episode to us -- bequeathed the cost him to us. -- the costume to us. we had the gorilla suit sitting in the closet. we had to use it. >> what was your grandfather using it for? >> primarily, to scare small children. he was 87 or 88. his guerrilla costume -- gorilla costume days were behind him. he saw that his grandsons were likely to be using it more

frequently. this was several years ago. it was a little ceremonial where he took it out and wore it to check the mail. he came in and gave it to me. you do not let something like that go to waste. >> max, texting and driving. >> 15% of the population is african-american -- >> you have 74 -- let's get it right. and what this is a bedtime story. >> ♪ let's get it right. [unintelligible] smoking lettuce wtf you don't know >> this is shameful. i'm on parole i'm on top of the world

brick on my ankle take your hair down [unintelligible] >> wait, don't say nothing. >> wait, wait, wait. head down wait wait, wait, wait >> this is a country built by white folks. 100% of the people who wrote the constitution and the independence -- the declaration of independence white folks, oh, white folks. black folks, black folks. they are the fastest guys in the country black folks, black folks >> ♪ wtf, overload >> i am in overload. doctor, doctor, can i get a shot to the frontal lobe? ♪ white black, white black let's do something >> why do they have to

disinfect -- disrespect them? >> trouble, we have trouble right here with a capital t. right here in the capital city. oh, yes, we have trouble, trouble. trouble, trouble ♪ d stands for democrat. >> testing while driving is dangerous -- texting while driving is dangerous >> just say no. >> a designated texter can turn an lol into an omg. -- a great, big omg people on the road can turn an olol in-- an lol into a great,

big omg ♪ >> a couple of quick questions, do you do that at the same time? do you record all of those at the same time or is each panel done separately? >> the space underneath the bed is not big enough for all this. we do it separately. >> that must take a lot of time. >> it takes three times as long. >> that is good math. i noticed you had to prove capitals in the background, then there were 73. what were you trying to -- >> i think they built it. >> it is always a struggle for us to fill in the background with a background that was not there. it seemed like the best way to do it was to add two capitals. >> technically, what do you use? >> we use software that is called "final cut." we have and express version that is more consumer banthan the prp

version. -- the pro version. >> why don't you use the professional version? >> we do not have enough money for that yet. >> if somebody wants to watch all of these together, where do they find them? >> the best place to go is youtube.com. search for "auto-tune the news." >> does any money come from this direction? >> a little bit. we would be lying if we said that we were getting rich. we make money out of the number of people that have watched. there is a tiny amount of ad revenue that comes in. it has actually gained us some fans over time and that has driven them to our original music. people have come to see our shows and bought our cds. >> the next one has the united nations and health care and you've got gordon brown, chavez, and keith oberman. >> this was "auto-tune the

news no. 9." >> this was prompted by the un gathering back in september in which hugo chavez actually -- we did not take this part -- he actually played the air guitar in his speech. it was too ripe. it has turned into a really wonderful melody. >> we were eager to go international. this was the perfect time. >> let's watch it, then. ♪ [beatboxing] >> tun, tun, tun, tun, tun. [singing in spanish] ♪ these common endeavors hauntwe must -- we must seek a

new era of engagement >> we must engage in new era of engagement. it has to be sustained. it has to be shared. >> this is for future generations everywhere. >> don't get sick. that's right, don't get sick. if you have insurance, don't get sick. don't get sick, don't get sick, just don't get sick. that is the republican boss health care plan. -- the republican's health care plan. >> if you get sick in america, die quickly. >> i agree. >> are we so heartless? that's right, republicans want you to die quickly. >> how could we not be united? ♪ >> they suggest for your father and mine to get the same treatment.

>> we are in agreement. >> [unintelligible] how can we be so heartless? ♪ [unintelligible] >> how is the nobel peace prize decided? >> that is what people were asking all day today. >> [unintelligible] >> a lot of people are asking why they elected obama. ♪ [unintelligible] >> that are giving obama a prize for not being george bush. they can smell the hope. ♪ every where >> tun, tun, tun, tun, tun. ♪

>> where do you start? i forgot to ask you, where does the african-american fellow come from? is he a drummer? >> he is a friend of ours. we work in a number of different bands. he is a great drummer that plays in a couple of bands. in "auto-tune the news no. 7," they were talking about racial politics. we brought him in to add a little contrast. >> what about the family life, upbringing, politics? you did not to start this when you got to brooklyn. >> the reason we started with politics is because i bought the green sheet and the 2008 debates were going on and on and they were about to have the first debate between obama and

mccain. i thought it would be funny to green-screen myself in. i pretended to be barack obama, because there was a resemblance. people might mistake me for him on the street. i wrote a whole song about him. after that, i had to be singing to the candidates. that is when we started auto- tune. >> when you are playing straight music, what do you play all the time? >> i played drums for the band. >> what about evan? >> i play the keyboard. >> the others trade off between guitar and bass. >> our primary band is a quartet known as "the gregory brothers.". andrew has a solo career. as a folk songwriter. angela has a solo project.

michael has headed other rock bands. >> when you look around at your life -- what is the age separation of the three brothers? >> three years between each of us. >> who is the oldest? evan? andrew is in the middle. >> what is your goal at this stage? >> our goal is -- what motivates us from day to day is to do something that completely -- that does not completely embarrassed us -- embarrass us. we are still working on that. in terms of long-term goals, i did not know that we have any except just to do something that is catchy and funny. >> the next one is michelle bachman. speaker pelosi, john boehner, talking about a climate change

bill. would you like to explain it before we get into it? >> there was this debate about the climate change bill, cap and trade. michele bachmann lays it out at the beginning -- we have a choice between liberty and tyranny. you have a low c and boehner -- you have pelosi and boehner. if i go to the store, it is thean annoyance if i have to che between between prego and other brands. i did not want to have to choose between a good and evil sauce. >> let's stop there and find out what you are talking about. >> the gentleman is recognized for one minute. ♪ climate change bill >> let's get our beat on. >> it is time to stand up and say that we get to choose.

liberty or tyranny. >> mediocrity. >> the underlying bill represents the tyranny of the government. what will we choose to do? >> it is our choice to do what we choose. will we choose liberty or will we choose tyrany? >> just remember these words -- jobs, jobs, jobs let's vote for jobs say aye >> no, no, no, no. >> the fight that we have between the two sides >> [unintelligible] >> freedom will allow the american people to live their lives. >> americans will flourish and

freedom will flourish. >> i am not wired to operate under the same old politics as usual. >> i have determined to transfer the authority of governor to lt. gov. parnell. [unintelligible] >> when you have to quit, she is all in . >> the people like her. >> what about vicodin and percoset? will they be banned all to met the? >> and not if i can help it. >> one day michael jackson will -- >> wake up. wake up. one day [unintelligible] >> wake up, wake up, yeah.

>> waking up, waking up, waking up. waking up in a strange arena to die. ♪ woo! >> there is a lot on that screen. if you don't pay attention, you will miss it. you put up "paging dr. paul." what is the point? >> there is actually zero point there. the reason that that is there, we used the same background as the previous episode. it was one that dr. paul starred in. >> our most devoted fans will catch us when we use pieces over and over. that banner comes from a segment in no. 3 when we did have rondel

-- when we did have ron paul appear. >> what do you think of politicians? >> i love them. i just think that they are great. >> and why? >> mostly hugability. i think that is why i like them so much. >> they always want to shake your hand. if you have a baby, they will hold it for you. >> who is your favorite of all times? >> i became quite endeared to john boehner. he delivered one of the most memorable choruses in politics from any era. >> and it was basically what? >> hell no, hell no, hell no. >> ♪ hell no, hell no, hell no ♪ >> michael, do you have a favorite? >> the three that we just saw -- pelosi, john bamir, joe biden --

john boehner, joe biden. >> we would be remiss if we did not describe joe biden as one of our favorites. >> god bless, god bless, god bless america. >> they have standout voices and they will hold your babies, too. >> the next one is a serious speech from years ago. who got that idea? >> the first historical speech that we did was martin luther king, jr. jfk was an obvious choice for an inaugural address. >> let's do the martin luther king. >> when did you do that? >> i did that in 2009. >> let's run the martin luther king video and then we will do the jfk. >> i would like to present to you, dr. martin luther king. [applause] ♪ >> now is the time to rise from -- to make real the promises of

democracy. now is the time to rise from the darkness of the valley of segregation. it now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. now, now, now is the time. i have a dream that every valley shall be exalted. every hill and mountain job be made low. i have a dream that my children will not be judged by the color of their skin. i have a dream. i have a dream. crooked places will be made straight. we cannot turn back. i have a dream. america could be a great nation. this must become true. let freedom ring from the hilltops. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains. let freedom ring, let freedom, let freedom ring.

let freedom ring from tennessee. let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of mississippi. from every mountainside, let freedom ring from every city and every hamlet. when we let it ring from every state and city, we will be able to seeall god's children, black men and white men will join hands and say in the words of the old negro spiritual, free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, we're free at last. [applause] i have a dream.

every valley shall be exalted. i have a dream. every hill shall be made low. i have a dream. my children will not be judged by the color of their skin. i have a dream. the rough places will be made plain. i have a dream. crooked places will be made straight. we cannot turn back. i have a dream. ♪ >> i, john kennedy will -- i will faithfully execute the office of the united states. >> so help you god? and so help me god. -- >> so help me god. ♪ >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. do for you, do for you, do for you. to those people across the globe, we help them help themselves.

not because it is difficult, but because it is right. it is right, it is right, it is right. [unintelligible] >> a lifeline, a life line. >> but let us begin the world is very different now. there is a new generation of americans. a new generation of americans let every nation know that we shall pay any price to insure the survival. [applause] ask not what your country can do for you, what your country can do for you, for you, ask

what you can do for your country. ask not what america will do for you, what america will do for you >> do for you. >> do for you. >> let us go forth, casting his -- asking his blessing and his help, but knowing that here on earth, god's work must truly be our own. ♪ [applause] >> michael was on the left, evan on the right. sara in the middle. that was a couple of years ago. if we put you all together, that does not even total 49 years.

when were you first exposed to mlk and jfk? >> we all had good history teachers. >> i could not name a particular time when we first heard that speech. the famous lines from both of those speeches became part of our culture. i think that that carries through on the video and the messages are so powerful that they still hold true today. >> there is no substituting the power of the original speech. you can provide a gateway drug for an generation that has not been exposed to it. >> when i was your age, you could not do any of this. in your own lifetime, can you think of when you first wanted to do that? building them on your own and putting them on youtube. you did not have to ask anybody's permission. >> technology and internet has revolutionized the way that we make music and make it available for people to see.

hundreds of thousands or millions of people's have seen the video is in a way that would not have been possible -- this is something that would not be possible even five or six years ago, let alone 20 years ago. >> you watch enough of the news and enough of c-span to find what kids your age are not thought to be interested in. what would you say to that? >> i think that may be a misconception about our generation. >> it is not that you do not care, it is just not a traditional way of getting the news. >> we reinforce that because we get our news online. we go to c-span online. we sometimes even using logs as a filter. -- even use blogs as a filter. >> do you use us off the air or do you go to our video library? >> normally, the video library.

>> for years, the martin luther king family sold that speech. you could not even get access to it. it is not even owned by the family any more. i believe it is owned by a university in atlanta. how did you get it? >> the footage of the speech is widely available and has been re-aired on television. there are a lot of sources out there. >> one more. >> this is unplanned. after we run this video, i am going to ask sarah and andrew to come up. we do not have microphones for them, but we will put them behind you. we want to introduce them. you guys got all the attention. >> you got shortchanged, we are the worst looking ones. >> that is pretty true. what is the point of this one?

>> they are talking about gay marriage. >> this would be back in april. this was the first of the suit -- abbas of i got a lot attention nationwide -- episode that got a lot of attention nationwide. >> the constitution -- >> boring. >> i hear foghorns. >> i am not hearing any romance between us right now. you have to do it like this. >> ♪ this is remarkable. we have gay marriage in a state like iowa. it was a decision by a republican appointee. >> what are you trying to say about diyala? >> give me your number, we can bump and grind. come on and rhyme. ♪ >> many of our viewers do not agree with legalizing marijuana. >> ♪ shorty >> ♪ can we legalize pot alone,

including karen -- heroin? >> i am an angry gorilla. >> the president has been in the spotlight. [unintelligible] the woman takes credit for authorizing the mission. >> you will always have an angry gorilla to be angry with you. that's what i do. "donkey kong" is in my crew. >> at the north pole, arctic ice is melting so fast that scientists believe it will be gone in 30 years. >> 30 years >> without it, there can be a snowball effect. with temperatures rising even faster, if we don't take action soon, we will find ourselves on very thin ice. >> very thin ice, very thin ice, very thin ice.

very thin ice pirates are criminals. >> there are armed gangs. the united states does not make concessions to tyrants. ♪ >> i'm sorry, i've got to take this. >> hello, shorty. ♪ >> i love you too, grandma. >> sorry, any other questions? does anybody want to buy drugs from me? >> sarah, you were saying that that made people pay attention. >> it did. we had a lot of successes with the debate videos prior to this. we had been here and there. -- we had 50,000 abuse here and there. -- 50,000 views here and there.

when "auto tune the news' no. "" came out, luckily, katie couric was on the air during that timeframe and from then on, it has been easy to get 1 million views per video. >> are you in as many of these as your two brothers? >> i am in fewer and fewer because i have been out of town. i was at the university of virginia. i have a summer teaching gig there. i teach songwriting to high school students. >> let's go down the list. michael, where did you go to school? >> appalachian state. >> i went to school in philadelphia. >> i went to southern methodist university. >> when did you to meet? -- youtube to meet? -- when did you two meet? >> we met in brooklyn about four or five years ago at a gig. he saw me on stage and the rest

is history. we just celebrated our first anniversary. >> are you very political? is that why you are doing this? >> no, i am very musical. that is probably the best reason. >> what is your reaction to politics today? >> i think that this makes for good music. >> what about you, andrew? >> i would say something that my brothers have not said. it is convenient that politics is always happening, so it is easy to make it into an episodic thing. what is more ridiculous right now than american politics? there is very little that is as silly consistently. that is the other reason that politics has been great for these videos. >> hillary clinton, katie couric, dick cheney -- >> the dream team of singing. >> quite the line-up. >> there is a lot of news, it is happening.

justice souter is retiring. there is a swine flu pandemic. people are turning into pigs. michelle obama is wearing a car again. -- a cardigan. >> joe the plumber is making headlines. >> you guys are not making any sense at all. can we please just sing about it. >> [unintelligible] ♪ >> does the baby need a tissue? thinking about the time obama kissed you. ♪ >> you need to change your attitude. attitude, your attitude, your attitude. what can we do to make a change? >> when we talk about personal freedom -- >> you know, you know, you know, you know, you know.

you just have to believe. you know, to believe. to believe. >> i just think that either party, right now -- >> [unintelligible] i am the third party in my house. , and over. -- come on over. >> i will be in your crew, i will be in your crew. jumping rope with you. having plans with you. >> we do not believe that either afghanistan or pakistan can achieve progress. without the full participa tion of your citizens, including women and girls. >> the right of women must be perfected. ♪

falling in love with you making them read >> take a number please. >> it would be one of those dramatic foreign policies. a bipartisan bill in congress would end it. [unintelligible] it has only party support. president obama has already taken a big step. for most of us it is strictly off-limits. >> [unintelligible] >> it makes sense. the telecast -- fidel castro. >> long gone, long gone, long gone.

>> dick cheney, colin powell. >> my take on it was that it had already left the party. >> i do not think that is what happened. >> there is an awkward silence. >> [unintelligible] shorty >> we know president obama wants to see democratic is performed after almost 50 years, the policy will not reverse overnight. [unintelligible] what exactly is that?

[unintelligible] >> so, we have very little time left. what is the strangest reaction you get? >> we have been very flattered by requests from people asking us to auto-tune their weddings and their bar mitzvahs. we do not have enough time or budget to travel to those events. we were flattered. >> i actually did an interview with the gentleman that showed up on video number six. we talk about michael jackson -- talked about michael jackson. i was worried that he would yell at me. he actually told me that it was delightful. >> andrew? >> the strangest reaction we got was that they thought it was funny. >> i would say that when we were on the "tonight show," katie couric did not think that we were baboons.

[laughter] >> sarah is married to evan and is from san antonio. we're out of time. "auto-tune the news" is on youtube. what is the total number you have done? >> 10. >> when do you do the next one? >> we hope to release it in march. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> what do you think of nuclear weapons? in the key of c. and go. ♪ >> i think it is very dangerous. we must rebalance the program in order to finance our capabilities. >> forget about that. [unintelligible] whoo, that's cool michigan state is headed to the ch