La Pequena Hillary Clinton

Guide Note: A video, La Pequeña Hillary Clinton, was posted on YouTube on March 24, 2008, by the user, "comediaotravez" (comedy again), featuring the Chilean performance artist, La Pequeña (the little woman).

La Pequeña, a male, cross-dressing midget, impersonates Hillary Rodham Clinton to the song, "The Beat of My Heart," by Haylie Duff. Several more Hillary Clinton videos followed in the wake of the first, including Pequeña Hillary Clinton en CNN.

La Pequeña had previously gained notoriety on the Internet through an impersonation of singer Amy Winehouse. Other performances include a takeoff of model Adriana Barrientos.

Fast Facts:

1. Historically, a 'midget' would be a person who is small but normally-proportioned
2. A 'dwarf' would have proportionally short limbs
3. Both terms are considered obsolete, if not offensive; the currently-preferred term is 'little people'

Quotes:

1. "With this endorsement, Hillary surely has the nomination in the bag, unless Obama can magic up a gyrating pint-sized mini-Barack from the dark recesses of the internets before the crucial Pennsylvania primary." —Metro.co.uk