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• Created by Young Conservatives, the Young Con Anthem is a rap music video featuring David Rufful and Josh Riddle, who are on "a devout mission to spread the love and logic surrounding true conservatism."FOX News: 'Young Conservative Anthem' Causes Internet Buzz

  In the first six days after the video was posted, it received nearly 175,000 views.YouTube Video: Young Con Anthem

• Fast Facts

  1. Produced by The Young Conservatives, David Rufful and Josh Riddle http://www.theyoungcons.com/
  2. Rafful and Riddle use the stage names Serious C and Stiltz http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/...
  3. Created to spread the Conservative message http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/...
  4. Posted on YouTube on May 28, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkeZ2P4Si...
  5. Video length: 4:38 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkeZ2P4Si...
  6. Both students at Dartmouth College http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/...
  7. Also both attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a private school in Massachusetts http://www.theyoungcons.com/
  8. Rafful and Riddle have received death threats in response to the video http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/...
  9. Shot on Dartmouth's campus in the Rockefeller Center and Occom Commons http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/...

• Intent

  According to Josh Riddle, the video was created to spread the views of the Young Conservatives, which is the love and logic surrounding true conservatism. He also stated that the song intended to created a dialogue about politics, but not offend any group or individual.FOX News: 'Young Conservative Anthem' Causes Internet Buzz

• Josh Riddle Fast Facts

  • Full name: Joshua Andrew RiddleOfficial Site: Young Conservatives
  • Born: October 21, 1988Official Site: Young Conservatives
  • Hometown: Denver, ColoradoOfficial Site: Young Conservatives
  • Uses the stage name Stiltz because of his 6'9" heightOfficial Site: Young Conservatives

• David Rufful Fast Facts

  • Full name: David Isaac RuffulOfficial Site: Young Conservatives
  • Born: March 22, 1989Official Site: Young Conservatives
  • Birthplace: Warwick, Rhode IslandOfficial Site: Young Conservatives
  • Uses the stage name Serious C due to his conservative and Christian viewsOfficial Site: Young Conservatives

• Lyrics

  • "I hate when
  • government dictatin, makin, statements, bout how to be a merchant,
  • How to run a restaurant, how to lay the pavement
  • Bailout a business, but can't protect an infant"Official Site: Young Conservatives

  • "Three things taught me conservative love:
  • Jesus, Ronald Reagan, plus Atlas Shrugged
  • Saving our nation from inflation devastation
  • On my hands and my knees praying for salvation"Official Site: Young Conservatives

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