Driver of the Straight Talk Express spills the beans - satirical MoveOn vid from former Onion editor

Adam Green from MoveOn sez, "MoveOn.org's Peter Koechley (formerly editor of the Onion) is the brain behind a new YouTube parody series featuring Billy Merritt, driver of the Straight Talk Express. On Tuesday night, Billy released a new video about John McCain inventing the BlackBerry." Straight Drivin' Express (Thanks, Adam!)

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jacobreed

Funny stuff – - just a quick correction, the actor featured in that video is Billy Merritt (http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/performers/573), not Mires.
jacobreed

Actually – according to the YouTube page, it looks like the fictional bus driver they’ve created is supposed to be named Billy Mires (even if the actor’s last name is Merritt). My bad.
Cory Doctorow

Thanks, Jacobreed!