Traveler Entrances Town With Vision Of Future

[archivesbc]

local:'I still think we should have burned him at the stake'

[suffern63]

I wonder who this traveller was,and what became of him.

[TheYouwontgetit]

god praise the mighty traveler...!!!

[TheYouwontgetit]

i basically get all the information i need from the onion network...

[qualqui]

LOL,....The Traveler,....sounds familiar no matter what country ya live in, this traveler goes EVERYWHERE!!! XD

"His eyes lit up as if they were on fire",....OMG,...its The Dark One,....with the pointy tail! =O

[OhManNoSpaces]

Most hilarious thing I've seen in a long while, lol.

[xFactorEle]

....is this an "anti Christ" moment?

sounds like it

[mlmarshable]

@xFactorEle aw i was gonna make that comment but u beat me to it :P

[BTBAMisAmazing]

Oh so this is like The Music Man

[ayayay111]

"i will put in on my vehicle"

[926531]

i know the truth, lets see if this bitch is right

[jahlinem]

Come on people, it's about the presidential candidates! NOT Jesus.

[marcusaureliooze]

Bill Wagner is actually John Cleese, a time traveller from the 70s.

[EltonvonCthulhu]

Does this remind anyone else of "Needful Things"?

[a4d2d0]

lol antichrist

[millenniumrelations]

I hate the onion. I cant watch only one its like pringles or heroin.

[kbauerj]

@millenniumrelations know what youre talking about. Am on my 5th

[911FalseFlagTerror01]

To serve man. It's a cookbook.

[seanthedonconsidine]

@911FalseFlagTerror01 Nice reference, arguably the greatest show ever made, or at least top 5. Rod Serling was a genius.

[ttobyg]

antichrist

[darkpenguincowboy]

I really dont know why there are so many comments about how this is a Jesus allegory. This is a parody (although they seem to have gotten that for once!), but it is speciffically poking at the campaining habits of canidates who just head off into backwoods no where and expect that suddenly they will seem in touch with the "regular people" who lead simple, reclusive lives, the likes of which suddenly come to a screeching halt when a charming stranger arrives promising to dramatic, sweeping change

[HeartlessEddy]

Deep in the comments section. Washed away by time and peer comments is One comment from someone Who Believed that The Onion is actual news. ;D And that makes me happy.

[TheCrawler333]

That sign he made. If you roll over my comment you will find that same sign. Click on it to discover the greatness of the traveler.

[taicleis]

Jesus in a nutshell. Right down to people hailing him as a mystical figure and changing the facts. I love it.

[televisionsux]

.......Yeah, How Do You Like The The Strange Traveller Now 2 years later? The Strange Traveller who fathered one more baby, apparently has a problem with his probe-y thing. Strange indeed. Alien even.

[theworddoner]

chip off the block hickville

[ohohmrbill1]

Sounds like the Democrates Long live Obama NOT!!

[realbeautyness25]

Allowing them to touch his clothes and skin LOL

[LocoGroove]

@twitcher64 John Edwards maybe? I'm from Europe and I know that lol you should be ashamed of yourself

[twitcher64]

@LocoGroove I'm British...sorry I don't keep track of foreign politics...besides it's in the video you smarmy dick.

[TehMorbidAtheist]

genius

[xxflinkxx]

its not jesus, its the anti-christ =P

[Inediblehulk]

Once again, I applaud the top-rated commenters for reminding me of lines that are still very fresh in my mind. Insightful as always. I'm never sure if I should laugh or not, till seeing you add "LOL" makes it alright.

[junugustinigan]

@Inediblehulk

Thank you for making my day and giving me some glimmer of hope for humanity's intellectual future.

You truly are inedible.

[Inediblehulk]

@junugustinigan I can't see where you found hope in that insight, but glad you did.

[crazymancub]

thumbs up if you think Onion should be a real network!

[BaltoMovie]

Lol at the parody of the Jesus story

[Pyromaniac1230]

People are laughing, but nobody sees this as a parallel of Jesus?

[danielpassigmailcom]

this video is awesome...jeez i love the onion

[D3ath912]

The last line made me laugh, but then made me realize how little they actually value individual towns. :c

[PokerChingling]

Lol it's jesus

[argozempo]

As a leader, this enigmatic traveler with a grand vision of a utopian future would be a viable alternative to politicians who have extramarital affairs and children out of wedlock.

[TimThomason]

Beware, the Traveler has begun procreating with several of our females

[rickygervais1776]

'Jackson Pollock of Tattoo Artists' closes shop after only one month!

[NeverAloneForever]

Okay, that was funny, Jesus.

[Redvines69]

Lol @ Edwards name on the bumper sticker

[GeorgeDeadson]

This is quite simply, one of the greatest videos ever made! XD

[camaseutra]

"Alabama judge denies gay couple the right to adopt a highway" lmao! I love the ticker.

[ninja1er]

anti christ! LOL! o wait...

[HappyJ28]

@ninja1er that's wat I thought!



[xMixNguyenx]

LMAO!

[Boobalopbop]

People go too far trying to interpret this video... Its basically how ludicrous the things candidates do and say that we are just so used to them doing. like the thumbs up, wearing hard hats, promising how great things will be if you elect them and others will visit, but don't vote for them, lol

[ajmj120]

Haha, this reminds me of Obama's election. XD

[UncheckedIrony]

rofl lol is started sounding biblical quickly

[maam31]

lmfao!...i hope he comes to sav GA =P

[14Kristian41]

It's Jesus o.o

[gams23]

oh come on, how can someone POSSIBLY interpret this as satire in publicism and politics? it's clearly supposed to be a joke on brainwashing cults like scientology and the like.

sometimes I think people are just dense.

[HowAboutSicilia]

@gams23 wow. maybe you need to watch it again.

[Pendragondnd]

"sometimes I think people are just dense"? people are dense, dont kid yourself about otherwise

[NoisemakerArrow]

like Christianity and Islam and Judaism and Hinduism?

And it's a joke about politicians too.

[elmaje007]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[chris51282]

LOL THIS IS HILARIOUS,,,

[joeboi85]

lol at the last line!

it never happens! xD

[m3141592]

Religion = politics?

Ya think?

[Baileyndecks]

LOOOOL

[junkyassmonkey]

wow... pure genius yet again!

[RuggedBaphomet]

Don't mean to get beside the point but that is one hot red head on the right at 1:00

[OnePunch89]

@RuggedBaphomet wow good eye

[RuggedBaphomet]

@OnePunch89 ;)

[RhapsodyinStu]

I thought this was like the Anti-Christ, not Obama.

[omnissient]

Sure now all republicans will say it is Obama and all Democrats say it is Mccain. Thats not what they are talking about. They are saying that politicians (all of them) show interest to be elected and that you have to look past that as to what laws they are actually proposing and implementing and not how they visit stuff.

[jophisbird]

Lolz. Obama-Bash'd!

[snowysolstice]

"CIA satellite images suggest China may be building clouds."'

lol

[13doinurmomz13]

@snowysolstice  ha nice

[argenisvilla]

I was there amongst the people when he descended upon us...he touched my forehead and said, "from now on, you shall be a fisherman of men"

lol

[boxorak]

It's funny because every election some candidate seems to act like the messiah.

[SATRONAUT]

"the american reproductive research centre says that sperm banks provide men with the opportunity to impregnate women who are way out of their league" LOL

[maggru91]

"his eyes lit up like fire" I think i know what he is, he must be a gou'uld

[33dgtp]

the antichrist!!111

[Karlsonas17]

worse - a politician!

[33dgtp]

hmmm.... Good one

[dahkillahmac]

LMAO "Alabama judge denies gay couple's request to Adopt a Highway"

[lwrong]

Almost as laughable as John Edwards himself. Love it!

[Mikegardensandcooks]

he sgot 9 kids now right.

[CountArtha]

I really love this one.

[dhannyboy86]

they are makin fun of how politicians go to small towns and promise all kinds of things and act interested in the people and the community by kissing ass and how the citizens just buy into it.

[GooeyBluey]

Sounds a bit like a Jesus too.

[DoodleStein]

"A" Jesus? lmao

[GooeyBluey]

'A Jesus' (figure) as opposed to 'the Jesus'. lmao

[33dgtp]

huh...."A Jesus"... it could be replaced by " a Mesiah"

[Karlsonas17]

wtf? a simple elections candidate. you religious freaks... :D

[GooeyBluey]

'a Jesus'? What happened there..? :)

[LmanAkaSilentHunter]

"He wore a hardhat just like we wear so we wouldn't be frighten of him"

LMAO

[ejayarts]

yep/ thats how election is.xD

[RockyBalboa211]

This was before Edwards epic fall from grace right lol!

[maztakeef420]

lmao i think they're making fun of obama but disguising it by using a white actor

[CrabtreeGuitar]

Yea, theyre making fun of people calling him the Messiah.

[BonhommeHero]

You both are so stupid. They aren't making fun of Obama. They're making fun of Edwards. "but disguising "it" by using a white actor" LMFAO.

As time goes by, the number of incredibly stupid comments increases

[maztakeef420]

i dnt pay attention to the details in every frame of the video.. lol chill

[FamilyGuyFanX]

Are you retarded?

[WarrenAceDSickle]

But I mean really, this is pretty much Obama as well, regardless of who exactly this is making fun of.

Come to think of it, it's every politician ever. But the supporters in the video mostly resemble a majority of Obama's.

[hullothereyall]

@WarrenAceDSickle spot on!



[Roopa132]

you idiots they're making fun of John Edward you can even read his name on the sticker at 1:32

[adrian4594]

fail

[gothicfog]

haha wtf

[iAznAssassin]

LOL "He made this sign with his hand, I'm not quite sure what it means but sure it must mean something important"

[Doriamos]

what a bad ass, John Edwards is my hero

[Jobeykobra]

You're damn right about that.

[Jobeykobra]

It's one of our 2008 presidential candidates John Edwards. You've never seen him before?

[natalievance]

I will put it on my vehicle.

XDD

top marks onion :)

[xxRandomAznxx]

LMAO..

[yes4me]

ROFL 5/5

[furry138]

isnt that john kerry? why wouldnt the news people know who he is?

[ohnowhoaso]

John Edwards

[alexbaker98]

Area Goat Definitely Male, Onlookers Declare.

[zVlPERz]

lol another jamestown

[Ruskiedann]

....servants came and....gave us these. I will put it on my vehicle...

[Ruskiedann]

Having a rough day?

[DaveO15]

No, brilliant day! :)

[executiveE]

this is great !

[xhappyrainbow]

hilarious

[stenchinator]

is this a commentary on christianity or politicians? hm...

[brox911]

"CIA satellite images suggest that china may be building clouds."

[JBonthius]

ANTICHRIST!

[RawringBean]

Lmao a town that's never seen a politician before HAHAHAHA!

[MetalMassacre005]

"His servants came around and gave us these gifts. *holds up bumper sticker* I will put it on my vehicle."

[znasser1]

lmao, was this recorded before or after he got caught banging another woman behind his wife's back!!

[Boobalopbop]

Waaay before... Early in the primaries.

[porridgethedestroyer]

Ann Coulter should take back what she said about him.

[DeathBringer9000]

either obama or the antichrist

[Cullamore]

im i the only one who wants to go back and start the video over just so i can read the little sentences at the bottom

[EKS511]

Cullamore:

No I do that too. My favorite one in this video was:

CIA satellite images suggest China may be building clouds.

LOL

[Zolk9655]

We all do that

[JayRay92]

lol politics today...

[MikeHuntIsItchy]

Lmfao, Anti-Christ.

[alphatotheomega7]

i love how they described it like a fantasy book or something!

[simonjeste]

yes, described exactly like the bible. good point.

[msklausler]

The scrolling on the bottom is brilliant:

"The American Reproductive Research Center says that sperm banks provide men with the opportunity to impregnate women who are way out of their league" :)

[giveahoot08]

"he made this sign, im not sure what it meant"

lol

[Sei1863]

HAH! I love the part with "His servents came round and gave the townspeople presents."

It's a bumper sticker... just goes to show no one even new who John edwards was

[lolzomgz1337]

who was he?

[Sei1863]

John Edwards, a candidate for the '08 presidency

[loincloth200]

Breaking news, A man wearing considerably more red accents in his attire visits the town days after. He detested the earlier visitor, and was seen sipping a low end alcoholic beverage at a seedy pub with visibly unkept and moreso naive townspeople.

[csmlouis]

"He'd said if we would follow him, he would save the world, and there would be no sickness anymore"

"the traveler descent from his platform and walking right amongst the people, listening to their story and allowing others to touch his cloths and skin"

Hey, did they just make an allegory to the Second Coming ? ROFL !!!!!

[bassplayer211]

guys this was obviously a satire on the whole jesus story along with how absurd it is for candidates to randomly appear at small towns feigning interest in the doings of the people.

[Arata75]

I bet half the people here don't even know who that guy was, lol!

It was John Edwards people! He was one of the democratic nominees for President of the United States!

I don't really blame people though, I only know because I had to do a report on him last year.

[GerbaIity]

the onion is brilliant

[338jon]

thats so random lol

[GerbaIity]

think presidential elections

[geokavel]

hahahah lol!

[djahfari21]

For a moment I was thinking, ok a messiah or something out of scientology?????????

[bluebeard2]

It's Jesus! Jesus I tells ya! He's coming back!!!

[KINGcoolda1]

it was john edwards! like he was some sort of alien or something haha

[sundaydote]

That's so cute.

[Arikiel]

I wonder if they ever found out who that mysterious man was.

[123rockstarvideo321]

lol antichrist :p

[mebbwebb]

The Antichrist. xD

[jazzymojoe]

John Edwards is Jesus!

[shabdadune]

Odd that they picked the one guy who really does give a shit.

[Dengar12000]

John Edwards! LOL!

Pause it on the bumper sticker!

[adr58]

the ticker is so great

CIA: Satellite images maybe be suggesting that China is building clouds.

[moviedirector17]

For those unaware... it's satire, with references to "this traveler" as Christ.

[psyentist420]

i think they intended for it to be a politician.

[nukebomb24]

It's just a mockery about the manipulation of people's emotions to think that politicians actually care because they visited their town.

It's a hyperbole of the persuasion game of politics.

[arieo]

I'm not watchin' anything you direct

[pauliswood]

amen brother

[decoyboyd]

OMG John Edwards is from the future!

[dtstrain]

"He warned us that others would come to our town after him, but they would weave webs of lies and break their promises." LOL :)

[lizard386]

lol, the other headlines at the bottom of the screen are great as well 'denies gay couple to adopt a highway' LOL

[UsulPrincess]

1:34 was my favorite scrolling text too! This whole skit had the best headlines that I've seen so far.

[sumwhatparanoid]

lol "his servants"

[mrbriscoe2001]

"And,Verily,He allowed the Followers to touch his Hair;and They could See that it Was Good"

[Andybaby]

lol. Yes, I'm sure He will return very soon, and that his interest in the town was heartfelt.