It's Friday, which means it's time for our weekly list of our favorite online political videos. Some of these videos have begun to go viral and spread around the web; others are here because we think they're well-produced pieces of online media.

As always, if you know of a video you think we should include, send us a link at techpres AT personaldemocracy DOT com.

8. 5th Anniversary of Barack Obama's Anti-War Speach

On the 5th Anniversary of Barack Obama's 2002 speech opposing war with Iraq, his campaign comes up with a creative solution to the fact that they only have 13 seconds of video of that speech.

7. Students In Blackface “Jena 6” Reenactment

After a group of white college students in Louisiana covered themselves in mud and filmed themselves reenacting the Jena 6 assault, they did what any college students would do: they posted the video and images of their game on Facebook. Well, word got out, someone posted the video to YouTube, and now Kristy Smith, a freshman at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, has had to apologize (more details here). “I promise i’m not racist. i have just as many black friends as i do white. And i love them to death,” she told The Smoking Gun.

6. The Loneliest Icelander

Iceland recently announced it was pulling out its one troop (it’s actually a public information officer) from the “coalition” fighting in Iraq. Writer/Director Andy Cobb saw the humor in the news, and produced this hysterical video, which takes Americans’ craziest stereotypes of Icelanders and turns them up to 11.

5. Fred Thompson Hits the Applause Button

After Fred Thompson finished giving a speech to a small gathering in Iowa, he mumbled to stop by thanking the audience for allowing for him to “give my thoughts about some things.” The crowd didn’t respond, so Thompson asked from some applause. Unfortunately, a camera and New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney were there to capture the emblematic moment. Only about 230 views on YouTube.

4. Looking for Love: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act

The Committee on Education and Labor, chaired by Rep. George Miller, produced a snazzy video campaign to promote its College Cost Reduction and Access Act. For a video pushing a piece of legislation, it’s done pretty well (more than 73,000 views as of this posting). Maybe it has to do with Miller deputy chief of staff Justin Hamilton, who does a pretty good job at anthropomorphizing a congressional bill.

3. Rudy skips minority debate to fundraise with Bo Derek

After Rudy Giuliani (and Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson) skipped a debate on black issues in Baltimore due to “scheduling conflicts,” Brave New Films produced a video investigating his whereabouts. According to the video, Giuliani was in California, meeting with former governor Pete Wilson and Bo Derek, among others. In other words, he was raising money. It’s been viewed more than 75,000 times on YouTube.

2. Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Iran Investments

Mitt Romney has been vocal in his opposition to making investments in Iran. Unfortunately, he hasn’t heeded his own advice, invested more than $250,000 in the country himself. This isn’t the first video to illustrate the sharp between what Romney says he believes and what he does.

1. Hillary Clinton Showcasing Her “Humanity”

Noticing a trend during her Sunday talk show blitz a couple of weeks ago, the Daily Show producers strung together a series of Hillary Clinton’s strangely-timed laughs. As Jon Stewart — who continues to be both funny and politically relevant at the same time — points out, the over-the-top laughter makes it appear that Clinton is straining to prove that she isn’t “some kind of synthetic being that cries mercury.” More than 49,000 views on YouTube.