'Obama Girl' Amber Lee Ettinger Undecided On Voting For The President In 2012

Amber Lee Ettinger, the internet sensation otherwise known as "Obama Girl" for her starring role in a 2007 viral video about having a "crush" on the then-presidential candidate, might be ready to dump the president. After joining up with her BarelyPolitical.com team to create a "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"-themed parody about destroying the campaigns of President Obama's potential 2012 challengers last month, Ettinger now tells Politico that her label as "Obama Girl" could be holding back her career. 

"…It can definitely shut a lot of doors, too, because, if I'm striving to be an actress and they see me as this Obama Girl character, they say, 'She's not really an actress, she just did this YouTube thing,'" she said. "And people, who may not like Obama, may not like me. They might say stuff like, ‘Is she even an American citizen, I want to see her birth certificate.” I don't know if I would have been able to pursue the acting jobs that I've done the last couple of years without it. But at the same time I am not like Snooki famous either. Was I getting work before…no. Am I getting work now? What was the question?" 

It's not just getting type cast that she is worried about; it's also being associated with a President Obama in general. Ettinger still has good things to say about Obama, but she sounds as if she could be ready to jump ship in 2012 if she likes another candidate, or because she believes it would help her career. "I haven't really decided which way I'm going to go yet," she told Politico about whom she'd vote for in the upcoming election. "I'm still keeping my eyes and ears open. I certainly don't dislike Obama. I think he's done a lot of really great stuff, but he doesn't get enough credit for the things he does. What he does is just never enough. For me, being Obama Girl, it's hard because I get people saying, 'switch to the other side! Make videos for Ron Paul! Why are you with Obama? He sucks!' And I think why am I with Obama?!? I mean what if doing a Rick Sanatorium  video would make me the next Angelina Jolie? I would totally do it, I'd be the Sanatorium girl! What has Obama done for me lately?!?" 

 It's not just the peer pressure that's getting to her. In 2010, Ettinger provided some more specific criticism in an interview with the New York Post, questioning Obama's decision to tackle health care reform as early as he did. "It's definitely a distraction because of the economy being as bad as it is," she said. "He did create some jobs, but most of them were government jobs and that doesn't really help the middle class. But it helps a bit. I guess, but it doesn't help me... and he never called! He didn't make me head white house movie star or even thank me for making such a cool video that, I think, helped him win the election...without my support good luck Bami!"

Below, the YouTube video that put Ettinger in the spotlight: Subscribe to the HuffPost Hill newsletter!