Thank you.

Maybe I am just old fashioned, or maybe it is because I have seen the harmful effects of one sided stories around the world.

I propose that anyone who thinks that propaganda is a good way to get a point across read a history book and realize that propaganda has been one of the strongest and most negative influences of all time. One perfectly great example is the Crusades. Throw a book about an imaginary idea/savior to people and you can get them to join an army to kill loads of people.

The Crusades are an extreme example. However, if I was to show this video to my mother, who is currently likely to vote for McCain, it would only turn her off to the idea of voting for Obama. Of course McCain has similar views to Bush on some things, they are both Republican. If this video actually had some facts about why Obama is a better candidate, instead of only proving the reality that McCain is a Republican it might actually sway more minds instead of just reinforcing all of us who are already convinced.

Pelosi and Reid both back such a return, as do many other members of the Democratic Caucus. Obama hasn’t held anything like a firm position on any issue, so it’s hardly dumb to assume he’d let his compatriots pass legislation they – and many of their backers – like.

If you think it’s “dumb”, please show me how.

@James Robertson – That’s just dumb. Saying things like that makes you sound immature and frankly, it makes you sound stupid.

That’s quite a statement. I’m wondering what “our place” is that James refers to… Is James unhappy he is in the place he’s currently in? I’d say that our ability to produce, publish, share with the world and render judgment on the type of video shown here, just the freedom to be able to have the right to even view such a piece of “propaganda”, heck even the fact that we have a choice at all as to who leads our country, is a pretty good place to be in at all.

If you’re unhappy with the sleazy “pols” running our country, by all means run for office yourself and see if you can do things better. The nature of our leaders reflects the nature of our citizenry, if we elect corrupt leaders, doesn’t that say something about the American people more than it does the politicians themselves?

Obama’s not a savior, nor is McCain… neither one’s going to change America in any fundamental way, the path we’ve followed is of our own making, over decades, centuries, little can change based on who’s in the White House. Americans have to want to change, and frankly, I imagine most Americans are quite comfortable and content being in “the place” where they are.

Both candidates prefer to have “our betters” manage speech for us. I find it amusing that so many people see Obama as something special; he’s another sleazy pol looking to shut us up and keep us in our place.