You're dead on Sull, mark the date we agree ;) There needs to be a fundemental change in politics not just the way we elect the president but all elected officials, being elected to an office was never meant to be a life-time job like it has become....
Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Imagine if Campaigning+MSMcoverage+NetworkTV were disallowed? > > Imagine if instead every registered voter got an official campaign DVD from > each candidate along with Internet Resources and Calendar for when they will > be in your area for face time? > > Imagine if it was about in depth educating of important issues and learning > about the candidate, DIRECTLY? > > Imagine if all the propaganda noise and the games were diluted and choosing > your countries leaders was a mature and serious effort to truly convince and > earn trust from the masses who can decide to put you in office? > > The system and foundation must change for elections.... at some point in the > next 50 years. Not enough attention is on the proper type of reforms > needed. That should be one of the next revolutions that YOU should be > getting involved with. > > In the mean time, let's hope that the supplemental sources of communication > that we have today such as net video, audio, blogging and online > crowdfunding systems help make at least a bit of difference in 2008. > > sull > > On 12/28/06, J. Rhett Aultman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I never said anything about ideological biases in the media one way or > > another. The major sources of news are, for the most part, conduits for > > what they can get. The current series of political strategists for the > > right are, however, masters of the echo chamber effect in ways that the > > political strategists for the left are not. It's a simple fact that > > anyone facing a Rove-assisted politician will face an echo chamber. It's > > his primary weapon, above everything else. > > > > You are right that it's about taking the offensive. That's why I don't > > think Edwards can win. His weak points are already known and ripe for the > > punching, and as much as he wants to counterpunch, he's not going to be > > able to aim for soft spots. Should he make it out of the primaries alive, > > I don't believe he could survive the first haymaker his opponent delivers, > > no matter how positive, accessible, or grassroots he is. > > > > > > -- > > Rhett. > > http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime > > > > > Kerry killed myself with his own words, and are you saying > > > the "media" is conservitive? One station is conservitive, people > > > didn't believe in Kerry, he offered no clear plan, none, just talk, > > > people need to feel related to, that is what made Clinton popular, > > > even though I did not like him, he made people feel like they > > > mattered.....and that does matter......you take the offesive, not the > > > defensive, and democratics are always on the defensive..... > > > > > > Heath > > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > wlight@ wrote: > > >> > > >> I'm curious as to how you believe that these things will pull out a > > > win > > >> against an opponent whose primary weapon is the echo chamber, > > > guaranteeing > > >> that, for every assertion you make, there will be an army of people > > > on > > >> every media outlet imaginable all saying the exact same > > > contradiction to > > >> whatever Edwards/Clinton/Whoever says. Kerry often dug his own > > > grave in > > >> 2004, but it's also very true that he was smothered out in the > > > media-- > > >> every one of his merits became sidelined, niggled, and confused; > > > every one > > >> of his blunders instantly became a gaping flaw (think about > > > the "flip > > >> flopper" label he earned). > > >> > > >> The grassroots is great for taking Congress, but not a Presidency. > > > I > > >> still remember in 2004 as I marched in the streets for Kerry (even > > > though > > >> I didn't really like him) and found that our assembled grassroots > > > power > > >> paled in comparison to the regimented and well-funded power the > > > Bush 2004 > > >> campaign had. We had our signs, chants, hope, and energy. They > > > had their > > >> signs, chants, hope, and energy...and several "party wagon" > > > vehicles...and > > >> a DJ...and threw major parties that got young people registered and > > > hyped > > >> up for Bush...and...and... > > >> > > >> My sincere belief is that 2008 will be a battle of insiders. > > > Anyone who > > >> is overly grassroots is going to find themself in a fourth and long. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Rhett. > > >> http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime > > >> > > >> > By talking plain and simple, by fighting back when he's right, by > > >> > offering clear solutions to issues, by not gettign side tracked, > > > by > > >> > addressing issues, by being human, by not just telling us what is > > >> > wrong without also telling us what is right, understanding that > > >> > people want and need to feel valued, that they want to feel like > > > they > > >> > are part of the solution, that teir voice can be heard.....by > > >> > harnessing the power of this new media to reach out to a group of > > >> > people who feel they have no voice and are being left behind... > > >> > > > >> > Heath > > >> > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > >> > > > >> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > "J. Rhett Aultman" <wlight@> > > >> > wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >> The fundamental question I have is how he'd handle another Rove- > > > run > > >> >> campaign. Both he and Kerry basically let a Rove campaign > > > smother > > >> > them > > >> >> in punches and mud last time, and knowledge of the world doesn't > > >> > protect > > >> >> you from Mr. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> Rhett. > > >> >> http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime > > >> >> > > >> >> Robert Scoble wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >> >Might be, but it's clear he spent the past four years beefing up > > >> > his knowledge of the world too, visiting dozens of countries. > > >> >> > > > >> >> >Robert > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> >> > From: J. Rhett Aultman > > >> >> > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com> > > >> >> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:43 AM > > >> >> > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] John Edwards to Run for President > > >> > (announcement on YouTube) > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > He won't tank Dean-style, but he ran four years ago, giving > > > his > > >> > enemies > > >> >> > plenty of time and opportunity to find all his weak spots. An > > >> > Edwards > > >> >> > campaign is, in my mind, walking wounded already. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > -- > > >> >> > Rhett. > > >> >> > http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Joey Profit wrote: > > >> >> > > > >> >> > >John Edwards harnessing the internets. I wonder if he'll tank > > >> > like Howard Dean. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > >--Joey > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > >On 27/12/06, andrew michael baron <andrew@> wrote: > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > >>Today Joanne, Chuck and I are out in New Orleans. > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >>We just filmed John Edwards' first announcement that he is > > >> > running > > >> >> > >>for president. > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >>I just uploaded the video to John Edwards' YouTube account. > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >><a href="http://youtube.com/watch? > > >> > v=1etlZaf6zUw">http://youtube.com/ > > >> >> > >>watch?v=1etlZaf6zUw</a> > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >>(BTW, it may look like a photo op, but Edwards has been > > >> > working out > > >> >> > >>here all day and has been providing major support since last > > >> > year > > >> >> > >>when Katrina hit). > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > >Yahoo! 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