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>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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! Groups Links > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Yahoo! Groups Links > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
