Regardless of your political leanings, MoveOn.org makes for a pretty good case study about how to run online campaigns. Following up on the success (relative success, considering Kerry lost) of a 2004 video contest, MoveOn is launching a new one for web-video creators for this election season.
The user-generated video contest is titled "Obama In 30 Seconds," and will be open from March 27 through April 1 for Obama fans wishing to submit their work. The contest is the reverse-incarnation of 2004's negative campaign, called "Bush In 30 Seconds."
The videos will be available on the Internet for MoveOn members and the public to vote for their favorites. It's more of a republic than a democracy, though. The top vote-getters will then be judged by a celebrity panel, the roster of which sounds like it should be read on the red carpet.
Actors such as Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Steve Buscemi, Julia Stiles, director Oliver Stone, producer Russell Simmons, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Moby—who envisioned the first video contest in 2004—and Jesse Jackson will all be judging. The winner will be aired via national tv campaign.
anonymous speeches
I'm an advocate for the defense of online anonymity, as it can be a very important tool of free speech. However, in this case, with so much at stake, the anonymity serves more as a cloak than a shield. You can claim to be who you are and the audience will have to judge based on your words. But it is impossible to do so because you could be any race, creed, political leaning, or with any political camp. It is possible that you work for Clinton or McCain, or whatever and you've been sent to reinforce the (somewhat specious) talking points. That being said, I'll assume you are who you say you are and respectfully disagree. Your argument has a lot of associative claims. I disagree a child is automatically the same religion as his father. I believe Barack is very familiar with the Muslim world (which might be a diplomatic bonus in these difficult times) but I'll take him at his word that he is a Christian and not an anti-semite. I think it might be very difficult to be an African-American politician in America, and that these loose associations are given too much light.
Here's his statement about the minister of his church, not that it's proof, but that I take him at his word because he has demonstrated honesty and integrity in other matters, which can't be said about his opponents.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barack-obama/on-my-faith-and-my-church_b_91623.html
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** A Former Muslim woman and proud American citizen familiar with Islam law, agrees obama is very dishonest man, here is why Obama is a Christian now. He was born a Muslim because his father was Muslim and his step father was Muslim. According to Muslim religion, the father’s religion determines the religion of the offspring. Therefore, Obama was truly once a Muslim although he denies he was ever a Muslim, which shows once again he doesn't have the backbone or honesty to recognize his heritage. When he came to the U.S to live with his maternal grandparents, is when he was introduced to Christianity. To hear him say that he’s never been a Muslim his entire life is truly a lie since he spent his first 10 years in Indonesia, a Muslim country, living with a Muslim step father and don’t forget the law in Islam called TAGIYEH which means you can lie about your religion in order to do good for Allah! My question to you is what good does obama plan to do for Allah! Since he has the public backing of Louis Farrakhan. Nation of Islam Minister, Obama agrees and highly respects the opinions of his spiritual advisor Rev. Wright who has recently awarded notorious Louis Farrakhan. Nation of Islam Minister with their churches highest award, Farrakhan epitomizes racism, in the form of anti-Semitism, record of offensive statements, even denigrating the Holocaust falsely attributing it to Jewish cooperation with Hitler "They helped him get the Third Reich on the road. Any praise of Farrakhan heightens the prestige of the leader of the Nation of Islam. His anti-Semitism and false insistence that Jews have played an inordinate role in victimizing African Americans. Farrakhan has vilified whites and singled out Jews to blame for crimes. He talks of Jewish conspiracies and reviled Jews in a manner that brings Hitler to mind. And yet Obama who HAS NOT distanced himself from Farraklhan as he wants the media to believe and Rev Wright heaped praise of Farrakhan. Applauding his "depth of analysis when it comes to the racial ills of this nation. They praised "his integrity and honesty and called him an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose. And we should just trust our great country to a media made fairy tale which in last few days, several campaign financers, corrupt business and personal friends suck as indicted Rezko, former Dallas Mayor Hill, Rep. Rick Renzi and Mr. Auchi, leading supplier of arms to Saddam's regime convicted for corruption in France, the British-Iraqi billionaire lent millions and millions of dollars to Obama are coming out of the woodwork left and right, lies about side meetings with Canada going behind the American voters backs telling us one thing and them another. ALL this from the half black ex-Muslim man who touts change and claims to be a uniter of all people? Proof he is just another in-experiencedWashington politician that the media gave a free pass at the risk of our great country!
Obama stands behind his pastor
Obama says he highly respects the opinions of Rev. Wright who Obama has said brought hope to many and gave an award to the notorious Louis Farrakhan. Nation of Islam Minister who said we are witnessing the phenomenal rise of a man of color in a country that has persecuted us! Obama hasn't distanced himself from Farraklhan as he wants the media to believe. A number of Jewish and pro-Israel voters have concerns and raised questions about Barack Obama.