Jon Stewart spent last night trying to deconstruct what has become Hillary's strongest argument for why she should stay in the race. Crooks and Liars has a link to the video.
A favorite moment:
Hillary's pictured saying: "You know my sense of caucus dates, they are primarily dominated by activists. They don't represent the electorate.
Jon's take: "I mean activists, those are merely the people who care the most..."
Awesome.
And besides, the crap she says about the declining importance of voters is straight up offensive. Just watch the video--in its' entirety.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Hillary (via Jon Stewart): I would have already won if Democrats were Republicans
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Im not usually a big blogger, but I was pretty overwhelmed by this and thought it would be a good thing to share with the blogosphere, and specifically this blog´s readership (hi Britney!) Here goes.
Here is the link to the MoveOn.org Obama Campaign video contest. The videos are all entertaining and moving (not surprising from the constituency that created the Yes We Can anthem) ---but most importantly they all touch on one--or at times many--of the campaign’s broader messages of unity, idealism, hope and creativity.
I think now more than ever these videos are worthy of comment, given the current state of both campaigns, and the bickering that has become such a distraction.
What first brought me to the campaign was the appeal of Obama´s message, but what has kept me with it is how Obama as a candidate--and his campaign in general--have stuck to them. He is unfailingly consistent; always siding with optimism over pessimism, unity over divisiveness, and ingenuity over traditional thinking.
One can boil down most of the criticisms launched at Obama to a general skepticism over whether he is who he says he is, believes what he says he believes, or will act as he promises to. To me, these videos address just this. You can judge a candidate well by the groups that rally around him or her, and by the people who both influence the campaign and are most influenced by it. The creators of these videos, and the millions who have logged on to vote on them, are still moved and inspired by the campaign. They believe, as Im sure its becoming clear I do as well, that Obama is the ´real deal´, that he’ll follow through on universal health care no matter how unpopular it makes him or how unlikely it makes a second term.
Its likely because Obama proves himself to them and us every day. For example, instead of supporting McCain´s gas tax, which economists and experts agree is a cheap trick and at best short term fix, he chose to oppose it and stand up for efficient energy policy. In doing so he missed out on a golden opportunity to pander to Americans about gas prices (a message that would surely help in Indiana), and instead had the unfortunate responsibility of telling Americans the truth about energy policy.
And Americans have come to appreciate this honesty. These videos demonstrate the unflagging faith and support Obama has from young people, progressives, environmentalists, and free-thinkers in all their forms. Their lasting interest in his campaign and their belief in the campaign’s central messages show the resiliency, durability, and most importantly—depth—
of this campaign. Im trying pretty hard to focus on that right now, and hope that these videos will somehow spread across Indiana and wake people up.
That’s it; I don’t think you sign out after a blog, or do you? If so, I don’t have a cool penname yet, so Ill work on that for next time.
Ha!! Oops, I forgot the link:
http://www.obamain30seconds.org/pc/finalists.html?id=12526-656509-ArX4wC&done=1
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