How People Debate Politics Today

The original video I saw and replied to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLA3gimHEEI&lc=k5LNjpCVx7nKXyAxJRbWpulbIlT...

...and the comments section:
http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=LLA3gimHEEI

NewLeftMedia's coverage of the Tea Party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUPMjC9mq5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbyFeFhUTmI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pilG7PCV448
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHItY5Anj3s
There are plenty more. Just search "Newleftmedia tea party". The videos are pretty awesome or pathetic, depending on how much fail you prefer.

Here's the video of the guy supporting a public option at a Teabagger rally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHItY5Anj3s

isn't it funny that 1. None of these idiots realize that the public option would be an....OPTION, and 2. the number of old people in the crowd who already get FREE healthcare (because of taxes), but it's different for someone else to get it?

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[ScrapGoldBass]

I dont get why you dont like (that much) Obama. He is pulling the troups out of iraq-and said he would get us out of afganistan-he also pushed for Healthcare reform. Furthermore, Bin Laden was hunted down and killled--oh and the waterbording thing has stopped. Basically these were all campian promisses and he delivered. BTW some reasons why people are so partisan -the media trives on contoversy-poeple dont think they just repeat what they hear in the media. Also the "moderates" R gone

[abaddon5]

@ScrapGoldBass

I don't *dislike* him, but I don't think that he fights hard enough. He's made WAY too many concessions to the Republicans- not compromise. I don't think that he's a terrible President, but he gives up on certain things that he shouldn't.

[BLUExEYEDxSLICKT]

@abaddon5 I know what ya mean man. Everytime their was a debate on reducing the debt and Obama had a great plan to reduce welfare and RAISE the taxes on the Rich so that both sides would take a hit FAIR the stupid republicans never would compromise. How dare anyone try to tax them but normal people are to pay tons in taxes and the republicans love throwing welfare programs under the bus but don't touch their penny banks on the republican side cause that's not fair to selfish republicans. JERKS!

[abaddon5]

@BLUExEYEDxSLICKT

All we have to do is look at the Clinton years. Clinton raised the taxes on the rich *slightly* and it created jobs. Economics is a pretty complex issue, but we can look at what works.

[NothingSpecialMusic1]

Even though I disagree politcally, god damn, you make some great points. I hate when people blame Bush for everything, and I'm glad there are some smart liberals like yourself out there. I also totally agree that the parties are too "us against them". I'm a republican, but I don't believe in religion, support gay rights, and have a few other "liberal" tendencies. Fortunately, my generation of republicans seems a bit more open so hopefully we will have good candidates some day.

[Shoregrey]

What amazes me is people still think politicians will do what they said they would do during their campaigns...hilarious. All politicians, Democrat or Republican all fall in line with the American Empire/Agenda once elected. I honestly believe they have no choice. The president has no power.

[abaddon5]

@WhirlingWolves

You know, this comment really makes me want to do a video on that topic. I might later, but anyway:

The problem is that too many third parties exist. There are far too many to get on one ballot, let alone for us to be able to research them, campaign for them, and get them on the ballot. If certain parties combined their resources, it would make things easier.

[abaddon5]

@WhirlingWolves

The only thing I'll disagree with you here is on the war-mongering thing. I don't Obama as a war-monger. He's at least willing to talk with people (unlike former Presidents that I won't name...).

[abaddon5]

@WhirlingWolves

In all honesty, I don't think that Obama is against my interests as a whole. While I think that certain things should happen, I know that he as President can't make them happen. Just like I didn't agree with everything Clinton did, I doubt I'll ever find a candidate that truly works for our self interests as working class people (fuck the rich).

[WhirlingWolves]

@abaddon5 I'm all for public funding of elections. It's part of the reason I can't be a Ron Paul supporter. His view that politicians just won't take money and be influenced is fucking borderline retarded.

However if we actually want to affect a positive change in the world I think it is very foolish if we don't try EVERYTHING. So we need public campaign reform but we also need to fight for change from within the parties through primaries and pressure from outside the parties by 3rd parties.