Bio
Will Hinton is a consultant and blogger who got his start with the blog, Dignan's 75 Year Plan. Over the past few years, Will has used his blog as a platform to explore running for Congress, spearheading volunteer efforts for Hurricane Katrina relief, and challenging common perceptions about politics.
Will has developed a reputation in the blogosphere for reasonable and gracious dialogue on contentious political and religious topics.
Will is also a guest contributor at PeachPundit, RedBlueChristian, Nation-Building, RedState, and DailyKos.
Will lives in Atlanta with his wife and two daughters.
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Still awaiting an answer
Will-
I haven't heard your response to my comment about your last post on this subject....
Will,
You wrote "Who is exactly is going to police YouTube and determine why ads are political and who created them?" and then "What we need is more transparency, not less speech."
Remember this ad was posted anonymously. No one was taking credit for it. So if you want more transparency, then YouTube is going to have to be policed so that political ads are clearly identified.
Would you like it both ways?
Standard YouTube Fare
There's gonna be a million of these. Of course it's a problem if it is generated by a candidate's office, but there's no way we can check up on all of the election-related videos that appear on YouTube. Including a candidates web address at the end doesn't signify that the candidate's office had anything to do with it. These videos are called viral for a reason.
Dustin Kidd
Dustin Kidd
terribly-racist anti-Obama attack ad
That ad had nothing on this flash-based ad, which I found while trawling the web for crazy ef'd up stuff.
http://asecular.com/obama/
RE: McCain add
Are you a Republican for McCain then?
No not at all. I am no fan
No not at all. I am no fan of McCain nor would I assume that I will be voting Democrat in '08.
This is just a youtube
This is just a youtube video. Are there any real "attack ads" against McCain coming from the Obama compaign itself? i.e. "I'm Barack Obama, and I approve this (half-truth biased attack) message"???
Seems like McCain is always on the attack, at least to me
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5807555
ok, never mind... Obama attacks too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/us/politics/20ads.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1221653510-pSOXQlRbxihSNsSA/btT+A
http://www.nerepublican.com/index.php/2008/09/13/obama-attack-ads-backfiring/
http://sensico.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/new-obama-attack-ad-embrace/
A lot of people have
A lot of people have mentioned that they are unaware of whether or not Obama has issued personal attacks on McCain and we all agree YouTube is not an appropriate source. I think the only way of knowing is to compare statements that come directly from the mouths of each candidate. Personally, I have not seen negative ads issued from Obama, however I am open to viewing websites showing footage that proves otherwise, as we all should be. The most important part about making our decision in the upcoming election is that we make an informed decision. We can't believe everything we hear, whether it comes from Democrats or Republicans. Let's get out there and research and not vote solely based on race or political affiliation. We need to be more concerned with who is going to change the country for the better regardless of the physical attributes of that person.
In Florida, All we see are
In Florida, All we see are attack ads from Obama. His ads say nothng about himself, just attacks on McCain.
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