CNN/Youtube debates: user video submissions

Youtube wants their users to submit videos with questions for the upcoming Democratic debate to be held on CNN on July 23rd and moderated by fluffball Anderson Cooper. I just watched a few of the current submissions, and boy is my spirit tired.

While one of them features the attractive "Resident", and at least two of them involve illegal immigration (1,2) all of the ones I looked at are questions that will make the candidates very happy, because they'll simply be able to go into their talking points playback mode. There is one somewhat funny one with an interesting question, and another with a question that either tries to be funny or is sad, and another asking whether Bill will be the real president.

However, none of the questions attempt to call the politicians on what they have stated or supported, and none of them attempt to make them defend their policies. I'll be repurposing a couple of my longer videos to fit under the 30 seconds running time, but I suspect that - even if they're allowed into the contest - they won't be asked because, well, "boxers or briefs" is so much more entertaining and easier to answer, right?

LIGHT A CANDLE UPDATE: Here's my entry in their contest. It's a cut-down version of the other video from me that you might have seen concerning Hillary Clinton's support for the DREAM Act. It's currently at #74 on their list of contest entries, although I think my neighbor in the list might attract more views.

Politics · Sun, 06/17/2007 - 09:08 · · Importance: 1