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Glenn Beck responds to State of the Union (1/28/10)

Avokineok says...

Obama being unconstitutional..

I remember my country (NL) was sucked into a war that was actually unconstitutional. That cost a lot of lives and money.

The only thing I really think is weird, is that Glenn Beck seems to really believe what he says. I first thought this guy only wanted a lot of attention, Bill O'...

4th Sifitiversary Video Festival and More (Sift Talk Post)

Avokineok says...

Two things:

1- Lann (two posts above this post) has one of the best avatars I've seen. Almost as nice as this one: http://www.paulzarouii.com/crap/stop_hammertime.jpg

2- If I would have any money to spare, I would donate to Videosift because I really love this website. Most importantly because of the fact that this is not just a website dedicated to sifting the good vids and saving everyone time and giving them the best vids to watch. But it's for me more about the comments underneath all these nice vids.. I have't found another video website dat has discussions in which arguments are used as well as here on the sift.. So thanks to Dag and the other webmasters of Videosift and also all members of course!

Just wanted to say that. I know I'm very off-topic.

Giuliani Vs. Obama: The SOTU Terrorism Speech That Wasn't?

Avokineok says...

Thanks for the info. That's something I really like about Videosift: This is a place where people use arguments. Actually, that's something what really sets it apart from other online video websites.. I won't react on YouTube vids, because it's useless and there is no real debate there.. Just namecalling.

I like Videosift >> ^direpickle:
>> ^Avokineok:
I live in The Netherlands. Everytime I'm on Videosift, I get a sense of how bad it must be to be an American.
I see some great entertaiment with all the late night shows, but I feel bad for all of you who have to live in a country that has so many people taking everything said at Fox "News" ("Gossip" might be more appropriate) so seriously..
It seriously makes me said and makes me believe Amerika is not the land of opportunities; it's a land where people with a lot of money tell other people what think.

It's not true that most people take Fox News that seriously. Of a country of 300+ million people, they average somewhere between 2 and 5 million viewers on any given night (depending on the source), which is about equal to the viewership of all of the other 'liberal' channels combined. The Daily Show has about 1.5-2 million viewers every night.
The real fact is that most people 1) just don't care and 2) trust neither the government nor the media.
Edit: More random numbers, for comparison: 5-year-old reruns of Futurama regularly got ~1 million viewers at 1 am on a channel that shows only cartoons.

Elliott Smith - King's Crossing (live)

Giuliani Vs. Obama: The SOTU Terrorism Speech That Wasn't?

Avokineok says...

I live in The Netherlands. Everytime I'm on Videosift, I get a sense of how bad it must be to be an American.

I see some great entertaiment with all the late night shows, but I feel bad for all of you who have to live in a country that has so many people taking everything said at Fox "News" ("Gossip" might be more appropriate) so seriously..

It seriously makes me said and makes me believe Amerika is not the land of opportunities; it's a land where people with a lot of money tell other people what think.

Islamic Sheik on Obama: Is he good or bad for Arabs?

Avokineok says...

Must say there is some truth in that.. But hey, the better question is: can you reach any high office in Amerikca without giving away all your values?

(I would say you'd be right if you gave Ron Paul as an example btw. )

Maybe I shouldn't have taken "The Wire" so seriously

BBC - The Secret Life of Chaos

Avokineok says...

Seriously great documentary!

If your interested in this one, you could maybe try and read "Godel, Escher Bach" by Douglas R. Hofstadter.. Great and almost too complicated book.. Thanks for the upload!

The Postal Service "Brand New Colony"

Avokineok says...

I was hoping for the actual video.. Don't know if it even exists..

One thing is for sure: It's a shame the Postal Service only created one album before continuing on other projects. Their album Give Up is one of my favorites of all time..

Anyone who wants to hear another great postal service song which you might even recognise, take a look at this sift: http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Postal-Service-Such-Great-Heights This vid does have a beautiful movie.. Enjoy!

How to talk like a Hell's Angel

Glenn Beck Kills a Frog

Wrong seats "snowballfight" (Ph. Eagles vs SF 49ers)

Stephen Fry - The Importance of Unbelief

Avokineok says...

I watched a lot of vids here on Videosift, and a lot with Stephen Fry.
This is the first time I see his enormous crooked nose!
I thought it was the lighting, but his nose is just impossible big and has to have been broken some time in the past.
Just.. Wow.

Chinese gymnast training / abuse

Remco from The Netherlands

Human Giant: Escalating Interview



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