Yeah, obviously Ron Paul will be the politician (put there to make us think we have choices) that will fix it all, by going for a lot less government. Yeah, that'll fix it, let the government do even less to stop these corporate bloodsuckers from running everything..

Mike Gravel is the only one who seems to agree with what Carlin says here, but ofcourse he wont win till hell freezes over, and even if he did, probably couldnt make that much of a difference. Or he might have an accident.

I'd love to see Ron Paul and Mike Gravel as the Rep and Dem candidates respectively.

Heh, I love it around -10:30 "They don't even have the brains or the ba.. judgment to recognize what he's doing."

Every time you think reporting in the US couldnt possibly get any worse, they come up with shit like this and sinks to a new low *terrible

Thankfully, there are some exceptions in this madness, watch this interview with Gravel thats actually about politics instead of this crap.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Mike-Gravel-on-PBS-The-NewsHour-with-Jim-Lehrer

Title is so important. Subject matter is also crucial.

Videos that are current,political,combative,WTF!,"viral",scientifically geeky, RON PAUL! will naturally float towards the top 15.
Yet I still post Renaissance composers and Ranking Roger and expect them to make top 3. However . . .

Active commenting and engaged participation on the site (through interesting video descriptions or passion for the posts) are also critical to success. I have had far less time to participate recently due to moving across country and my posts are failing at an alarming and unprecedented rate. I would like to blame it on Lucky's code (and I do think that the loss of collective clubhouses has hurt somewhat), but the fact is that I am drive-by sifting now.

Title it right . . .or post that upcoming Ron Paul/Mike Gravel/Dennis Kucinich cagematch with a bad title and it won't matter how shiny the star is.

What a totally unbiased news cast. I guess Fox isn't alone.

There is nothing wrong with some bias, as long as its clearly stated, as indeed this guy does in the very first sentence he utters. The problem with FOX is that its an ENTIRE NETWORK, not just one host, one show, once in a while, but the entire network that even prides itself as "Fair and Balanced", that consistently favours one side. If it was just Bill'O once in a while, that'd kinda be fair enough, even if the guy would still be an embarrassment.

On a different note, I'd love it if it came down to Ron Paul VS Mike Gravel. Then we'd actually have a RACE, with some interesting debates.

Great post. This is probably the only decent candidate the US has seen since, who the fuck knows. He's honest, he's got balls, and wont be elected if hell freezes over, because no corporation would ever back him. Mike Gravel kicks ass.

I've decided to upvote in response to fedquip's response to theo's Gravel video: http://www.videosift.com/video/Hmmhow-can-we-make-Mike-Gravel-look-crazier

Based on fedquip's vid, this definitely warrants an *art tag

Theo,

Your 'yikes" comment on Mike Gravel's newest ad is ridiculous. I'm pretty offended by it, and I think it was a sophomoric attitude for you to take.

Maybe next time, let one of us who might fit in your "yikes" category, post this video, and let us have a nice talk about it. Instead of your condescending shitty comments.

An average citizen can make waves. (this is directly from Mike Gravel)

I find it offensive that the poster said "yikes" on their description. Maybe you think it's funny, but many of us find this commercial far more profound and powerful than any of the talking-point nonsense that the popular candidates like Edwards and Obama make.

This "yikes" comment is offensive to me, and probably a lot more other viewers.

Mike Gravel rocks, makes waves.

In addition to Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, Democratic presidential candidates Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich have also asked tough questions about the U.S. post WWII foreign policies. In this knee-jerk, 30 second sound bite culture, I have doubts that their positions can be heard enough to rise above ad hominem attacks and result in intelligent, reasoned debate within the mainstream media.

While I personally feel the U.S. has a right and responsibility to protect itself for legitimate defense reasons, these many covert wars, proxy wars and preemptive wars, have too often been waged to further corporate financial interests, rather than to protect our national security. Sadly, The U.S. public is sold these wars on false premises, fear, misdirection and blind patriotism. And often, we are simply altogether ignorant to their existence.

All of that said, I do still believe, that there is another side to the picture. The United States has often been a great benefactor to the world, coordinating an unprecedented amount of humanitarian efforts, and fostering principles of democracy with truly positive results. These efforts are applied unevenly however. Some regions of the world are supported while others are left to suffer unimaginable humanitarian crises.

It appears to me that we experiencing a shift in cultural attitudes and in awareness of these issues. Perhaps after 2009, we will begin to see changes in U.S. foreign policy that better reflects public opinion.

You know I think it'd be really something if it came down to Ron Paul vs Mike Gravel

but I hope for too much