Voting-Rights Activism Heads to YouTube
Wednesday night is the next Republican presidential debate, and local voting-rights activists want their questions answered. And, no, it won't involve picketing or a sit-in this time.
This is the CNN/YouTube presidential debate, and if you're not familiar with the format, it's like any other debate, except the questions are taken from videos made by citizens and posted on YouTube.
Local nonprof DC Vote coordinated a series of 11 video questions, which were taped with the help of local public-access station DCTV. Says DC Vote Outreach Director Eugene Dewitt Kinlow: "They range from the serious and straightforward to some with a little levity."
Well, just about all of them are in the former category: Two of the spots are from local GOP bigwigs, such as they are---local party chair Bob Kabel and D.C. Young Republicans leader Marcus Skelton. A number of avowed Democrats, including Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr., Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander, and schools Ombudsman Tonya Vidal Kinlow, also recorded questions.
Several more are from un affiliated D.C. citizens. One, from the Chambliss family, plays the cute-kid card. Nelson Rimensnyder goes patriotic. And bordering on the bizarre would be Eli Zigas' video, in which he plays a time-traveling, iMac-owning Abe Lincoln.
The chances of any of the DC Vote spots making it on air are admittedly slim, with thousands of videos having been submitted, but let's call Zigas' chances at slim to none. As far as I'm concerned, I vote for Skelton's spot:
Which one do you like best? Watch 'em all, and put your vote in the comments.
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11:57 pm
Yes let's give voting rights to a government that allows its workers to rip off tax payers of $31 million dollars.
Geez..Better yet, let's give DC statehood and call ourselves the District of Criminals.
11:55 pm
I still say let them keep the voting rights and just waive our federal taxes. No taxation AND no representation.
So does this mean that the official position of the DC Young Republicans is in favor of voting rights, or is Skelton inappropriately using his title?
1:46 pm
Would you please publish the following 110 word short story that appeared saturday on OpEdNews.com . It points to the "real" problem and why none of our best efforts seem to work/thanks/mac
"detoV I " - - A 110 Word Short Story On "Vote Secrecy" - The Enabling Characteristic of Vote Fraud.
by mac Sperry
http://www.opednews.com
He whispered wildly, "Vote secrecy is just a shell game. If the shells were made of clear glass the game wouldn't work. 'Til 1875 we openly voted by voice. Fraud was impossible. Then the newspapers fell silent as the "sanctity" of the secret vote was imposed. You must tell them; secrecy doesn't eliminate vote fraud, it enables it!" The door burst open. "After him" the Chief Guardian barks. "Back to sleep good citizen" he soothes as he massages my chest-mounted placator. I awake terrified. Turning to the mirror, my eyes are drawn to my placator. Immediately concern fades to ambivalence at the sight of its mirrored inscription: "detoV I".
© 2007 M J Sperry
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