Go to Obama's Youtube site and try to post a comment that is anything less than complimentary. Watch it disappear into the ether.

Is Barack Obama, and his supporters, so weak that they can't even handle a little bit of criticism?

What does this say for his philosophy on free speech?

How staunchly will Obama defend 1st Amendment rights if he won't even allow dissent on Youtube, or even a question on why he doesn't allow it?

YouTube - BarackObamadotcom's Channel

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

Presidential Candidate Barack Obama's website is privately controlled content, henceforth the propriator of said website has complete editorial control. You cannot logon to the website and blast Obama for his patriotism any more than someone can get on air at the Fox News Channel and describe McCain as completely out of touch. Free Speech to me means the rule of law, although it sounds like you think maybe we should have an executive order which forces the will of the populace onto the the rest of us!

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"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt." -John Philpot Curran (1750-1817)


"When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist." -Archbishop Helder Camara

"Semantics is the essence of debate."
-Me

Read the post. I'm not talking about his website, I'm talking about Youtube.

The rest of your post is nonsensical.

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

If one of your guests starts calling your wife a whore and starts asking you to blow him, and you ask that guest to leave because of his comments, would you be anti-free speech? Free speech only extends to your own private property and a number of public locations. You have no inherent entitlement to be on anyone else's property, and can thus be asked to leave for any reason (including speaking your mind) or no reason at all.

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If a neocon whines about big government wealth redistribution, just ask him what he thinks about the portion of that big government that sends aid to Israel.

The YouTube website is either controlled by YouTube (or their owners), Obama or another party. If it's YouTube or another party, then your comment is irrelevant. If it's Obama, then it's his property (or property he has rights to) and thus he can treat it anyway he likes. See above post.

As for Obama's supports, I'm led to believe that they are morons, whether or not they are responsible for this site.

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If a neocon whines about big government wealth redistribution, just ask him what he thinks about the portion of that big government that sends aid to Israel.

People who post on YouTube are allowed to moderate comments. If you go the John McCain page, you'll notice that most of those people are licking his ass, too, with a few exceptions. I did see a few comments on Obama's that weren't enthusiastic either. But both sides seem to be aggressively filtering anything derogatory or troll-like.

As for McCain's supporters, I'm led to believe that they are braindead, whether or not they are responsible for his site

What's wrong with his supports?

Are his suspenders multi-colored?

Are his garters stretched?

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Obama's New "57 State Patriotic Pin":




Sayeth John Drake - 10/13/08: "OK, you're right, I admit to LYING"

His suspenders are drowning from the weight of all that change in his pockets.

Based on the responses here and BHO's comments elsewhere its going to be a 'good for me but not for thee' situation. If the kid were any more insecure he would be institutionalized.

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Socialism doesn't create a rising tide that lifts all boats. It drains the lake and teaches the boat riders not to help themselves by rowing.

“What's the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?”

“One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let's be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.

“The other kills her own food.”

Agreed.
What's wrong is that your only redeeming quality here appears to be your uncanny ability to spot and report errors/typos.

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If a neocon whines about big government wealth redistribution, just ask him what he thinks about the portion of that big government that sends aid to Israel.

But this is not what I did. I merely asked why there were no negative posts.


After posting this on Politico.com, Slate.com and several other high visibility websites (this one included), the Obama campaign has apparently decided to allow my three posts. I can only assume to prove me wrong. I know that Obama has a 'Quick Reaction Force' to respond to criticism, but this is impressive.

I find it impossible to believe though, that Obama's campaign is comfortable with dissenting views. Since my original posting yesterday, there have been a couple of dissenting comments posted. Am I to believe that, until yesterday, no one else attempted to post dissenting comments on his Youtube page? This is Youtube, with millions and millions of page views every day, but I'm the first? That's beyond the bounds of credibility.

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Andy
Cynical Optimist

Honestly it sounds like somebody needs something to do other than trying to play "gotcha" on youtube...

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Cultural insecurities are the foundation of American conservatism.

Judging by your questions (perhaps they are rhetorical questions?) in your OP, it is rather clear that you feel Obama's actions on his private property (or the actions of his supporters on their's) is directly indicative of his future actions regarding PUBLIC property and legislation. That simply does not follow, as I have shown with my rhetorical question above.They probably aren't, but distinctions need to be made between actions regarding private property and actions regarding public policy.Or maybe people are simply more likely to be interested in visiting the page of the candidate they support rather than that of the candidate they oppose.

There are only 56 comments for the video in question:

YouTube - Backstage with Barack: Stadium Trailer

It was added a mere three days ago, and here is a dissenting opinion, posted 3 days ago:

"Obama voted for FISA, an unconstitutional bill of GW Bush's that will allow the gov't to tap our phones legally."

So yes, there are dissenting comments, and they have been added (and likely are being added) since the posting of the video.

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If a neocon whines about big government wealth redistribution, just ask him what he thinks about the portion of that big government that sends aid to Israel.