A new begining in the political process

This is interesting. Indeed, it could be that the people will get back the right to political discourse. The San Francisco based advertising company Wide Orbit is rolling out something that is very different and unique.

It is a new service that will give each and every American the opportunity to express their political ambitions. Well, at least if you have a minimum of $1000. And this new system will by pass the McCain/Feingold rules. Which, in my opinion, anything that can bypass that grievous law and put the power back in the hands of the people is a good thing.

Or is it really? This new service called VoterVoter.com will let just about anyone make a political advertisement for just about anything and have it aired on local or national TV for about a grand.

The news is not as big as I thought it should be. I guess the major news and media outlets really do not like the idea of yet another platform that does not include them. Each person who wants to express their support in a particular candidate or cause can now do so on an even wider forum than YouTube.

Don't get me wrong. YouTube is very powerful. Yet as main stream as it has become, it is not yet THE mainstream media. That is still the place of TV or cable if you will. National advertising on the TV is still one of the most powerful ways of getting your message out to the general public.

However, with the FEC restrictions, rules and regulations and the media having control of the major outlets of TV communication, it was not easy or affordable for the Average Joe to try and affect the political process. At least not without being a part of that process in a major way as an insider.

The news is getting out there slowly and quietly. But this is going to be hard to keep quiet for long. I mean for about $1000 you can have your own political advertisement running on TV. That is far more affordable than a full production advertisement. Obviously the technology of today, such as digital camcorders and inexpensive production software, it makes it far more easy and affordable to produce such advertisements.

YouTube also helps because people can now post just about anything on there and then work to have people find it and watch it. But in this case, VoterVoter.com will manage your advertisement and have it shown on the boob tube where potentially millions of Americans can and will view you advertisement

I think this a great way to use and practice your freedom of speech rights. We cannot allow our government to squelch our ability to speak out and express our thoughts, desires and concerns. TV is still the main way we get our information and it still has the biggest influence on influencing our lives.

Although it does not hold the power it once did, TV is still powerful enough to effect the minds and hearts of all who watch it. The Internet and a few sites on the Internet is changing the power of TV but at least for now and probably for the next decade or so, TV will remain a powerful tool of expanding and expressing ideas.

The challenge will be since, VoterVoter.com and its parent company, Wide Orbit, are founded and based in San Francisco. I am sure this will have a strong influence on who and what content gets promoted with their service.

I say check it out and let me know what you think about it. Keep your eyes on it. Hell, if you have the ability, maybe there is an opportunity for you there to make money, and get conservative views pushed out to the masses.

Clinton's Desperation or The Last Stand

Hillary Clinton is getting nuts. I mean not the same kind of nuts she and her camp already were. She is crossing over into a whole new world of buttery. Mrs. William Jefferson Clinton has gone out and hired Jack Nicholson, the actor, to do a spot for her.

Well, there is nothing wrong with a famous actor doing some stumping or promotional bits for a candidate. But it is the choice of this ad, which is below, that draws some interesting questions and concerns.

Here is the "experienced" candidate using movies to get her point across. Does she think that people will believe the "Joker" from the Batman movie is truly a good spokesperson for her campaign? Does she really think a fictional military officer that was a little nuts and did questionable things is a good spokesperson for her campaign?

It goes to show that Hillary and her camp have no clue what the American people want or need. Yes, I understand the fact that Americans are highly influenced by celebrities but not the many characters they play in movies.



You can check out some more Clinton/Nicholson spots at the Huffington Post. Some are funny and a little unbelievable but they all raise the question is this woman the best candidate the Democrat machine could put fourth?

We can't give Hillary all the press on this, however. Obama has a new advertisement spot. I should say it's more of a promotional piece that really says nothing. Typical of Obama. No substance at all. But it is slick and its produced by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas musical group.

You have a bunch of stars and others chanting and singing "Obama" over and over. They have different celebrities speaking in Spanish talking about this is our America, this is your America. Now I don't want to sound insensitive or prejudiced but I happen to believe Americans should speak English. But that is another story all together for another day.

All we keep hearing from the Obama camp is "change." I want to know change what and how are you going to change it. This spot talks about change. But no substance. If you can listen to the whole chant then watch the video below.



Unfortunately, even though I searched and searched, I could not find a similar spot from John McCain. Oh sure, there were plenty of spoof ads and anti McCain ads that mimic the two above but none seem to be serious ads from McCain or his camp. I wonder if McCain is the more serious candidate after all.