The revolutionary video sharing internet site “You Tube” will continue to exert its growing influence on the political scene as it hosts a presidential debate for the 2008 democratic candidates. The groundbreaking debate format will allow the eight Democratic hopefuls to square off against each other and answer voters' questions submitted via video. It has been reported that the range of video questions submitted range from the silly (a woman in a bathrobe singing a plea to the candidates to do something about telephone call center outsourcing), to extremely personal (two women asking the candidates if they would allow them to marry each other) and very serious (two men with their elderly mother who has Alzheimer's. As one of the sons feeds their mother with a spoon, he asks what the candidates are prepared to do to fight the debilitating disease). I’m sure, however, that all of the candidates will be fully briefed and there will be no surprises to any of the candidates. You Tube would do much better if they could guarantee their audiences that the candidates have no idea what video questions have been received and who will answer them.
Irregardless, You Tube is becoming an influential medium in changing people’s perceptions on political issues and presidential hopefuls. Whether it is a video clip from Obama Girl or Hillary’s Clinton latest ad spoofing the Soprano’s final episode, people are tuning it to see what the candidates and other people have to say. More importantly, political consultants and advisors are paying close attention to this new venue to see how they can capitalize on the “You Tube” and “blogosphere” information highway.
New York Times
Hillary Clinton: SOPRANOS SPOOF
Obama Girl: I GOT A CRUSH ON OBAMA
Both Videos Courtesy of youtube.com
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What dictionary did you find the word "irregardless" in?
I was looking for that Obama Video thanks
You tube is going to decide our next President God help us all
ir·re·gard·less /ˌɪrɪˈgɑrdlɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ir-i-gahrd-lis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adverb Nonstandard. regardless.
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[Origin: 1910–15; ir-2 (prob. after irrespective) + regardless]
—Usage note Irregardless is considered nonstandard because of the two negative elements ir- and -less. It was probably formed on the analogy of such words as irrespective, irrelevant, and irreparable. Those who use it, including on occasion educated speakers, may do so from a desire to add emphasis. Irregardless first appeared in the early 20th century and was perhaps popularized by its use in a comic radio program of the 1930s.
Stop being an idiot and just read the posts....those who think themselves wise are just morons fooling themselves... relax... you'll live longer
Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.
Well if YouTube decides who the next President is, I can't imagine they can do anyworse then when we allowed the Supreme Court to pick the last one.
....and you know darn well if there was a drug or sobriety test involved he wouldn't have gotton the job!
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