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Youtube and/or CNN censored the list of video replies to their raw footage of the recent CNN/Youtube GOP debate.

On November 29, 2007 I uploaded two highly critical videos about the previous night's debate, and added them as replies to two of the CNN/Youtube-provided videos. My videos were in the list of replies for between one and three days, but then sometime on or before December 1 were deleted from the list. (Note: the videos themselves weren't deleted; they were only deleted from the list of replies).

Do you want to discover the flaws in the presidential candidates' policies before the election, or do you want to wait until one of them is in office to discover those flaws?

The mainstream media is unwilling and unable to ask the candidates specific questions that would reveal the flaws in their policies. One solution is a series of policy debates.

If you want Ron Paul to be a top-tier candidate, reducing the popularity of his opponents is key. This video describes how you can do that: by going to campaign appearances by his opponents and asking tough questions, then uploading the responses to Youtube and promoting those responses. Even if you're unable to do that, please encourage others to get involved:

Here are videos containing some tough questions for politicians:

The CNN/Youtube Democratic debate was horrible because a) almost all the videos submitted were incredibly weak, and b) CNN chose the weakest of the bunch. Rather than forcing those who want to be president of the U.S. to defend their policies, the candidates got off easy and were for the most part simply able to launch into their stump speeches.

This problem will continue in one form or another as long as CNN or another biased group is the gatekeeper.

The better way to choose the videos is to ask known quantities (such as bloggers and pundits who have reputations they would presumably want to protect) to rate the videos on their difficulty vs. their triviality or generality. Then, the most difficult videos would be selected.

Please go to his campaign appearances and ask John Edwards the following question, then upload his response here and to video sharing sites, blogs, and forums:

Please go to his campaign appearances and ask John Edwards the following question, then upload his response here and to Youtube:

"Senator Edwards: you've falsely claimed that there are only three options to deal with illegal immigration: the status quo, massive legalization, or massive deportations (listen). You forgot to mention a fourth choice: simply enforcing the current laws and thereby encouraging many illegal aliens to leave voluntarily over time. That would also reduce future illegal immigration. Do you agree that it's misleading to omit that fourth choice? Why didn't you push for the fourth choice when you were in the Senate? In 2003, just three (3!) companies were notified that they would be fined for immigration violations. [1] Why weren't you pushing the Bush administration to enforce the laws when you were in the Senate, in order to help avoid the current situation?"

There's a list of tough questions from Phyllis Schlafly here, which, as with this site, she's encouraging others to ask at town hall meetings. The immigration-related questions are summarized here. Samples:

...Do you consider it a presidential duty to prevent illegal entry into our country?

...Will you pardon the two Border Patrol agents who stopped an illegal alien from bringing in a million dollars worth of illegal drugs, and now face 11- and 12-year sentences while the drug smuggler was given immunity from prosecution?

Last year, the Organization of American States named you as their Special Envoy to 'promote dialogue on issues... such as immigration and free trade' and you continue to serve in that role even while running for president of the U.S. The great majority of OAS member states have made it clear that they support massive immigration to the U.S. and in your press conference you came out against building a fence on the Mexican border.

Please go to his public appearances, ask him the following question, and then upload his response to video sharing sites. Feel free to print out this page, including the citations, for those who want more information.

Senator Obama: You spoke at the May 1, 2006 illegal immigration march in Chicago.