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Text Comments Out In YouTube "National Discussion" of Health Care

Posted by timothy on from the you-could-always-talk-with-your-friends-and-neighbors dept.

theodp writes "While the White House has invited the nation to Join the National Online Discussion on Health Care Reform, it is currently only accepting 20-30 second YouTube video responses — text comments have been disabled. Which raises a question: Should a video camera be the price of admission for participating in an open government discussion, especially when issues may hit those with lower incomes the hardest? BTW, the response-to-date has been underwhelming — 101 video responses and counting — and is certainly a mixed-bag, including a one-finger salute, a talking butt, a woman "Showing my Apples", and other off-topic rants and unrelated videos."

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  1. Opinion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The Obama administration is far, far better than any Bush administration.

    However, it seems to me that "public participation" is dishonest. It is apparently a way of getting attention. It apparently never results in the public actually having any actual power.

  2. Re:Afro-American Racism Against Whites and Asians by MillionthMonkey · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    During the election, about 95% of African-Americans voted for Barack Hussein Obama due solely to the color of his skin.

    Yeah, but 95% of McCain voters voted for John McCain due solely to the color of Barack Hussein Obama's skin.