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Tracy Chapman - Imagine

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:27:47 -0700

(16 votes - 1 comment - 465 views)

Olbermann's Worst Person: Dunkin' Donuts

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:47:59 -0700

(107 votes - 25 comments - 2562 views)
Terrorist scarves attack! And Rachel Ray is their accomplice.

Bill O'reilly Replaced by Pod Person

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:57:53 -0700

(21 votes - 7 comments - 700 views)
Bill O'reilly aggressively questions a gay marriage opponent on his show.

Here is gay conservative Andrew Sullivan's take on the clip.

Barack Obama Fired Up (circa 2003)

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:53:19 -0700

(16 votes - 1 comment - 485 views)
Obama from back in 2003 when he was still relatively obscure. His short speech starts at the 28 second mark. My favorite thing about this is his suit, which is sort of ill-fitting and obviously off the rack.

But don't forget, he's an elitist.

Obama: "We All Have A Piece Of Each Other"

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:41:17 -0700

(21 votes - 4 comments - 372 views)
Obama speaks about diversity and unity in Kissimmee, Florida on 5-21-08. I found this at Andrew Sullivan's blog.

Good Morning America - McCain and Parsley

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:18:01 -0700

(18 votes - 3 comments - 548 views)
It's good to finally see the MSM waking up to all this. Ross has been one of the better investigative reporters in recent years, it seems to me.

Jim Baker: "Talking To An Enemy Is Not Appeasement"

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:50:46 -0700

(38 votes - 1 comment - 421 views)
'Nuff said.

Obama On Ahmadinejad

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:11:41 -0700

(26 votes - 1 comment - 436 views)
A video from a few months back when Ahmadinejad was about to speak at Columbia University.

Final Part of Ted Kennedy's Eulogy for Bobby

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:54:40 -0700

(20 votes - 15 comments - 1071 views)
The press reported today that Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Hearing the news reminded me of what I think is one of the more moving moments in all of American political history: Ted's delivery of the eulogy at the funeral of his brother Bobby.

In this recording of the final section of that eulogy, he quotes excerpts from Bobby's famous speech to the students of a South African university in 1966. I think that was one of the finest speeches ever given by an American politician abroad, and the mix of passion and seriousness with which Ted recites the words of his fallen brother never ceases to bring me to tears.

Barack Obama: Keeping Our Faith With Veterans

Tofumar (http://politics.videosift.com/member/Tofumar) — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:24:12 -0700

(26 votes - 12 comments - 545 views)
I'm really surprised this isn't Sifted yet. Obama gave this fantastic speech on veterans' affairs in Charleston, WV on May 12, 2008. A few highlights:

"One of the saddest episodes in our history was the degree to which returning vets from Vietnam were shunned, demonized and neglected by some because they served in an unpopular war. Too many of those who opposed the war in Vietnam chose to blame not only the leaders who ordered the mission, but the young men who simply answered their country's call. Four decades later, the sting of that injustice is a wound that has never fully healed, and one that should never be repeated."

"...we must never forget that honoring this service and upholding these ideals requires more than saluting our veterans as they march by on Veterans Day or Memorial Day. It requires marching with them for the care and benefits they have earned. It requires standing shoulder to shoulder with our veterans and their families after the guns fall silent and the cameras are turned off. At a time when we're facing the largest homecoming since the second world war, the true test of our patriotism is whether we will serve our returning heroes as well as they've served us."

"...we'll have a simple principle for veterans sleeping on our streets: zero tolerance. No more homeless veterans."

"When our loved ones do come home, it is time for the United States of America to offer this generation of returning heroes the same thanks we offered that earlier greatest generation--my grandfather's generation--by giving every veteran the same opportunity my grandfather had under the GI bill. There is no reason we shouldn't pass the 21st century GI bill that is currently being debated in congress."

"Abraham Lincoln once said, 'I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. But I also like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.' There is no doubt that we are a nation that is deeply proud of where we live. But it is now our generation's task to live in a way that Stanley Dunham lived; to live the way that those heroes at Walter Reed have lived; the way that all those men and women who put on this nation's uniform live each and every day. It is now our task to live so that America will be proud of us. That is true test of patriotism - the test that all of us must meet in the days and years to come."