Was just reminded of this video, while looking at The Long Now. The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996 and hopes to provide counterpoint to today's "faster/cheaper" mind set and promote "slower/better" thinking.
Bit of a jump in logic now, but in a talk on TED Kirk Citron discussed his Long News project, looking at items of news that will "matter" in 50, 100, or 10000 years time; Obama's presidency was mentioned. Which reminded me of this video, heavily featured in No Agenda, in the morning! A few of the copies of this on YouTube have been taken down - due to a "terms of use violation". But of course!
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." Barack Obama Campaign Promise - October 27, 2007
"There are over 550 million firearms in worlwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is, how do we arm the other eleven?"
Amazing intro sequence from "The Lord of War" with Nicolas Cage.
Looking at the media in the year 2010, you might as well read The Onion; their news is as accurate and useful as you'll get in the mainstream press, if not more so! Discovered this from a clip on No Agenda. Go to: NoAgendaShow.com
Well worth a watch as it's a very funny clip, but also a very perceptive parody of exactly the sort of inane reporting we've come to expect from the mainstream media. After checking out the video below, if you care at all about the safety of your family, you owe it to yourself to also follow this link: Boy's tragic death could have happened to any family with a 20 foot pet python.
