They want this campaign to be about FUD - fear, uncertainty, and doubt. They want this election to be about Jeremiah Wright. They want it to be about Louis Farrakhan. They want it to be about William Ayers.
They don't want it to be about you. Or me. Or any of us. Barack Obama has a different idea:
One thing I've noticed lately is just how important it is to limit my consumption of mainstream news media. It's not that I want to become an ostrich, avoiding political challenges like Jeremiah Wright. (In fact, I'm planning on writing a post later today on that topic.) It's just that the media's overwhelming focus on the trivial can make it impossible to think straight. So it's very reassuring to actually just listen to Barack.
With that preamble, here's some more videos.
Obama takes on John McCain's joke of a gas tax plan (by the way, Clinton has endorsed McCain's plan):
Barack talks about his personal story:
Barack Obama picks a vice president (cute video):
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