Video Thread 9/16/2020

 Posted by at 3:08 pm  Politics
Sep 162020
 

Hammering Trump’s irresponsibility regarding the novel coronavirus seems to be working, as major advertisers are still coming out with new ads on the subject.

Don Winslow – How we got here.

Meidas Touch – Trump lied, 200,000 died.

The Lincoln Project – an ad addressed to Hispanics – and sane people of all stripes.

It’s a slow-ish day. I could throw in you a video of a Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputy giving instruction on how to fabricate false evidence – but that would be disturbing and depressing. How about I just quote this from George Takei instead (it was a long Tweet thread but has been unrolled for readability)?

I have heard many say that never in their lives have they experienced such fear, that the America they know might be gone for good. Here’s why I have hoped with my head high and my eyes focused ahead. /1 #MondayMotivation #50DaysLeft

When I was just 5 years old, soldiers marched up to our home in Los Angeles and ordered us out. We had done nothing wrong, our crime was looking like the people who had bombed Pearl Harbor. The laws and the Constitution failed to protect us. /2

No one dared stand up for us then. Politicians on both sides, from FDR in the White House to Earl Warren in Sacramento, took advantage of the fear and racism for their own political gain. We lost our home. Our friends lost businesses. We all lost our freedom. /3

I remember reciting the Pledge of Allegiance from a makeshift classroom inside the barbed wire fence of an internment camp. Most of us spoke English because we were born in America and were U.S. citizens. But that didn’t matter. America had forgotten its promises. /4

After we were out, many of us, including myself, dedicated our lives to ensuring that something like this would never happen again inside of America. We knew how fragile our freedoms and liberties really were. We knew we had to safeguard them. /5

Today, I have no doubt that if something similar happened to one group of people, there would be massive protests and an upswell of support. From this I understand thatwWe have learned much as a country. But it’s also very easy for us to forget, to be misled, to diminish. /6

It takes hard work to keep our Republic and our democracy strong. Every time we stand up against the forces of fascism, for the rule of law, for decency and humanity, we strike a blow against tyranny and evil. The fight is what keeps us vigilant and strong. /7

We have not faced such an existential threat to our system since I was a child. And so once again, we must stand and meet it. When we do, we will emerge stronger, and the lessons will be felt in our bones for future generations to heed and appreciate. /8

This is why I remain motivated, why I do not despair, why I know that while we have been here before, we can overcome it. We must summon enough strength and win the hearts of all good Americans. In 50 days, we can and will prevail. /9

I am 83 years old, but I am also that 5 year old, looking out at a dusty American flag and reciting those words, “With liberty and justice for all.” Only now, I know their true meaning after a lifetime of fighting for them. So fight with me. Stand up. Vote. /end

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  6 Responses to “Video Thread 9/16/2020”

  1. One again, thanks for sharing the videos!

    I get the feeling that most of us oldsters here are kind of a hybrid – very comfortable with “Old Schools” – but savvy enough to at least have a passing familiarity with “New School”.
    I’m in Missouri, and so sadly not a likely battleground state.  Probably the only upside to that is I’m not subjected to endless political ads.

    So I’m curious – you folks who ARE in tossup states, are these unbelievably creative, fantastic ads appear on TV that seniors would be more likely to see?  Or are they pretty much confined to the Internet?

    I thoroughly trust the folks that are creating them that they’ve crunched the numbers and know which medium would have the most wanted impact – but I’m just curious.

    I really don’t do much TV viewing, so I’m not a  great source – but I’ve not seen ANY of these wonderful ads on TV … just the Internet.

    • Colorado might be considered a swing state (I kind of doubt it, but we do have a lot of nutters) but with only 9 EV I don’t think they’d show them here. We are not in the running with Florida (29), Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (18) Michigan (16) – even Arizona gets 11. But I never have watched commercial TV much, certainly not for politics, and at this point, I am streaming everything I watch, so I wouldn’t know. Colorado Springs might not be a bad place to run them, though. Evangelical Christian Crazytown combined with beaucoup military retirees (and other seniors) in droves. I just wouldn’t know.

  2. Great videos, Joanne, but sometimes the written word can be just as powerful, or even more so, and George Takei just proved that. Sadly, reading is the last thing Trumpians do.

  3. Glad you all saw them before Don’s got taken down.  I swear to God, someone at you Tube has it in for him – or for the truth – or both.

  4. Thanks, JD.  Sadly, I missed Don. 05

  5. I got to watch Don’s clip that you put up, thx. 
    Truth speaks volumes, unlike those in high places who are in this for themselves, and not for the citizens. 
     I’ve read about George T video that hits close to home, in startling detail. How sad.
    Also, ‘No Nos Quiere’. I’d rather have a houseful of friends of all ethnicities, than listen to dt’s hateful, racist garbage. 

    All excellent videos, Thanks, Joanne. 

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