Guide Note: Lawrence Lessig created a video explaining why he supports presidential candidate
Barack Obama. Lessig founded
Creative Commons and is a prominent advocate of
Free Culture, the
Free Software Movement. He was prompted to make the video by an email request.
Main Points:
- Opens saying there are few major policy differences between Clinton and Obama — but there are differences in character, integrity, ideals
- Says that Bill Clinton didn't hold firm on principles he stood up for in his campaign — Hillary may be the same
- Praises Obama for opposing the Iraq War — his "moral courage to stand up for what was right"
- Discusses Rovean tactic of using candidates' real strengths against them in a dishonest way — an example being John Kerry's war record being brought into disrepute by the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth
- Lessig states that Hillary Clinton adopted Rovean tactics when she accused Obama of inconsistency on the Iraq war
- Clinton's suggestion that Obama agreed with Ronald Reagan's ideas was "plainly false"
- Rovean tactics should not be rewarded or they will continue
- Obama promises a much more fundamental change than Hillary Clinton
- Praises Obama for not taking lobbyist money — and shows a clip of Clinton saying that lobbyists represent "real Americans"
- Obama will "inspire as he leads" — especially in a move towards peace
- Electing Obama is the clearest way of saying to the world "we have changed"
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