Analysis: How does Daily Kos get all this old footage? Somebody must Tivo every news report out there. And then how do you find the relevant footage from the database? Amazing.
DailyKos attacks FOX News for ridiculing John Edwards’ $400 haircut, but defending Sarah Palin’s $150,000 clothes
October 23, 2008
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Video of John Edwards interview on Nightline w/ Bob Woodruff
August 9, 2008
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Campaign Video shot by Rielle Hunter, who had affair with John Edwards
August 9, 2008Also, you can watch the video Rielle Hunter shot below; she was reportedly paid over $100,000 for the so-called webisodes by a PAC for Edwards.
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John Edwards admits to having affair with staff member + lying about it during presidential campaign while wife’s cancer was in remission
August 8, 2008News: This is the first time I’ve linked to The National Enquirer, but the tabloid has been the only one reporting this story since last year. Finally, John Edwards had to admit to the affair, although he denied that he fathered a child with the woman (the child’s father is supposedly a staff member of Edwards during the campaign). Here’s part of the National Enquirer’s story with photos. More here.
Analysis: The story speaks for itself, so there’s not much to say other than we all feel for Elizabeth Edwards, who has cancer. She’s reportedly known about the affair since 2006, but still this must be devastating. We all wish her well during her treatment and recovery. (More)
JOHN EDWARDS STATEMENT ON ADULTERY:
In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99 percent honest is no longer enough.
I was and am ashamed of my conduct and choices, and I had hoped that it would never become public. With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006 and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. I am and have been willing to take any test necessary to establish the fact that I am not the father of any baby, and I am truly hopeful that a test will be done so this fact can be definitively established. I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby.
It is inadequate to say to the people who believed in me that I am sorry, as it is inadequate to say to the people who love me that I am sorry. In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic. If you want to beat me up — feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help.
I have given a complete interview on this matter and having done so, will have nothing more to say.
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John Edwards ends campaign
January 30, 2008“I began my presidential campaign here to remind the country that we, as citizens and as a government, have a moral responsibility to each other, and what we do together matters. We must do better, if we want to live up to the great promise of this country that we all love so much.
“It is appropriate that I come here today. It’s time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path. We do not know who will take the final steps to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but what we do know is that our Democratic Party will make history. We will be strong, we will be unified, and with our convictions and a little backbone we will take back the White House in November and we’ll create hope and opportunity for this country.”
Analysis: John Edwards was the first candidate to announce his bid for the presidency in 2008. He did so on YouTube first, while working to rebuild New Orleans–with his own hands. Below is that video. Edwards provided a strong voice for the poor of this country and took a courageous stand on not receiving money from lobbyists. My guess is that the timing of his departure — before Super Tuesday next week –may be intended to help Barack Obama do better against Hillary Clinton.
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The Utube Blog study: Ron Paul still rules YouTube, but Huckabee makes a surge
January 9, 2008The Utube Blog study on Presidential Candidate Videos on YouTube–click to download
News: You can download from the link above my latest report on the use of videos on YouTube by the presidential candidates. The study was completed before the New Hampshire primary.
Analysis: Here are my 3 key findings:
(1) Republican candidate Ron Paul continues to be, by a wide margin, the most popular candidate on YouTube, in terms of the average number of views per video (105,908 views per video) and the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel (42,858). He also has the most total views (9,320,763) on YouTube for any presidential candidate (although he does not have the most viewed single video on YouTube—Mike Huckabee does).
(2) Republican candidate Mike Huckabee has experienced a dramatic growth in the popularity of his videos during November and December 2007. He jumped from close to the worst in average number of views in October 2007 to the second most views per video by January 4, 2008, with 27,818 views per video. Most impressive of all is the fact that Huckabee is the first candidate with a video that has generated over 1 million views on YouTube.
(3) Finally, as the primary season has begun, the candidates’ YouTube videos have seen a huge increase in the number of views than in previous months.
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Saturday’s YouTube videos from the candidates in New Hampshire
January 5, 2008News: I hope to have another official report on the popularity of YouTube videos of the presidential candidates soon. There’s been a lot of movement, especially by Mike Huckabee. You can view my past reports here. In the meantime, I will be posting the campaign videos of the key contenders each day until the New Hampshire primary. Here are Saturday’s videos:
Democrats
John Edwards
Barack Obama
Republicans
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
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Oprah backs Obama on campaign trail + YouTube
December 10, 2007News: Barack Obama is now in a statistical tie with Hillary Clinton in Iowa.
Analysis: Oprah is an excellent campaigner. The Clinton camp should be hitting the panic button right now. This will be their toughest challenge for the Democratic nomination.
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John Edwards goes negative on Hillary Clinton’s “double talk,” the politics of parsing
November 2, 2007News: The Edwards campaign is going on the offensive on YouTube, with this attack ad on Hillary Clinton, who had a shakier performance in the last debate (as shown on the video).
[DISCLAIMER: This is not an endorsement of any candidate.]
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Ron Paul rules YouTube, Fred Thompson flops
October 22, 2007News: The Utube Blog’s second report on the presidential candidate videos on YouTube is now available. Ron Paul continues to blow by the entire field of candidates, both Democratic and Republican. Newcomer Fred Thompson had a disappointing first month on YouTube.
Download: The Utube Blog second report on Presidential Candidate Videos on YouTube
Key Findings
(1) Republican candidate Ron Paul continues to be, by a wide margin, the most popular candidate on YouTube, in terms of the average number of views per video (85,194 views per video) and the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel (29,658). He also has the most total views (4,344,904) on YouTube for any presidential candidate (although he does not have the most viewed single video on YouTube—Hillary Clinton does).
(2) Republican candidate Fred Thompson has drawn only a relatively few number of YouTube viewers in the first month of his campaign, maintaining a very low average number of views per video (3,780 views per video). He gained only 581 subscribers to his YouTube channel. His most watched video captured over 55,000 views.
(3) Overall, the videos of all the presidential candidates have drawn only a relatively modest number of views on YouTube, both in terms of the actual views per video and the average number of views per video.
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Ron Paul rules YouTube, Fred Thompson flops
October 18, 2007My second report on the presidential candidate videos on YouTube will be out soon. Stay tuned.
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The Utube Blog study: Ron Paul is the No.1 presidential candidate on YouTube, by a landslide
August 13, 2007News: For the past couple months, I’ve been collecting data on all the presidential candidates’ videos on YouTube. Today, I’m publishing my first report, “Analyzing the Presidential Candidate Videos on YouTube August 2007.”
The report reaches two basic findings for the presidential candidate videos thus far:
(1) The presidential candidates have gained only a relatively modest amount of views and subscribers to their YouTube videos; and
(2) Republican candidate Ron Paul is, by a wide margin, the most popular candidate on YouTube, in terms of the average number of views per video and the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel. He also has the most total views on YouTube for any presidential candidate.
Here’s one slice of the report:
View the report: Click here. I’ve also set up a new blog called The YouTube President with a copy of the report. I’ll be collecting my reports there.
Download the report: The Utube Blog study August 2007.doc
(Copyright permission: Please feel free to copy the report and re-use it, including the graphs, in other works, as long as attribution is given to Professor Edward Lee and The Utube Blog. Thanks.)
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John Edwards at YearlyKos conference
August 6, 2007
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