20 minutes or so on why I am 4Barack

Lawrence Lessig created a video explaining why he supports President 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:

  1. Opens saying there are few major policy differences between Clinton and Obama — but there are differences in character, integrity, ideals
  2. Says that Bill Clinton didn't hold firm on principles he stood up for in his campaign — Hillary may be the same
  3. Praises Obama for opposing the Iraq War — his "moral courage to stand up for what was right"
  4. 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
  5. Lessig states that Hillary Clinton adopted Rovean tactics when she accused Obama of inconsistency on the Iraq war
  6. Clinton's suggestion that Obama agreed with Ronald Reagan's ideas was "plainly false"
  7. Rovean tactics should not be rewarded or they will continue
  8. Obama promises a much more fundamental change than Hillary Clinton
  9. Praises Obama for not taking lobbyist money — and shows a clip of Clinton saying that lobbyists represent "real Americans"
  10. Obama will "inspire as he leads" — especially in a move towards peace
  11. Electing Obama is the clearest way of saying to the world "we have changed"

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