The video (10 minutes approx) wouldn't clip, so go the source.

Great clip!
Sound bites can be expertly used to guide the listener toward a predestined conclusion. Politicians have been using this technique for ages. This is why everyone owes it to themselves to seek out as much information about a topic as possible.

The short-attention-span syndrome, that a lot of people seem to be afflicted with, could be used to garner support for something the average listener would not normally agree to. Classic manipulation.

Television news uses this technique to a somewhat lesser degree to entice the viewer to tune into their news broadcast only to learn that the image you got from the sound bite did not match the reality of the story.

This is why everyone owes it to themselves to seek out as much information about a topic as possible.

I totally agree with you. I only have one problem regarding this, and that is time. Today, through the internet, we have access to SO much info, that I have trouble finding the time to read all I'd like to, on any given subject. I have a folder in my bookmarks called "Must reads" and it has over 3000 links in it (and counting!) Don't even ask about my "Google Video" folder... ugh. If I live to be a thousand, I'll still have missed out on something terribly important, I'm sure of it.

I know the feeling. I have so much bookmarked to read later. What bugs me is sometimes by the time I get back to read something the video is gone or the whole article itself is gone.

I also find newspaper stories poorly written. Never mind the typos, sometimes the story just stops. , Where's the rest it's not there not on another page. On the computer the source is also a factor. Who do you believe. What is the truth.

The more "controversial" a video or article is, the quicker they get pulled, too. Censoring is alive and well on the internet. If it's something really important that I simply don't want to miss, I download it.

I am in the same boat. My 'read later' bookmarks and folders just keep growing. It's frustrating to have to prioritize what you want read, and even then you know you are missing out on a lot.