amazing how many adults actually use YOUTUBE as a credible source of information

What should they use? MSN?

Most of the "First President ..." remarks made are true, as I was aware of them as they occurred.

I am also aware of many youtube posts by MH to provide "facts".

wrong, I rarely use youtube and if I did , it would only be to share an OPINION someone else had or share a 'QUOTE' someone else spoke

you have NEVER seen me refer to youtube as a source of FACTS,,,,

really? someone should go on and hire me as a parelegal with all the research I continue to do for others
1.first president to apply for college aid as a foreign student

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/05/was-obama-born-in-the-usa/
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/barackobama/a/obama_citizenship_questioned_2.htm

...it starts off LYING,,,
most of the list is baseless accusations and subjective opinions,,nothing that would be a documented legitimate HISTORICAL first ,,,,

Actually, you are doing it now. You are referring to a youtube video and stating as a "fact" that the statements are not true (many of which I know to be true) with nothing to back up your statement. You defend Obama 100% of the time even when you have no factual basis to do so.

That is the truth.

i don't believe you finished reading the sentence.
1.first president to apply for college aid as a foreign student , then deny he was a foreigner

lol, the statement is not true as it links two things together in a timeline, and the FIRST didnt happen,,,

its like saying, Bush was the first president to pass out drunk in front of the queen, and then claim he no longer drinks,,,,

the thing is, as soon as you read the first thing about obama that you feel is wrong, you shut out everything else and try to bash bush as a smoke screen. you wouldn't make it as a paralegal
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/obama-report-card.htm

amazing how many adults actually use YOUTUBE as a credible source of information

1.first president to apply for college aid as a foreign student
...it starts off LYING,,,
most of the list is baseless accusations and subjective opinions,,nothing that would be a documented legitimate HISTORICAL first ,,,,

I wouldnt be surprised if in that list of dozens of statements , one or two are accurate,, even a broken clock is right twice a day

I hate to break it to you, but you're more likely to get the truth on the internet then you will get from ANY mainstream source. They ALL lie, every last one. Why do you think they keep pushing to try and change how the internet is run for? They know the power of it! They know it has the ability to expose them for the frauds they are, and they can't have that happen.

that is my point. you dismiss the entire list because of what you read in the first half sentence

the actual sentence
1.first president to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner

then you back pedal when you are shown that several of the statements could be true

you don't like people talking smack about obama, but you bash bush just as easily as those that bash obama

my statement is not about the broad 'internet',

its about the specific site 'youtube', my son recently posted a homemade video of a dance to an artist and labeled it as the 'official video'

individuals can post whatever they want with little to no risk

NOT newscasters with careers and reputations on the line, NOT writers with easily identifiable names and jobs on the line as well as the risk of momentous lawsuits

just YAHOOS with opinions and a program on the computer that can create a video,,,

its not a CREDIBLE source for facts except for hearing what people have said, and even THAT is often edited by the YOUTUBE poster with little to no risk (unlike in a more credible source trying to maintain its credibility)


analogy: If I said I bought a hostess bar from the grocery store....and someone said that wasnt the healthiest thing for me to buy


would they be condemning the WHOLE Grocery store...or just the Hostess bar?

would they be implying that there were no healthy choices at the grocery store?



you have to search for credible sources on the internet, just like you have to search in a grocery store for healthy food choices

often times, when it comes to the internet, people want to lump all the food together with the same description,,,but thats not true

yes, you will find errors and omissions at every source (internet or media) because people cannot cover everything at all times and they have to be mindful of their audience so they can have sponsors and continue getting paid

BUT,,there are far more sources who outright LIE and too many people who read opinions as facts,,,than there are people actually trying to give ACCURATE and TRUE information,,,especially on the internet

I understand what you're saying, and that there is people that will lie or twist things to suit their interests on the net, but what bothers me is people go to such extremes on this. The idea that because someone in the public eye has told you something they are more likely to be right, and because someone isn't they are more likely to be wrong, is exactly why we are in the mess we are in today.

We need to stop judging information based on source, and instead on the merit of the ideas presented. Then you will get a better idea of what the truth is, source and fact don't always go together.