I've been making a continued effort to teach myself basic video production techniques... Certain aspects of this have proven challenging, and suffice to say I have a newfound respect for those who develop television content for a living. I may not always respect what they produce, but I do have respect for how they produce it.

That said, CNN and YouTube are currently running a little contest, by which people may submit questions for the Presidential candidates of the Democratic primary, and then several of these entries will be selected for answer during a televised debate later this month.

I thought it might be a fun way to put into practice some of the things I've been trying to learn lately, so earlier today, I quickly put together a submission of my own...

Download Video: CNN+YouTube Debate Question (WMV - 1.0 MB) | YouTube Version

I've often heard people remark that voting for a Presidential candidate is akin to "choosing the lesser of two evils." While I can certainly appreciate this rationale, I also refuse to accept it. My attitude in this particular regard may best be reflected by words written by George Bernard Shaw and later echoed by Robert F. Kennedy.

"You see things as they are and ask, 'Why?' I dream things as they never were and ask, 'Why not?'"

As I've said many times, many ways, "This is the United States of America, and it's time we lived up to our name."