VFLOG in DENVER POST
Denver Post
Friday, February 15, 2008
Front Page
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Excerpt:
Sharp-tongued and opinionated, the women are the political
equivalent of a pair of ninjas, and sitting in a cafe in Nederland
recently, they unpack their kit-bag of weaponry -- a small, hand-held
video camera and laptop computer.
Founders of a group called Vflog.com, the two show up in offices
or catch political figures on the street, peppering them with
pointed questions, then posting their often surprised responses
on YouTube.
When John Ashcroft visited the University of Colorado last year,
they asked the former attorney general if he'd be willing to undergo
the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding,
and his befuddled response made it into blogs of the New York
Times and Time magazine.
Udall was one of their first targets. They videotaped a town
hall meeting in Thornton in September, and the resulting clips
show the congressman struggling at several points to keep his
composure under fierce heckling.
"The idea is to use public shame" to create change,
Kriho said.
"We've been polite long enough, (and) has it gotten us
anywhere?" added Chippi. "This is the voice of democracy."
This is what democracy looks like.
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This is what democracy looks like.
Definition
of flog: To criticize harshly or to force or urge into action.
Definition of vflog: A virtual or video
flogging.
A vflog is a political vlog (video-log) of a citizen verbally flogging
a dishonest politician or public figure for the purpose of holding
them accountable for their actions or positions on various subjects.
A vflog is the video version of a political blog.
This new wave in democracy has been described as a cross-between
guerrilla
theater and gonzo
journalism. Our moto is "Bringing the 1st Amendment into
the 21st Century".
Vflogging started in Colorado in 2007, when a group of activists
decided to use the Internet's emerging video technology to show
people how easy and fun it is to participate in democracy.
Vflog.com will be posting vflogs leading up to the Democratic
National Convention in Denver, Colorado Aug. 25-28, 2008.
As you can imagine, this is a lot of work, but a labor of love
as well. We are doing this for all the people who are too busy raising
and supporting their families to get involved in politics. We know
corporations, with the help of politicians, have made wage slaves
out of all of us. We are your voice!
Click the "Requests"
button to request a vflog target.
You log it, we'll flog it!
This is what democracy looks like.
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