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	<title><![CDATA[YouTube Debate Lives Up To Its Hype]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-melber/youtube-debate-lives-up-t_b_57507.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The YouTube presidential debate actually lived up to its <a href="http://prezvid.com/2007/07/22/why-the-youtube-debates-matter/">hype</a>. For about two hours last night, American political discourse was more genuine, diverse and - just as the Internet visionaries promised - more authentic than most days on the campaign trail. </p>

<p>CNN presented compelling homemade videos on a wide range of topics. Volunteers called for intervention in Darfur, as they stood amidst children in a refuge camp. One Michigan resident <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqrpjLZJVu4&amp;NR=1">asked</a> for the candidates' views on gun control...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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