[the anti-liberal]

That may be true, but if this goes through and google begins implements "regulatory rules" of some kind that result in censure (and we know who they'll be censuring - hint, it wouldn't be the Code Pinks of the world) this could become a popular avenue for folks who want to shut certain people up.

Who's to say that another group won't buy whatever replaces YouTube and proceed to censure that - copying whatever "regulatory" mumbo-jumbo (look for the language to come from California's legislature) google may use to control YouTube content.

Either this process needs to be shut down now or a strategy needs to be developed before the practice spreads.

If this google buyout goes through, we should begin developing a counteractive strategy.

If any company with money like google can buy out YouTube for the express purpose of controlling content (videos like 9-11 Was a Conspiracy... (by Islamic Fascists) would be pulled so fast you'd never know it was ever there), you can bet someone will devise a plan to buyout and "regulate" FreeRepublic. So just think about that.

[Dog Gone]

Google already has Google Video. Buying out their main competition increases ad revenue, but it doesn't prevent startup sites.

In fact, it opens the door. I don't thing this is a good decision by Google.

It's definitely not going to reduce the number of video sites on the web by more than one.