Posted on 09/19/2006 8:34:03 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is distributing government-produced, anti-drug videos on YouTube, the trendy Internet service that already features clips of wacky, drug-induced behavior and step-by-step instructions for growing marijuana plants.
The decision to distribute public service announcements and other videos over YouTube represents the first concerted effort by the U.S. government to influence customers of the popular service, which shows more than 100 million videos per day.
The administration was expected to announce its decision later Tuesday. It said it was not paying any money to load its previously produced videos onto YouTube's service, so the program is effectively free. Already by Tuesday, thousands of YouTube users had watched some of the government's videos.
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I watched a similar story that was posted last night...the usual gnashing of teeth followed for a few posts then it underwent the usual fade to black.
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Remember children - smoking marijuana will make you have sex with colored jazz musicians.
This message brought to you by D.A.D. - Drunks Against Drugs
Ill say it again, the parents are the ones that need to be watching these videos. That is the greatest point of failure.
Whatever. Kids (or adults for that matter) who want to use drugs will do so no matter how many times they're told not to. Some just won't learn until they hit rock bottom, others won't even learn then.
It'll be interesting to see if pro-druggie videos outrate it. I bet a homemade anti-drug Youtube video could whup the government's.
Pot Is Bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_AV7ghU5ZQ
Bet it won't get as many hits as the Starbucks guy!
Remember children - smoking marijuana will make you even more stupid.
Incorrect grammar. Irony alert!
Smoking marijuana will make you think that the Grateful Dead are musicians.
Incorrect grammar. Irony alert!
Yes, good thing I don't smoke marijuana, then.
Historically, it apparently also causes a degeneration of grooming and laundry habits.
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