http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-great-birthing-the-significance-of-the-us-presidential-election/ implicitly reflecting a place too special to waste Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-great-birthing-the-significance-of-the-us-presidential-election/#comment-1632 Storytelling is the new politics « Sumptuous World Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:23:35 +0000 http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-1632 [...] Sumptuous World implicitly reflecting a place too special to waste « The great birthing - the significance of the US presidential election [...] [...] Sumptuous World implicitly reflecting a place too special to waste « The great birthing – the significance of the US presidential election [...]

]]> http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-great-birthing-the-significance-of-the-us-presidential-election/#comment-1626 Marion Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:24:42 +0000 http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-1626 Here is the link to the video which I referred to in my last comment. I did mix up the title. It was not transformation but "Butterfly" by Jennifer Buntjer. Mrs Buntjer seems to be an independent film producer with a interest in storytelling and oral traditions, if one can trust the information about her on the net. I think the spot is rather sumptuous and marks a break with the traditionally combative style of political advertisements. http://obamain30seconds.org/vote/?v=view-1373-wJEREB Here is the link to the video which I referred to in my last comment. I did mix up the title. It was not transformation but “Butterfly” by Jennifer Buntjer. Mrs Buntjer seems to be an independent film producer with a interest in storytelling and oral traditions, if one can trust the information about her on the net. I think the spot is rather sumptuous and marks a break with the traditionally combative style of political advertisements.
http://obamain30seconds.org/vote/?v=view-1373-wJEREB

]]> http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-great-birthing-the-significance-of-the-us-presidential-election/#comment-1625 drfrank Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:00:21 +0000 http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-1625 Hi Marion. Could you provide a link to the Transformation video you mentioned? Hi Marion. Could you provide a link to the Transformation video you mentioned?

]]> http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-great-birthing-the-significance-of-the-us-presidential-election/#comment-1624 Marion Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:30:50 +0000 http://sumptuous.wordpress.com/?p=580#comment-1624 A well written endorsement for Obama! What struck me about the Obama in 30 seconds competition was that the majority of entries showed people who identified with and embodied the 'we' in Obama's slogan 'Yes we can'. It clearly looks as if Obama has managed to empower people and to inspire them to see themselves as a vital and active agent within the process of transforming American politics and life. And this, I think, is why Obama is the only valid choice for America at this time. Because as the complexity and urgency of America's and the world's problems grow, so grows the need for the transformation of people from passive consumers to responsible, informed and empowered agents. My favourite clip so far is titled "Transformation". It is filmed on a schoolyard. A girl carries a box and, while she runs towards a group of classmates, shouts excitedly: "Something is happening!". Then all the children look into the box and see that the larva has transformed into a butterfly and they let it fly into the sky. A well written endorsement for Obama! What struck me about the Obama in 30 seconds competition was that the majority of entries showed people who identified with and embodied the ‘we’ in Obama’s slogan ‘Yes we can’. It clearly looks as if Obama has managed to empower people and to inspire them to see themselves as a vital and active agent within the process of transforming American politics and life. And this, I think, is why Obama is the only valid choice for America at this time. Because as the complexity and urgency of America’s and the world’s problems grow, so grows the need for the transformation of people from passive consumers to responsible, informed and empowered agents.
My favourite clip so far is titled “Transformation”. It is filmed on a schoolyard. A girl carries a box and, while she runs towards a group of classmates, shouts excitedly: “Something is happening!”. Then all the children look into the box and see that the larva has transformed into a butterfly and they let it fly into the sky.

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