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This really would have worked better in text form. The images could be used to break up the "wall" of text, but it would be a lot easier to read and process the information at one's own pace, rather than trying to keep up with the speaker's hurried monotone. I had to stop and back up the "video" several times to make sure I was catching her points, until I finally just gave up on it. At least give us a transcript!
I also don't think the (admittedly occasional) expletives were necessary. Even if the speaker is trying to express her own disgust with a specific point, it's crude and uncivil, and generally undermines her credibility. The monotone delivery makes it even worse, like she's either reading them straight off her page, or just throwing them in to try to sound "edgy." It just rings hollow.
Finally, she seems to voice her own personal opinion in at least a couple of places when she invokes the "I" word. Even when commentators like Keith Olberman or Rachel Maddow express their own credulity at something, they tend not to SAY specifically what THEY feel about it, but leave the audience to guess from their intonation as they lay down the facts, and maybe draw an inference or two. You can get away with expressing your personal opinion to some degree, but you should, first, back it up with independent facts, and second, NOT make it about YOU.
But most of all, give us a transcript! Before anyone points it out, I'm well aware that I'm criticizing the from while ignoring the message. That's because I really don't think I'm GETTING the message, for the reasons I just presented. The rushed monotone delivery makes it hard enough to follow, and the rest are distracting enough to aggravate the problem further. This is disappointing, because I THINK there's actually a good point or three in there, if they could just be presented more clearly.
Like in a transcript.
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