In an interesting move, the Al Jazeera English channel put a video on YouTube asking for feedback videos on the YouTube channel. What are people’s perceptions, views, and suggestions?

(An aside – wow, is that anchorwoman Ghida Fakhry ever pretty!)

As you might expect, the video responses were of varying quality. Many respondents disguised themselves. One hid a pretty nasty message in pig latin. Others used it to interview for a job, or to express various opinions of their own. Here were a few that stood out to me for one reason or another.

The Hands-Down Best Critique.

Under pressure (including murder) to dilute reporting, now importing “BBC” types for the English channel.
(Journalist author filmmaker John Pilger)

To Address Preconceptions, Change to a Neutral Name (i.e. “Associated Press”)

Paris Hilton (etc.) vs News – any questions?

And, my favorite…

Save Me Some Brain Ache, Please.

More in the continuing series of political lyrics…

David Bowie
“Saviour Machine”

President Joe once had a dream
The world held his hand, gave their pledge

So he told them his scheme for a Saviour Machine

They called it the Prayer, its answer was law
Its logic stopped war, gave them food
How they adored till it cried in its boredom

‘Please don’t believe in me, please disagree with me

Life is too easy, a plague seems quite feasible now
or maybe a war, or I may kill you all

Don’t let me stay, don’t let me stay
My logic says burn so send me away

Your minds are too green, I despise all I’ve seen
You can’t stake your lives on a Saviour Machine

I need you flying, and I’ll show that dying

Is living beyond reason, sacred dimension of time
I perceive every sign, I can steal every mind

Don’t let me stay, don’t let me stay
My logic says burn so send me away

Your minds are too green, I despise all I’ve seen
You can’t stake your lives on a Saviour Machine