A few tweaks could make this video go viral
I made a video attempt to pick apart the recent O'Reilly/Morris Ron Paul hit piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GDODoTR3k8
This is a FANTASTIC idea, and you're already on the right track. However, before the video starts spreading, I think we can help it along by correcting a few errors made and possibly by clarifying Ron Paul's position even more.
Is there any way you can support your claim that the reason Ron Paul snubbed O'Reilly was in order to get a
fair interview? If so, you didn't provide it. Yes, you provided the Lou Dobbs conflict; but certainly Ron Paul could meet with O'Reilly after Lou Dobbs or on another day. Ron Paul's campaign has yet to schedule this, despite O'Reilly's open invitation. Anyone who watches O'Reilly is going to see your bias in your unsupported claim. This is important to correct because it's the very first point you make (which means it's the point that first establishes your credibility, so it NEEDS to be unimpeachable), yet it's unsubstantiated. We're trying to persuade people who like O'Reilly to begin questioning O'Reilly, especially when it comes to Ron Paul; the rest of your video does such a great job at this, but if we begin with an unsubstantiated claim, we're setting the wrong tone, turning off the very voters we're most trying to reach, and possibly losing viewers who immediately decide to flip to other YouTube clips. May I suggest you replace your own supposition as to why Ron Paul didn't appear on The Factor with Jesse Benton's statement on this matter? If Ron Paul's campaign answers this question directly and you simply quote their answer, it's a supported claim that corrects the record in the same way the Ron Paul campaign wants it corrected. You will be dismissing O'Reilly through a credible source (and then beyond that source's response, you can also link the Lou Dobbs clip to support Jesse Benton, rather than to support the unsubstantiated claim that "Ron Paul wanted a fair interview, so he avoided O'Reilly").
Is there a way you can correct the spelling of Chris Christie's name? If you leave it spelled incorrectly, educated likely Republican primary voters will assume you are ignorant on the major players along the political landscape. This will allow them to dismiss you, and then dismiss any claim you make. Because in their minds, an uninformed YouTuber could not possibly be correct on the major issues if he doesn't know who Chris Christie is.
(Just to clarify, I'm being overly critical and seemingly dismissive in an effort to help; because I think your idea and efforts thus far are amazing. And with a little tweaking, we could make this video go truly viral. The difference between a video that reaches 3500 people and one that reaches 3.5 million is often the small details. It's the small details that separate videos into classes. We want political "sneezers" to spread this message on our behalf, so we need to speak the language of those political "sneezers.")
Perhaps we might get more clicks with a more versatile title for the clip: "No Spin Zone? O'Reilly Exposed! Ron Paul facts revealed!" A title like that sets the tone for the clip. And that tone of hypocrisy revealed is what will draw in viewers of all stripes. Viewers who love O'Reilly will watch to prove you wrong; those who hate O'Reilly will watch to relish the confirmation of their own bigotry; Ron Paul fans and curiosos will watch because it satisfies their hunger for Ron Paul facts and corrections of the media; indifferent viewers and viewers ignorant of O'Reilly will watch because the title is both salacious and crafted using key search words.
I have a few other suggestions, but let me know if any of this is helpful before I continue. If you think the above points are wrong or irrelevant, then feel free to dismiss them and thanks for reading anyway. Great work overall!
