The evolution will be Youtubed

The first rule of the Gray family, don't talk about politics. Being the only gay, liberal branch of the family tree, my opinions on politics are outnumbered by Midwestern ideology. I am the cheese, I stand alone.

For instance, I am a personal fan of Barack Obama, or as my grandmother refers to him, "That heathen, jihad mongering, dirty Muslim." Of course I could share my thoughts and opinions with my friends but I have maybe one friend who cares about politics and she's stoned most of the time.

It's rough having opinions and no one to share them with. I'd like to think there are others like me, and after logging into my Facebook and Youtube accounts in the past few months, I feel a sense of triumph. I'm not the cheese; I don't stand alone.

Millions are logging on to Youtube to "Face the Candidates." Barack Obama and Ron Paul lead the e-politics gambit, each with millions of profile views and hundreds of thousands of video views.

Not to be outdone, Facebook has been whoring out to its new friend ABC News, and their web application "US Politics." This feed will give you a day-to-day look at how the candidates are doing, what they're saying, their bowel movements, menstrual cycles, and every daily sin.

Blah, blah, blah! What makes this techno-crap so vital is that for once you can post your comments, debate with people about your views, leave YOUR thumb print on the presidential race.

If it seems hard to see the real life effect these sites have, Facebook fans of Ron Paul raised over one million dollars in one day for his campaign. To date he has raised over three million dollars and a good portion of that is from online sites like Facebook.

The question isn't if we are involved now. That's evidently true. The question now, for all of us, is will it get us to the polls. We are a lazy generation and getting us off our fat asses is a difficult task. Step away from the computer come November. No one wants to be the cheese.