Professor Lessig links to Quoticus, an online political speech repository. They keep an archive of both the transcript and the video, so you can make your decision with the cold light of the words, rather than all the images.

I want to believe that all of this that we are seeing in the 2004 election is new. I want to believe that blogs and the wave of populism that I think is behind them will matter against $100 million dollars. I want to believe that every time another web site pops up that lets voters think critically about this election, that people will make an informed decision. And yes, I think there is a right choice to make.

But I have to admit a feeling of fear. I worry that the Bush administration will just outspend Kerry… I feel they will lie all the way down to the river (if I may use a poker term…) and I worry that it won’t matter how many Paul O’Neills and Richard Clarkes come out against their former administration.

But I do have hope. I read the blogs, I read the meta-analysis blogs that blog about blogging (yes, that was fun to write) and I read that more and more people are getting information from places outside of the traditional media. I look at the energy that Dean’s organization continues to generate, and I hope.

And just in case it’s still money that matters, I just contributed $50 to the Kerry campaign today.