Eric Byler

Trailer for My New Film, 9500 Liberty

ericbyler — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:47:07 GMT

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL-kbeZenaE

Awfully Disappointed with Bobby Jindal

ericbyler — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:06:00 GMT

If you missed Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's dreadful performance on Meet the Press yesterday, click here to see a man with a promising future throw it all away for cheap political points.

But to truly appreciate how foolish Jindal m

Changes in Repubican Party = Changes for America

ericbyler — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:04:57 GMT

It’s clear that Barack Obama has captured the spirit of civic engagement that awakened in millions of Americans, aided by netroots techonology, and propted by the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, two of many disasters that have resulted

The Moment We Knew: Barack Obama Wins Virginia & The White House

ericbyler — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:28:00 GMT

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUbEUB-BrBo
But this article in the Washington Post explains what a long journey it has been in Virginia to overcome Republican dominance that has existed ever since Richard Nixon’s “Southern Strategy...

Latinos, Asian Americans, African Americans Carrying Obama to Victory

ericbyler — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hljtL80klM

After reading this article in today's Washington Post, I've been thinking about how the collapse of the Republican Party directly corresponds to its abandonment of any pretension

Asian Pacific Americans Volunteering for Obama/Biden (in droves!)

ericbyler — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:23:06 GMT

The videos and writing below are my best pitch to get Americans, especially Asian Pacific Americans, to volunteer for Obama/Biden this weekend. Click here to volunteer through your local campaign office (or just look up the address and show up!). Click

A Week Before The Election, A Breakfast Epiphany

ericbyler — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:04:59 GMT

If future historians ever wish to find a window into the American political zeitgeist prior to the 2008 election, they should refer to the op-ed page of the October 28thm 2008 Washington Post, which today features yet another prominent Republi

Barack Obama's Celebrated "Cool" is Asian Cool!

ericbyler — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:13:00 GMT

A few days ago in Northern Virginia, I attended a press conference headlined by a hero of mine, U.S. Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), at which Barack Obama’s “Blueprint for the Change We Need for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders” was u

Throwin' Bombs: McCain's "Terrorist" Claim Leads to Exposure of Keating Five Scandal

ericbyler — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:47:00 GMT

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDofbll86dY
Below is my commentary on the politics behind this hastily crafted, but devastating video released by the Obama campaign today about John McCain, the Keating Five Scandal, and the broader

John McCain's Dive of Death

ericbyler — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:07:00 GMT

Hello everyone. I am in Virginia volunteering for the Obama campaign (videos coming shortly). Virginia is an important "swing state" in this election. And, the momentum of this election is also important to Virginia. Over the past several years, Virgin