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The issue of oil profits is an important one, especially now more than ever. The United States has become more dependent upon foreign oil than it has ever been. In the upcoming 2008 election, the candidates will each be faced with the question of what they are going to propose to do about this issue. Over the past few years, the notion of alternative fuels has been brought up more than once and is now being talked about more than before.

“Hillary Clinton on Oil Profits”, a title that is pretty much self-explanatory. The issue of oil and oil profits has been a key issue and topic of discussion since the 1970’s. It is a topic that all of the hopeful candidates in the 2008 Presidential election will need to address in one way or another; Hillary Clinton is among those hopeful candidates. Because Hillary Clinton is a candidate in the 2008 election, the public is curious about what her stand is on the oil situation, which is why this particular video clip is important.

At the beginning of the video clip, the first thing that you see is a blue bar at the bottom that says CSPAN in a red circle, displaying the day’s schedule for CSPAN next to it; this is the only thing on the screen for a brief moment. After that, there is applause, then Hillary Clinton’s speech begins and you can hear her speaking. There is a brief shot of members of the audience listening to Hillary Clinton give her speech on oil profits before the video clip switches to a shot of Hillary Clinton speaking, which is the focal point of the entire video clip. Hillary Clinton’s speech is the focal point of the video clip because it is a constant through the duration of it. Although the shot does not stay on Hillary Clinton giving her speech for the duration of the video clip, her speech is audible the entire time.

However, the video clip that can be found on YouTube is significantly shorter than the actual speech that Hillary Clinton makes on the topic of oil profits; it is only a thirty-five second clip. It is plausible that the person who posted the video on YouTube only posted the portion of the video that they supported, thought to be important, understood, or many numerous other possibilities. After watching the thirty-five second video clip of “Hillary Clinton on Oil Profits”, it is unclear whether or not the video clip begins at the beginning of Hillary Clinton’s speech or partway into it. In addition to these possibilities, the fact that the video clip is being watched online at a website, leads the viewer to question how much of Hillary Clinton’s speech is being shown in the video clip and to wonder what else she may have to say about the topic of oil profits. As a result, it is a challenge for the viewer to fully understand what is going on in the video clip that the person has posted on the topic.