The Barack Obama movement is starting to scare me. 

It’s inspiring that since Feb. 2, Obama’s “Yes We Can” music videos have collectively gathered more than 9 million views on YouTube and have received more than 45,000 comments, with the sponsored video alone collecting more than 33,000. 

Yet at the same time, it’s downright unnerving that the video of the actual 13 minute speech Obama gave following his victory in New Hampshire that the “Yes We Can” music video cherrypicked quotes from has gotten only a little more than 500,000 views. Only 700 comments have been left. Obama’s campaign posted the video on Jan. 9.

Even though it is the top result in the related video sidebar for nearly each version of the “Yes We Can” music video, people haven’t really felt the need to spend the time to investigate what he was actually talking about.

What’s worse, his hour-long talk at Google headquarters has only been viewed 140,000 times. Ron Paul’s has gotten more than 567,000.

To me, it reflects America’s obsession with celebrity and our short attention span. We don’t want to dive into the issues head first, we want something packaged together into a cute little presentation that will warm our hearts. People will say they don’t have the time to sit and watch an hour-long video of a presidential candidate talking about economic and foreign policies, healthcare plans, and the nuances of politics. But I would put money down that those same people have at least five hours worth of this week’s television shows TiVo’d.

So don’t be caught off guard if someone puts you on the spot and asks you why you support Obama. Be more like Derrick. 

Be sure to do your research.