Using his Twitter feed, a Republican senator sends a link to a short video he made raising a concern about government-sponsored health insurance. The audio of the video, which is presented in his voice, is as follows:
“President Obama has assured us that, if government-sponsored health insurance is implemented, it will not be available to illegal immigrants. The problem is how can we be certain about the immigration status of anyone in America, even those who claim to be citizens. Am I the only one who still has doubts that the President is a legal citizen of the United States?”
The above picture appears over the previous line of audio.
The last slide says, “Please help me distribute this video by posting the link or an embed of this video on other places on the Internet or emailing the link to your fellow Americans!”
Is his video ethical as a political message? Why or why not?
Would it be ethical for you to embed his video on your Facebook page (along with your comments on his video)? Why or why not?