While watching the countless debates of the 2007-2008 primary season, we noticed a trend: moderator asks politician a question, politician dodges the question and instead uses the time to rehash his or her platform, moderator thanks politician and moves on to next question.

In other cases the candidates on stage would go back and forth, unequivocally contradicting one another on points of fact. The moderator — a journalist — would simply move on, leaving voters in the dark as to the truth.

The ads on television are no different: quotes are taken out of context, are rampant with unfair accusations and citations (if any) are offered in miniscule type. Televised political videos leave us wondering who was right and who was lying, only returning to a small number of soundbites ad infinitum.

We created Speechology so that we don't have to wonder anymore. Speechology is an archive of videos that show politicians stumping for your vote. If a candidate or elected representative said it on TV, we want you to be able to find it on here.

But instead of just showing you the video, we invite you to do your own research and then tell the rest of us what you found. Speechology is a place that does not care what your political preferences are. We only care if you contribute good research. If you would like to argue over politics, go somewhere else. Here, we value facts.