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White House Obfuscates Email

Posted by michael on from the tired-of-nigerian-lottery-spam dept.

markgo2k writes "Do you want to email the president? This John Markoff, New York Times story (reprinted here in the non-subscription Seattle PI) details how the White House no longer promises to read anything you send to president@whitehouse.gov. Instead, you must navigate a multi-page website AND confirm your submission via email. Oh, and they only want to talk about subjects that are of interest to them." The web-form system appears to be a bit overloaded at the moment.

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  1. I WIN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Pass the dildo, please.

  2. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    let's start flying flags with a sickle and wheat and a gold star in protest!

  3. I LOSE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Pass the penis, please.

  4. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The president emails YOU!

  5. ear muffs next by linuxislandsucks · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ear muffs next for Bush so he doesn't have to listen to congess..

    But it will be a mute point Bush will be impeached before November..

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    Don't Tread on OpenSource
  6. You find ANYTHING about this administration ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 2, Troll
    encouraging? Remember civil liberties? Remember budget surpluses? Remember an economy that was working? Remember employment?

    This government will read anything you have to say if you're
    a) rich
    b) white
    c) male
    d) Christian
    e) You've donated $100,000 to the Republican party

    So stop your whining.

  7. Re:Budget "Surplus" by Enry · · Score: 0, Troll

    You mean a slanted way of saying "it's about time we paid off the debt incurred by Reagan".

    Just because you have some extra cash doesn't mean you immediately have to start giving it all back.

    If I have extra money at the end of the month, I don't go buy a big-screen TV, I put extra money to my car loan/mortgage/credit cards.

  8. Re:We've come a long way baby by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I also remember all of the Republicans who called Clinton a coward and paranoid for blocking off Pennsylvania Avenue.

    Funny, because I am a Republican, I know a lot of Republicans, I listen to conservative talk radio, and I try to keep up with what my party is doing, and I never once heard anybody call Clinton a coward for closing Pennsylvania Avenue.

    So is that your thing? Do you make up things to criticize your opponents about? Why don't you stick to real issues?

  9. Of course he was the first... by sharky611aol.com · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...President to utilize the Internet! Nobody could use it til Al Gore invented it. DUH!