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Speaker of the House Starts Blogging

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the grass-roots-politics dept.

Bjimba writes "Denny Hastert, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has just started his own blog on the official speaker.gov site. I don't know if he'll keep up with it, but from reading his initial post, it seems clear that he's not employing ghostbloggers."

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  1. No comments? by Frodo+Crockett · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Smart man.

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  2. Better Late Than Never by Sundroid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Right off the bat, this Republican Senator did something his Repblican colleagues probably won't like -- he criticized oil companies. From his blog:

    "Today, energy companies started reporting their 3rd quarter earnings, and while Americans paying were record prices at the pump, energy companies were making record profits. This is America. And Republicans don't believe in punishing success. But what are these oil companies doing to bring down the cost of oil and natural gas?"

    Welcome to blogosphere, Senator.

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  3. Re:His words seem genuine by Clockwork+Apple · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They are always happy to reach out with their message, but its a one-way street.

    From the blog:
    "This is the future. And it is a new way for us to get our message out."

    We need some folks in office who listen to the folks they talk at.

    C.

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    "Doctor, it's not the voices I hear in MY head, but the voices I hear in YOUR head that really frighten me."