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Obama's MySpace Drama
fistfullast33l writes "TechPresident, which is covering the use of technology by Presidential Campaigns for 2008, has a very interesting article on how Obama's MySpace page is currently the subject of an underground battle for control by the campaign itself and the volunteer who created it in 2004. Joseph Anthony worked with the campaign initially and grew the site to include over 160,000 unsolicited friends that the campaign could use to reach out to. It currently is the main Obama page in the Impact Channel on MySpace. However, as Obama's campaign became more centralized and formal, the decision was made to attempt to acquire control of the site from Anthony. They asked him for a price, which he offered up as $49,000 plus part of the $10,000 fee paid to MySpace for the Impact Channel. Obama balked at the price, and decided to start afresh rather than pay the money. The fight broke out into the open when Anthony posted a response on his blog to rumors that the campaign was spreading regarding him wanting to cash out. MyDD has more."
I seriously doubt that he didn't realize Obama might run some day. From the moment this guy showed up on the political radar in Washington, D.C., people have been saying he's got the makings of a President. If not, no one would have ever heard of him. And now this guy, for better or worse, is trying to get his piece of the pie. Frankly, Obama should just pay the money and get it over with, before this becomes some kind of distraction or worse, heavily over-hyped media incident that hurts the campaign (remember Howard Dean's war whoop?!?).
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I think it's pretty scummy to create a "campaign site" to support a candidate, and then try to extort money from the campaign that you're ostensibly supporting.
No, she's fine. My associate is vomiting for a totally unrelated reason.
Everyone knows Democrats like Obama are for wealth redistribution. This guy's just getting an early taste.
"God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon, Marshal of France - speaking truth to power
Wouldn't you at least want the Republicans to win in a fair fight?
As opposed to the religious warfare and divisive politics that get Republicans elected. Remember when they used to be about states' rights and fiscal responsibility? What happened to that?
The Republicans engage in class warfare, too. If they didn't pander to the rich at our expense, we wouldn't need to make an issue of it.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
"If they didn't pander to the rich at our expense"
If you are saying the $65K is rich then, yes, thay have pandered to me. The problem is that I am not "rich" and it was only the Republicans that have cut my taxes and created jobs by the "rich" increasing invenstments to create my current job.
I often feel that the Libs have exclusive rights to "DUH".
Athiesm is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.
No, by rich I mean people who make over $200,000 per year. The Republicans destroyed more jobs than they created with fiscally irresponsible mismanagement of the country. They have shrunk the middle class faster than any administration in history. They are absolutely destroying the country, but fortunately, even the majority of Republicans are waking up to the damage done by the current administration. Too bad you appear to lack even the minimal level of intelligence evident in the average Republican.
I feel that Cons have exclusive rights to "Nyah nyah nyah, doody-head!" which is about the level of political discourse you present here.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Remember when they used to be about states' rights...
I would hope that you understand that is not a positive. Most people know what "states' rights" really mean.
What?