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The Coming Digital Presidency
Ranjit Mathoda writes "Marc Andreeson, the cofounder of Netscape, met Senator Barack Obama in early 2007. Mr. Andreeson recalls, "In particular, the Senator was personally interested in the rise of social networking, Facebook, Youtube, and user-generated content, and casually but persistently grilled us on what we thought the next generation of social media would be and how social networking might affect politics — with no staff present, no prepared materials, no notes. He already knew a fair amount about the topic but was very curious to actually learn more." As a social organizer and a lover of new technologies, Mr. Obama could be expected to make good use of such tools in getting elected, and he has done so. What may not be as obvious is that Mr. Obama appears to have a keen interest in using such technologies in the act of governing. And whether Mr. Obama becomes president, or Mrs. Clinton or Mr. McCain do, these new tools have the potential to transform how government operates."
Obama's preacher is a racist, a white person voting for him would be like a black person voting for a white man whose preacher is a Klansman.
That's silly. Everyone knows someone that is a racist, and really, truth be told, we are all probably racist on some level. Faulting Obama for knowing someone who is a racist is like faulting someone for watching TV. It's just that common. Granted, I'd use it in a political debate on slashdot because I'm a troll that way, but the reality is, we're all a bit racists and we just have to confront that rather than pretend that listening to a bit of hip hop every now and then makes us culturally better. It's not how we think when we see people that matters as much - that whole approach is catholic guilt applied to race. But, its, do we judge people on the merits of their ideas, not the color of their skin.
Honestly, I don't care if the Obamas don't like white people in their core, and crack "cracker jokes" over family outings, so long as they run the country well when they are in there. I mean, if Obama is hanging out in the office saying "I gotta deal with these toothless white trash" so long as he balances the budget, gets the economy on track, and brings peace to the country, then, who cares?
This is my sig.
So, you completely ignore the first article which is evidence of can-spam non-compliance (failure to honor removal requests in a timely fashion), and seek to discredit a post based on one URL used as evidence. Here's a thread with samples. Direcmag New York Times. Legitimate information is legitimate information regardless of the source. Your point is well taken however regarding the signal/noise ratio on NANA*.
No, dude, just the Republican must lose. Unless they discover decency, then I'll pull for balance.
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