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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."
How dare you make a cheap shot at such an experienced female politician! hahah
look how easy it is to pretend it is news to plug the candidate you want.
Barrack Osama Hussein bin Obama
Barack Obama's e-mail comapaigns are run by Blue State Digital described to me by a high-level Democratic Party official as "woefully incompetent"
Barack's Take on Honoring Unsubscribe Requests
His e-mails are also opt-in with no confirmation, allowing a spammer to abuse his mail server and deluging anti-spammers in abuse.
Because of these, and other issues, the AHBL has blacklisted Barack Obama's campaign, and Blue State Digital.
Barack = Spammer, end of story.
Ooh, and I own the AHBL (disclaimer)
God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!!!
I'm looking forward to finally having a smart president again. That seems to be much better for the country, except when occasionally they're extremely evil. This time around "evil genius" doesn't seem like as much of a possibility.
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make install -not war
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.
No, dude, just the Republican must lose. Unless they discover decency, then I'll pull for balance.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall, re Voltaire