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White House Joins Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-guys-want-a-low-uid dept.

theodp writes "The official White House Blog called the move WhiteHouse 2.0 as the Obama administration unveiled its membership in a trio of the social-networking leaders: Facebook (157,606 fans and counting), MySpace (174,817 friends and counting) and Twitter (34,612 followers and counting)."

18 of 144 comments (clear)

  1. Facebook by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 4, Funny

    My wife and her High School friends use Facebook to stay in touch. Which seems to primarily revolve around sending drinks to each other. Transparency and reachability are certainly good, but, it does make you wonder how many people are going to send "buttery nipples" to the White House, and if that is actually a good thing or not.

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    1. Re:Facebook by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Funny

      He is just doing it to meet young girls... I mean he is bringing the Clinton years back. ;)

    2. Re:Facebook by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Your wife is more than welcome to send her buttery nipples my way.

    3. Re:Facebook by Culture20 · · Score: 2, Funny

      @POTUS "Tossing the football around the Oval Office"

      @CHINA "Oh $&&#*"

      @RUSSIA RT @CHINA "Oh $&&#*"

    4. Re:Facebook by Alinabi · · Score: 2, Funny

      it does make you wonder how many people are going to send "buttery nipples" to the White House

      Let's hope they don't get too many Australian friends then, as that drink has far less palatable name down under

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  2. Is it possible to have enemys on facebook? by alta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just like /. I want to make obama my enemy. Mod him troll/off topic/flamebait.

    Guess I should prep myself for the poor mods ;) I think my excellent karma can take it though

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    1. Re:Is it possible to have enemys on facebook? by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just like /. I want to make obama my enemy. Mod him troll/off topic/flamebait.

      Guess I should prep myself for the poor mods ;) I think my excellent karma can take it though

      There are easier ways to get yourself put on an FBI watch list. Why not try the tried and true method of sending him a death threat through the mail? You'll be on his enemies list in no time flat.

  3. "White House 2.0?" by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're just over 100 days in, people. How about "White House 2.0 RC1?" I don't think we're ready to go gold just yet.

    1. Re:"White House 2.0?" by Selfbain · · Score: 2, Funny

      RC1 was Hillary Clinton but there was some negative feedback from users during testing.

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  4. breaking news: by larry+bagina · · Score: 3, Funny

    9:33 AM: gotta drop the kids off at the pool
    9:53 AM: shit, no tp

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  5. In related news... by InsertWittyNameHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    In keeping with the Obama administration's open adoption of modern American Pop Culture. The Whitehouse announced today of plans to start filming a new reality show called "Obama's BFF." The show will closely follow Obama in his search for a friendship with a world leader, akin to the Bush-Blair relationship. 16 world leaders will live in the Whitehouse for 8 weeks as they compete for Obama's friendship.

    Who will be America's next ally? Find out this summer, only on Fox.

    1. Re:In related news... by Xiozhiq · · Score: 5, Funny

      Barack of Love: President Obama tours the world in Air Force One with the other leaders present at the G-20 summit. They face off in a series of challenges designed to test their mettle, in a style reminiscent of American Gladiator meets Real World meets Bromance, to see who is worthy of becoming Obama's best friend and top advisor. 19 enter, one will remain... 8PM / 7 Central, only on Fox.

      In all seriousness though, I'm intrigued by the Twitter feed. Not so much the Facebook / MySpace thing.

    2. Re:In related news... by Andy_w715 · · Score: 3, Funny

      at the end of each episode PresBo will hand out stimulus money "Will you accept this gift from the taxpayers of the US?"

    3. Re:In related news... by geobeck · · Score: 3, Funny

      Who will be America's next ally? Find out this summer, only on Fox.

      If it's on Fox, they'll rig it so his BFF is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Hilarity will ensue when Barak loses his half of their BFF bracelet and Mahmoud introduces Barak to his 'civilian nuclear program'.

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  6. Friending is one thing, but... by StreetStealth · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I de-friend the White House on Facebook, will I get put on a watch list?

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  7. The obvious next step by dilvish_the_damned · · Score: 3, Funny

    Towards the end of his tenure he will end up on FML.

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  8. Re:Stupid waste of taxes by T+Murphy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bob: But..but officer, what did I do wrong? What law did I break? Cop: "While in the United States of America, it is unlawful to be in possession of any items capable of the mass production and / or spread of fir" Bob: What? I think that should mean "fire". Cop: Well, they ran out of characters and it says fir, so that pinecone in your hand there is an illegal item. I will need to take that as evidence.

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  9. Re:oh by FireFlie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mod parent up, for replying to an asshat who replies to his replies of his posts.