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Obama: Bloggers Are the Future!
He didn't really say that, but check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNzC9W2C8Q
Obama talks about how connected he
wants his government to be to the people. Town hall meetings — with him
and his cabinet — and a White House web site that actually has information on it. He seems to be hinting at a MyBO style web site.
Very exciting!
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Comments (2)
Excellent. He wants people to be engaged in their own government. To actually participate in the democracy. I don't think this message gets out enough, they need an ad just using part of that clip.
May 1, 2008 11:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is one of the things that attracted me to him in the beginning. I think the only hope we really have of getting anything done ever in Washington is if we are breathing down the politicians' necks.
He's done a lot of this type of stuff as a Senator (google for government). He's also proposed making legislation up for vote available on the WH site for the American public to comment on before it's voted on. (Leaving an exemption for emergency bills) He's also going to open up WH communications more to the public.
I think by weaving inspiration and technology he'd actually be successful at bringing more people into the process, rather than the usual turn-out-once-every-four-years involvement. It's definitely one of the top reasons I'm supporting him.
May 1, 2008 11:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
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