Sure, it stands to reason... The way we communicate is changing rapidly, so the way we engage in politics is changing just as rapidly. Obama just happens to be the one in front right now. (Other than all those people putting up spraypainted signs that said "GOOGLE RON PAUL" last year.)
Republicans say they'll be watching for White House Web outreach that appears overly political.
"Hopefully, Obama will be a president for all Americans, not just the political supporters on his e-mail list," said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.
I can already tell you how this is going to play out. Democrats skew young, and thus more technologically literate. "Hopefully, Obama will be a president for all Americans" in six months will turn into "Obama doesn't seem to think all Americans are equally important" when people discover, OMG, cranky old people don't use computers.
Cripes, they lose one lousy election, driving a nail into the coffin of the "permament majority" dream, and turn into a bunch of whining, petulant children. It's gauche enough when the democrats do it. Now the GOP just looks like sore losers.
Where have you gotten the impression that Republicans are sore losers? I think most Republicans are not sore about Obama, but more sore with themselves. See previous posts "The GOP loses its way" and "Ron to the rescue"
ReplyDeleteEveryone on the right is obviously not a fan of Obama but I haven't heard anyone sore about his winning, due mainly to the fact that McCain ran a retarded non-Mavericky campaign.
While were are the topic of communication and the internet... why are Obama advisers resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine? Won't that really tick off cranky old people?
I bet the people who think he's a gun-grabbing socialist muslim terrorist are sore.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Fairness Doctrine (it's in the news? I missed that) is a function of the FCC, more regulation than legislation. Which is how it's been largely ignored for so long. Are Obama's people talking about appointing Federal Communications Commissioners who will enforce it again? I don't see how that's a bad thing...
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, Fairness Doctrine has been all up in the news.
ReplyDeleteHillary, John Edwards, John Kerry, Dick Durban have all spoken for the reinstating the Fairness Doctrine.
Obama's official stance is not in favor of it.
Jimmy's official stance is in favor of it, always have been, always will.
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