President's can't use e-mail

This seems really strange to me. it is undersandable that he shouldn't e-mail about matters of state, he should be able to e-mail his friends.

clipped from gawker.com Presidents Gotta Give Up The E-Mail Ghost By Alex Carnevale, 9:45 AM on Sun Nov 16 2008, 4,058 views Before he comes to office, a president has to give up his e-mail account. For the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, that wasn't much of an issue, but for our recent presidents, it's an anguishing and terrible thought. As president-elect Obama parts with his BlackBerry, he'll have to learn how to deal with not being able to rag on other players in his fantasy basketball league. Jeff Zeleny's NYT story about president e-mail e-mail today also contains George W. Bush's sad 2000 shout-out to his electronic homeboys:

The Sad Truth is that racism isn't over

Two things.

1) Racism isn't dead, it just took a nap and let Barack sneak into office.
2) This might make some racism more violent in the short term, because of people who feel they need to strike back.

clipped from jezebel.com Sorry, Idealists: Racism Doesn't End With Our First Black President By hortense, 12:00 PM on Sun Nov 16 2008, 3,157 views There is no doubt that Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 Presidential election is an incredibly historic one; the race barrier for the top job in the nation has been broken, signifying a giant step forward for the country as a whole. But the notion that Obama's victory signifies some type of end to all racism in America is a ridiculous one; while the country has made progress by electing an African-American leader, there are still signs that many citizens in the country aren't happy with that decision at all. And it's not based on Obama's policies, tax plans, or "elitist" background: it's based on the color of this skin.

YouTube Presidency

This is a great idea, and it can only get people more involved in the government.

clipped from voices.washingtonpost.com The YouTube Presidency Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube video and posted on Obama's transition site, Change.gov, once the radio address is made public on Saturday morning.

Obama's First Press Conference as President Elect

Good or Bad

Some say it is a good thing what the rest of the world thinks, others say it is a bad thing. I think it shoudln't matter, we need to do what is best for us as Americans, not respond for or against what people in other countries feel is best.

clipped from www.americablog.com Europe is thrilled by the prospect that whatever happens this week it will mean the end of George W. Bush, and enraptured by the sheer spectacle of it all. James Dickmeyer, the director of the Foreign Press Centers, which helps international press cover U.S. political campaigns, says foreign journalists swarmed not only the Iowa caucuses but even the Iowa State Fair's Straw Poll, which they had never covered before. Bob Worcester, the American-born founder of the London-based polling and research firm Mori, has worked in more than 40 countries, and says he has "never ever seen any election in which so many people in so many places have been so interested."

O'Reilly: The Far-Left Owns Barack Obama

Obama Wins

Well, in one small town, that voted for Bush in 2004

clipped from elections.foxnews.com President Bush won the vote in Dixville Notch in 2004 on the way to his re-election. Democrat Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, N.H., where the nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted early Tuesday.

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Obama on Iraq; Pull Out, Stay, Pull Out, Stay Longer?

Celebrity Barack Obama Stars in John McCain’s 08-08-08 Wish

Obama's Energy Plan - Tire Gauges - To highlight what a charade proper air pressure is,...

Political Punch

Political Punch:

"Obama Pushes Back on GOP Tire Pressure Attack: 'It's Like These Guys Take
Pride in Being Ignorant'"

I think the attacks against Obama have not been fair, he did not say inflating your tires was THE solution, what he was saying is that it helps. He is right about that.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama calls for tapping nation’s strategic oil reserves « - Blogs from CNN.com

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama calls for tapping nation’s strategic oil reserves « - Blogs from CNN.com:

"(CNN) – Barack Obama on Monday called for tapping into strategic oil reserves
as part of his plan to provide relief from high gas prices."

This not only fails to really address the current situation, it leaves us less prepared for serious problems that may develop in the future.

Obama Supports Restoring Michigan, Florida Delegates’ Voting Rights - America’s Election HQ

Obama Supports Restoring Michigan, Florida Delegates’ Voting Rights - America’s Election HQ:

"WASHINGTON — Now that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination
for president, he wants convention delegates from Florida and Michigan to have
full voting rights at the party’s national convention."

Of course he does now, that it is completely pointless.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama shifts on oil drilling? « - Blogs from CNN.com

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama shifts on oil drilling? « - Blogs from CNN.com:

"ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) – Barack Obama said Friday that he would be willing
to compromise on his position against offshore oil drilling if it were part of a
more overarching strategy to lower energy costs."

Is he trying to make his supporters on the left angry with him. This is a bad idea, he will lose votes on the left for this, and it isn't enough to gain votes on the right.

Confederate Yankee: Obama's Netroots Supporters Continue "Blog Burning"

Confederate Yankee: Obama's Netroots Supporters Continue "Blog Burning":

"Online activists thought to be loyal to Barack Obama are once against using
Google's software tools to target rival political blogs for elimination as spam
blogs. This occurred earlier this year when Democratic bloggers with a
preference for Hillary Clinton also found themselves locked out of their own
blogs, all because of spurious and apparently orchestrated claims that these
blogs are spam blogs. Pro-Obama activists were blamed for those attempts at
censorship as well."

Not only is this silly, it is wrong.

Jon Voight: Barack Obama Will Weaken America | Barack Obama, Jon Voight : Just Jared

Jon Voight: Barack Obama Will Weaken America Barack Obama, Jon Voight : Just Jared:

"“Sen. Barack Obama has grown up with the teaching of very angry, militant
white and black people: the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers
and Rev. Michael Pfleger. We cannot say we are not affected by teachers who are
militant and angry. We know too well that we become like them, and Mr. Obama
will run this country in their mindset."

While I do not agree with what Jon is saying, it is interesting to see someone in Hollywood doesn't belong to the Obama cult.

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Obama Walks On Water

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Obama's Trip