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A website I can believe in.

But seriously, this is amazingly accessible, user-friendly and informative.  It just has the feel of 1) a younger Administration and 2) being designed to make people feel welcome.  I like the vibe.  I like the tone.  Going to the old White House site used to give me a serious case of the creeps.  

Damn.  I like the tone of this whole Administration.  Ok.  It's only been 2 days.  Still, Obama's done more constructive stuff in 48 hours than Bush did in 8 years.  I hope he can keep up the pace.  

I kinda like the real President Obama a lot more than the campaigning-for-President Obama.

And it wasn't until I saw this photo this morning that it hit me: This is for real.

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 03:28:18 PM EST
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It's a pretty good website.  But given that we've gone from President Numbnuts to having a genuine geek (complete with Star Trek references, I hear) leading the country, I'd hope they'd improve on the God-awful mess that was the old site.

This executive order on FOIAs and presidential records is going to be great fun, too, especially now that Junior's got everybody in the press pissed off after that NSA revealed they were spying on journalists.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 03:53:57 PM EST
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Question:

If all this stuff is easily accessible on-line by every soul in world with an Internet connection, what's the point of a WH Press Secretary, or press pool?  I mean, besides the perverse entertainment factor?  Even that might not last, given the discipline of Obama's team and the infinite lameness of the national press.  

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:07:46 PM EST
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Besides the perverse entertainment factor?  Beats me.  But Gibbs can be pretty funny, so maybe it'll last a while.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.
by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:09:22 PM EST
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Oh dear god.  Looks like the perversity remains.


Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
by poemless on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:23:32 PM EST
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What's the problem? The press corps should be asking aggressive questions. It's what they've been doing for the last eight...

Oh, wait.

Perhaps it would work better for everyone if Obama forced them all to wear giant red hair, big floppy shoes and red noses.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:32:35 PM EST
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Journalists are upset, as could have been predicted, with Obama's press team for limiting access to his second oath-taking yesterday to only a few pool reporters while barring the rest of the White House press corps and still and video photographic journalists completely from the oath do-over, necessitated by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' muffing the constitutionally prescribed language on Inauguration Day.

Just kill me, please.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:46:29 PM EST
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Aw, come on.  You didn't think the press would take the "childish things" bit from the Inaugural address as also applying to them, did you?

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.
by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:43:17 PM EST
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I can't believe they're really upset that chimpy spied on them. They seemed so happy with every assault on the Constitution and restriction of liberty I find it hard to accept they never suspected they were just as much a target as everybody else.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:22:30 PM EST
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They. are. special.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:24:50 PM EST
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WaPo: Obama Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages

Good grief.  People running around with no computers, phones or outside e-mail access...

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:43:59 PM EST
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I tried to use their comment form, filled in the required information, composed my comment and tried to send it.  It came back with an invalid e-mail response.  I wish some of the stuff in my inbox would get an invalid e-mail notice.  Perhaps they are not ready to receive comments and questions yet.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 04:45:37 PM EST
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I told these gentlepeople.  They should have held a Native Americans´ exorcism circle and passed the peace pipe before setting foot on the site.  

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Fri Jan 23rd, 2009 at 01:40:14 PM EST
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