Posted on 11/11/2008 2:21:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
President-elect Barack Obama will take office in January with a weapon no president has ever had at his disposal: An online army of more than 10 million supporters who can now be put to use to help carry out a sweeping agenda.
The vast lists of e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers compiled by the Obama campaign represent an opportunity for the incoming administration to establish a digital presidency that takes advantage of both new technologies and the wide enthusiasm that greeted Obama's candidacy.
In the six days since Election Day, Obama's transition team has taken a series of initial steps intended to turn Obama's online networks of supporters into governing tools. Obama aides set up a new Web site, www.change.gov, to keep backers engaged through Inauguration Day and beyond, and have made contact with key local volunteers to keep them in the fold.
The supporters -- including more than 3 million people who gave money to Obama's campaign -- provide Obama the opportunity to communicate directly with supporters in new ways, in real time, and at little cost. He'll be able to solicit input from a wide range of voters -- and, potentially, pressure members of Congress to follow Obama's lead on key legislation.
"We're in completely uncharted territory," said Micah Sifry, a co-founder of Personal Democracy Forum, which tracks the uses of new technologies in politics. "You've got all these people connected. Maybe they go to the White House Web site not just to tour the China Room, but to be guided to where the pressure points are in politics. That's huge."
But any effort to turn a political operation into a governing one raises legal issues.
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"Hey, hey, hey...y'all said I was gonna git me a check - y'all didn't say nothin' about me having to do s*%@ for it!"
I predict this plan will be a monumental flop.
And I’m sure they’ll be hacking into all kinds of sites they deem to be threats. Which is anyone who disagrees with them.
This is really scary.
He did not just turn supporters into tools! People into objects to be used. Useful Idiots. That is what they just said!
This is the beginning of the new order - do any of you kids remember how the Soviet Union taught kids in school to spy on their parents? We are now in the electronic spy on your neighbor, family and friends mode. Not only is Google reporting search data to the government, the day is near when your email content will be invaded and provided to the “New Order.”
He will suffer from over exposure.
Most of the calls and texting will amount to nothing more than:
Be sure to drink your Obamatine!
Digital brownshirts, who will spend their time smashing websites and savagely beating down anyone who disagrees with the marxist messiah.
And if that doesn’t do it, I’m sure they won’t all turn their heads at the though of a little wet work.
I sure hope JImRob, the Little Green Footballs and the Hot Air people have taken steps to insure their physical safety and security.
I suspect the only reason the latter hasn’t occurred yet, considering the hate and rage from the left, is these followers are reluctant to act overtly without permission being granted by those they perceive as their leaders. In other words, ‘they we’re just following orders.’
It certainly looks like hussein is going to give them that permission.
‘seriously? WTF is an online army?”
Pajamahadeen, and others.
Didn't Ayers say something like, "Kids should kill their parents"?
For what reason I don't know.
“In the six days since Election Day, Obama’s transition team has taken a series of initial steps intended to turn Obama’s online networks of supporters into governing tools.”
Yeah, we’ve noticed.
Bring it on, Obama.
This is our territory too, and we will join the fight with vigor and enthusiasm. We will not rest until your agenda is blunted and discredited and your followers frustrated and dishearted.
Series... “online army”
An army of people who can be contacted instantly
to be sent anywhere Zero deems fit and also
hackers to annoy/keep track of dissenters.
That’s interesting, but the Big Story in 2009 will be runaway inflation. Food and energy up at least 30%, plus 12% unemployment, diving stock market, more terrorist attacks in the U.S., threats from Russia, Iran, China, etc. Today’s economy will seem “good” compared to 2009. All this could lead to rioting and looting, then more government controls along with unconstitutional limits on our rights, particularly 1st and 2nd amendments. Look for new police powers given to the Obama dictatorship of the proletariat.
The United States could unravel.
We've always had bureaucracy now we got a barakracy.
Note: Barakracy a word that I thought a talk show host used but he made no attempt to call attention to it so I guess not. But a search did turn up a few hits and what appears to be the first use of the word.
All the better to “immediately rule” us with, my dear.
Here comes Venezuela north
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