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Obama invites Americans to take a "Seat at the Table"
Brietbart ^

Posted on 12/06/2008 3:43:07 PM PST by Sub-Driver

Obama invites Americans to take a "Seat at the Table" Dec 6 06:25 PM US/Eastern US president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday took a cyber-step towards greater transparency and interactive government with a new feature on his official transition website called "Seat at the Table."

The initiative calls for the proceedings of meetings between the Obama transition team and outside organizations to be published on the transition website, Change.gov, and to allow members of the public to comment on them.

"In past transitions, meetings like this have been held behind closed doors," said John Podesta, co-chair of the transition team. "Not anymore."

Podesta, in an email to supporters, said "the people and groups we're meeting with, the subjects of the meetings, and any documents shared in the meetings will now be made available on Change.gov.

"Most importantly, the American public can weigh in with comments or their own materials," Podesta added.

The Obama transition team also outlined the new initiative in a posting on the blog of Change.gov at change.gov/newsroom/entry/seat_at_the_table/ and in a video on the video-sharing site YouTube at tinyurl.com/5asmtp.

"We look forward to benefiting from the many more voices that will now be a part of the decision-making process," Podesta said.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; bho2008; obama; obamatransitionfile; podesta; xfiles
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To: Sub-Driver

We’re invited but we get the scraps.

Think of it as the party you’ve been invited to but the rest of the guests are people you hate.


21 posted on 12/06/2008 3:59:35 PM PST by max americana
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To: Sub-Driver

Will they be discussing the Kenyan birth certificate at the table, or is that not proper dinner conversation...


22 posted on 12/06/2008 4:00:00 PM PST by Canedawg (The media is a ass, a idiot.," said Mr. Bumble.)
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To: Sub-Driver

“Let a thousand flowers bloom, a thousand schools of thought contend.”


23 posted on 12/06/2008 4:00:26 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Sub-Driver
took a cyber-step towards greater transparency and interactive government with a new feature on his official transition website called "Seat at the Table."

Transparency? Does that mean we will be getting a full accounting of the likely trillions already spent and to be spent in January for bailouts? Will we see how much goes to Buffett and Soros? Why do I doubt that will ever happen?

24 posted on 12/06/2008 4:00:46 PM PST by KarlInOhio (11/4: The revolutionary socialists beat the Fabian ones. Where can we find a capitalist party?)
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To: Sub-Driver

A seat at the table - you mean me? A gun totting religion clinging typical white woman, really that’s just hard to believe.


25 posted on 12/06/2008 4:01:11 PM PST by svcw (Great selection of Christmas gift baskets: http://baskettastic.com/)
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To: weegee
Unless of course, you are 13 years old in which case they are prohibited by law from keeping tabs on you.

Law? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

26 posted on 12/06/2008 4:02:14 PM PST by KarlInOhio (11/4: The revolutionary socialists beat the Fabian ones. Where can we find a capitalist party?)
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To: Sub-Driver
Obama is still in campaign mode. Why?

He wants to make his Utopia unavoidable.

Show us your long form COLB Obama.

I won't be eating at your table, ever.

A freeman abhors hand outs.

And I am a freeman.

How many of us are left?

27 posted on 12/06/2008 4:02:27 PM PST by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, ( member NRA)
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To: Sub-Driver
US president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday took a cyber-step towards greater transparency and interactive government<<<

Transparency?????...Alright!.....He's gonna show his “real” birth certificate

28 posted on 12/06/2008 4:02:48 PM PST by M-cubed (Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
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To: Sub-Driver

This is just a cheap way of doing what Clinton spent millions on: poll-testing every move he makes!


29 posted on 12/06/2008 4:03:02 PM PST by Jagman (Why does the MS Vista add campaign music sound so illegal alien-ish?)
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To: Sub-Driver

What inane drivel! I don’t think I can stand four years of this.

Maybe he’ll resign to become King of Kenya.


30 posted on 12/06/2008 4:04:34 PM PST by Palladin (Obama on Ayers: "He's just a guy in my neighborhood." LIAR!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver
"Most importantly, the American public can weigh in with comments or their own materials," Podesta added.

Something tells me you will have to register for this privledge and risk the joe the plumber treatment if they do not like your input.

31 posted on 12/06/2008 4:04:44 PM PST by OCC
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To: OCC

Nah, I have a throw-away email address that I only use to communicate with my despicable ex-husband. I think Obama qualifies for that same distinction.


32 posted on 12/06/2008 4:10:13 PM PST by sybilll
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To: Sub-Driver

Sounds like the host at a sambos


33 posted on 12/06/2008 4:11:45 PM PST by al baby (Hi mom IF DA BIRTH PLACE IS A LIE, BEING DA PRESIDENT AIN'T GONNA FLY!)
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To: Ken522
Chris Matthews will love this ...

Oh yeah, Chrissie will have orgasms on his show over this...

34 posted on 12/06/2008 4:16:46 PM PST by citizencon
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To: Sub-Driver
I think too many Freepers are in the early stages of “Obama Derangement Syndrome”. Personally I don't want to be the mirror image of the Democratic Underground. I don't see anything to be critical of here. I prefer to keep my powder dry and wait to engage when Obama actually proposes or does something awful. I'm sure there will be many opportunities. If not, I'll be pleasantly surprised.
35 posted on 12/06/2008 4:18:32 PM PST by Hugin (GSA! (Goodbye sweet America))
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To: Sub-Driver

They probably wouldn’t like my comments!


36 posted on 12/06/2008 4:21:27 PM PST by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
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To: Sub-Driver

“Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going
to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put
down your divisions. That you come out of your
isolation, that you move out of your comfort zone.
Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives
as usual - uninvolved, uninformed.”

— Michelle Obama, reported by The Boston Globe


37 posted on 12/06/2008 4:21:50 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: max americana
"....Think of it as the party you’ve been invited to but the rest of the guests are people you hate."

Pretty accurate.
And I'm sure we are hated with even greater enthusiasm.

38 posted on 12/06/2008 4:21:52 PM PST by labette ( Humble student of Thinkology)
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To: musicman

WHO is the person who will “release” the info about what happened at these so-called transition meetings??

An Obama spinmeister?

Brit Hume??

Axlerod??

Now, if Obama were to videotape the entire meeting and release it along with audio-tapes.... that would be something new.

If not, this is just a version of Obama releases the story Obama wants.


39 posted on 12/06/2008 4:22:16 PM PST by Edit35 (.)
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To: Sub-Driver
I thought Obama already had it all figured out?
40 posted on 12/06/2008 4:26:30 PM PST by tobyhill (No Honeymoon For Obama.)
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