The Obama White House is on Twitter. As one might expect the WhiteHouse Twitter page is dedicated to the proposition that all men will hang on every one of the numerous words that the President utters. Read about it below.
The White House
The techno-savy Obama White House is nothing if not out there on the internet. It is certainly a wise move to utilize the many social networking sites available to reach as many people as possible with his message of hope and change. Not to mention, it enables him, or his people, to put the spin they want on whatever his latest rush legislation might be.
The WhiteHouse Twitter account (http://twitter.com/WhiteHouse) is updated several times a day with the President’s remarks on any number of subjects, with blurbs on who he is talking to and meeting with, fact sheets on various legislations he’s trying to get public support for, what Michelle Obama is doing as well as feel good stories about happenings in the Obama family. The White House website states that their presence on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace is all about their effort to ‘engage the public’ and ‘reach beyond the halls of government’.
The social networking sites are apparently maintained by the Democratic National Committee. They make it clear that they can not respond to messages sent through these sites, but that they are for disseminating information to as broad an audience as possible.
Following Obama’s example, other government agencies have gotten into the social networking world. Over thirty federal agencies, including the Library of Congress, have joined twitter and facebook.
Of course, a lot of people are having fun with the idea of Obama’s ‘transparency’ and his agreement to copy G2 on all his highly confidential emails. Here’s an example of an alleged email he sent to Sarah Palin:
To: Sarah Palin <sarah@palin2012victorycommittee.com>
Subject: Re: Re: olive branch?… And I appreciate your gracious response, believe me. I know we’ve had our differences, but as I like to say, just because we disagree, that doesn’t mean we have to be disagreeable! (Nice line, huh?) Anyway, so: if you do decide to accept the offer, here’s how it would work. The title would be president’s special envoy to Palau, and you’d have responsibility for overseeing the integration of the Uyghur detainees after they leave Guantanamo. To do your job properly, you’d really have to move to the remote Pacific archipelago, and probably, you know, stay there for ever and never leave. But it’s beautiful there - similar to Alaska in lots of ways, I think. As you’ll find out when you get there. WH travel office can sort tickets. (Or should I say “ticket”?!) Am keen to get moving on this asap.
Warmly,
Barack
I admit that its interesting reading the Democratic National Committee’s spin on the President’s whirlwind efforts to completely change our society and government. I am imagining that there are computer geniuses in Russia and China working diligently to hack into every account they’ve put up. Hopefully not. After all, he has endeared himself to everyone in the world. Right?