tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post2349247554541072086..comments2023-10-22T10:41:47.141-04:00Comments on Samantha Pierce: White House Needs InformantsSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08521007829712936219noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post-49046722570437180192009-08-06T20:59:36.798-04:002009-08-06T20:59:36.798-04:00Sam, all good points.
I didn't need talk radi...Sam, all good points.<br /><br />I didn't need talk radio to tell me this was a bad idea although I think it is playing a HUGE part now because a lot of the details of the different versions of the bills seem to have been first pointed out by talk radio and as caught fire. The MSM hasn't touched a lot of the points being made. <br /><br /><em>As far as the Obama admin. utilizing web tech now I think they're setting themselves up to be mauled by the tiger they're trying to ride when they try stunts like this.</em><br /><br />You're right but I think they did the smart thing in trying to counter-punch via the web.<br /><br /><em>Weren't we supposed to be seeing more transparency with pending legislation being available for perusal and comment on the internet? Whatever happened to that hopeful change? Instead we get this mess.</em><br /><br />It's a hot mess, shameful and down right Clinton-esque.<br /><br />And now it appears the Obama administration is about to do a "read my lips" on taxes.DarkStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487164875744599422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post-2540025519133645362009-08-06T13:26:16.124-04:002009-08-06T13:26:16.124-04:00I was thinking along the lines of Jeremy's 1st...I was thinking along the lines of Jeremy's 1st comment... maybe sending them some cost estimates from the CBO contrasted with some quotes from the Obama administration. Those are the things that seem fishy to me. And the 10-year plan that the health industry supposedly agreed to to lower health care costs.Alan Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post-37725990356889501322009-08-05T23:37:10.865-04:002009-08-05T23:37:10.865-04:00With regard to option 2 the only problem is that t...With regard to option 2 the only problem is that they are going full bore <i>at us</i>, people like you and me who are trying to tell our elected officials to slow their roll, by claiming that anyone who disagrees is some sort of political hack or industry shill. (That in my mind is an act of desperation by someone who knows they are losing ground.)I didn't need talk radio to tell me this was a bad idea. Did you? With such a wide variety of media to consume it's kind of funny that we're talking about talk radio by the way. The only talk radio I listen to is NPR.<br /><br />You know I did think the Bush admin. was behind the ball with web tech, to their detriment. But maybe they had different priorities. As far as the Obama admin. utilizing web tech now I think they're setting themselves up to be mauled by the tiger they're trying to ride when they try stunts like this. Did you read any of the top vote getting stuff over at change.gov when they were asking for questions and policy suggestions after the election? Hot Mess.<br /><br />Weren't we supposed to be seeing more transparency with pending legislation being available for perusal and comment on the internet? Whatever happened to that hopeful change? Instead we get this mess.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521007829712936219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post-19931272995542012932009-08-05T21:37:43.607-04:002009-08-05T21:37:43.607-04:00There are a few ways to look at this.
1. The mann...There are a few ways to look at this.<br /><br />1. The manner in which you look at it and it's potential to lead to "re-education".<br /><br />2. Take them at their word (I'll wait for your laughter/scoffing/purging of digestive juices) and say it is a new level of counter-programming communication. Think of it this way. Instead of letting "talk radio" frame the "populist debate" without responding, they are going full bore in battling.<br /><br />Did it ever bother you that the Bush administration didn't use any media means to battle against their critics? As a few conservative media talking head said, the Bush administration was leaving up to the talking heads to counter punch. That was ineffective and in my way of thinking, stupid. <br /><br />Maybe you can't respond to everything but you can monitor and fight back on things that seem to be gaining ground.<br /><br />It's full time campaign activities.DarkStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487164875744599422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post-80333807109271220792009-08-05T07:45:08.235-04:002009-08-05T07:45:08.235-04:00I sent them a link to this article that points out...I sent them a link to <a href="http://factcheck.org/2009/07/obamas-health-care-news-conference/" rel="nofollow">this article</a> that points out some misinformation from an important figure in the debate and said that I hope they can take its points into account when putting together their information to the public about all the misinformation being propagated.Jeremy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441308872350317672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163899.post-66797758342403652442009-08-05T07:35:24.622-04:002009-08-05T07:35:24.622-04:00This doesn't sound like it should be restricte...This doesn't sound like it should be restricted to reporting other private citizens. If you're supposed to be reporting anything fishy, you should be reporting the White House statements to this address while providing corrections, with some of factcheck.org's reports as evidence.Jeremy Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441308872350317672noreply@blogger.com