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POLITICO: Blagojevich questions censored on Transition site. President-elect Barack Obama’s Tran…
Instapundit — POLITICO: Blagojevich questions censored on Transition site. President-elect Barack Obama’s Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another’s questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was suggested when it launched that the tool would bring uncomfortable questions to the fore, but the results so far are the opposite: Obama’s supporters appear to be using — and abusing — a tool allowing them ...

Just mean even for asking the question.
Corrente — ... Oh, but wait, the ability to flag "inappropriate" questions seems to be very popular with those who wish to shield Obama from ever having to answer actual, substantive questions. When you flag a question as being inappropriate, it gets removed from the front page. ...

Change.gov hiding questions on Blagojevich scandal
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... How’s that Hope and Change TM working out at Change.gov, the transition website for President-Elect Barack Obama?  They seem to have the change part down pat, at least.  Ben Smith of Politico notes that the Obamaphiles have tubed comments relating to the scandal surrounding Rod Blagojevich, and that Team Obama seems happy to let them continue: President-elect Barack Obama’s Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another’s questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It ...

Censorship You Can Believe In
Slublog — Obama's supporters continue to protect The One. President-elect Barack Obama's Transition today launched "Open for Questions," a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another's questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was suggested when it launched that the tool would bring uncomfortable questions to the fore, but the results so far are the opposite: Obama's supporters appear to be using -- and abusing -- a tool allowing them to "flag" questions as "inappropriate" to remove all questions ...

Ironic: Obama’s “Open For Questions” Feature On Change.gov Website Censoring Questions About Blago
Say Anything — That’s not change we can believe in. President-elect Barack Obama’s Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another’s questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was suggested when it launched that the tool would bring uncomfortable questions to the fore, but the results so far are the opposite: Obama’s supporters appear to be using—and abusing—a tool allowing ...

Pointing Fingers At Critics, Leftist Media Furious Over Obama Troubles
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — GO AHEAD, GLOAT! Left's Blind Faith Caused Obamavich Scandal *** CONVICTED FELON TOM FINNERAN (D-BOSTON) GETS WRKO CONTRACT RENEWAL *** *** OBAMA'S WEBSITE CENSORS READER QUESTIONS ON OBAMAVICH SCANDAL *** *** TV STATION ATTEMPTS TO REWRITE HISTORY ON OBAMAVICH POST-ELECTION MEETING *** Now that it is abundantly clear that their Messiah isn't all he was cracked up to be, angry leftists are busy pointing fingers at conservatives, ...

Getting Rid Of Uncomfortable Questions
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... the President-elect's team is entertaining questions concerning the issues of the day. For its pains, Team Obama is being confronted with a whole host of questions concerning the Blagojevich scandal and matters associated with it. So, what happense in response? Obama supporters flag and remove all of the questions . Note, of course, that the transition website is a .gov. That means it is an official government website and one presumes therefore that it is being operated by agents of the United States government. But the actors who are doing the actual censoring appear at ...

Getting Rid Of Uncomfortable Questions
RedState: Conservative News and Community — So, at the Obama transition site the President-elect’s team is entertaining questions concerning the issues of the day. For its pains, Team Obama is being confronted with a whole host of questions concerning the Blagojevich scandal and matters associated with it. So, what happense in response? Obama supporters flag and remove all of the questions. Note, of course, that the transition website is a .gov. That means it is an official government website and one presumes therefore that it is being operated by agents of the United States ...

Obama Throws Questions About Blagojevich Under the Bus
Gateway Pundit — This is getting comical... Ben Smith reported that the new President-elect Barack Obama's Transition website page ...

Ben Smith Can’t Define Censorship
Balloon Juice — Ben Smith, who really ran a solid blog (as well as Jonathon Martin) during the election, is usually better than this: President-elect Barack Obama’s Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another’s questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was suggested when it launched that the tool would bring uncomfortable questions to the fore, but the results so far are the opposite: Obama’s supporters appear to be ...

Change.gov website allows Obamaniacs to “flag” questions they don’t like
Sister Toldjah — “Change” you can believe in: President-elect Barack Obama’s Transition today launched “Open for Questions,” a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another’s questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was suggested when it launched that the tool would bring uncomfortable questions to the fore, but the results so far are the opposite: Obama’s supporters appear to be using — and abusing — a tool allowing them to “flag” questions as “inappropriate” to remove all questions mentioning Illinois Governor Rod ...

MORNING READ
News — MORNING READ The passage of the auto bailout in the House has frustrated online conservatives. The media coverage of partisan reaction to the Senate seat scandal in Illinois disappoints bloggers on both sides. And Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) statement that he's not interested in a presidential bid in four years doesn't sound convincing to liberal bloggers. The House approved a $15 billion bridge loan to rescue the U.S. auto industry by a 225-179 vote. The 10 Republican House members who voted for it all come from Michigan or surrounding states, notes Townhall's Amanda Carpenter . One of those lawmakers, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), needs to remember the ...

I Swear
N/A — I swear this Blagojevich stuff will go on forever, maybe longer.  I swear it doesn’t help Obama if his Obaminions clean questions from his website.  I swear why would they do that. I swear there are lots of questions. I swear I had no idea how to spell Blagojevich before yesterday. [Expletive.] I swear I swear a lot these days.

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — Obama mob flagging questions about Blagojevich as inappropriate on Obama's "open questions" section of the Change.gov. That Chicago TV station that reported Obama met with Blagojevich is revising and pulling its stories on the meeting. Dear Big Three: Bankruptcy doesn't make assets disappear. House approves bailout for Big Three. What else is in the bailout bill? Senate Candidate #5 Jesse Jackson Jr. says he didn't authorize anyone to offer a bunch of cash to Blagojevich ...

By Their Own Petards Shall Ye Hoist Them
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Decadent Western Musicians For Jihad By Their Own Petards Shall Ye Hoist Them Our Dark Lord Rove looks on the bright side, notes post-Election Day GOP wins, counsels a rigorous program of planning and preparation . Sounds like a good idea. Then again, after eight grueling years and a hard-fought campaign, there’s nothing wrong with just sitting back and watching the show. Blago-roundup:  He doesn’t want to talk about it. Politico on the censoring of Blago questions at the O-Transition site. Politico chimes in helpfully with Seven Blago Questions for Obama . He does want to talk about it. WPost : Affidavits show Rezko is singing ...

Obama's Transition Website Censoring Questions About Blagojevich
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — President-elect Barack Obama's transition website Change.gov is censoring questions offered by readers about disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Although the "Open for Questions" page was launched Wednesday stating "The Obama-Biden Transition wants to hear from you," readers have been quick to shelter the president-elect from inquiries relating to Blago.  I guess this is change you can believe in. As reported by Politico's Ben Smith: President-elect Barack Obama's Transition today ...

Transition News 12/11
The Stump — Chicagoans ask why Blago would ruin their Obama euphoria. Not transparency we can believe in: Change.gov censors Blago questions. Still-defense secretary Gates says the Pentagon wants to send thousands of new troops to Afghanistan as early as spring 2009. After a rocky start to the transition, labor is pleased Obama. How Obama is giving Washington's economy a whole lot of hope. Why Obama needs the Warren Buffet of national intelligence. Let Obama smoke in the White House. It'll calm his nerves. Kristof proposes a new secretary of food. --Seyward ...

Daily Digest: America Has a Few (Thousand) Things to Ask Obama
techPresident — Transition is Open for Questions -- Most of Them, At Least: Change.gov's Open for Questions feature opened for business just yesterday morning, as I reported. Already, its first scandal! A few dozen queries about the suddenly infamous deal-making governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, are being "censored," writes Politico's Ben Smith. What's happening is that Change.govers are flagging Blago Qs as "inappropriate," which hides them from the display of questions. As I wrote, Google Moderator just seems like the wrong tool for the job. Built by a Google programmer on his ...

Open for Questions: If They're Easy Enough
Moonbattery — The Obamination Administration promises to be a laugh riot. It hasn't even started yet, and already the Moonbat Messiah has us rolling on the floor with an official web page of The Office of the President-Elect entitled "Open Government • Open for Questions" — at which questions regarding BHO's association with Rod Blagojevich are getting flagged as inappropriate and removed. Look what Politico managed to excavate (via Gateway Pundit): ...

Today in The Nation: Open for Questions
The Nation: Top Stories — In another Internet milestone, Barack Obama's transition team responded to some of the most pressing questions on Americans' minds on Monday evening, at least according to the twenty thousand citizens who participated in the first user-generated press conference of the new administration. Transition staff posted answers ...

Will Barack Obama Legalize Marijuana?
Politics Daily — Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, Obama AdministrationBarack Obama's transition website, Change.gov, added a new feature recently that allows people to submit, and vote on, questions for the President-Elect and his team. After a bump in the road involving the spiking of Blagojevich-related questions, the site has put out it's first round of questions and answers. The fourth question on the list contains the aforementioned question, and its disappointing, if unsurprising, answer. From Open For Questions: Q: "Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and ...

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas …
Deceiver.com — … and all through Deceiver the bloggers took breaks from their Hypocrite Fever. ‘Cause Oversneer, Simon, and Holly as well were wildly entranced by an egg-noggy smell. “Keep blogging? Or boozing?” they asked with a wink. “The latter,” quipped Simon, as he tippled his drink. “Our readers will wait for us,” Holly insisted. “They won’t jump to Jossip, or Fark, or D-Listed.” And I in my kerchief (whatever that is…) Agreed, because Christmas should trump all this shizz. But we’ll be back soon, ...

Obama Releases Latest Transparency Tool
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — The Obama transition rolled out a new version of one of its transparency tools on Monday: an updated website that allows interested observers to more easily read and submit questions to the staff. A few weeks ago, the President-elect's new media team put together an "Open For Questions" feature that provided a platform for citizens to query the team on relevant topics. The move was hailed by good-government groups as a nod towards inclusiveness and accountability. There were some complaints, however, as questions surrounding Obama's involvement (or lack thereof) in the Rod Blagojevich controversy were flagged by users and pushed to the bottom of popularity rankings. ...

Obama Releases Latest Transparency Tool
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — The Obama transition rolled out a new version of one of its transparency tools on Monday: an updated website that allows interested observers to more easily read and submit questions to the staff. A few weeks ago, the President-elect's new media team put together an "Open For Questions" feature that provided a platform for citizens to query the team on relevant topics. The move was hailed by good-government groups as a nod towards inclusiveness and accountability. There were some complaints, however, as questions surrounding Obama's involvement (or lack thereof) in the Rod Blagojevich controversy were flagged by users and pushed to the bottom of popularity rankings. ...

Obama Transition Team Attempts 'Cover-Ups;?
Politics Daily — ... and open government, right? Wrong. Those of us who followed the Obama campaign closely, of course, quickly realized that (unlike McCain) Obama was very adept at tightly controlling and managing information. He took this to a new level. In fact, to stifle dissent, reporters representing papers endorsing McCain were quickly thrown off the campaign plane. And then, immediately after winning the election, Obama's transition website refused to post any questions relating to Blago. So I suppose it's no surprise that this ...