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White House Gets a New Website
TalkLeft —
Check out the new White House website. It even has a blog. This is an open thread, all topics welcome. ...
The New President
Seeing the Forest —
... ." It is OUR government, the People of the United States joining together to manage our affairs. One feature of the new website is a blog . The ...
First Whitehouse.Gov Blog Post
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
It's here: Welcome to the new WhiteHouse.gov. I'm Macon Phillips, the Director of
New Media for the White House and one of the people who will be
contributing to the blog.
A short time ago, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of
the United States and his new administration officially came to life.
One of the first changes is the White House's new website, which will
serve as a place for the President and his administration to connect
with the rest of the nation and the world.
Millions of Americans ...
Change at the White House Web Site
The Caucus —
... orders, and proclamations were swept away into the hands of the National Archives. The homepage instead featured a large portrait of Mr. Obama and the slogan, “Change Has Come to America: The Inauguration of President Barack Obama.” Deeper on the site, the URL that had been in countless Washington reporters’ saved bookmarks to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news, was just a broken link. Instead, a new page, “The Briefing Room,” was waiting to be saved, along with a new feature – “ The White House Blog .” It had several pre-written blog posts, all date-stamped Tue, January 20, 12:01 ...
Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
... Bartlett came to work all hung over?" Laughs. "Nothing ever changes." Huh? He continued: "We never shruck--" "Shirked!" someone yelled. "Shirked," Bush corrected, smiling. "You might have shirked; I shrucked. I mean we took the deals head on." Our last president, incoherent to the very end. And you want more beautiful change? Check out the new WhiteHouse.gov. It's beautiful. And it has a blog too, though we'll see if that ends up a press release graveyard.
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We Control The Vertical
Oliver Willis —
There is now… a White House blog. Score.
President Obama brings White House into 21st Century
Preemptive Karma —
... January 20, 2009 President Obama brings White House into 21st Century Macon Phillips, the Director of New Media for the White House, kicks off President Obama's shiny new blog . Welcome to the new WhiteHouse.gov. I'm Macon Phillips, the Director of New Media for the White House and one of the people who will be contributing to the blog. A short time ago, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and his new administration officially came to life. One of the first changes is the White House's new website, which will ...
WhiteHouse.gov
Political Punch —
Previous | Main WhiteHouse.gov January 20, 2009 10:16 PM The Obama White House Web site is up and running with a blog and full description of President Obama's agenda . His civil rights agenda will evoke some serious opposition in Congress, especially as it pertains to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans. He pledges to expand hate crimes statutes, support full civil unions and federal rights for LGBT couples, expanded adoption rights, and repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell. - jpt January 20, 2009 | Permalink | User ...
Obama Administration Embraces the Internet
The Democratic Daily —
... YouTube to try showcase what supporters call a hipper approach with new forms of media.
And unlike the old radio address, which has traditionally just been a boilerplate report from presidents of each party about an issue in the news, Obama occasionally broke some news himself in the transition reports — recently using it to reveal a new figure for how many jobs he wants to create in his first two years in office.
The new and improved WhiteHouse.gov includes a blog.
Tags: Barack Obama, Blog, Boilerplate, House Radio, ...
The reach
SCSUScholars —
... . It is telling, I think, that the website was changed even while the parade was in progress. It has a blog. Can we hope President Obama Twitters from ...
Ah, Mr. Yglesias, We Meet Again, But This Time The Advantage Is Ours
Sadly, No! —
... not actually have much influence. At a minimum, I don’t have much juice in the party invitations department.
Locked out of the Arcade Fire party!!! It’s almost reminiscent of the way in which certain multiple-award-winning liberal bloggers were more successful infiltrating CPAC than attempting to cover the Democratic Convention.
Above: This was really the final straw
We’re totally refusing to blogroll the new White House blog, Matt, and we encourage you to do the same.
Harsh, yes, but ...
Intimate Democracy
techPresident —
... One easy change: Get the blog right. Right now it’s press release stuff. No comments. No links. In other words, it’s only a blog because it says it is. How about hiring a couple of bloggers who will take the point of view of citizens writing from a unique vantage point: The freaking White House. What’s it like? And how about some vigorously argued pieces from officials? And, why not stir in guest bloggers for a week at a time, people who actually know how to blog? (The rules might be something like: It has to be family-friendly, and it’s about the White House, not about the ...
Challenges to a Wiki White House
The Next Right —
... 7. Finally, while the Obama administration’s overtures to focus on tech innovation and government reform win them mad props by the media and Obamamaniacs, will they overlook the basics? When a blog that strikes a partisan, propagandistic tone serves as the only source for White House happenings, it’s beginning to look like they will. Where are the press releases and the speeches? ...
"Wide-Eyed Staffers"
techPresident —
... I spy with my little eye the signs of an actual blog-like blog post on WhiteHouse.gov. Since the site's launch last Tuesday, the presidential blog has hosted ten posts. The first, a ...
Jared Bernstein: This Time, We Can't Leave the Middle Class Behind
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... go when they work. Let's do this.
Though he may not have realized at the time, the President-to-be was really describing the work of the Middle Class Task Force. Vice President Biden, the Task Force staff, and our members at all the cabinet agencies will do everything we can to make sure that the next recovery stacks up very differently than the bars in the graph above. The middle class won't get left behind again.
This post originally appeared on the White House Briefing Room Blog.
Jared Bernstein is Chief Economist to Vice ...
Jared Bernstein: The Recovery Act in Action
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... more broadly shared expansion.
But we are not there yet. There are more job losses to come. Key economic indicators may have bottomed out, but they've done so at historically low levels. The economy remains fragile.
But as we slowly climb out of the hole that greeted us when we got here on January 20th, let's also be sure to take note of what's working.
OK...now you can blast the radio.
This post originally appeared on the White House Briefing Room Blog.
Jared Bernstein is Chief Economist to Vice ...
Jared Bernstein: For Whom the (Trading) Bell Tolls: Reforming Wall Street to Protect Main Street
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Most immediately, there are tons of middle-class jobs associated with residential housing, from construction to furnishings to real estate, and many of these jobs have been lost. (Employment in residential construction and contracting, for example, is down one million jobs off of its peak). Next, most middle-class homeowners, for whom homes are their most valuable asset, have taken a big hit to their wealth, with home prices down over 30%. The huge spike in ...
Good News: Iran Tests Missiles Again
Snapped Shot —
... On the heels of Iran's announcement that they "accidentally" forgot to disclose their second nuclear enrichment facility, the terrorist nation has launched missiles that are technically able to reach Israel.
Israel is not taking the news lightly, though I will use this occasion to point out that the Obama Administration is strangely silent on these new developments.
Perhaps the tourist-in-chief has more important things on his plate than dealing with the increased potential for nuclear holocaust. ...
"Fox lies…"
Upper Left —
…and Jesse Lee tells the truth at the White House Blog. By the way, I don't think I've used this space to congratulate Jesse on the White House job. Institutional blogging is a tough gig, and frankly, not many do it well. I've followed Jesse's path from the D-trip to the Speaker's office and now to Pennsylvania Avenue, and wherever he goes, a blog worth a bookmark appears. The President's lucky to have him. They all were. We all are. Belated congrats, Jesse. ...
Thanks Again, Readers!
Moonbattery —
... that is more representative of the current influence levels of the blogs therein.
Moreover, the weight of a link depends on the linking blog's position in the Wikio ranking. With our algorithm, the weight of a link from a blog that is more highly ranked is greater than that of a link from a blog that is less well ranked.
The top of the list includes heavy hitters from the establishment media (The Caucus) and even Big Government itself (Whitehouse.gov). Keep the tips and photoshops coming, and we'll continue to close in on ...
The Obama Administration all “Wee-Weed” Up on FOX News
Flopping Aces —
... The current administration has been extremely new media-savvy, taking full advantage of the internet, from YouTube to Flickr, to their own White House blog. Along with that savvy, comes awareness of the threat that FOX News and Glenn Beck, talk radio and Rush Limbaugh, pose to the administration’s ability to enjoy a smooth ride. ...
Why Didn't White House Put Out Obama Gay Rights Speech?
The Washington Note —
... and transgendered people ran live through two of the most important news and policy networks in the country. That is change.
But guess what. When it comes to White House internal priorities -- Bo the Dog gets higher billing than the President articulating a human rights agenda before a GLBT audience.
The White House, thus far, has nothing about the President's speech on its main site. Nothing at "Speeches and Remarks."
And even on the official White House Blog, there is a suspicious gap between an entry yesterday titled "Happy ...
Steve Clemons: Why Didn't White House Put Out Obama Gay Rights Speech?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... and transgendered people ran live through two of the most important news and policy networks in the country. That is change.
But guess what. When it comes to White House internal priorities -- Bo the Dog gets higher billing than the President articulating a human rights agenda before a GLBT audience.
The White House, thus far, has nothing about the President's speech on its main site. Nothing at "Speeches and Remarks."
And even on the official White House Blog, there is a suspicious gap between an entry yesterday titled "Happy ...
Fix the Climate, or the Kid Gets It
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... Meanwhile, today is Blog Action Day, which means that nearly 8,000 blogs from all around the world are posting climate-change content today. One of the first entries comes from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. What's he got to say?
Like every parent, I want to leave a safe and secure world for my children. And I want to be able to look them in the eye because our generation stood up for their future.
Hint, hint, White House Blog: President Obama, no doubt, would agree.
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