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Your Weekly Address from the President-elect
For the first time, the weekly Democratic address has been released as a web video. It will also continue to air on the radio. President-elect Obama plans to to publish these weekly updates through the Transition and then from the White House. Today's address from the President-elect ...
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Obama Delivers First Democratic Video Address
Obama Delivers First Democratic Video Address
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First-ever Weekly Video
Swampland — ... You can see it here. If they want this thing to be a YouTube hit, they are going to have to add music or puppies or something.        ...

Obama urges Congress to move on economic plan (radio address)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Your Weekly Address from the President-elect For the first time, the weekly Democratic address has been released as a web video. It will also continue to air on the radio. http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/your_weekly_address_fr...

Obama delivers first Democratic video address.
Think Progress — ... Yesterday, President-elect BaracK Obama recorded the “Demcratic Radio Address” using video as well as audio. The New York Times notes, “It may seem like a political no-brainer in the age of YouTube, but as aides to Mr. Obama pointed out, it is a first for a president or president-elect.” In the message, Obama urges Congress to “pass at least a down-payment on a rescue plan that will create jobs, relieve the squeeze on families, and help get the economy growing again.” Watch it: ...

Obama's first fireside chat video
Angry Bear — Change.gov is the website set up for President-elect Obama to offer up weekly videotaped 'address the nation' style communications. Courtesy of Mudflats, which has been another interesting phenomenon of the internet for community building and sources of information worldwide. The first is of course on the economy.

Obama delivers first Democratic video address.
The Hollywood Liberal — ... Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama recorded the “Democratic Radio Address” using video as well as audio. The New York Times notes, “It may seem like a political no-brainer in the age of YouTube, but as aides to Mr. Obama pointed out, it is a first for a president or president-elect.” In the message, Obama urges Congress […] Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama recorded the “Democratic Radio Address” using video as well as audio. The New York Times notes, “It may seem like a political no-brainer in the age of YouTube, but as aides to Mr. Obama pointed out, ...

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup: 200th Edition
Pirate's Cove — ... It’s not a blog (it’s not an actual real office, either,) but the latest weekly address is available from the Office of the President-Elect ...

On Putting a President's Democratic Address on Youtube
Open Left - Front Page — Obama is now putting his weekly Democratic address on youtube.  That is pretty neat, but I want to inject a slight note of skepticism as to how important it really is. ...

Rating Obama's First Weekly YouTube Address
techPresident — ... Ironically, there seemed to be more attention to the process than the content of Obama's address, which emphasized the economy and promised a) a top priority push to extend unemployment insurance for one million Americans and b) a $150 billion stimulus program to create five million new green energy jobs. ...

The First YouTube Weekly Address By Barack Obama (Video)
The Democratic Daily — Each week President-elect Obama will be recording his Saturday morning Democratic Party address for YouTube release. This is the first of many. It is the first use of YouTube by a party leader much less the President-elect. The new website for the new administration elect is Change.Gov. His first message follows and the original is here. Click here to view the embedded video. Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, New Administration, Obama Video, Party Address, Party Leader, President Elect, ...

Early Morning Swim: Special Krugman Pwns Will Edition
Firedoglake — Hey, I agree with Eric Cantor! Sunday still dominated by wingnuts. And so was CBS -- just ask Rather. The Obamas on "60 Minutes." Obama's White House counsel -- Greg Craig. And his first video fireside ...

Whitehouse.gov
The Next Right — ... for putting the Democrat's weeky radio address (and eventually the President's weekly radio address) on YouTube...even though putting a speech on YouTube has been quite ordinary for a few years now.  ...

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