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Obama: Stay Home, The Inauguration Is Going to be a Cold, Crowded Drag
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Obama on the inaugural
Ben Smith's Blog —
Obama talks about the open inaugural events, and tells Americans where they can watch it.
Also, as you'll see at the beginning, they couldn't resist creating a new seal.
Obama You Tube: You, Too, Can Get Involved In The Inauguration
The Moderate Voice —
Yet another sign that the new President Barack Obama intends to be in close touch with the public via radio, TV….and the Internet (hey, Barack, do you wanna exchange links?). But a key theme of this, towards the end, is that he’s calling on indivduals to provide service to others and to the country in general:
h/t Mark Halperin
Obama On Inauguration: You Don't Have To Come (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
President-elect Barack Obama tells Americans that he wants them to participate in Inauguration -- but that they can do it from home. Watch:
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Obama On Inauguration: You Don't Have To Come (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
President-elect Barack Obama tells Americans that he wants them to participate in Inauguration -- but that they can do it from home. Watch:
You Don't Have to Be There
The Caucus —
A few weeks ago, the Obama for America committee was still sending out e-mail fund-raising appeals with subjects like “Join us at the Inauguration.” “You helped shape history,” said a message from Jan. 3, asking people to donate in exchange for entry into a drawing for tickets to the festivities. “And now you can be a part of it.” The inaugural committee even touted its efforts to open up the entire National Mall to spectators. But now, President-elect Barack Obama is talking down his own party. “Now, you’ve probably heard the reports that unprecedented numbers of Americans are planning to join us in Washington,” Mr. Obama says in a new Web video. “That ...
The Participatory Inaugural
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Washington Life The Participatory Inaugural By Garance Franke-Ruta In his latest YouTube release, Barack Obama today issued a low-key call to transform Inauguration Day from an elite Washington-based celebration of the transition of power in a democracy into a nationwide festival that individuals can participate in through new media technologies and hosting parties of their own, wherever they may be. If it sounds a bit like the Obama campaign, writ large, well, that's because it is -- and, as such, it provides an early example of how the techniques of an unusually interactive campaign may be marshaled not only on behalf of a political agenda but on behalf of ...
Late afternoon/early evening open thread
Daily Kos —
Hey, it's cool with Obama if you don't make it to DC for the inauguration, so don't sweat it. But he still wants you to party ....
