Barack Obama.
Let's get a few facts out of the way first.
1) He's a politician.
That's about all that needs saying. He's going to be biased, naturally. Objectively? Ever since I started following the elections and his career, I actually feel sorry for the guy. I mean, past presidents had it bad too. That position is never an easy one. It is always scrutinized and it is often easy to criticize.
But do you think, compared to his predecessors, that Obama is more or less a bigger target because of the presence of rampant media? How much of an impact do you think social networking has had on the campaign? Can you cite examples of groups or perhaps activists that used twitter/facebook/blogger?
As far as I'm aware, B.Obama is the first American president to answer questions online. He said he wished for more transparency on behalf of the administration. And, in truth, I do hear more about the US now than when G.Bush was up there in the White House. Do you think that this new transparency is actually the president's doing, or is it a side effect caused by the emergence of social networking giants Twitter&Facebook? (And they just rolled with it)
Do you think this added transparency has caused more harm than good for B.O.'s presidency?
I am of the opinion that ignorance is bliss and Obama's dropping popularity is, mostly, caused by the free (And sometimes superfluous/gratuitous) flow of information.
Opinions?
1) He's a politician.
That's about all that needs saying. He's going to be biased, naturally. Objectively? Ever since I started following the elections and his career, I actually feel sorry for the guy. I mean, past presidents had it bad too. That position is never an easy one. It is always scrutinized and it is often easy to criticize.
But do you think, compared to his predecessors, that Obama is more or less a bigger target because of the presence of rampant media? How much of an impact do you think social networking has had on the campaign? Can you cite examples of groups or perhaps activists that used twitter/facebook/blogger?
As far as I'm aware, B.Obama is the first American president to answer questions online. He said he wished for more transparency on behalf of the administration. And, in truth, I do hear more about the US now than when G.Bush was up there in the White House. Do you think that this new transparency is actually the president's doing, or is it a side effect caused by the emergence of social networking giants Twitter&Facebook? (And they just rolled with it)
Do you think this added transparency has caused more harm than good for B.O.'s presidency?
I am of the opinion that ignorance is bliss and Obama's dropping popularity is, mostly, caused by the free (And sometimes superfluous/gratuitous) flow of information.
Opinions?