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President Obama has been ruffling feathers as of late.
Ever since he’s stepped foot into office, he’s been breaking the rules and doing things that “shouldn’t” be done; things that 43 other Presidents before him have never attempted or tried because they’ve been told “no, you can’t.”
- He refused to give up his Blackberry. “Sir, it’s not safe,” they said. “Make me a new one
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03.27.09
This post was kick ass. Nice one.
Finally, a President that is REALLY changing the rules and being accessible to us. It's extremely comforting.
Thanks for this post - I learned more about our President.
-Jamie Varon
03.28.09
I guess I have to question what cultural shift you're referring to. Yes, Obama is definitely more technologically savvy than most on the hill. If you're referring to a shift away from the status quo, I have to disagree. I think this shift is artificial and isn't grass roots enough to maintain itself as a cultural shift. I only say that because I am seeing a strong push for conservative values at the same time.
Rather than a shift, I see it as a cyclical change. After two terms of one side ruling, naturally their opponents will rise up and in this case have succeeded. This has happened in the US for decades and will continue to happen.
03.28.09
@Steve: I can understand the thought behind the cyclical change you reference. I can also see conservatives making progressive steps to adopt the same technological means of communication that liberals have typically embraced.
I think the main thing to keep in mind is that Obama is probably the first postmodern President that the U.S. has ever had. He is the first to embrace a different SET of values, not just a different viewpoint within the traditional set of values. He, for lack of a better term, is a Milennial (at least in thinking and lifestyle anyway.) Obama, as President, works to live, he doesn't live to work.
Good points....
03.28.09
I honestly don't understand this type of sychophantic praise. It's downright creepy to me that what you observe here seems to have such undeserved significance. I mean Thank God he carries that Blackberry (otherwise our president might be left with any form of electronic communication); Jay Leno (yeah -- no sitting President has appeared on ane entertainment television show like. . . SNL. . . oh crap they have); playgrounds and weekley addresses broadcast on the latest for form of mass media, (like radio addresses from FDR weren't the equivalent); foreign tongue as a gesture of respect to foreign peoples -- unheard of (well other than every other president -- including the evil Bush or Reagan); sometimes not wearing a jacket in the oval office -- how scandalous! Can we raise the bar and talk about the Jonas brothers twittering?
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