David Weinberger has an interesting article about the blog for Presidential candidate Howard Dean. Apparently, “Dean’s campaign shows the smart mobs, hive minds, have more benefits, power, energy, vitality and adapability than the single mind of any political advisor.” David goes on to say “they’re viewing the Internet not as a cheap way to reach the masses but as a way to let us talk together.”
Category Archives: Politics
House Dems Proove Bush a Liar?
The Democratic members of the House Appropriations committee have created a webpage cross-referencing Bush speech quotes with his legislative proposals, and it ain’t lookin’ good for W.
However, the wacky trenchcoat graphics and huge typeface, along with the page’s title — “The Photographic History of the Bush Administration Putting Its Mouth Where Its Money Isn’t” makes me wonder whether this should better be in the Humor category. Not just that, but we don’t know if the speech info is taken out of conext. So take it with a grain of salt. (Yes, that URL does reside on house.gov)
Bush Press Conference Heavily Scripted
A scathing article at BuzzFlash points out that Bush’s recent press-conference was a heavily scripted event, where the reporters and possibly questions were known in advance. It proceeds to draw some more shaky conclusions from that premise, but the premise itself is interesting.