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Two quick video links for you:
1. Over at Change.gov, Obama's official transition website, they've got a blog to keep us up to date on what they're thinking... and to give us an opportunity to let them know what we're thinking. And they're listening. This past Friday, they posted a video response to the comments on health care. Former Senator Tom Daschle, leader of the health care transition team, read the comments and is in the response video. There were over 3500 comments, and the team spent the weekend reading them. And they want more.
Commenting is handled by Intense Debate, a third party website. You need to sign up with them to post, but they accept OpenID. So you can register using your LJ URL (http://username.livejournal.com) if you want. Just make sure you're logged into LJ when you do it. However, that's their current way of doing things. Linked off the bottom of the blog posts is a suggestion form specifically created for anyone who might know of a better way to handle comments.
If the economy is more on your mind, you can see what people have to say and add your own thoughts here. I'm sure a video response to the (nearly 3000 already) comments on that will be posted shortly.
The blog also hosts Obama's weekly YouTube address. Sounds a little hokey, but it's a cool 21st century step up from the traditional weekly radio address.
And there's the Your Seat At The Table page, which has public copies of all documents submitted at the transition meetings, and will have some video and other information, too.
Also, Obama's old campaign website is still active... only now the events being organized are get-togethers to discuss the issues, help come up with a plan, and help find ways to put that plan into effect. (Rachel Maddow also points out that, as a side benefit, it's one of "the best offline dating opportunities in years.")
2. On a completely different note... There's a Robot Chicken clip I just had to share. It involves King Arthur and a parody of an infamous early 90s rap song (sung here by the original artist). If you want to see the original song (the video was very controversial, back in the day...), there's a YouTube copy here.
1. Over at Change.gov, Obama's official transition website, they've got a blog to keep us up to date on what they're thinking... and to give us an opportunity to let them know what we're thinking. And they're listening. This past Friday, they posted a video response to the comments on health care. Former Senator Tom Daschle, leader of the health care transition team, read the comments and is in the response video. There were over 3500 comments, and the team spent the weekend reading them. And they want more.
Commenting is handled by Intense Debate, a third party website. You need to sign up with them to post, but they accept OpenID. So you can register using your LJ URL (http://username.livejournal.com) if you want. Just make sure you're logged into LJ when you do it. However, that's their current way of doing things. Linked off the bottom of the blog posts is a suggestion form specifically created for anyone who might know of a better way to handle comments.
If the economy is more on your mind, you can see what people have to say and add your own thoughts here. I'm sure a video response to the (nearly 3000 already) comments on that will be posted shortly.
The blog also hosts Obama's weekly YouTube address. Sounds a little hokey, but it's a cool 21st century step up from the traditional weekly radio address.
And there's the Your Seat At The Table page, which has public copies of all documents submitted at the transition meetings, and will have some video and other information, too.
Also, Obama's old campaign website is still active... only now the events being organized are get-togethers to discuss the issues, help come up with a plan, and help find ways to put that plan into effect. (Rachel Maddow also points out that, as a side benefit, it's one of "the best offline dating opportunities in years.")
2. On a completely different note... There's a Robot Chicken clip I just had to share. It involves King Arthur and a parody of an infamous early 90s rap song (sung here by the original artist). If you want to see the original song (the video was very controversial, back in the day...), there's a YouTube copy here.
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I fear that, as word spreads, that'll decrease.
Meantime, I'll be editing this in above, but I have to point out the Your Seat At The Table page. It's an attempt to open up the transition process to public view. Doccuments submitted to the transition team will be publicly available there in pdf format, as will information (documents and videos) from the actual meetings. Watch as our new government forms, right before your eyes! And have a voice (albeit a small one, amidst so many other comments) in how it happens. That's more than nifty, it's downright splufty!