Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying

Many activists are outraged by the Senator's recent announcement that he will back a controversial bill to grant the Executive more spying powers and immunize telephone companies accused of illegal surveillance. Both efforts demonstrate how Obama's national network, which broke fundraising records and turned the first term Senator into an unlikely presidential nominee, can respond to top-down edicts and spring into action for self-organized protests. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins
Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Domestic Spying, Presidential Election 2008, Obama Administration
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 30, 2008 - 2:45 PM PDT
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 30, 2008 - 2:55 PM PDT

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Derek Hawkins
4.0
by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 1, 2008

Ari Melber draws an insightful parallel between the grassroots tools that are staples of Barack Obama's campaign and how they can be used to both support and pressure him.

See Full Review » (9 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.8

not enough reviews
from 2 reviews (20% confidence)
Quality
4.0
Facts
4.0
Information
4.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
4.0
Context
4.0
Popularity
3.3
Recommendation
3.5
Credibility
3.5
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
1.8
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!