Obama Network Organizes and Revolts Over Spying

Obama's official events obviously beat the MyBo protests by several orders of magnitude, and the campaign deserves credit for hosting the very technology people are using to organize and pressure the candidate. Obama won the nomination by blending the practical and the ideal -- riding the financial juggernaut of Internet politics and promising a new, interactive civil society along the way. He made people feel good, and connected, and they showered his ... Full Story »

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Topics: Domestic Spying, Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Jun 30, 2008 - 3:24 PM PDT
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

I also went to one of the weekend events. And, even with just a dozen people present, the question did come up. Activists are, in general, the sort of people who keep up on this sort of thing. So I think Melber has a point that Obama needs to listen to those who are unhappy. They are the ones who will organize future events and be the campaign ground troops. He also raises an interesting point that the "protesters" are using the very tools the campaign set up to get their point across. Potentially a fascinating new development.

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