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During the campaign there was a lot of talk about how this was the first election where the candidates had the option of taking full advantage of the internet, both to reach potential voters with their message and trade snarky comments on each others blogs. It’s safe to say the guy that won (that one) ran a more net-savvy campaign and I’d like to think it contributed to his victory.
The idea that our next president is a Crackberry addicted, Mac using Spider-Man collector makes me feel like we have “one of our own” in the highest office. I’m not preaching… just enthusiastic. He’s also going to be the first President of the United States to appoint a Chief Technology Officer. Here’s hoping he stays away from Youtube commenters and 4Chan members. If you have an idea as to who it should be or what they should focus on, you can cast your vote (sort of) here.
I remember, as the economy began to implode, hearing the media recall Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats and suggesting that someone (W?) should be communicating with the American people and reassuring them that their concerns were being addressed. I thought, “Obama should do a video blog! That would allow him to keep us informed and show that he relates to us on a technological level! Also it woud allow me to stare into his deep brown eyes while his dullcet tones gently bid me off to sleep!”
I guess he had the same idea. I really hope he keeps it up.
ALSO A THING!: Check out this forum post where a few Aussie Fancy Bastards weigh in on the potential castration of their nets.
Tags: 2008 presidential race, barack obama, tech, youtube
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November 18th, 2008 at 1:06 am
SodaHead.com . Did OBAMA Buy The Election? Ad in the sidebar.
November 18th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Been that way for a while now Zac. Good comic, I liked it. I also didn't know he liked Casablanca.
November 18th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Love the way the faces came out!
November 18th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Haha, thanks for addressing the issue Joel. Loved the comic, I think I'm going to print this one out and stick it on the wall at work…
November 18th, 2008 at 3:26 am
hahaha… not to say the jokes aren't good, but i laughed harder at Obama's "listening face" in panel 4 than anything else. nice work!
November 18th, 2008 at 3:44 am
Koalas are Gay for tshirt
November 18th, 2008 at 3:45 am
I think the video Fireside Chats will work out well. At least he's letting people know he (kind of) cares what they think.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Joel, don't you think you made Obama's skintone a bit too dark? Not that there's anything wrong with that.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:49 am
HA! I wonder if the real Obama has any isea what these l33t-speak phrases mean. If he uses them in real life, he'll come off as a dork.
Ah, but quoth the Colbert: "Turns out Barack Obama's not a secret Muslim. He's something much worse: a secret nerd." But of course steve has a right to be bitter, after running for President in the Marvel Universe, pulling a Dewey, & losing to Obama. See more @
http://www.colbertnation.com/video
November 18th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Tourist tip: Koalas are all going blind from chlamydia so be careful when molesting them.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:01 am
i would pay money to see that scene play out irl
November 18th, 2008 at 11:09 am
i bet he knows 1 or 2. he seems to be One Of Us: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneOfU...
November 18th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
After the delight that was the "Roslin 08" shirt, how about keeping the BSG election theme going? Felix Gaeta for CTO?
I'll come back later with something even remotely funny…
November 18th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
haha great comic. While im glad its not going to be some 12 year old haxor, how about someone with the first Fing clue about the internet and 21st century tech in general, that would be nice.
Oh and Dropbears are gay also.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:29 am
I have a feeling he's going to pay careful attention to this one and appoint someone who knows whats up. Though he does have 7000 positions to fill between now and Jan.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:31 am
Ive blocked them. They should stop soon. Google ads are getting more and more worthless.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:33 am
if you want a high quality signed print… (cough!) store (cough!)
November 19th, 2008 at 1:34 am
I think its less about pretending to care what we think and more about keeping us informed. If you've ever had a boss or manager that kept all the workers in the dark you know what kind of mistrust and speculation that leads to. Just talking to america for 5 min a week will go a long way to reassuring us.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:34 am
well, wash your hands, sure. But other than that GO FOR IT!
November 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am
from what Ive been hearing in the BSG rumor caves the shirt should say "GAEta PRIDE!"
November 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am
as long as you laughed Im satisfied.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am
actually it was. I lightened it a bit.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:32 am
I didn't know they came signed (stupid me!)… i'm definitely going to have to get the Fancy Bastard one from a while back and maybe this one
November 19th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Firewire chats?
November 19th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Our next CTO should be Michael Garfield. mg4cto.com – Michael is known as the High Teach Texan. Check out the site and join his facebook page. hightechtexan.com
November 19th, 2008 at 8:19 am
lol dude there's a big label directly to the left of every comic saying "get a signed print of this comic" with an arrow!
November 19th, 2008 at 8:24 am
At least that keeps Denise away – she can't even get wireless at Joel's (unless she's sroted it now – I'm about 8 podcasts behind)
November 19th, 2008 at 8:26 am
i do believe i said "stupid me!" in the last post… i usually don't come to the site directly… i only come here to post a comment… otherwise i use an RSS feed for the comics
November 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I laughed. A lot. Loudly. Jess thought I was crazy. I'm reading again and laughing again now.
I think the "LonelyPresident08" really seals the deal on this one.
I'm writing Obama a letter as we speak: "Joel Watson for CTO of AMERICA!"
November 28th, 2008 at 9:16 am
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December 14th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
[...] And who would have guessed Obama would speak about our filtering plans. [...]
January 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 am
Hey, in the same vein, here's an interesting development in the Gaza fighting…
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/israels-inf...
The Israelis are taking the war into the internet!