Obama's MySpace Drama 483
fistfullast33l writes "TechPresident, which is covering the use of technology by Presidential Campaigns for 2008, has a very interesting article on how Obama's MySpace page is currently the subject of an underground battle for control by the campaign itself and the volunteer who created it in 2004. Joseph Anthony worked with the campaign initially and grew the site to include over 160,000 unsolicited friends that the campaign could use to reach out to. It currently is the main Obama page in the Impact Channel on MySpace. However, as Obama's campaign became more centralized and formal, the decision was made to attempt to acquire control of the site from Anthony. They asked him for a price, which he offered up as $49,000 plus part of the $10,000 fee paid to MySpace for the Impact Channel. Obama balked at the price, and decided to start afresh rather than pay the money. The fight broke out into the open when Anthony posted a response on his blog to rumors that the campaign was spreading regarding him wanting to cash out. MyDD has more."
Obama's Space Drama (Score:5, Funny)
If you vote for me...... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What did you expect? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obama's Space Drama (Score:3, Funny)
Anyone have a better candidate for President? How about Steve Jobs?
Play Nice Kids (Score:2, Funny)
Trouble at the polls.. (Score:5, Funny)
Why Exactly Do We Care About This? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What did you expect? (Score:3, Funny)
I completely agree. Politicians are horrible. Why can't we go back to the good old days before annoying campaigns and bothersome voting. I just want to be told what to do by clergy and nobility, and have the strength to be able to do it. Why bother thinking?
Obama's Blunder (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Flamebait? Come on (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Obama's Blunder (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Republicrats are all the same. (Score:3, Funny)
It sure wouldn't be an exciting 8 years.
Re:Republicrats are all the same. (Score:5, Funny)
In all honesty, the best suited people for political jobs often refuse them.
A local radio host (Tom Sullivan) was asked to run for office at the last election (US assembly). He declined. Would have been a damn good Assemblyman, didn't want to do it, felt he "could do more good on the radio in a week than he could accomplish in an entire term in office" (or something like that). IIRC he was pushed to run for governor when we had a recall in CA. Didn't run for that. In the case of the president and vice president, I honestly believe Penn and Teller would be better than anyone who is currently even thinking of running. I could just see the veto stamp now:
Ahhh dreams.
-nB
Phone call for Mr. Anthony... (Score:2, Funny)
That would be a disaster! (Score:1, Funny)
Are you crazy? Teller would say something to kill the campaign for sure.
Re:Obama's Space Drama (Score:3, Funny)
No, and I'll bet that you don't either.