Barack Obama’s first fireside chat
Monday, November 17th, 2008As promised:
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The revolution will be televised
Friday, November 14th, 2008Sort of.
Starting this Saturday, Barack Obama is going to be broadcasting to the nation - nay, the world - via the medium of this here new-fangled computer thingy. Every week. Think of him as a 21st century FDR, if you will.
Obama’s weekly video addresses are an example of the promised a) transparency and b) new-fangledness (also known as ‘technology’) that the Obama campaign said it would bring to the presidency.
The videos will go out on both YouTube and change.gov - and in fact, his team have already got the ball rolling with this one below.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then he’ll begin. Or rather: transition chief Valerie Jarrett will begin:
