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As the president’s political apparatus gears up to activate key Democratic constituencies for the 2012 election, President Barack Obama is scheduled to hold a Facebook 'town hall' Wednesday that will be broadcast to the social networking site's hundreds of millions of users.
The event, which will be moderated by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, starts at 4:45pm ET. You can watch a live feed of the town hall here.
The White House says the Facebook event demonstrates the president’s belief that “there are many ways to speak to the American people.”
“It would be nice, it would make our jobs a lot easier, if these were the days when a vast majority of the American audience tuned into Walter Cronkite at night and we could just talk to 'Uncle Walter' and get our message out there,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday. “And that’s just not the case anymore.”
Somewhere in the ballpark of half a billion people on the planet use Facebook, for everything from professing their Lady Gaga fandom to ascertaining whether their high school’s “Most Likely to Succeed” awardee lived up to the hype.
But who’s using it -- and other social media tools like Twitter – for politics?
According to a report by the Pew Internet and Family Life Project, about 1 in 5 internet-using adults used social networking sites to engage in political activity – like swapping information about a campaign, joining an online political group, or “following” or “friending” a candidate -- in the months before the 2010 midterm elections.
About 40 percent of those who use social media for political purposes are under 30 years old, and about the same percentage have a college degree. (About 75 percent of 18-29 year-olds overall are regular users of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, versus about a quarter of adults over 50.)
And they’re about equally divided on the political spectrum.
According to Pew, adults who used social media for politics voted for Republican over Democratic House and Senate candidates by a 45-41 percent margin.
And one of the most active groups “friending” candidates and causes on social media sites? Tea Party supporters.
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Facebok sucks. let him be friends with Smiff.
He'll have no problem getting "friends".
Voters willing to endorse the policies and results produced by the Obama Administration?
Ooooh..
Now that's a lot tougher.
I'll be his "friend"...no problem.
Obama is having a rough go of it, only three friends so far. Richard Trumka, Al Sharpton, and someone named "Fisty".
Fiesty is Louie Farrakhan !
Fisty Redbush???
JoAnna. Hate to burst your bubble,over 19 million friends for Obama on facebook. Try to keep up
Lets see he has paid off the Health Ins industry, Big Oil, GE, Soros, That will get him a few friends. It is all about Special interest for Obama. Ya the ones he promised he would clear Washington of, LOL.
Anything but Obama is 2012. We can not afford this mistake any longer.
I couldn't get on the Obama Townhall on Facebook. Someone told me that the Tea Party had done something to it. Is this true?
Yes summertime, if you want it to be, just try to rest now.
Jo Anna, I love the way you think !! Obummer is begging for friends. lol
Patrick, "Al Sharpten". With friends like that !! lol
so over it-hate liars and people who take advantage of those that work so hard to keep hope and faith alive in our hearts and our actions-let alone in this world as it is today. Obama lies, he's a liar. Simple.
Wow JoAnna and Bill aren't you a couple of retards. People your crazy hate somewhere else. We'd be in a depression if your guy would have won.
Idiocracy So your profession is fortune teller. I love how you people say something would have happen without any proof what-so-ever. We know what this liar in chief has done to this country that is part of history now, but you and the rest of the lefties out hear are all a bunch of fortune tellers
Is this President Obama?...is this me?....the first President in U.S. history to use the internet....and WON!....How's that for you..that run up telephone polls still to make calls(green achers anyone?)
We sure, couldn't get anywhere with the immagration thing, the Hispanics gave him the finger and called him a liar (which he is) so, now turn to an attempt to reel in the young, dumb and idealistic.
Mr.,uhh...president, you sir, are a P O S
Rush is right. Odumbo can't have conversations with adults!
Yes, but will he play Farmville?
A CHEVY VOLT FOR EVERY OBAMA VOTE!
What is his specific username going to be? I want to be friends.
I think he's going by the same name that his followers call him...."GOD"
He should use the name on his Birth Certificate...
He is.
Can I see it?
Just look for Barry sotero, He is the one standing in front of the hut.
Obama-lama-ding-dong
he said i was his enemy.
very confusing
[he said i was his enemy.]
Oh, you're so full of @!$%#...cut the crap you moron...LOL...so ignorant, you are...
President Obama is backing off a previous comment in which he appeared to cast Republicans as "enemies."
"I probably should have used the word 'opponents' instead of 'enemies,'" Obama told radio host Michael Baisden.
Last week, in an interview with Univision radio, Obama urged Hispanic votes for Democrats, and said: "If Latinos sit out the election instead of, 'we're going to punish our enemies and we're going to reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us' -- if they don't see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election, then I think it's going to be harder."
Marcus, You know Mickey the Flaming Liberal cannot handle the truth.
"The president wants to be friends on Facebook"
Request DENIED!
here he goes trying to suck up to the kids again to get there vote .....
Well, of course. Most of them don't make enough to understand what paying taxes really means, so he has a good chance with them.
.IRS data showes that in 2008, the top 5 percent of earners -- households earning more than $160,000 -- accounted for about 59 percent of all federal income tax paid.
The next 45 percent -- solidly middle-class taxpayers earning between $33,000 and $160,000 -- account for about 39 percent of all personal income tax paid.
That's because he's ascurred of the real people.. older folks arn't "Moldable"
Well of course Obama likes being President.....why, ummmm, ah,,,,,it is better than um,,,,being a rock star! And it beats being a community organizor too.....Michelle actually had to work then.....Now, well, ah, we ah, um, get to fly around like royality and um, people love us. Why, some of the common folks actually ummmmmm, believe the charts show me to be the annointed one.
God, it's ummmm, good to be King!
“there are many ways to speak to the American people.”
"they bring a knife, we'll bring a gun"
yes, many ways indeed.
["they bring a knife, we'll bring a gun"]
He was quoting a line from a movie, give it a rest already...
I wonder if he will bring his gun to all 57 states?
Still hate speech! They use the "N" word in movies too, so it is OK for all to use in the political arena according to your reasoning! Stop making excuses for the empty suit! It makes you look bad!
America is going broke because we underestimated what a disaster electing an unqualified, self- absorbed ideologue to the presidency would be.
Now that we have all the proof we need, does he have to continue to prove it by pulling stunts like this?
$5 gas in Washington DC Obama. Maybe you should stick around and see what the common people are concerned about, and it ain't about being your "Friend" on Facebook.
Source: http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/f772b5b1f31e2af83d29d52d228dd553/Gas-prices-continue-to-rise-in-Washington/
JoAnna, Welcome to Stagflation. Gee, it really is Jimmy Carters second term. High energy prices should surprise no one. During the campaign Obama and future members of his staff stated explicitly that their policys were intended to send energy prices through the roof in order to make Green more price competitive. And now what is happening? Exactly what they said they would do.
Steven Chu, now President Barack Obama's energy secretary, stated that a gradual increase in gasoline taxes could coax consumers into dumping their gas-guzzlers and finding homes closer to where they work. Chu, then a Nobel Prize-winning professor, argued that higher costs per gallon could force investments in alternative fuels and spur cleaner energy sources.
"Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe," Chu said in September 2008.
That same year, Obama stated: "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity price would necessarily skyrocket. . . . Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, natural gas—you name it—whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers."
— President Barack Obama, January 2008
And this coming from a woman (nojoallblow) who uses her granddaughter's illness as a prop during the healthcare debate.
That same year, Obama stated: "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity price would necessarily skyrocket. . . . Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, natural gas—you name it—whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers."
— President Barack Obama, January 2008
And just how do think that jobs are created in this country...THROUGH INNOVATION! If you have to "retrofit" then you need to buy new technology which creates JOBS! You just cannot fix stupid!
no joe, no bo, nj
".......pulling stunts like this?"
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Facebook is a "stunt"...really?
Yeah...you're probably right....it will never catch on....just a pipe dream....flash in the pan....
Oops........NJBJ it's 2011....not 2004
Face it (pun intended) the R's are just jealous that our President is savvy enough to know how to stay in touch with over 40% of the US population....with a click, not 130M postage stamps.
Sorry NJ....I just love to poke a stick in your cage....
Yep, the manure meter goes through the roof when NJ speaks.
Vermont Girl, did you read the article? It said that a lot of TEA Party members, (and candidates), used Facebook during the fall.
As far as the Facebook page thing goes, it looks like Obama is playing catch-up.
It's still a stunt, though, like the "town hall".
How many difficult questions were answered- and I do mean answered. Not just accepted, then blathered around- with no opportunity for follow up.
The man is a disaster, and all the publicity stunts in the world will not save his presidency.
Unfortunately, they will not save the U.S., either.
No Joe, Obama used Facebook to great advantage during the 2008 campaign. So it's hardly "catch-up".
Like it, hate it (well, we KNOW your answer to that already) but it IS a way to stay in touch with large numbers of people.
NJNB - Doesn't have a clue how Facebook operates...
In order to have an account - you have to have at least (1) friend...
Which is why she's SOL! ;O)
NJ is still on MySpace talking about Russia getting the Nucular codes of the British from President Obama, from the lastest Start treaty.
Funny how the World never heard about that story, only NJ.
Talk about haveing the HookUp!
LOL Rick!
Don't forget the Mumbai trip the old bat ran with for weeks... ;o)
Even going so far as to QUOTE a British tabloid! LMAO!
Say, would you happen to have change for a dollar?
Yup....the stick still works like a charm......oh yeaaahhhh
Perfect example of libs with no comeback resort to name calling!
Obama wants friends? I thought he had a dog. Or did it wise up and run away.
Looky here- he has Smiff and nojo already! Neat-o-riffic!
Man, lots of jealousy on this thread. Funny how the "teabaggers" get so bent out of shape no matter what the President does. They must have a limited and sad life, with nothing very fulfilling to occupy themselves. We see the usual characters, "smiff" and the rest....I suppose hating someone that they don't know and will never meet is better than kicking some poor dog...though I wouldn't put that past them either.
You got that right, NDD. They're so jealous they can barely breathe let alone type out some negative rant. Swooning here, I just might have to try Facebook.
ndd10, your familiarity with derogatory alternative lifestyle references appear to stem from personal experience.
See what I mean Jody, if you read what poor mitch has written, and it makes little sense, these are some poorly educated people
saved or created, 8%, shovel ready, green alternatives, folks, wtf.
Amazing, isn't it NDD?
One has to wonder how their bodies are able to process so much VENOM day after day...
Funny how the moonbat Obama worshippers get so bent out of shape at the slightest statement that may be construed as denigrating their God.
North Korea's Dear Leader and Obama both have state-run media worshippers...
The really crazy thing about it, Feisty, is that the "teabaggers" leap on ANYTHING! If the man stubbed his toe, he would somehow have done it only to destroy this country, and it is all a conspiracy to discomfit them personally. Really, do they have nothing good in their own lives that they must tear this man down. Or is it that he is the wrong party and wrong race, and they just can't handle it?
I don't hate Barry-O...I just think he's a Dumb Phuque...that's all, I love the guy.
I've been watching it and so far all the questions are pre-screened. None of the questions getting through Mr. Suckingburg are anything remotely close to what the public actually wants to ask him and already a couple of the questions that I have seen in between paying attention and working my dead end college education at the local failure poor person college here by me, questions have been facebook employees asking stupid questions.
They just shut down my daughters grade school here by me and some one asked about them cutting education and he started answering in some bull crap cryptic language that didn't even really focus on the question. The whole thing shows how bad our country has gotten and how much of a lie the whole right left thing has become.
Hi I'm a rich white boy " Mark" that went to a really expensive school that none of you poor people can attend because your family is not part of the rich elite and now I'm filthy rich and am getting even richer by letting the ponzi scheme called your government use me to full you people. What a freaking joke!
Seriously it makes me sick to watch it, it's so fake.
yep, newday - just like the libs get bent out of shape when bush gets mentioned, or the gal up north, or ...
Obama gets smiles, cameras flashing and a warm welcome....Ryan gets booed...
Obama 2012
Toyota , You don't care enough about this country to have a vote.
Rice burner toyota trash !
liberal redistributionism: indoctrinating the young for generations.
MSNBC has long been "best friends" with the liberal cause in general, and President Obama in particular.
Obama, the Perpetual Campaigner, more ObamaPropoganda! Obama knows he's in trouble, and he's just looking for more naive people to fall for this lies!
Obama and the Democrats could be called "Predators". They prey on the young, the uninformed, the weak, the ignorant, and those who don't work or pay taxes.
Anybody else knows better than to believe Democrats agenda.
Ask why Obama administration chose to "downplay" the S&P's Warning this week, rather than heeding it?
Its pretty hard to get votes when you're trying to "fix" things like Medicare and Social Security, and sometimes you have to make hard decisions that are best for the country.
When the going gets tough, Obama runs. He starts campaigning harder, looking for more people to prey on!
Thank goodness even the young have learned what Obama states is nothing close to what he will do.
Say whatever it takes to get the groups attention then bend to his Corp puppeteers wants.
Maybe he will get smart enough to with draw and give us a real leader in his place.
Obama the great American Disappointment.
Paul, You're absolutely correct. The Rosenbergs(that's the term I use instead of Democrats) and their dear Comrade Leader are nothing but lies. I don't see how the American people could follow a Liar-in Chief. They must be pretty hard up for a leader to worship.
paul-440967
Obama and the Democrats could be called "Predators". They prey on the young, the uninformed, the weak, the ignorant, and those who don't work or pay taxes.
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Those that don't pay taxes like most of the richest 1% in America or corporations like GE? You gotta buy a newspaper.
Ira - by your standards I guess that is why obama made the CEO of GE his friend and one of JP morgans executives WH chief of staff. Living large with the democrats, right Ira? Obama is quite the pal! Right IRA?
Campaign promise/lie #39 "I will rid the Whitehouse of all Corp Influences" LOL. Obama the great American Liar.
I gree Fiesty, NDD. these folks are whack! Talk to me about Jimmy Carter. Good man who cares about others. I'd vote for him now. He and Clinton are the best former prez's EVER! As far as real MEN are concerned anyway.
But back to the non-issue here. Cripes people, can you give us ANYTHING but Talking Falsehood points and old hat news and reviews.
We like to debate on this site but but stilted, blind and overzealous criticism lacking grounds for it is not debate. IT IS BASHING and we don't take that lightly.
Go ahead. Light my fuse and make my day all ye would would complain about the thoroughly effective BLACK MAN in the WHITE HOUSE. 'Cause THAT is what has Y'all in such the tizzy this fine PM.
GET OVER IT. Obama is media savvy in ways your line-up haven't been for years. 2008 proved it and 2012 will second the motion FORWARD!
Way to be direct, Missy! You are completely right!
Carter is good today. He changed a LOT since he was in office. He simply was not a good President while in office. If "Carter 2000" were in office in 1979, Reagan would not have been President until 1984.
Ha....Missy...where's my button to fan you for using the word "cripes"!
I haven't heard that in......well....since I was a lot younger! I may need to resurrect it into my vocabulary. Thanks girl!!
Anytime Vermont girl. We fine antique gals have to differentiate ourselves from the crowd, doncha know. We got style. We got grace. But we wear no egg all over our face.
Poetically speaking, that is.
Agree with you too Maxwell, Carter would likely have been re-elected had he not tried to please EVERYBODY (NO president can.) had not been railroaded by the BUSHes secretly dealing with the Iranians to hold the hostages until Reagan became president, and had Ted Kennedy not ran against him. John Anderson would not have had the impact he did if all of those things had not been in play at the time
Golly missy, all we hear from most of the FR libs is reagan that, reagan this, bush that, bush this, lets all live in the past.
When are you libbies going to start thinking and discussing about building America?
Missy what campaign lie do you want to intelligently discuss? How about we start with Wall Street and Obama's failure to get regulation on derivatives as he had promised. Or how about that laser focus on jobs? or maybe ridding the Whitehouse of all the corp influences? perhaps we could discuss the issue of war over oil, maybe just discuss the Cuban prisoner agenda, How about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan? What about the health Care mess, can we say exceptions over the 1100 mark now, can we say bribing our own party members to get it to pass. How about no bill with pork will I sign statement, We could of course talk about anyone of these lies or, unfortunately, some many other lies spewed by your man.
Those are just a few of the distorted lies your God has spoken of. All hot air no substance = Obama
Independents that voted for change in 2008, screamed where is our change in 2010, now we will complete the change in 2012. The OBAMA experiment is over. Thanks to Congress, they will keep him in check until we can rid ourselfs of the great American Liar.
Independents for the Repeal of Obama and his mess of a health care bill.
Missy, oh my lord girl!
You are actually going to blame the BUSHES for the iranian hostage syndrome?
Your Bush Derangment syndrome has re-written your knowledge of history.
The Bushes had no power under Carter. He held no Government position at all. He was the Chairman of the 1st national bank of Houston. I don't think the 1st nation bank of houston gave Bush any swing over the Iranians.
And under Carter, Bush Jr was in the oil industry after losing a texas state political race
maxwell, she might have been referring to bush sr short tenure as director of the CIA. To bad he left long before the iranian hostage crisis.
seems that missy is not the firebrand she said she was, nor is she the debater she thinks she is.
MissyTX, are you sure you are not Bev from Chicago with another handle? Or, if not, have you been taking a Miss Bev correspondence course on how to make false statement without actual facts? Wow, you are a great libbie mind.......
It is a shame that I already named the goats I purchased to keep the weeds down in the vineyard. I named them after those great progressive minds: Barack, Harry, Nancy, Feisty and Bev. Perhaps I can get a sixth on the cheap, and if so, Missy it will be.
I remember when President's acted like adults. And did not endulge in the fads of the day to appear "hip" and "connected" to the youth.
They stood on their own merit, their own accomplishments and their own platform. They spoke for themselves, and they actually accepted tough questions from the media at press hearings. They also tried to answer those questions.
They didn't run campaigns based on the failings of someone who wasn't even running for office. They didn't base their platform on the amorphous idea of how some completely undefined "change" would magically cure the nation's ills.
Really Maxwell? I have been involved in political campaigns since 1968. At that time, I was working for Republican campaigns. Every Presidential campaign that could used "change". Remember Reagan and "are you better off now then you were four years ago?" Every political campaign tried to reach out to young voters. Every campaign tried to be efficient in disseminating information to all voters. Facebook is a way to do that. You do realize that the "teabaggers" have internet presence too, right? If you believe what you just wrote, you are naive.
"are you better off now" is a question to ask yourself. It isn't a empty promise that Reagan would "change" things and make everything better. Obama touted change, change, change, making thin allusions to transparancy, and not doing things in DC the "old" way. But none of that came to pass. He never even attempted to be transparant, and he is about as stereotypical a DC man as anyone.
To compare Reagan's "are you better off" comment with Obama's "Hope & Change" campaign is asinine.
And your cheap deragatory name-calling is not appreciated, especially considering I'm not part of the Tea party.
Ummm, Maxwell, that was part of Reagan's change campaign. The opposition party generally does that, do you really NOT know that?. I always use the term "teabaggers", it is, after all the name they selected. Nor did I call you a "teabagger." What I said is that the "teabaggers" have an internet presence too. I called you naive if you believe what you wrote.
A) Reagan's campaign was based on a platform that included specific things he was going to do...not amorphous "change". His "are you better off" was trying to get people to decide if they felt the country was going in the right direction or not. Which is as you mention, not uncommon for the non-incumbent to ask. Obama wasn't asking that question. he was rallying the uninformed masses with a battle cry that he should be elected because things in America should be different in some unexplained and undefined way. But all that aside, pointing to one other historical candidate that you want to argue is no better doesn't absolve Obama of lacking a real platform.
B) The Tea Party didn't call themselves Tea Baggers. The media and leftist outsiders began calling them that, and some of the Tea Party members, ignorant of the double entendre, used the phrase as well. The Tea Party has never endorsed that nickname. It remains a cheap insult for the sake of insult, no more clever than 'Demorats' or 'Republitards'.
C) Yes you called me a name (naive) because I don't share your opinions. This is a classic mistake that many ignorant people make when discussing politics: Thinking their opinion is right. There is no such thing as a correct opinion. If my opinion differs from yours I don't think you are stupid, or naive, I understand that we view things differently because all of politics is subjective.
newday - I would really be naive if I believed your post 9.7 and you in turn would be be stupid if you believed it yourself.
Maxwell: reading comprehension is not your best thing, right? So, to practice Read "NRO Admits Conservatives Coined "teabagger"." Fri. May 7th, 2010 David Edwards. You might be able to get this. As to the rest, you are simply wrong. Reagan was amorphous about what he wanted to "change" until well into the campaign against Carter. You are also wrong that "change" was the only thing our President proposed, since his website was pretty specific about what he wanted to do. And yes. You are naive, not because you don't agree with me, but that you know so little about campaigns.
I was a lot better off before Reagan. Reaganomics doesn't work and needs to be stopped. It never has been.
I am a lot better off now then I was 3 years ago.
Go team Obama
Now "maxwell" do not bring facts to the table. It always upsets the dream clouds of these demos. It is true Obama is a bag of hot air not to be believed. You know it, as so many other voter do. Obama will continue to try and get votes from the first time voters. He will try to talk to them just like he did us in round one. Fortunately the now juniors in college are smart enough to know he is all hot air and NO substance. At my sons college it is all the rage to bash Obama and his lies. I had to laugh when he stated to his friend, "Are you being an Obama", in response to a friends distortion. The young in America are vulnerable but they are smart enough to see the lack of character this Pres has. His laser focus on jobs has tipped the scales for many of them. They graduate and all the jobs that are around are at fast food places and the likes. It is our job to continue to educate them, not with our opinions but with the facts of a failed presidency and how we as the voting public can avoid an Obama like mistake again.
Independents for the repeal of Obama and his health care mess.
Missy...what Black man in the White house?..He's a dumb ass white man!..remember, he is 1/2 n 1/2...I choose the 2nd 1/2!
Yep, no racism in the "teabaggers". Riiiigggght.
Your moniker is a bit deceiving there. In a way it is true though...I am concerned that you are a citizen.
And this is why they lost the election in 2008 and will lose again in 2012. They have no common sense.
I think what Concerned Ctzn is trying to convey is that he is 1/2 White, 1/4 Black, and 1/4 dumb ass.
Are you referring to that 1/4 dumbass in the White House??
First off I was trying to clarify what Concerned Ctzn was saying. I don't care what color he is, which is why he is 100 % dumbass in my book.
As opposed to the 100% DumbA$$eS you 3 are!
High 5!
Republicans are such very sad, small people. There's a reason all the red congressional districts aren't within 50 miles of a college.
You obviously have no idea where all the Red districts or all the Universities are.
Empty hot air, just like their leader. Maybe we could teach them how to fetch. They would at least be fun to play with then and of some use.
I wonder whether the lunatics/dreamers who felt for his "YES WE CAN" slogan will be 'friend' with him on facebook.
I wonder the woman who cried while saying "He will pay for my mortgage" will eventually have money and buy a PC to become his 'friend'
I wonder the woman who cried while saying "He will pay for my medical bill" will eventually have money to buy a PC...
I wonder the students who cried while saying "He will pay for my tuition" will eventually have money to buy a PC....
I wonder the unemployed person who cried while saying "He will provide me a job" will eventually have money to buy a PC...
But I KNOW FOR SURE, the people who 'friend' him are THE UNION WORKERS.
Hey kids....can you come outside and play? Is your mommy and daddy gone?
Let me fill your minds of mush with swill.
Seriously ? this is the focus of our pres. ? I guess when policies and running / ruining the country gets too boring you can LOL with some peps.
If I write what I would really like to here, the Secret Service would be pounding through my door in minutes. So suffice it to say "Uh No thanks mr president."
I thought Michelle Obama said that children shouldn't be using Facebook?
Ut Oh.. Sounds like one of her children is in need of some discipline?? Hee Hee ;^)
Why do you think China is lobbying to have there currency the standard and take place of the dollar ? They fear Trump. Obummer will loose our currency to another world power. When this happens the USA will be like the old west again. If you have anything or eat anything you will have to take it. Obummer will walk away saying George Bush did it ! Remember you read it here first. I can't believe there are so many dumb ass people that can't see what he is doing. Better wise up and it might already be too late. Obummer was elected to destroy the USA as we know it.
19 million friends on facebook? There are 308,745,538 people in the last census. Got a ways to go don't he? Excuse me, my dog needs to go outside. Now that's something important, at least to me. Let him go on Facebook. I won't vote for him there or anywhere else for that matter.
Only 40% of the population is on Facebook. So the President has over 15% of them as friends. That's a pretty amazing audience....with just a click or two....
Just goes to show that the other 60% of us have actually got a life. Just sayin'.
Come on Barbara....just sayin?....how about not thinkin"
Any idea what percentage of that 40% are simply no longer going to the newspaper, tv, even online news services....but see Facebook as the method to get their information?
It's 2010, this President embraces the technology that is embraced by others.
I think you know this too, you're just not willing to give the man credit for A N Y T H I N G. How regressive of you.
Then I wonder at the mis-information that people who rely on a what is basically a gossipy chat line gets taken for gospel. No wonder there are so many fools in his corner. And you're wrong-I do give him credit for a few things. But he has been pushing a socialist agenda ever since the beginning. The only reason I can think of to push such a thing is because he wants to be the head leader. He doesn't want to lead this country. He wants all of us to follow his ideals. And that is not the way to run a goverment that is supposed to be run by the people.