Will President Obama Give Up His Blackberry?

[ducks]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/us/politics/16blackberry.html


I wonder if he will write a new law he can have it

[ducks]

Barack Obama is dreading but expecting to hear, friends and advisers say, when he takes office in 65 days.

For years, like legions of other professionals, Mr. Obama has been all but addicted to his BlackBerry. The device has rarely been far from his side — on most days, it was fastened to his belt — to provide a singular conduit to the outside world as the bubble around him grew tighter and tighter throughout his campaign.

“How about that?” Mr. Obama replied to a friend’s congratulatory e-mail message on the night of his victory.

But before he arrives at the White House, he will probably be forced to sign off. In addition to concerns about e-mail security, he faces the Presidential Records Act, which puts his correspondence in the official record and ultimately up for public review, and the threat of subpoenas. A decision has not been made on whether he could become the first e-mailing president, but aides said that seemed doubtful.

[ducks]

Mr. Obama, however, seems intent on pulling the office at least partly into the 21st century on that score; aides said he hopes to have a laptop computer on his desk in the Oval Office, making him the first American president to do so.

[ducks]

Mr. Obama has, for at least brief moments, been forced offline. As he sat down with a small circle of advisers to prepare for debates with Senator John McCain, one rule was quickly established: No BlackBerrys. Mr. Axelrod ordered everyone to put their devices in the center of a table during work sessions. Mr. Obama, who was known to sneak a peek at his, was no exception.

[gaKNOW!blee]

This is a HUGE story, thank you for sharing.

[johnsmith]

This is a HUGE story, thank you for sharing.

If you are concerned about which stories are "huge" or not, I'm keeping a running tally on nbaDan's threads.


So far:


Who the fuck cares? = 742 threads


Something that matters = 2 threads.

[Oh, Gee!!]

whyz it gotta be a BLACKberry, huh? a black man can't get a white berry?

[The Franchise]

whyz it gotta be a BLACKberry, huh? a black man can't get a white berry?
:lol

[ChumpDumper]

ducks, I don't know what you're getting at here.

[Warlord23]

^^Neither does ducks, but that's normal.

[Centaur of the Sun]

Ducks just wants to know if Obama is going to be able to text message his terrorist friends the nations secrets efficiently or not.

Come on people. I'd expect more from you.

[ChumpDumper]

I think ducks is angling for a government job.

[ducks]

this is now on yahoo's home page

I guess they think it is a big story

[timvp]

Mr. Obama, however, seems intent on pulling the office at least partly into the 21st century on that score; aides said he hopes to have a laptop computer on his desk in the Oval Office, making him the first American president to do so.


Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaange.

[ChumpDumper]

Sundays are traditionally the biggest news days.

[8ft.tall.tejano]

i think the funnier part of this story is how dubya used AOL...
what a tool?!?!??!?!?