After the President gives his State of the Union Address, someone from the other party gives a response. I've never liked that, whether it's coming from a Republican or a Democrat. Not because these responses tend to be tedious and contentious, but because they promote a divided country.
When the President speaks to the country--well, that should be enough. He's our leader. Let him speak without requiring a counter-speech which says why the President is wrong. I just don't like that. Plus, the opposition speech is clearly tacked on, an anti-climax. Can't we just skip it altogether?
President Obama will be the first president with a Facebook and Myspace page, and with his own YouTube channel. These are new avenues of communication with the American people, none of which existed when George Bush was elected just 8 years ago. Obama has 3.7 million Facebook "supporters" and 1 million Myspace "friends."
I'm wondering. Will the Republicans demand, in the name of "equal time" and "equal access"--
- That they be given their own YouTube channel?
- That whenever the President's Facebook page is mentioned, that their own Facebook page be mentioned?
- That they be able to directly contact the same "supporters" and "friends" on Facebook and Myspace?
It could get silly.
Career-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
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