Barack concerned about losing touch with the real world.

kentuck

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:29 AM
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Barack concerned about losing touch with the real world.

When asked by Barbara Walters about whether he was going to keep his Blackberry, he said that he was concerned about getting in a bubble of about 12 people at the White House and losing touch with the real people. I hope he maintains that awareness. That bubble is a danger for all Presidents, I think? I don't see how the Blackberry would be a security threat if he doesn't send emails or text messages that might be intercepted? I say, let him keep it. :-)

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Idealism

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:31 AM
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1. Maybe its due to heightened security

Blackberry's I assume are easier to hack into than a secure White House line. Other than that, I fail to see a reason why they can't run his email through the White House server on his phone, but i'm not much of a techie.

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Bicoastal

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:32 AM
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2. OMG MY BFF OBAMA JUST TXTD ME FROM DA WITE HOWSE LOL

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Jennicut

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:42 AM
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5. OMG...Barack sounds like he is addicted. I wonder if he is really texting all the time.

I have to slap my husband now and then to get in the real world and stop texting his friends in his band.

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ben_meyers

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:40 AM
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3. It has very little to do with hacking his Blackberry

It is all about the requirements of record keeping.

You may recall a previous President who tried to keep taped conversations out of the hands of authorities that were investigating him, and was ordered by the courts to turn them over. Almost nothing that Obama does or says or writes from now on is really private.

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Idealism

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:42 AM
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4. Yes but all phones store what you write, at least in the short term

until they run out of room. I am sure there is a way to transfer these to a secure WH server once his inbox/outbox/sent is full.

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mondo joe

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Thu Nov-27-08 12:43 AM
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6. I think the point is more that no one wants a written record of

Edited on Thu Nov-27-08 12:43 AM by mondo joe

every communication.

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shireen

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Thu Nov-27-08 01:33 AM
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7. like this?

MO: yur late f dinner

BO: whats for dinner

MO: meat loaf

BO: again?

i'd love to see that in the National Archives!

:rofl:

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XemaSab

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Thu Nov-27-08 01:36 AM
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8. Or this:

MO: Missy wnt 2 vet 2day

BO: and?

MO: Ur dog weighs 105 u need 2 stop fdng her scraps

:P

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shireen

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Thu Nov-27-08 07:54 PM
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12. awww, that's President Softie for you.

I'm Commander-in-Chief, and i'll spoil the dog if i want to!
:rofl:

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undergroundpanther

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Thu Nov-27-08 04:57 AM
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9. or...

Edited on Thu Nov-27-08 04:58 AM by undergroundpanther

MO:OMG Cat horked hairbll on cheny
OB: WTF?
MO:I cnt stop Laffing.
OB LOL.

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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel

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Thu Nov-27-08 07:24 AM
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10. Maby Barack is pulling Barbara's chain... talking about Bush living in a bubble

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bklyncowgirl

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Thu Nov-27-08 07:49 AM
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11. Maybe he should sign up for a DU account to keep him grounded in the real world.

On the other hand, never mind.

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fortyfeetunder

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Thu Nov-27-08 08:20 PM
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13. If that were the case, Agent Mike would watching alongside him.

he wouldn't be posting alone....

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