Tweet of the Year
This guy gets my nomination for tweet of the year.
Classic.
Richard Eckstrom Is The Man
Richard Eckstrom is helping lead the way in to make South Carolina the most transparent state in the nation?
And Wesley Donehue doesn’t know the difference between the Comptroller General and the Treasurer. Oh, and he’s also too lazy to reshoot this video.
(UPDATE) Curtis Loftis just sent me this note - “FYI…The Comptroller General sends a warrant…or order, to the treasure’s office…and the treasure’s office simply writes the check.”
A New Video From Our President-Elect
I can’t help it guys. I love it. Not the man. Just the it.
Sick. Just Sick.
I don’t agree with his politics, but his tactics continue to astonish everyone. Barack Obama is truly changing the way politics is done. Now its time for us Republicans to come together and catch up.
Barack Obama launches weekly YouTube broadcasts
Barack Obama, President-Elect of the United States, has introduced his own 21st-century version of the presidential “fireside chat” by launching a regular weekly broadcast on YouTube.
The first broadcast, which aired on the video-sharing website on Saturday, focused heavily on the current global financial crisis, and has already been viewed by almost 700,000 people.
Obama made good use of the internet and modern technology throughout his election campaign, using social networking sites, Twitter, iPhone applications and text messaging to get the vote out. He was rarely seen without his BlackBerry, the mobile email device he may be forced to surrender following security concerns.
Obama has expressed a desire to be the first “internet president”. He is in the process of creating a new role within his administration, that of chief technology officer.
The encumbent will be responsible for a wide-ranging remit, managing everything from online child safety to resolving the battle for net neutrality.
Obama is also likely to introduce a laptop computer to the Oval office, and use the web as well as traditional technologies to engage with the electorate.
It will be a marked change from the regimes of outgoing president George W. Bush, who admitted to finding it hard to keep up with modern technology.
Obama’s wish to embrace the web has echoes of another president, Franklin D Roosevelt, who embraced the emerging technology of his time, the radio, to make a weekly address from the White House, complete with roaring log fire in the background.
Follow #sc2008 at www.followsc2008.com
You can now follow #sc2008 at www.followsc2008.com. I figured that was a little easier to remember than http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23sc2008.
#sc2008
The next three days are going to be pretty nuts. Want to keep up with the last minute strategies and breaking stories? Want to get results instantly, but don’t want to wait on the MSM to catch up?
Follow South Carolina’s bloggers and inside players at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23sc2008.
But don’t just follow. Tell us what you’re hearing by using the #sc2008 hashtag at the end of your tweets.
h/t to Tim Kelly for coming up with this idea.
I (heart) Obama’s web team
This kind of product is just sick. They know what they’re doing.
Oran Smith Uses YouTube To Speak To Mandy Powers Norrell
I thought it was interesting that Oran Smith of the Palmetto Family PAC decided to use new media to ask Mandy Powers Norrell about an alleged email she sent in 2004. The email cleary shows Mandy Powers Norrell’s bias against conservative family values.
Mandy Powers Norrell responded by blaming her husband for the email. Like we didn’t see that coming about 12 miles away. Still, there’s no way to explain away all the WEs in the email.
Something Really Cool Is Happening Right Now
Several members of the State House are twittering today’s actions from the floor. This is an incredibly new occurrence in not only new media, but also accountability and transparency.
Check out Shannon Erickson, Nathan Ballentine, and Eric Bedingfield. The new Transparency Caucus.
DeMint Helps Video Go Viral
Last week I posted a video that was forwarded to voters by Senator DeMint. It seems that Senator DeMint’s efforts have helped the video go viral. Check out this post by Rob Bluey:
It seems like everyone in Washington is focused on one thing: the financial bailout. Over the course of the past week, conservatives and liberals have done battle to shape the message. Think tanks, non-profits and other interest groups have debated policy proposals in hopes of finding a solution — or preventing one.
Then yesterday came a 10-minute YouTube video called “What Caused Our Economic Crisis?” posted by TheMouthPeace. It quickly found its way onto right-leaning blogs, including the popular Hot Air and Power Line. Even the Drudge Report linked to it yesterday.
But it was the effort of one politician, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), who is using it to reinforce his policy message. Yesterday an e-mail arrived in my inbox from DeMint’s campaign:
Dear Friend –
Senator DeMint wanted to share this video on the federal bailout with you. Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Team DeMintDeMint currently has about 40 comments on his blog, but even more impressive are the 5,038 clicks YouTube has registered from his website, making DeMint the No. 1 site linking to the video.
This is reminiscent of another policy debate that prompted some clever YouTube videos last year. In that case, an anonymous user put together two short and funny videos mocking liberal plans to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Conservatives who were fighting against this — and successfully sustained President Bush’s veto — said the videos were a very helpful in explaining a complicated issue.
Much like this new video on the economic crisis.
The stats of the video are a little misleading because it was removed by YouTube for a music copyright violation and reposted to fit the law. Senator DeMint now has 99 comments on his blog post.
SC Democrat Bloggers Join Forces
I agree with about 0.08% of what they write, but Not Very Bright, Elonkey, and Crack The Bell do a great job for Democrats in the blogosphere. Now they are joining forces with Indigo Journal.
The content may make you throw up in your mouth, but it’s definately a blog you should be reading daily. Just stock up on the mints.
Who Is Stepping Up?
And how many times can I say “stepping up” in one video?
In my new video I talk about how the SCGOP, John McCain, and SCHotline are stepping up their web game and doing some cool stuff on the web.
What Caused The Economic Crisis? Watch This!
Senator DeMint just posted this on his blog. You should take 10 minutes out of your day and watch it.
Btw, this is not my work.
DeMint says Thank You for making Oct 1st Energy Freedom Day
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