Oh change came to the Internet and I, for one, was excited. But it seems the technical difficulties that have been afflicting me, my client, their colleagues and assorted others this week have hit whitehouse.gov as well.
‘By late evening, the vaunted new White House Web site did not offer any updated posts about President Obama‘s busy first day on the job, which included an inaugural prayer service, an open house with the public, and meetings with his economic and national security teams.
Nor did the site reflect the transparency Obama promised to deliver. “The President has not yet issued any executive orders,” it stated hours after Obama issued executive orders to tighten ethics rules, enhance Freedom of Information Act rules and freeze the salaries of White House officials who earn more than $100,000.
The site was updated for the first time last night, when information on the executive orders was added. But there were still no pool reports or blog entries.
No one could quite explain the problem — but they swore it would be fixed.’
Yikes. Sounds like my team at work.
Well, at least we can’t say this, ‘”It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said of his new digs. ‘
Missed the Inaugural address? You can read it or view video (once they have it up) here.
I have to say, I haven’t spent much time on whitehouse.gov in the last four years (after searching for and failing to find the ‘eject’ button). But it’s so soothing now…so…blue. I think I’ll be spending some time here.
Update:
They promised to post the inaugural in video and text here but I guess change comes to whitehouse.gov rather slowly, as in the world. We’re waiting, guys! Folks overseas want to see!
After a beautiful and tropical and most importantly, work-free MLK, I am happy to announce that it’s a miraculous 8hrs and change until the end of W’s presidency. I can’t believe it’s finally one good night’s sleep away.
And can’t someone (Cheney, mayhap?) give him the proverbial two for flinching?
After watching this footage I just couldn’t stop smiling.
The other note I have is that I heard of this incident on the radio. I think it was the BBC. And the announcer says, ‘Bush…yadda yadda…Iraq…yadda…meets with Prime Minister…throws shoes at the President…yadda…Iraqi journalist…’ and I had no reaction until those final two words when I thought, ‘WAIT–It wasn’t an AMERICAN who threw shoes at him???’
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 American President!*
I really wanted to get a shot of the poor bedraggled guy holding this sign but I felt bad asking him. So I waited until he covered himself with the Big ‘bama.
