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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lurqer who wrote (17600)	4/20/2003 3:19:39 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

lurqer dude- Not given much of a chance by the pundits. did you see his website? i went there and was amazed at the way he is using the "net" to its full potential. the weblog and the "meet up 2004" stuff is very, very smart... grassroots and a new term called "netroots" that links supporters in their own communities and all over the country. don't bet against this guy. i would not be surprised to see him carry forward the use of the internet to listen to people all over the country and the world during his administration. from here on, government by the people and for the people has to listen and be responsive to the people or it will not survive. the internet allows instant input and instant information for an administration to operate democratically. in 1960, JFK wasn't given much of a chance of beating RMN either but JFK learned how important the new medium of television was to become in the election and campaigning process. in 2004, the internet will be the new medium that reaches the voters on the personal level. i think anyone who ignores this or is slow to realize its importance in the next election is foolish. TV made it much harder to lie or deceive the public than it formerly was. either you had to BE honest or you had to be able to LOOK honest. now, in the age of the internet you have to BE honest. the internet makes it much more difficult to deceive because you have millions of people ready and willing to refute mistakes or lies - and i'm not talking about obsessive-compulsive rebuttals with adjectives in triplicate and allegations posted in all caps, bolded and in large fonts - those are ignored because they're obvious emotional over-compensations for a lack of substance... or the even less effective childish replies that resort to demonizing with evil names and phrases like "Bush Hating Morons" or "The Hate America First, Hate Bush More Crowd". i'm talking about the posting of "verifiable, factual information" (unfortunately, some have even given that phrase a bad rap by claiming that it's what they're posting. you can't CLAIM that - it has to be self-evident or it's worthless drivel - duh...) viva la nueva internet gobierno modelo! -NMBMer