Comments for Cartoon: The President's Blackberry

Cartoon: The President's Blackberry

2008-11-17T07:22:42Z

The news that Barack Obama will probably have to surrender his Blackberry during his time in office seems incongruous. With a torrent of suggestions flying for how the new U.S. president can use the Internet to govern, and given the role the Internet played in Obama's election, it's ironic that he may be spending much of his time disconnected from the hive mind.

Too bad. I'd dreamed he'd be using Twitterberry to share tidbits from NSA briefings ("OMFG @Biden - can you believe Libya is at it AGAIN?!"). At the very least, I was hoping he could liveblog his own inauguration: "12:03 pm - Putting my left hand on the Bible, raising my right. Then bringing both hands over to the keyboard to type this. Roberts is starting to look impatient."

]]> I mean, geez... this could have been downright historic.

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Comment from Jesse Middleton on 2008-11-17

2008-11-17T20:28:46Z

I find it kind of amusing the the arguably most powerful man in the world won't have the ability to choose his phone. This just aids the reason that other people aren't picking up Blackberrys, iPhones and Android devices. How can we expect the common person to get on board with today's greatest technology when our own government won't allow a grown man to check his email from his cell phone?

Comment from dude on 2008-11-17

2008-11-17T21:42:43Z

That was a stupid comment if I ever read one. It has nothing to do with the government. The device is a security risk.

Comment from Ed on 2008-11-17

2008-11-18T00:56:11Z

How is it NOT about government if it's mandated by government? It's the same thing as if government denied the general populace something.

Comment from Michelle McCormack on 2008-11-17

2008-11-18T04:11:30Z

RIM must love Obama