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Can Obama give up his BlackBerry?
Megan Lynch
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: Commentary
Can you imagine him on the phone with Joe Biden and saying, "Hey Joe, hold up, I just got a text."
This is not exactly what we want our president doing while he should be leading our country.
Obama is correct in discussing the increases in technology; however, this should not directly affect him and his BlackBerry because of the never-ending security conflicts. Even though we are getting very good at securing information, the fact remains that hackers are just going to continue to get better to keep up with us. Washington officials are correct in being wary of Obama's messages being intercepted. Obama should actually be glad that there will be fewer opportunities for the public to obtain his personal information because there are so many ways that it can be construed. Just think of how much sooner we would have known about the Monica Lewinsky scandal if someone looked through Bill Clinton's phone.
This issue should be worrisome because of Obama's skill in getting exactly what he wants. Just from the start of his campaign Obama has somehow made giant leaps in the political world, including the ridiculous amount of money his campaign raised and endorsements from well known political figures. As president, persuasion will come in handy. However, Obama should be watched so it doesn't go too far. Washington has already allowed him to be the first president to use his laptop in the Oval Office and we need to make sure he doesn't get his way on everything. He will be the President, so it should be obvious why he has restrictions on his personal life. If Obama is going to put America before himself, he needs to abandon the BlackBerry.
This is not exactly what we want our president doing while he should be leading our country.
Obama is correct in discussing the increases in technology; however, this should not directly affect him and his BlackBerry because of the never-ending security conflicts. Even though we are getting very good at securing information, the fact remains that hackers are just going to continue to get better to keep up with us. Washington officials are correct in being wary of Obama's messages being intercepted. Obama should actually be glad that there will be fewer opportunities for the public to obtain his personal information because there are so many ways that it can be construed. Just think of how much sooner we would have known about the Monica Lewinsky scandal if someone looked through Bill Clinton's phone.
This issue should be worrisome because of Obama's skill in getting exactly what he wants. Just from the start of his campaign Obama has somehow made giant leaps in the political world, including the ridiculous amount of money his campaign raised and endorsements from well known political figures. As president, persuasion will come in handy. However, Obama should be watched so it doesn't go too far. Washington has already allowed him to be the first president to use his laptop in the Oval Office and we need to make sure he doesn't get his way on everything. He will be the President, so it should be obvious why he has restrictions on his personal life. If Obama is going to put America before himself, he needs to abandon the BlackBerry.
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Kate
posted 11/17/08 @ 10:01 AM EST
This was an article in the NY Times a few days ago. Get something original.
zenboy
posted 11/17/08 @ 5:06 PM EST
I hear Barack not only has to give up his Blackberry, but he has to remove all mentions of himself from the internet entirely. Read more here: http://is. (Continued…)
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