Barack Obama and the Facebook Election

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2 TIMOTHY 3:1 But understand this; in the acharit-hayamim [the end of the days] will come trying times. 3:2 People will be self-loving, money-loving, proud, arrogant [self righteous], insulting, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3:3 heartless, unforgiving, slanderous [speaks untruth that will damage the reputation of another], uncontrolled, brutal, hateful, of good. 3:4 traitors, headstrong [rebellious], swollen with conceit, loving pleasure rather than Elohim, 3:5 as they retain the outer form of religion but deny its power. Stay away from these people! 3:6 For [because] of this sort are those who creep into homes and get control of weak-willed women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 3:7 who are always learning but never able to come to full knowledge of the truth. 3:8 In the same way as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moshe, so also these people oppose the truth. They are people with corrupted minds, whose trust cannot pass the test. ROMANS 1:18 What is revealed is Elohim's anger from heaven against all the heart-heartedness and wickedness of people who in their wickedness keep suppressing the Truth [of YAHWAH]; 1:19 because what is known about Elohim is plain to them, since Elohim has made it plain to them. 1:20 For [the reason that] ever since the creation of the universe His invisible qualities-both His eternal power and His divine nature-have been clearly seen, because they can be understood from what He has made. Therefore [and for this reason], they have no excuse [they failed the test]; 1:21 because, although they know who Elohim is, they do not glorify Him as Elohim or thank Him. On the contrary [on the other hand] they have become sinful in their thinking; and their undiscerning hearts [cannot understanding bad from good] have become darkened. 1:22 Claiming to be wise, they have become fools! 1:23 In fact, they have exchanged the glory of the immortal Elohim for mere [and nothing more] images, like a mortal human being, or like birds, animals or reptiles! 1:24 This is why Elohim has given them up to the sinfulness of their hearts; lusts, to the shameful misuse of each other's bodies. 1:25 They have exchanged the truth of Elohim for falsehood, by worshipping and serving created things, rather than the Creator [YAHWAH is His name]-praised be He for ever. Amein. 1:26 This is why Elohim has given them up to sinful passions; so that their women exchange natural sexual relations for unnatural; 1:27 and in the same way the men, giving up natural relations with the opposite sex, burn with passion for one another, men committing shameful acts with other men and receiving in their own persons the penalty appropriate to their perversion [sexually transmitted diseases] 1:28 In other words, since they have not considered Elohim worth knowing, Elohim has given them up to worthless ways of thinking; so that they do improper things. 2 TIMOTHY 3:14 But you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, recalling [

Shawn T. of CA 4:02PM April 18, 2013

Barack Obama please help mem

maria susana of IN 2:41AM November 27, 2011

Mr. Murray, I agree with your notion that the Internet will change accountability and what messages get across to voters, but I disagree that attacking with "outright lies and distortions without having the truth posted right along with the lies" will become impossible. People are still people, and the Internet is a tool. While the Internet allows for a greater variety of voices, ability to use the Internet and expertise in technology will also determine who and what are convincing. I hope that what you say is true, but as Christine L. Borgman writes, “History shows that, time and time again, new technologies have supplemented, rather than supplanted, old ways of doing things.”
[Christine L. Borgman, From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2000), x.]

Amy Peterson of OH 1:19PM December 10, 2008

This was the last campaign that pitted the political methods of the past against the wave of the future. With the internet, it will no longer be possible to attack with outright lies and distortions without having the truth posted right along with the lies. And with YouTube, Jon Stewart, and bloggers adding to the discussion, the public will no longer be as easily targeted and swayed.
It is likely that 2008 was the last election in the old model, and that future contests will be much more internet based, and pols less focused on the traditional media.
The Republicans were at a disadvantage since their leadership is still uncomfortable with the web and its rapidly expanding world.
Too bad that so few young people are interested in what they have been selling these past few years.

Larry Murray of MA 2:58PM November 24, 2008

As many people know that the internet is the fastest growing resources. As with obama girl and this face book page we know that obama had reached the computers of many young and old voters. Would mcain had won if he had done the same thing? I doubt it. The reason he won was most likly the fact that he had discussed what he was going to do instead of focusing on what his counter runner had done. That was probaly his one major helper. If the presidents focused what they would have done instead of what they were going to do, they would have a better chance of winning then if they found out the person went to rehab for a month. Wich would be more useful do you?! If you have a comment please write a comment and i will try to reply.
By. The young one

The young one of VA 2:34PM November 24, 2008

Dear Ed:
I doubt you would have come upon this. It gives more detail on how Obama used the Internet in the campaign than I have seen elsewhere.
Hope my recent emails on the Internet are getting through.
Jim Davis

James B. Davis of OH 10:00PM November 21, 2008

Umm... The future looks bleak... Thank God phonies spouting empty slogans lose their appeal quickly when there's a need for some "heavy lifting"...Kinda like now.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 2:10PM November 19, 2008