Clinton: Let's Put Bloggers Inside Government Agencies

During a Q&A with voters at Tennesee State University in Nashville Saturday, Hillary Clinton discussed freedom of information, and floated the idea of putting bloggers in each government agency.

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[vippy]

Well, let us see if Mrs. Clinton shows her true colors today and does side with Feingold and Chris Dodd against Cheney's FISA bill. I bet it won't happen. And by the way, Obama too!!!!
The only one who did was Edwards. Are we feeling stupid yet??? I bet you don't even know what the FISA bill entails.

[malrubius]

Pander pander pander...and let's have a million dollar Woodstock museum...pander pander pander...these great ideas will appease the silly progressives while I keep the war going in Iraq and let my health care lobbyists write my health care plan...now back to my Rovian campaign.

[ebbtide]

Oh dear people. I have been waiting for something like this. My intuition went into full gear after reading and seeing pictures of a famous luncheon in 2003, whereby twenty of the more well known bloggers were invited to a luncheon with Bill Clinton. Amongst them, Jane Hamsher, Christy Hardin Smith, Jerralyn Merrit, Atrios and John Aravosis, Marcy Wheeler. Kos did not attend. Peter Daou, Hillary Clinton's paid internet advisor, was there also and probably did the inviting. The gushing and the fawning over Bill Clinton on those blogs was to say the least, quite amusing.

You can goggle in : bloggers luncheon with Bill Clinton---read about it and see a picture of them all posed with Bill Clinton in the middle.

Now Hillary comes out with what amounts to a titillating job offer for bloggers. Uh huh. Taylor Marsh is so exited, I bet. Could be what they all were aiming and hoping for.

Bad idea. Reign in and control the blogosphere by making them employees. The late Steve Guillard absolutely saw the handwriting on the wall and blasted the luncheon --

[ljsfolly]

Big brother will watch over anyone who is put into that position. Remember the enbedded reporters in Iraq not too much ugly got through until they could no longer hide it and the reporters left so they wouldn't get killed too. Freedom is what it is unless someone tells you to do or say or write something to make them look good/better. stupid idea as the secrets will not be told and regulation is the next step.

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

So these would be the completely unbiased and impartial bloggers with no hidden agendas?

This has got to be one of the STUPIDEST things i have ever heard come out of the mouth of a Clinton and proof that Billary doesn't have a clue.

The world has moved on while Hilly is apparently stuck in some kind of "Big Brother wants to be your friend" timewarp.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND BLOGGING

Yeah... that's the ticket.

[Ides]

You mean, provide accountability for government action for public view on the internet?

To paraphrase South Park: "Obama said it."

[DumPerignon]

She makes a lot of sense. I don't find anything wrong with what she said. Actually, it's a good idea. It would be rather difficult to implement though.

[MRb1000]

Yeah so big government can regulate the bloggers. I say not let them be what they are bloggers.

[myname]

She will say anything and she will change nothing.

[imsosure]

Sounds like more psychobabble from the state of confusion and desperation. What a fool her and her lackeys must believe we are. Best wishes to you hon, have a great day as you watch your ass slide down the mountain, the landing can be a real bitch.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

[StCyrlyMe2]

How does she think many of us are on to her and some of the tactics, used by her administration and this corporate media?
I personally spent 36 years in Federal Government and am now out and able to sing like the temptations of exactly what she and many of the inexperienced people Bush installed all over our system are saying and doing to our government.
But I like to give credit when it is due and I think that it is a great idea for people to get some experience as I have to call these people on issues we know they are blowing smoke up our asses.
I am getting tired of this crap.

[MaryNY1]

I really, really hope i'm wrong here:

But after Clintons "tearing-up"-stunt, I fear she's plotting something even worse in order to change the momentum in the final seconds, maybe an "assassination-stunt":

Next monday Feb. 4, 9pm, the news may be:
"An unidentified young african-american man jumped out of a cheering crowd an ran towards Clinton, holding a knife over his head, screaming "die woman - go obama". He tripped and fell just before reaching Clinton and got overpowered. Clinton is unharmed but under shock. No video footage available."

I really, really hope i'm wrong here...

[BonoX]

I gotta say.. the hatred among obama supporters here are unprecendented! if these are the kind of people in the obama movement of bipartisanship and hope, i wonder how far he can go with that! Coz honestly with this lunatic fringe on his side he can't take his foot an inch right of where he is standing! these crazies will turn against him in no time!

[bluesky49876]

Folks, don't fall for the HuffPost's tricks. I don't care who you support or don't support but don't be be duped by HuffPost's headlines.

[bluesky49876]

It would be helpful to the readers of HuffPost if the staff provides contextual information for the silly and inane headlines that this website is so fond of generating, ala Fox News. This website is quickly becoming a tool of propaganda than source of information.