What makes you thnk Obama is bad for America?
List all of the things that Obama has done that makes you think that Obama is bad for America.
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9 comments for Idea: What has Obama done that makes you think he is good for America?List the things he has done since in office that makes you think he is a great leader for America. Don't base your thoughts on what Bush did or didn't do...but rather off of what Obama has already done to sway your support
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Federal Trade Commission Automated Consumer Complaint Website Does Not Work - nor do automated systems in other parts of the fed
The Federal Trade Commission website's automated consumer complaint system does not work. Trying to use it to file a complaint wastes a lot of the user's time, generates a lot of user frustration and creates resentment toward the agency. In the last 4 years I have twice unsuccessfully tried to use the website to file a complaint. Note that short of making an official filing with the agency, this automated system is the ...more »
3 comments for Idea: Federal Trade Commission Automated Consumer Complaint Website Does Not Work - nor do automated systems in other parts of the fedThe Federal Trade Commission website's automated consumer complaint system does not work. Trying to use it to file a complaint wastes a lot of the user's time, generates a lot of user frustration and creates resentment toward the agency. In the last 4 years I have twice unsuccessfully tried to use the website to file a complaint. Note that short of making an official filing with the agency, this automated system is the only way to make a complaint concerning issues within the agency's jurisdiction.
Having this automated complaint system actually work should be a simple matter; but this does not appear to be an agency priority. In fact, during the 4 year time span between my trying to use it, nothing had been done to improve it, let alone correct the bugs in it. During both attempts to use the website I spent significant time trying to file a consumer complaint with the FTC but was forced to abandon the effort due to the buggyness (incorrect functioning) of the website. I have over 30 years of experience both programming computers and dealing with government agencies as an attorney and do not consider myself a naive user.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Communication By Action
Government only communicates truth by its actions. Spokespeople can say whatever they want or are told to, but governmental activities demonstrate the real direction our leaders take. The official "spin" on the intent or meaning of any action is meaningless, ignore that and look at the results in terms of money flow, corporate benefits, citizen death counts (here or abroad) and the progress toward an (or more likely, ...more »
2 comments for Idea: Communication By ActionGovernment only communicates truth by its actions. Spokespeople can say whatever they want or are told to, but governmental activities demonstrate the real direction our leaders take. The official "spin" on the intent or meaning of any action is meaningless, ignore that and look at the results in terms of money flow, corporate benefits, citizen death counts (here or abroad) and the progress toward an (or more likely, retreat from any semblance of an) earthbound utopia.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Reduce Federal Spending by ending warrantless wiretapping.
The return on investment is poor for this Federal program. It costs a lot of money to provided lawyers to defend spying on Americans. Furthermore, there are costs for analysts, transcribers and computer systems needed to record American's phone calls. Then there are costs for data mining, writing reports, printing reports and eventually ignoring reports. If we the people actually benefited in any way, the costs would ...more »
2 comments for Idea: Reduce Federal Spending by ending warrantless wiretapping.The return on investment is poor for this Federal program. It costs a lot of money to provided lawyers to defend spying on Americans. Furthermore, there are costs for analysts, transcribers and computer systems needed to record American's phone calls. Then there are costs for data mining, writing reports, printing reports and eventually ignoring reports.
If we the people actually benefited in any way, the costs would be justified. Sadly, the warrantless wiretapping project has been a failure.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »GPS systems
We all need to have GPS and put into our bodys at birth and cameras in our houses, cars and at work to monitor everything we do so we won't be tempted to have a personal moment or thought to ourselves. We could have it linked direct to every government agency and insurance company too. While we are at it lets do away with money to...lets just have credits applied to our chips so that what we buy could be better tracked ...more »
9 comments for Idea: GPS systemsWe all need to have GPS and put into our bodys at birth and cameras in our houses, cars and at work to monitor everything we do so we won't be tempted to have a personal moment or thought to ourselves. We could have it linked direct to every government agency and insurance company too. While we are at it lets do away with money to...lets just have credits applied to our chips so that what we buy could be better tracked and we could be limited as to what we could buy...if the government thinks it is bad for us they will just not let us buy it...protecting us from ourselves.
I am so sorry. I didn't know that it was already in the works...I thought that this was a new idea.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Save MILLIONS of $$$ Using YourNurseIsOn.com to communicate with all Federal Healthcare employees- VA, BOP, NIH, Etc.- Stop wast
YourNurseIsOn.com can help the USA government save MILLIONS of dollars and THOUSANDS of hours WASTED on unproductive phone calls to healthcare providers. Our new technology allows you to instantly contact and confirm your healthcare providers by text, email and phone communications! EASY, FAST and Saves Time and Money. Would be Ideal for the Veteran's Administration, Bureau of Prisons, National Institutes of Health and ...more »
1 comment for Idea: Save MILLIONS of $$$ Using YourNurseIsOn.com to communicate with all Federal Healthcare employees- VA, BOP, NIH, Etc.- Stop wastYourNurseIsOn.com can help the USA government save MILLIONS of dollars and THOUSANDS of hours WASTED on unproductive phone calls to healthcare providers. Our new technology allows you to instantly contact and confirm your healthcare providers by text, email and phone communications! EASY, FAST and Saves Time and Money. Would be Ideal for the Veteran's Administration, Bureau of Prisons, National Institutes of Health and Nursing, and the CDC- We can easily adapt to other communications needs as well.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »TO ALL WHO WANT OBAMA TO PROVE HIS ELIGIBILITY: Please also vote for the highest rated posts which share your views
I believe the Administrators of this site should acknowledge every individual, authentic post -- rather than judging and deleting "duplicates". HOWEVER, POSTERS should cast a vote ALSO for the highest-rated RELATED POSTS which they agree with in order to consolidate the votes in a manner reflective of the ACTUAL POPULARITY OF THE IDEA. OTHERWISE, the abundance of VOTES spread-out through individual posts are NEVER TALLIED ...more »
2 comments for Idea: TO ALL WHO WANT OBAMA TO PROVE HIS ELIGIBILITY: Please also vote for the highest rated posts which share your viewsI believe the Administrators of this site should acknowledge every individual, authentic post -- rather than judging and deleting "duplicates".
HOWEVER, POSTERS should cast a vote ALSO for the highest-rated RELATED POSTS which they agree with in order to consolidate the votes in a manner reflective of the ACTUAL POPULARITY OF THE IDEA.
OTHERWISE, the abundance of VOTES spread-out through individual posts are NEVER TALLIED TOGETHER.
SPECIFICALLY: The highest-rated posts regarding Obama's Constitutional Eligibility For Office are to be found at the top of the left side panel on this page, under the category of "Transparency".
Please search by selecting a category, then clicking on the "Top Rated" button in the upper right of the page to combine your vote with the highest rated posts to achieve a top-ranking as THE PRIMARY ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »communication
1 comment for Idea: communicationAnything the government does with the current administration will be corrupt. Save your ideas for one that worthy of our comments. Lets start planning how this will end
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Include Spanish text
7 comments for Idea: Include Spanish textSince Spanish is a major language in the USA, AND SINCE WE ARE PREPARING TO WELCOME 10 TO 20 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS INTO OUR HOMES AND LIVING ROOMS, IT IS TIME TO START POSTING IN SPANISH.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Communicate the true costs of healthcare reform, cap and trade, and other proposals
The President is hiding the true costs of his programs. He mostly touts the phantom "savings" his proposals will supposedly reap as a benefit. Please communicate the true costs of increased energy taxes, taxes to pay for healthcare, and the like. Should also include the estimated jobs and lives lost as a result of the poor being unable to heat their homes and the rationing of healthcare, etc;...in addition ...more »
3 comments for Idea: Communicate the true costs of healthcare reform, cap and trade, and other proposalsThe President is hiding the true costs of his programs.
He mostly touts the phantom "savings" his proposals will supposedly reap as a benefit.
Please communicate the true costs of increased energy taxes, taxes to pay for healthcare, and the like.
Should also include the estimated jobs and lives lost as a result of the poor being unable to heat their homes and the rationing of healthcare, etc;...in addition to the true monetary costs.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Iran has a "right" for nuclear power...really??
Really Mr. Obama? They are sitting on top of a sea of OIL and Natuaral Gas. Why does Iran, an extremist state, sitting on top of one of the world's largest petroleum reserves, have a "right" to nuclear power? Seems all Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to do with nuclear power is to make sure our friends in Israel (yes Mr Obama - Israel is our friend - NOT Iran)are "wiped off the map". And - no more concessions! Don't ...more »
12 comments for Idea: Iran has a "right" for nuclear power...really??Really Mr. Obama? They are sitting on top of a sea of OIL and Natuaral Gas. Why does Iran, an extremist state, sitting on top of one of the world's largest petroleum reserves, have a "right" to nuclear power? Seems all Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to do with nuclear power is to make sure our friends in Israel (yes Mr Obama - Israel is our friend - NOT Iran)are "wiped off the map".
And - no more concessions! Don't "pay" them with aid / food and supplies to "stop" their program...anyone with common sense KNOWS they will lie about it. Let's not forget Jimmy Carter's ill-advised treaty with North Korea...that worked out well didn't it??
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Open the Campaign for "World's Foremost Superpower"
3 comments for Idea: Open the Campaign for "World's Foremost Superpower"That's the next speech/series-of-speeches the President needs to give ON FOREIGN SOIL: why America is such a great force, and why it's going to stay that way!
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Original long version of Obama's birth certificate
4 comments for Idea: Original long version of Obama's birth certificateWhy the fear? Show us the long form and what passport Obama used when he traveled to Indonesia while in college. Why the secrecy and fear?
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Create a commitee to oversee and encourage open standards in software
In modern times one of the greatest moral challenges we face is how we deal with computer software and the great leaps of human innovation provided by it. Currently, technology and the innovation of it is one of our primary sources of GDP. Unfortunately, because the tech industry changes so rapidly and is so young there is a striking amount of disorganization, lack of stability, and more importantly outwardly unethical ...more »
35 comments for Idea: Create a commitee to oversee and encourage open standards in softwareIn modern times one of the greatest moral challenges we face is how we deal with computer software and the great leaps of human innovation provided by it.
Currently, technology and the innovation of it is one of our primary sources of GDP. Unfortunately, because the tech industry changes so rapidly and is so young there is a striking amount of disorganization, lack of stability, and more importantly outwardly unethical behavior. The patent and copyright systems are being egregiously misused forsaking all ethical moral for the sake of false personal securities and greed. It's a problem I'm sure has been discussed before in Washington, but is tough to settle on. On the one hand if you dig into patent and copyright law you ostracise a great portion of our money making companies, and on the other you don't do enough to create some order and the legal system gets used as a business strategy to cut out competitors and turn a profit. The latter, in my opinion, is morally reprehensible, and I'm sure there are more than a fair few American companies that do this all the time.
I propose we leave the industry largely to it's own, but have our government take a more active stance on role modeling the status quo rather than being guided by corporate lobbiests or less than ethical interests.
Step one, create a committee to oversee and encourage open standards in software engineering. This committee would be responsible for recommending and divvying out grants to students and colleges and corporations that would seek to create an open industry standards or engineering concepts to be used by the general public. The major deviation from current thinking would be that the research being done would be opened up fully to the public, anyone who so desires could add this knowledge/concept to a current product or system and be allowed to use, adapt, or, re-sell it needing only to properly credit the creator(s) and nothing more. Also, unlike the IEEE this is not simply a guideline for safe practices but rather a way of 'raising the bar' of software technology. For instance a basic internet browser, a basic operating system, or a basic word processing suite. These are basic computing tools that every computer should have the ability to run and use without hefty fees or crazy licenses. We've seen much industry collaboration in a few of these fields in recent years but I believe waiting for the current "top dogs" to get together and agree on anything is both unrealistic and likely counter intuitive.
Current industry driven open standards have largely suffered from competition that takes the shape of breaking the standard to shard and split a market into smaller devour-able segments.
Step two, use this committee to help first solve some of the government's own problems by adopting current standards to "steady the boat" as it were. Adopt national open standards for the integration of governmental databases (table formatting, communication protocols, etc), open standard for government web access, standard government document formatting, the standard form of medical databasing. In this way the government sets a guideline and rules to allow software vendors to compete using a standard guideline so that even if California and Texas have different legal database software, they'll still be able to instantaneously share that data. And even though Polk county and Austin County are in different states they'll be able to send a document via e-mail and both sides can open and edit the document. Finally, even though Washington High, and Beaverton High are in different states, the students will have been taught the same concepts on basic computer education and will have been educated using software that is of an open standard.
Step three, open the door to competition by creating government support for open binary standards. The German government has been funding development in the desktop interface "KDE" for years to great effect. This has resulted in tremendous cost savings for the government and has been of a great help to advantaging the underprivileged in their country. I don't think this is exactly the right route for America, but I do believe it can serve as a powerful example. Microsoft and other software manufacturers have flatly refused to offer decent documentation on their apis. Meaning, a software program made for a Windows PC can't run on a Mac or a Linux machine without great struggle. This is akin to developing a pencil that will only write on Microsoft paper. Simularly, Apple, and the open linux world can nearly be held to the same fault. Apple certainly, linux has simply taken an active stance in directly competing with Microsoft. The only technology that currently exists to bridge the operating system gap is Java. And it's only partly effective at that. I fully believe much research and money is worth the spending if it is spent finding a way to properly bridge operating systems. The immediate benefits to this on a governmental scale are tremendous, but on a public scale the benefits are at least tenfold. This one accomplishment breaks almost every closed system idea that currently plagues computers.
If we leave these accomplishments to the industry the overall drive will be to a market related end, not for the general good of our country. I believe it's imperative that the government take an active role in insuring that it's misuse and the abuse of the people are not as commonplace in the future.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Do not use this method to obtain input, it is a waste of time
This website could have been a useful way to get valid ideas, but instead it has been hijacked by a small group of people with too much time and too few values. The reason government is not always open is because the presence of the noisy few prevents real discussion or decision making. Thus government has to move behind closed doors in just the same way private business does. This forum would be more useful if it ...more »
5 comments for Idea: Do not use this method to obtain input, it is a waste of timeThis website could have been a useful way to get valid ideas, but instead it has been hijacked by a small group of people with too much time and too few values.
The reason government is not always open is because the presence of the noisy few prevents real discussion or decision making. Thus government has to move behind closed doors in just the same way private business does.
This forum would be more useful if it were harder to put ideas in, and required more effort on the part of the submitter.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »MOCKING AMERICAN CITIZENS
Mr. Obama: Since you have taken office, I have witnessed you and members of your administration teasing and mocking americans who had different ideas of what you as our government should be doing. As our president, isn't it your job to not just hear, but to LISTEN to every citizen, even when they don't agree with you? Is it the policy of your administration that when a citizen does not agree with or doesn't like ...more »
1 comment for Idea: MOCKING AMERICAN CITIZENSMr. Obama:
Since you have taken office, I have witnessed you and members of your administration teasing and mocking americans who had different ideas of what you as our government should be doing. As our president, isn't it your job to not just hear, but to LISTEN to every citizen, even when they don't agree with you? Is it the policy of your administration that when a citizen does not agree with or doesn't like your ideology that they become someone who isn't worthy of yours or your staff's time? Someone undeserving of respect or common courtesy?
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »alternative models of decision-making
What alternative models exist to improve the quality of decision-making and increase opportunities for citizen participation? o Successful businesses provide models for successful decision-making. o Prove that politicians are on the side of the people, that our participation and independent thinking is really sought. Show faith in the public Provide INFORMAION NOT PROPAGANDA giving FACTS not EMOTION to the public. ...more »
Add your comment for Idea: alternative models of decision-makingWhat alternative models exist to improve the quality of decision-making and increase opportunities for citizen participation?
o Successful businesses provide models for successful decision-making.
o Prove that politicians are on the side of the people, that our participation and independent thinking is really sought. Show faith in the public Provide INFORMAION NOT PROPAGANDA giving FACTS not EMOTION to the public.
o Media has long left performing as unbiased journalism and has become nothing short of a marketing effort to destroy America, ridiculing the opposition, not asking the tough questions, not encouraging the American people to take the facts and come to an informed conclusion
o Put an end to the Saul Olinsky methods.
o Provide a forum where citizens log in with their voter registration number and voice their wishes, vote, on issues being considered. Then, compare representatives’ and senators’ votes with those who they are supposed to represent. PUBLISH results in a readable fashion, noting disparities which include a required explanation from those who voted contrarily to the wishes of their constituency as to why they chose not to do the will of those who put them in office. Keep a tally of voting records that can be accessed with ease at election time. An accountable politician will be more apt to truly represent the will of the people as intended. Taxation without representation will be eliminated.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Hold Federal managers accountable
2 comments for Idea: Hold Federal managers accountableIn cases where Federal managers have multiple discrimination (EEO) complaints and employee grievances filed against them, investigation by higher supervisory authorities should be triggered and a safe environment for employees to candidly and freely raise their concerns with individual managers should be created.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Terminology - Open "Blinking Words" project
"Blinking Words" (an MIT term) are words or phrases that take on many possible interpretations, and where definitions blink between different meanings depending upon who hears it. Ambiguities in language can lead to variation in public action. A SIMPLE Open-to-the-Public Dialogue web project inviting the public to list ALL blinking words (surrounding specific areas of public action and public money) could make the ...more »
2 comments for Idea: Terminology - Open "Blinking Words" project"Blinking Words" (an MIT term) are words or phrases that take on many possible interpretations, and where definitions blink between different meanings depending upon who hears it. Ambiguities in language can lead to variation in public action.
A SIMPLE Open-to-the-Public Dialogue web project inviting the public to list ALL blinking words (surrounding specific areas of public action and public money) could make the extent of this problem visible. (Imagine a resource, all gathered from public input, that lists all ambiguous terms and contradictory definitions.)
This is a VERY simple thing to do.
For example, a public website announces the "Blinking Words Project".
For example, the first participant adds three entries as "blinking words":
"community building", "Dialogue", "engagement"
Other participants add additional interpretations to entries, or add new entries. Public discourse is an essential element.
An exploration of "Blinking words" is an excellent focus for this. Blinking words are NOT simply standard homonyms, since alternative interpretations can include unofficial definitions, sales speak, newspeak, etc.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Social Security Wiki
Create a government sponsored wiki for social security information. I have 2 parents who are retirement age (both web savvy) yet they know nothing about their social security retirement options. Yes, they receive short letters in the mail with some basic information regarding their social security options, yet they still have a lot of unanswered questions which keep them from retirement. I am aware there are local social ...more »
3 comments for Idea: Social Security WikiCreate a government sponsored wiki for social security information. I have 2 parents who are retirement age (both web savvy) yet they know nothing about their social security retirement options. Yes, they receive short letters in the mail with some basic information regarding their social security options, yet they still have a lot of unanswered questions which keep them from retirement. I am aware there are local social security offices, but they do not answer questions via telephone. Sharing the social security options online in wiki format would be very simple and effective.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Vision of Progress
In need to find hundreds of billions of dollars for new investments, the federal government would benefit from the most favorable borrowing conditions if it were clear that the intended investments would lead to the creation of a new infrastructure of transportation and production where efficient use of resources would allow economic activity to take place without bumping against the physical limitations that we are currently ...more »
Add your comment for Idea: Vision of ProgressIn need to find hundreds of billions of dollars for new investments, the federal government would benefit from the most favorable borrowing conditions if it were clear that the intended investments would lead to the creation of a new infrastructure of transportation and production where efficient use of resources would allow economic activity to take place without bumping against the physical limitations that we are currently limited by. Global warming and higher oil prices being the most obvious symptoms.
To build such an economy, we need to communicate a vision that supports blueprints created by architects, urban designers and inventors re-thinking the way we organize and use our physical space. While many Americans are moving back to the city and the ratio of vehicles per driver is falling rapidly with mass-transit and car-sharing services on the rise, the growing sentiment in the population is that we have no choice but to evolve toward sustainable and livable societies.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »public access channel
A NON cable public access channel which run video of "everyday joe" who voiced his opinion/idea on the internet(like you-tube or somethin') or through a public access video booth(bcuz not everones on computers yet peeps, fo reelz) at town centers. This will make people feel like they really do have a say in how things are run because they will see themselves on that channel and so will their relatives and buddies. You ...more »
5 comments for Idea: public access channelA NON cable public access channel which run video of "everyday joe" who voiced his opinion/idea on the internet(like you-tube or somethin') or through a public access video booth(bcuz not everones on computers yet peeps, fo reelz) at town centers. This will make people feel like they really do have a say in how things are run because they will see themselves on that channel and so will their relatives and buddies. You know that would be the shiznit! Dont EVEN try to deny or dis homieez! PACE! P.s. You can release important info scrolling at the bottom of the screen like cnn but instead of news, the newest info acquired or at least links or a place to acquire more info on the summarized subject being scrolled.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »Promote diversity in communication strategies
An additional open government principle might be: employ a diverse range of communications strategies to assure broad participation and effective engagement of diverse individuals, sectors and communities. This would include drawing on web-based tools, as well as other forms of media and information collection and exchange formats. It would also mean encouraging the use of diverse set of tools for meeting management, ...more »
Add your comment for Idea: Promote diversity in communication strategiesAn additional open government principle might be: employ a diverse range of communications strategies to assure broad participation and effective engagement of diverse individuals, sectors and communities.
This would include drawing on web-based tools, as well as other forms of media and information collection and exchange formats. It would also mean encouraging the use of diverse set of tools for meeting management, information display and analysis, and decision support technologies. Some commentors have already mentioned the need to integrate web-based outreach tools with face-to-face interactions. Not only are their language barriers and special needs populations to accommodate, but people have different learning and information processing styles that should be incorporated into communication strategies.
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I disagreeThis idea is active.Communications Strategies »LGBT Issues on the Obama Administration Website
Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 effectively rallied unprecedented numbers of LGBT community members and allies who helped campaign for a new administration, hoping to secure the national recognition of important issues affecting LGBT peoples in America. Historically, societal problems against this community instigated by hate and misunderstanding, such as violence, sexual abuse, discrimination, and isolation, have ...more »
3 comments for Idea: LGBT Issues on the Obama Administration WebsiteObama's presidential campaign in 2008 effectively rallied unprecedented numbers of LGBT community members and allies who helped campaign for a new administration, hoping to secure the national recognition of important issues affecting LGBT peoples in America. Historically, societal problems against this community instigated by hate and misunderstanding, such as violence, sexual abuse, discrimination, and isolation, have been ignored by our government. However, as demonstrated by the large number of LGBT activists who helped campaign for our president, there is a growing movement for change as these issues are finally being discussed by our representatives.
Unfortunately, there currently appears to be a backwards trend in this policy. The website for Obama's campaign included an LGBT section with comments on Obama's support for our community, yet the current website (http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/) does not adequately address these concerns. This is alarming. The people who helped elect our president, many of whom are LGBT youth who regularly access the internet, are once again feeling ignored by our executive branch. As a representative of such youth and all LGBT community members, I hereby request that the administration reintroduce an LGBT segment under the "issues" on the Obama website.
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