White House asks Ghanans to send Obama a text

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President Obama is giving a speech to Ghana's Parliament on July 11...and in an interesting new media twist, the White house is asking Ghanans to text in questions to the President that will be answered in a recording that will go out to local media outlets when he visits.

Neat idea and potentially a successful one given the widespread use of SMS in Ghana.

Do you think this is a pay-off on the kind of transparency the Obama Administration has been promising since the campaign?
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  • added July 08, 2009

14 comments // White House asks Ghanans to send Obama a text

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    Good idea

    dainjdc
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    Can I send him a text?

    NumLock
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    "Do you think this is a pay-off on the kind of transparency the Obama Administration has been promising since the campaign? "

    Yes, but i think the new website they setup is the larger payoff.

    current89
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    Hope he has an unlimited text plan. But seriously, could this work in the US? I think it would give him a better idea of what people are concerned about first hand. I can't wait to see how this pans out.

    MattMagee
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    I hope their "in network'. Boy, that was a crazy summer, running up my sms charges texting from Ghana!

    MikefromhisG1
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    Bull shit .
    think!
    The man is the President of the U,S
    He is dealing with the worse economy since the depression.
    He is dealing with two nuclear-armed lunatics.
    Do you think for a minute he has the time to read text from anyone other then his staff.
    This is media hype.
    Transparency ! how the hell does that apply to Ghanans sending him text.
    Only the most idiotic brain dead liberal eat this crap.

    gen468
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    the president is'nt one man; the staff, the party and it's lobbies are most it. obama is the performer, his main job is speaches, that he doesn't write.

    royulery
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    I am so glad that Obama are doing something for Africa.... even if it's a really small first step. Those guys/gals need to know that we are listening....

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    He will be flooded by messages. Ghanans and Nigerians love to send text messages. I hope we can get an update on the activity.

    MoonLoon
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    Prof. Mills, the President of Ghana, will be excited. Ghana, I like the country, specially with the capital Accra, the host for the 2008 Lighting Africa World Bank Program to replace Kerosene lamps by off-grid renewables was a great success. I plan to start there a Final assembly for Solar Electroboxes Africa. Anyone interested? Write me. Actually Ghana is the first country in Africa to receive a Smart Grid, starting 2009, to get power breaks 30 % down.

    Solarlife

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