Barack Obama is a Rock Star
Barack Obama is back on the cover of Rolling Stone this week, once again cementing his rock star status.
He spends a little bit of time talking about the role of the Internet on his campaign and (potentially) his future administration:
How are you going to connect your support among young people to the governing process?
This is where the Internet is so powerful. One of the things that surprised me in this campaign is how well we were able to use technology to organize people. There's enormous promise — but we've just scratched the surface of what's possible when it comes to making government work for people. Virtual town-hall meetings, increasing transparency, accountability on legislation. You think about all the inefficiencies in government. We basically have a New Deal government in a 21st-century economy. We've got to upgrade it.
So you're consciously aware that this will have to be part of how you govern?
Yes, absolutely. The Internet gives young people a tool to be informed continuously. It gives them an opportunity to speak to each other and mobilize themselves. It gives them the opportunity to hold me accountable when I'm not following through on promises that I've made. It gives me a powerful ally if Congress is resistant to measures that need to be taken.
Yes, Barack Obama gets it.
Check out the rest of the article for Obama’s take on his endorsements from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, as well as a look at what’s on his iPod (which, in my opinion, totally beats what’s on George W. Bush’s iPod… and does John McCain even know what an iPod is?).