See, “S. Man?” Just like we told you yesterday. Why does Obama hate the Left? [Change.gov]

On Change.gov’s “Open for Questions” section, this one from “S. Man,” which asks no one, since Obama will never read any of these Obama himself if he will legalize marijuana, is the top concern among Change.gov patrons. We don’t speak for Obama, but to answer your question “S. Man” et al.: No. He will not legalize marijuana. Ever. Now let’s move on. [Change.gov via The Hill]

The Internet-savvy young Marxist revolutionaries who constitute Barack Obama’s “base” have figured out how to work these comment-forum dealies, oh yes! Just yesterday Change.gov was a showcasing important questions about “natrual [sic] born citizen requirements” that could disqualify Barack Obama from any government position higher than dogcatcher. And yet today the seething hordes have taken advantage of the question-ranking system to stifle dissent! Seriously! MORE »

Wonkette hope-troll operative “Xavier” sends us this question that appears (or at least appeared briefly) on the humorless intellectual black snob website, Change.gov. Finally, some red meat from that trashy nerd emporium! But no, WALNUTS!, you cannot be president.

• Rahm Emanuel is not your fucking whistle-blower. [Marc Ambinder]
• If it had been a McCain speechwriter groping a cardboard Michelle Obama instead of the homonymic Jon Favreau looking uncomfortable while feeling up a Hillary sex animatron, the press would have been more scandalized. But this is definitely more Sexist, by virtue of Sex Doll Hillary’s involvement. [Vanity Fair]
• Ask Barry all of his deepest secrets, on his “Open for Questions” web site thing!  [The Corner]
• The official slogan of the Inauguration is “Renewing America’s Promise,” which was recycled from the the 1984 Democratic Convention. In today’s dollars, America’s promise can be renewed for half a pack of Saltines and a Tower Records gift card. [Ben Smith]
• Blaggy’s lawyer said that the corrupt corruption-fetishist was “surprised” to learn about all of this, his long tradition of corruption. [TPMMuckraker]
• To save money, Citibank won’t give lollipops to kids in drive-thrus. [AMERICAblog]

We read somewhere, here, that Obama’s transition website, Change.gov, was getting pretty Internettish these days. This is Obama’s thing, he does it all the time: using standard Internet crap — stuff that other politicians somehow haven’t discovered — to help his readers connect and engage one another on the issues important to them (and possibly sometimes donate $$$$…) (and also maybe plan to fuck in a motel.) This is all to say that Change.gov suddenly looks a lot like Fark or Digg — long comment threads where you can “tell Obama” your thoughts and respond to each other and even rate each other’s comments. So we headed over there to witness the hilarity one sees on every Internet comment board in the world. But as with all things “Obama,” the discussion is well-written, informed, polite… it is terrifying. This is not the Real American Internet. MORE »