http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22568/daily_digest_the_wikipedia_primary Comments for "Daily Digest: The Wikipedia Primary" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22568/daily_digest_the_wikipedia_primary#comment-1882 <p>An OPEN LETTER TO Barack Obama:</p> <p>>> Recent Press Reports say: Obama ridicules notion of VP slot. It's premature, he said of accepting the second spot on the ticket.</p> <p>Well not really!! </p> <p>You are not ready for prime time yet! A powerful VP slot would give you to exposure and maturity you need to EARN your right to hold down one of the most important jobs in the world. You have had a spectacular rise, it is true . . . leap-frogging and eloquently talking your way to where you are now. </p> <p>Russian, Venezuelan, Iranian, Chinese, and Palestinian leaders will make mince meat out of you !!! If ever you ever get past McCain (which is un likely). </p> <p>Just sit down and think about what the Republicans did to a true war hero in 2004, and what they did to a future Nobel Prize winner in 2000! </p> <p>Join an UNstoppable Dream Team!!! </p> <p>Take a STEP BACK and look at the “big picture”!!!</p> <p>Barack Obama, you must work out a VP deal with a commitment (written guarantees / detailed working papers) that your role will be MUCH MORE than that of the traditional VP, much more that that of key advisor, much more that just being a key influencer on staffing of Cabinet Slots and Supreme Court appointments. You will be a truly powerful VP! </p> <p>Your hubris and wit might, at this critical juncture for the Democrats, cause you and your wildly enthusiastic team of supporters to be short sighted. </p> <p>Just think, if it is change that you REALLY want … would not hooking up with Hillary, bringing a huge majority into BOTH houses of Congress on your joint coat tails be the way to do it???!!!???</p> <p>It is now YOUR moment . . . either seize it in an intelligent way, as a path to the white house (in 4 to 8 years), or squander it away on a miasmic dream. </p> <p>For no matter who you choose for a running mate, you are doomed to failure! And even if you miraculously get into the White House, with a split do nothing Congress to work with, you will be just like Jimmy Carter. (By the way . . . I admire Jimmy, and the wild enthusiasm he also generated . . . but Jimmy has been a much better former president then president).</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:24:09 -0400 excelsior2008 comment 1882 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22568/daily_digest_the_wikipedia_primary <p>Mark Glaser interviews Patrick Ruffini; Rolling Stone glowingly investigates Obama's grassroots game; Mike Connery at TPMCafe; who's winning the Wikipedia primary?; Flickr for Good launches; and the candidates do some, er, interesting things with splash pages. </p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22568/daily_digest_the_wikipedia_primary">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/22568/daily_digest_the_wikipedia_primary#comment Barack Obama Flickr Hillary Clinton John McCain Patrick Ruffini Rolling Stone Wikipedia Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:38 -0500 Joshua Levy 22568 at http://www.techpresident.com