Barack Obama
The official website of the current US President Barack Obama.
IN OFFICE
Prior to his election as US President Barack Obama was canonised by large sections of the British media. After eight years of the verbal ineptitude and insular belligerence of George W. Bush, the idea that an eloquent man might take up residency of the White House appealed to the media's well developed sense of its own intelligence.
However, since becoming the head of the American Imperium, Obama has lost some of his shine. War on two fronts, the problem of Iran and the struggle to convince certain sections of the country that support for universal healthcare does not equate with Nazism, have demonstrated the significant difference between theory and practice. On the campaign trail Obama adopted the persuasive, long-vowelled delivery of the preacher, now he sounds more like a parent trying to soothe a disappointed child.
ONLINE
Contemporary politics is Hollywood meets management consultancy and the Obama website follows the inimitable American approach to these things: that odd combination of sugar and rhetoric. Slick and glossy, this is something dreamt up by the custodians of our age, the marketeers and advertisers. It's very blue (the colour of the Democrats), which makes it feels quite bold, stately and calm: a visual representation of the President you might say.
Intriguingly, the site is ‘powered by hope,' which is surely just a step away from ‘a wing and a prayer.' But beyond the incessant bludgeoning by abstract nouns of promise and renewal, there is some substance. You can find out about the administration's policies on the economy, energy, health care and education and follow the blog, which includes videos of Obama's speeches.
October 5th 09
IN OFFICE
Prior to his election as US President Barack Obama was canonised by large sections of the British media. After eight years of the verbal ineptitude and insular belligerence of George W. Bush, the idea that an eloquent man might take up residency of the White House appealed to the media's well developed sense of its own intelligence.
However, since becoming the head of the American Imperium, Obama has lost some of his shine. War on two fronts, the problem of Iran and the struggle to convince certain sections of the country that support for universal healthcare does not equate with Nazism, have demonstrated the significant difference between theory and practice. On the campaign trail Obama adopted the persuasive, long-vowelled delivery of the preacher, now he sounds more like a parent trying to soothe a disappointed child.
ONLINE
Contemporary politics is Hollywood meets management consultancy and the Obama website follows the inimitable American approach to these things: that odd combination of sugar and rhetoric. Slick and glossy, this is something dreamt up by the custodians of our age, the marketeers and advertisers. It's very blue (the colour of the Democrats), which makes it feels quite bold, stately and calm: a visual representation of the President you might say.
Intriguingly, the site is ‘powered by hope,' which is surely just a step away from ‘a wing and a prayer.' But beyond the incessant bludgeoning by abstract nouns of promise and renewal, there is some substance. You can find out about the administration's policies on the economy, energy, health care and education and follow the blog, which includes videos of Obama's speeches.
October 5th 09
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