flag@whitehouse.gov dead

[apropos]

W.H. Pulls Plug on E-Mail Asking For "Fishy" Reports


On August 4, White House aide Macon Phillips announced the launch of flag@whitehouse.gov, which encouraged Americans to report "fishy" information related to the the Obama health care proposal. Phillips' announcement was titled "Facts Are Stubborn Things."

Well, so is public opinion, as the White House acknowledged on Monday by quietly pulling the plug on the flag@whitehouse.gov e-mail address.

Messages sent there are now bounced back with this response:

[flag@whitehouse.gov]: host mailhub-wh2.whitehouse.gov[63.161.169.140] said: 550 5.2.1 [flag@whitehouse.gov]... The email address you just sent a message to is no longer in service.We are now accepting your feedback about health insurance reform via:http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck (in reply to RCPT TO command

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/17/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5247317.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

[acptulsa]

Decided to see if they had sworn off taking input altogether, so I clicked the link. Nearly a dozen propaganda videos and one little button labeled:

We want to hear from you!

Tell us what myths we should address next.



If you're one of the faithful, ye shall be heard. Otherwise shall ye be roundly ignored.