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Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice
12-12-2007, 09:55 PM
I was thinking of today's debate and the "transparency" theme...

How about putting a 24-hr live streaming video from the Oval Office?
This might win over a heck of a lot of people - especially the typical voter who cares less about policy than what's on TV. Why NOT a real life West Wing on a slight delay to cut out any national security issues, of course ;-p
Richie
12-12-2007, 09:58 PM
Oh boy. Let's watch Dr. Paul eat and pick his nose.

J/k - I watch the NASA channel, and a good portion of it is just watching people work. I'd watch the "Oval Office Channel."
Luther
12-12-2007, 09:58 PM
That would be awesome.
justinc.1089
12-12-2007, 10:00 PM
Yeah that would be cool, but it would need to be like a full day delay or more probably. It would be cool to get to watch what actually goes on everyday in the white house.

AND.....

Ron Paul would be a celebrity too then lol!
Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice
12-12-2007, 10:03 PM
I'll bring it up with Rand this weekend.
It's a gimmick for sure, but not only helpful and harmonious with the message, but also appealing to many voters I would assume.
10thAmendmentMan
12-12-2007, 10:03 PM
... but how would presidents plan which country would be next up for "liberation?"
Luther
12-12-2007, 10:04 PM
Yeah that would be cool, but it would need to be like a full day delay or more probably. It would be cool to get to watch what actually goes on everyday in the white house.

AND.....

Ron Paul would be a celebrity too then lol!


Why not live? Obviously certain things couldn't be shown, but I don't see any problem with several hours of live broadcast from the Oval Office per week. That would be a level of transparency never before seen in government, and would go a long way toward restoring the public trust.
Question_Authority
12-12-2007, 10:11 PM
If Clinton had done it, it would have to have been broadcast on Showtime...or the Spice Channel.
austin356
12-12-2007, 10:13 PM
If Clinton had done it, it would have to have been broadcast on Showtime...or the Spice Channel.

OMG

rofl
bobmurph
12-12-2007, 10:19 PM
If Clinton had done it, it would have to have been broadcast on Showtime...or the Spice Channel.

boom-chicka-wah-wah
RoamZero
12-12-2007, 10:24 PM
I think the theme of a more transparency in gov't would be a good talking point for Paul. He did vote in favor of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Records_Act_Amendments_of_2007

I wonder what further steps he'd take. Personally I think they need to bring back those Nixon style secret recordings :)
ClockwiseSpark
12-12-2007, 10:28 PM
If Clinton had done it, it would have to have been broadcast on Showtime...or the Spice Channel.

lol! :D
jrich4rpaul
12-12-2007, 10:33 PM
Personally I don't need to watch Ron Paul doing paperwork and cleaning his glasses all day. Let the man have his privacy.

The cameras in the House that they have now, however, are worth having.
Corydoras
12-12-2007, 11:11 PM
Every English-speaking lipreader in the universe will be able to get a job in some country's intelligence agency.
Rhys
12-12-2007, 11:20 PM
Talk about a 24 hour news cycle now?