The Internet President

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I was watching the weekly Obama address on YouTube, and I decided to write my final post about the significance of the internet in spreading a message. Not since President Franklin D. Roosevelt's infamous "fireside chats" has a president presented himself in a more intimate setting than President Obama has. Obama has adapted to the internet era to recap key issues in our country and what is being done to combat those issues.

Now the majority of us weren't alive or old enough to understand Roosevelt's "fireside chats," and how influential it was to the country at the time. With Obama's weekly YouTube address, anyone can go onto the internet and get a face-to-face response from our nation's leader about what is going on. Obama's weekly address is something I look forward to and I never miss a post.

Not only does Obama's weekly address recap the week in Washington, but the president uses it to release upcoming information and events that are to take place in the following week. This week's address expectedly focused on the economy. Incredibly, over 4.4 million jobs have been lost, raising our unemployment rate to over 8 percent.

Despite these gloomy times, Obama charismatically provides a rebuttal of things that our country can look forward to. With the new stimulus bill being signed, Obama ensures that over 3.5 million jobs will be saved and created. In addition, Obama calmly says that over 95 percent of Americans will receive a "tax break" starting April 1. These are things that anyone can listen to from the leader of our country with a couple clicks of the mouse.

I strongly encourage everyone to watch Obama's weekly address. These things happening in our country affect us all, and it is crucial for every American to have a knowledge of what is going on and what is being done. Anyone can read the New York Times or the Orange County register for their news, but with Obama's internet address, you can receive news straight from the donkey's mouth. Maybe generations from now, Americans can look back and stress the relevance and intimacy our president gave us with his weekly internet address.