Comments on: President Will Answer Questions about the Economy Online http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Bruggeman http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084&cpage=1#comment-13128 David Bruggeman Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:46:10 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084#comment-13128 Looks like the President made a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/26/obama-takes-pot-legalizat_n_179563.html" rel="nofollow">preemptive strike on the marijuana question</a> that came up in the queue. Looks like the President made a preemptive strike on the marijuana question that came up in the queue.

]]> By: David Bruggeman http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084&cpage=1#comment-13109 David Bruggeman Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:26:35 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084#comment-13109 Probably no differently than who the President (any President) does or does not call at an <i>in vivo</i> press conference. Probably no differently than who the President (any President) does or does not call at an in vivo press conference.

]]> By: jae http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084&cpage=1#comment-13108 jae Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:21:26 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=5084#comment-13108 "As outlined in that document, questions need to be civil and on topic. If not, then they can be flagged. How effective this will be in reducing the slag often found in online comments or the campaigns to win online votes is unclear. Then again, even traditional press conferences have a few odd questions from professional question-askers." Hmmm, will we know if questions are "flagged" if they are just too tough for the troop leader to answer? “As outlined in that document, questions need to be civil and on topic. If not, then they can be flagged. How effective this will be in reducing the slag often found in online comments or the campaigns to win online votes is unclear. Then again, even traditional press conferences have a few odd questions from professional question-askers.”

Hmmm, will we know if questions are “flagged” if they are just too tough for the troop leader to answer?

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