Buy In, Sell Out
It seems our friends next door (literally) have been up to a few things lately, and I’m not just talking about painting their office blue.
I happened to peruse the University of Oregon College Democrats’ latest twitter posts, and wouldn’t you know it they posted 14 quotes from Obama’s speech to Congress from Sept. 9th.
If the College Democrats wished to assess the man’s speech, they have a tool–their very own blog. By re-posting Obama’s quotations on their twitter feed, the Dems have essentially endorsed anything that comes out of the man’s mouth. It’s the equivalent of editing your “favorite quotes” on Facebook.
I shouldn’t really be surprised though. I suppose the nature of the organization lends itself to participating in such acts. And, of course, its members will probably tell me that they only joined the College Democrats because it offered them the best overall utility for their political views–borrowing from what game theorists refer to as “sophisticated voting”.
Even so, one wonders what it’s like to be that kind of cog, spewing political policy without ever levying rationed, unbiased judgment before passing it along to the masses as acceptable.
In any case, if the College Democrats wished to truly voice their sincere, honest and complete opinions one would hope they would do more than just tweet recycled Obama quotes. From what I’ve been told, the members don’t always agree with everything the Democratic Party has to say. Let’s see it.
Until then, gobble gobble.
