Author: Noel Hidalgo

The Twilight Zone

clairecmc:

I feel that I’m in an alternative universe. For eight years some people called anyone who disagreed with the President’s foreign policy or war in Iraq unpatriotic. Then in the course of two weeks, those same people cheer when the United States does not get selected for the Olympics and boo when our President is the unanimous choice for the Nobel Peace Prize . Go figure.

Congratulations Mr. President for standing up to the scorn and derision of your opponents in the election when you firmly stood for the proposition that strength meant being willing to talk to your enemies, not just your allies. Thank you for the confidence and wisdom to say that we will unclench our fist when a hand is extended. And thank you for understanding that our national security rests on our principles, the example we set for the world,and our alliances rather than exclusively the excellence and stregnth of our military. God Bless America.

BigAppsNYC launches but opaqueness remains

dear mayor boomburg, DOITT & NYCEDC,

i’m confused as to why NYCEDC has decided to deliver the BigAppsNYC campaign in such an opaque manner. while i’m all for this program, i’m troubled by it’s execution. as of 9:00 am http://www.nycbigapps.com/ is live, but one must wait till 5pm to see the data (& wait till NY Tech meetup to officially hear about it’s launch). too boot, no where on the http://www.challengepost.com/ website (the organization who’s software is running the campaign) can you find a person, a phone number, or a face behind the product. if gov 2.0 is about transparency, accessibility, and accountability, this “soft launch” doesn’t meet the mustard.

thx,
noneck