Obama's Plans for an Army of Internet Goons

The man has already been elected president, and he still has plans for an internet army of browbeaters. People. If you thought the Kool-Aid was strong before, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Transition officials call it Obama 2.0 — an ambitious effort to transform the president-elect's vast Web operation and database of supporters into a modern new tool to accomplish his goals in the White House. If it works, the new president could have an unprecedented ability to appeal for help from millions of Americans who already favor his ideas, bypassing the news media to pressure Congress.

Republicans say they'll be watching for White House Web outreach that appears overly political.

"Hopefully, Obama will be a president for all Americans, not just the political supporters on his e-mail list," said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

Obama's team is determining how best to convert his army of online activists into a viral lobbying and communications machine. Staffers are reluctant to discuss specifics, but Obama clearly is poised to become the first truly "wired" president of the digital age.

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Meanwhile, Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, an avid supporter of Obama, is drawing up plans to censor more than 10,000 unspecified, but objectionable websites from being viewed by the Australian people. You can see where this is heading, right?