Posted on 11/26/2008 2:51:13 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Change.gov, the website of president-elect Barack Obama's transition team, has invited visitors to submit their views on health care, drawing hundreds of comments in less than 24 hours.
Change.gov added the new feature called "Join the Discussion" late Tuesday, asking users for their answers to the question "What worries you most about the healthcare system in our country?"
To jump-start the discussion, the site featured a video from two members of Obama's Health Policy Transition Team asking users for their opinions by email.
As of mid-day (1700 GMT), more than 1,500 comments had been submitted to the site, which also allows registered users to give a thumb's up or thumb's down to each post, voting it up or down in the rankings according to popularity.
The current top-rated comment, with a score of plus 41, is from a user identified as "kllmt" who calls for a shift to more preventative care.
In announcing "Join the Discussion," the Obama transition team said it was seeking "instant feedback from you about our top priorities."
"We also hope it will allow you to form communities around these issues -- with the best ideas and most interesting discussions floating to the top," it said in a posting on the website.
Obama has promised to run a more open and transparent administration and "Join the Discussion" is the first foray by the Obama transition team into hosting a forum for public debate.
Obama has posted his last two weekly addresses to the nation on video-sharing site YouTube but the comments function has been disabled, prompting some grumbling among transparency advocates.
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Has anyone determined how he got a .gov domain?
...save billions, get rid of 20 or 30 million illegals!
I agree, stay away from that site...
..ahhh I missed it...... France
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