David Weinberger announces he’s joined Howard Dean’s campaign:
I now have an official title — “Senior Internet Advisor” — so I figure I should come out of the closet entirely.
I was going to leave this comment on Weinberger’s blog, but thought better of it:
It’s great that you’re advising Dean on the Internet, David, as he clearly needs to understand it.
Now the question that pops into my little mind is: “who’s advising you?”
That would have been rude, of course. But the point is that Weinberger, as a card-carrying, charter member of the Larry Lessig “End of the Internet” club has consistently demonstrated a lack of understanding of what the Internet is, how it’s put together, and where it’s going. In this job, that’s not a disadvantage, as all he needs to do is rail against Big Everything to advance the Little Guy’s campaign.
So good luck to all concerned.
Thanks for the advice, Richard.
Any time, David. One thing I should clarify: don’t rail against Big Government; it’s sacred.
Am I the only one who doesn’t get the comparisons between Dean and McGovern. McGovern, however you evaluate him, at least stood for something. He was a true liberal. Dean just seems like an opportunist to me–a truly forgettable man.