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Should Leaders Abandon the BlackBerry?

Posted December 05, 2008 8:15 AM

Did you get the summer email pre-announcing the now U.S. President-elect's VP running mate? But as he moves to Washington, the Presidential Records Act and security issues are likely to force a sign off from the connected lifestyle. Like many modern execs, he grew accustomed to fast-paced communication and productivity thru laptops and the BlackBerry. Should a national leader give up his connectivity?

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12/05/2008 11:40 AM

I read about this a few weeks ago and thought it was ridiculous.

His personal life should still be private and forcing him to give up all communications in this day and age seems ridiculous as well.

Maybe he should just mount a webcam to his forhead so everyone can share his vision.

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12/07/2008 8:34 PM

He will be the president soon, he can just say "touch my Blackberry and you will be court-marshaled!"

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