Invisible Obama: Exclusive Q&A with the Internet Sensation

Twitter parody accounts have become a common reaction to any big new event. Some last less than an hour, such as the "cascaded bug" that brought down Twitter. And some become overnight sensations.

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That's what happened following Clint Eastwood's chat with a chair Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.

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After Eastwood's stunt with "Invisible Obama," Internet users responded with memes, hashtags, photos -- and of course, a parody Twitter account: @InvisibleObama.

The account was created during Eastwood's speech. Less than 12 hours later, it had more than 50,000 followers. Another account, @ClintsChair, has received significantly less attention.

The self-proclaimed "iPOTUS" is still tweeting, despite having his account briefly suspended. Mashable reached out to the man behind the account, who has requested to remain anonymous. (He is invisible, after all.) Here's what @InvisibleObama had to say for himself.

Q&A With @InvisibleObama

Are you willing to reveal yourself?

Revealing myself would be counterproductive. I'm invisible, after all.

Why did the account get suspended?

I think it is very possible that the Twitter account suspension was triggered automatically, as a result of gaining a lot of followers in a very short period of time. Getting unsuspended was a breeze through an online form. Invisible hats off to Twitter for automating that process.

How quickly did you decide to turn this moment into a Twitter handle?

I was born about 5 minutes after Clint Eastwood started talking to me on stage. I'm an anthropomorphized invisible miracle baby.

Were you expecting this amount of attention when you started?

There was no way to anticipate how popular I'd become, but it happened. But it seemed like the right time for it. When so many people are watching one moment (that isn't Honey Boo Boo Child) on TV, the zeitgeist becomes pretty obvious.

Now that you have gained more than 50,000 followers, what do you plan to do with the account?

I can't just disappear (well, any more than I already have), so I'm going to keep on observing without being observed.

Have you heard anything from either presidential candidate's party or Twitter? What about Clint Eastwood?

The @replies and @mentions have been coming in so fast (dozens per minute), so some of them may have actually reached out or interacted with me in some way. But none of them have reached out to me via email just yet. Though many prominent journalists on both sides of the invisible aisle have retweeted me.

What happens when other people sit in the chair? Do they become invisible?

When other people sit in the chair they usually get freaked out by feeling like they are sitting on someone else's lap (that they can't see). The reactions are priceless. My "and what do YOU want for Christmas" jokes don't go over too well at that point. Then I just bring up "Invisible Touch" on my Spotify, and say over it, "you just got @invisibleobama'd!"

If you were to become chairman of anything, what would it be?

Let me be clear. I don't have time for that. I'm an invisible President. Plus, I'm still running Clint Eastwood's questions through Google Translate. But I guess if I could be the Chairman of anything, it would be Ikea. It would be great to have a full line of inv?sible?b?ma furniture. Plus, I bet I'd get unlimited swedish meatballs and access to the ball pit after hours (because during regular hours it would be way too creepy).

What were your thoughts on Mitt Romney's speech?

I couldn't really hear Mitt Romney's speech too well, as I was behind him. But I could read his points off the teleprompter. The entire platform is like Wonder Woman's invisible jet - not much substance, and dangerously close to a woman's privates.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/invisible-obama-exclusive-q-internet-sensation-153807277.html

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Presidential Proclamation -- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness ...

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

August 31, 2012

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NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2012

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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A PROCLAMATION

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This year, thousands of American women will lose their lives to ovarian cancer. ?They are mothers and daughters, sisters and grandmothers, community members and cherished friends -- and the absence they leave in our hearts will be deeply felt forever. ?During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we honor those we have lost, show our support for women who bravely carry on the fight, and take action to lessen the tragic toll ovarian cancer takes on families across our Nation.

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Sadly, women are all too often diagnosed with this disease when it has already reached an advanced stage. ?Because early detection is the best defense against ovarian cancer, it is essential that women know the risk factors associated with the disease. ?Women who are middle-aged or older, who have a family history of ovarian or breast cancer, or who have had certain cancers in the past are at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. ?Any woman who thinks she is at risk of ovarian cancer ? ?or who experiences symptoms, including abdominal pain, pressure, or swelling -- should talk with her health care provider. ?To learn more, visit www.Cancer.gov.

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Ongoing progress in science and medicine is moving us forward in the battle against ovarian cancer, and my Administration remains committed to improving outcomes for women suffering from this devastating illness. ?Through agencies across the Federal Government, we are continuing to invest in research that paves the way for a new generation of tests and treatments. ?Through the Centers for Disease Control's Inside Knowledge campaign, we are working to raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. ?The Affordable Care Act already bans insurance companies from dropping a woman's coverage because she has ovarian cancer, and from placing lifetime or restrictive annual dollar limits on her coverage. ?Beginning in 2014, the law will also prohibit insurers from denying coverage or charging higher premiums because a woman has ovarian cancer -- or any other pre-existing condition.

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Ovarian cancer affects the lives of far too many women every year, and the tragedy it leaves in its wake reverberates in communities across our country. ?This month, we stand with all those who have known the pain of ovarian cancer, and we rededicate ourselves to the pursuit of new and better ways to prevent, detect, and treat this devastating disease.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2012 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. ?I call upon citizens, government agencies, organizations, health care providers, and research institutions to raise ovarian cancer awareness and continue helping Americans live longer, healthier lives. ?I also urge women across our country to talk to their health care providers and learn more about this disease.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.

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BARACK OBAMA

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/31/presidential-proclamation-national-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month-2012

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Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena Hit The Streets For 'End Of Watch'

Pena describes the lengths he and his movie partner went to during filming in MTV News Fall Movie Preview.
By Kevin P. Sullivan

Jake Gyllenhaal in "End of Watch"
Photo: Open Road Films

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Chicago teachers union gives 10-day strike notice

CHICAGO (AP) ? The Chicago Teachers Union issued a 10-day strike notice Wednesday, saying teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are ready to walk off the job for the first time in 25 years.

Union President Karen Lewis said contract talks with the Chicago Board of Education, which have been under way since November, have not yet touched on some issues that teachers are most concerned about, including wages. She said job security and teacher evaluations also are issues.

The notice means the soonest teachers could strike is Sept. 10, but it doesn't mean a strike will definitely happen.

Lewis said no strike date has been set, and the union would continue negotiating until there is a contract, even if there is a strike.

"This is a difficult decision for all of us to make," Lewis said. "But this is the only way to get the board's attention and show them that we are serious about getting a fair contract which will give our students the resources they deserve."

Some of the district's 400,000 students have already started school; the rest begin Tuesday. The last Chicago teachers strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. The most recent contract expired in June, when 90 percent of the more than 26,000 union members voted to authorize a strike if a contract was not reached over the summer.

Lewis claims the public schools administration "seems determined to have a toxic relationship with its employees," saying teachers have been belittled and demoralized. She pointed out that a previously negotiated raise was canceled and changes have been made to the way teachers are evaluated.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard issued a statement saying students "cannot afford to be removed from the classroom" just as they're starting a new longer day, and said the district will meet every day with the union to try to avoid a strike.

The school district has offered teachers a four-year contract with raises of 2 percent a year, which school board spokeswoman Becky Carroll said would cost $160 million. Lewis has repeatedly said the raise offered by the board is not acceptable.

The district also wants the union to agree to a joint committee to come up with a new system to pay teachers, other than automatic raises based on seniority. The district said that doesn't mean pay raises would necessarily be based only on merit.

"It could take a lot of forms; we have not even talked about it," Carroll said.

The board last week authorized spending $25 million in the event of a strike, which Carroll said would help ensure the tens of thousands of students who rely on the schools for two meals a day are fed and have a safe place during the day.

Much of the teachers' frustration has centered on Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who rescinded a 4 percent raise last year and then tried to go around the union in his push for a longer school day by asking teachers at individual schools to waive the union contract to work more hours. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board subsequently blocked Emanuel's negotiations with schools.

He still was able to lengthen the school day for children to 7 hours, starting this fall, without the union's approval. The Board of Education agreed to hire almost 500 new teachers so it wouldn't have to pay current teachers more to work longer hours.

But class size, pay and job security remain top concerns for teachers, the union said.

"We will have a contract, and it will come the easy way or the hard way," Lewis said. "If our members are on the picket line, we will still be at the negotiating table trying to hammer out an equitable agreement."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-union-gives-10-day-strike-notice-215053086.html

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Channel Partners Conference & Expo | Business Phone Service and ...

August 30th, 2012

Mobilize integrated Cisco Unified Communications and Microsoft Lync to Improve Collaboration, Productivity, and Cost Savings.

CallTower will be showcasing the efficiency that can be delivered through the CallTower hosted enterprise communications service, which leverages the individual and combined strengths of fully integrated Cisco UCS and Microsoft Lync. Demonstrations will be given at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL September 12-14, 2012.

?The Channel Partners Conference & Expo is the communications industry?s only event exclusively for indirect sales organizations ? agents, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and consultants ? focused on transforming their businesses to become next-generation solutions providers.??www.channelpartnersconference.com

?The CallTower hosted enterprise communications offering not only provides sales organizations with access to fully-integrated market leading technology based on Cisco and Microsoft?, said Clay Shubin, VP of Sales for CallTower, ?but also offers an aggressive partner program for those looking to provide such an offering to their clients.?

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CallTower, Inc. is?the leading?provider of?hosted enterprise-class unified communications?solutions for growing businesses nationwide.?We enhance our clients? strategic and business operational capabilities by integrating business phone service, mobile applications, email hosting, unified messaging,? instant messaging, audio, web and video conferencing, and collaboration tools?into one reliable platform.

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The Heart Of The Matter: Clear And Obvious Communication

Many times in speaking or in writing people try to reinforce the strength of their points by adding the words clear and obvious.

As in, "it's obvious from the context that John 3:16 means . . . "

Or:? "this is clearly the direction our church needs to follow . . . "

The problem is that by using those words we actually undermine our argument.

If a contextual?truth from Scripture is obvious, then it will emerge with its own forceful logic.

If a congregation's direction is clear, then the leadership's consensus will speak for itself.

So in writing and speaking, then, trust the power of your own words and put them together in a way that the points you are making don't need additional decoration.

Let your words speak for themselves and resist the temptation to pile too many of them on.

Then your communication will have its own inherent strength.

Obviously.

Source: http://talbotdavis.blogspot.com/2012/08/clear-and-obvious-communication.html

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