Comments on: Obamas get personal on '60 Minutes'

In their first TV interview since the election, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, discuss their election experience and how it has changed their lives.

[the_redistributor]

Spare me! Is this tech news? Who cares.

[davidsmi]

Not only is it not tech news, but it isn't even the interview - it is an AD by CBS (who owns CNET).

[stuxstu]

The CNET Obama jerk off continues... Yippie more yellow journalism from a joke of a news organization.

[kelleycampaigns]

Despite these comments, and possibly the over representation of Republicans and reactionaries among CNET users (like the old Compuserve community that I also belonged to), CNET's editors should know that there are plenty of us out here who are appreciate your news service, and also appreciate being reminded to watch this interview. I called my 79-year-old father just now to remind him, and he appreciated it too.

[benjwah]

If you need to be reminded to watch the news, you're senile.
Also, I like Barack Obama, which is why I go to CNN or Fox to read about him. Not CNet.
Idiots.

[Ramon366]

While this isn't tech news, it doesn't offend me. The challenges of improving the ills of this country have to begin immediately. Too bad the naysayers are determined to sabotage the endeavor.

[dcharlesh]

CBS, having long since lost any credibility as a news organization, now wants us all to worships at the feet of their Marxist messia... And even on a technical news site!

What in the world does this have to do with technical news?

Time to boycott the sponsers of this garbage, say goodbye to CNET and get my technical news from sites that actually provide real technical news rather than promoting their political agenda... So long..

[The_Decider]

Marxist?

You have no credibility when you spout such nonsense.

[frussel]

What is it with you guys? Will you be in a hurry to report Obama's first socialistic endeavor? Where were you 4 years ago when the democratic congress forced banks to make substandard loans? Why not report the facts about the democratic congress bailing out the car companies or should I say the unions! Where was your report when Obama made the statement about bankrupting the coal companies? We have enough "drive-by" media outlets to bend and twist the news with half truths and opinion!

[luckymikerocks]

4 years ago the House and Senate were controlled by the Republicans. So even if what you claim the Congress did were true, it would have been a Republican Congress.

[benjwah]

What Luckymikerocks said.

[gasher666]

As an average person in this country I feel that our new President is pretty much like my friends and I except for one thing. We don't have the funds or the ability to not have to wonder when we can buy a new set of tires for our car or have to worry cause we don't have the money to get our dogs and cats their shots or heartworm pills.because we live from week to week. I make about an average pay but it is a struggle to make ends meet. We the people need a break.

[carlg113]

How dare cnet put a story on the future president in their politics section! Being an average american i am forced to click on every link and read every story whether i like it or not! My virgin eyes!

[mikeoregon]

Hey there, angry guys--today is a new world, and it's your chance to let go of your heavy burden of sarcasm and cynicism. Take a deep breath, sit up straight, and just let go of the anger. You don't need it anymore, and it's a barrier between you and your friends and loved ones.

[mattumanu]

No, no, stop the BS. This was an AD, that was sponsored by a company whose AD ran before an AD. Someone sponsored this AD. The AD itself was AD supported.

If this doesn't take the cake... Now wait, the cake is a lie.

[mattumanu]

Ok, hold it... I don't mind news, and I don't even mind it being about a report about Barack Obama, but for cryin' out loud! This is so funny. It's an ad for a CBS show... That is also a sponsored ad! Get it? It's an ad that is AD SPONSORED!

And ad that's ad sponsored. Seriously, think about this. And ad that is ad sponsored. Someone paid Cnet to have their ad run before an ad for 60 minutes. Get is? Ad time was purchased during an ad.

Someone just shoot me now...

[srb8220]

I think the point here is that news.com is supposed to be about technology and not politics unless it is a political issue that relates to technology. I'm in the technology industry and look towards these sites to give me information on the industry. If I wanted information on the President Elect I would go to cnn.com or foxnews.com.

The fact that this web site is owned by the company that is selling the ad space for the show they are promoting does seem a little gratuitous.

I will say that I've noticed an increase in the non-technical political articles on news.com. Wired.com has always been more of an activist site with political commentary which is why I generally avoid them.

alleyinsider.com has quite a few political articles but they tie the stories to technology. For example, there is an article on their current page entitled, "Six Signs Barack Obama Has A CrackBerry Problem". Clearly some of the writers either have a lot of free time on their hands or a schoolgirl crush on the President Elect or both. But, at least the story related to technology.

If Cnet keeps reaching outside the technology arena with stories like the one on Prop 8 and promotes non-technology related political events like interviews on their parent company's network of any political figure I will stop visiting their web site. Just ask wired.com.

[open-mind]

I agree with mikeoregon. Today is a new world, and it's our chance to let go of the heavy burden of sarcasm and cynicism. Take a deep breath, sit up straight, and just let go of the anger. We don't need it anymore, and it's a barrier between us and our friends and loved ones.

And on a related note ... Greta Van Sustren did a great series of post-election interviews with Sarah Palin. The videos, from Greta's program called On The Record, are hosted on the Fox News video site:

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html

Normally I would be reluctant to post such political info. But not any more ... in today's new world, the liberals have taken a deep breath, sat up straight, and have let go of their burden of sarcasm, cynicism, and anger that was a barrier between them and their friends and loved ones. In fact, they will probably thank me.

;-)

[Nissj]

I Can't Believe I Read This Whole Thing. Now I know what pickled brain feels like!

[Travis Ernst]

"President-elect Obama also reflected on the pressure associated with being the first Adrican-American president of the United States" --from CNET story

Ever hear of SPELL CHECK.

CNet is not political, it if for Tech news. Why not mention the spotless family that has run Chicago for two generations now (Daley) and it ties with "families" in The City. Oh, wait, I forgot, this is not political, it it Technology related.

[georgiarat]

I would prefer to see politics taken out of CNET technology news unless the news directly affects the technology environment of the producers or the consumers. This is clearly an instance where CNET and CBS are pushing a political agenda.

[dfarber]

The simple explanation for posting the Obama interview:
Obama's first post-election interviews is news...that might be of interest to any reader, including those who are tech focused.
The source is CBS 60 Minutes, and CNET is part of CBS...so we do like to promote CBS exclusive news content when it makes sense. If McCain had won the election and 60 Minutes got the exclusive interview, we would have promoted that segment.
We hear you...and now back to regular programming.

[P_F_M]

I agree CNET has lost their focus. I have enough sources for general news and would never consider CNET in that catagory anyway.