Obama takes radio address online

BFCE. I mean, who really paid any attention to the Bush radio addresses unless he said something stupid?

CHICAGO — The traditional White House radio address is going virtual. President-elect Barack Obama is taping Saturday’s weekly Democratic address not just for listeners, but for YouTube viewers, his office said today. And he plans to keep videotaping the radio addresses after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20.

Before then, the videos will be posted on Obama’s transition Web site, www.change.gov.

Obama is turning the radio address into a “multimedia opportunity” to communicate directly with the American people, his transition team said in a statement.