UPDATED Official White House Press Release #11.1 5/7/2009 (New Administration)
James S. Brady Press Room
Items To Be Covered
1. New White House Press Secretary
**2. Your New Cabinet
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New White House Press Secretary
The first thing I would like to say is thank you to my good friend Claire Littleton, our first White House Press Secretary, for setting a standard in eGovernment communication with the public which has not been seen before. Although I will miss her as WHPS, I look forward to her continued work in the eUSA and her great articles in A Little Claire-ification. Claire has set the bar and given me a challenge to live up to as your new White House Press Secretary.
For those who do not know me, I am a member of the eUSNG, Division 1, Delta platoon and I have just completed my 100th straight day in eRepublik (3 hard worker medals). I first started when Justinious was president and then Uncle Sam's 2 terms and now scrabman and I've always kept up communication with all of our presidents. I thank president scrabman for appointing me as WHPS and I will honorably accept and execute this challenge.
Like president scrabman, I am also in my late 30's (scrabman's younger than I am). I am a real life father of 3 children and have several jobs, one of which is a financial analyst, which I have fun with and was what attracted me to starting Global Currency Update, a paper dedicated to making money and building wealth in eRepublik.
I also started a paper called Freedom & Responsibility for 2 reasons:
1. I had to learn eRepublik the hard way, through trial and error. Luckily, with the help of some other players, I learned what I needed to do to survive and become successful in eUSA. I realized that newer players needed a resource where they could find the answers to their questions and be shown that there is more to do in eRepublik than simply pressing the "Work" and "Train" buttons.
2. I felt that many players (especially younger ones) don't realize that our image in the world and our relationships with other countries is what will help us "win" in eRepublik and that we can't do it alone, no matter how many military battles we engage in. It is easy for another nation (or player) to hate one that they view as rude, arrogant, obnoxious or unintelligent. I felt that a standard needed to be set for intelligent media that would encourage the development of solid leadership in the eUSA, the only way our country will achieve the success in eRepublik we deserve. I hope to bring this attitude to the more visible position of WHPS as well.
Over the past 3+ months, I've made 140+ eFriends from all different political parties and ideological backgrounds by being open to listen to their ideas and drawing my own conclusions. The best ideas never come from any one individual; they come from collective minds working together toward common progress, which is one of the reasons why I ran for congress. Rejecting everyone else who does not follow your exact train of thought can only result in mediocrity. None of us are already at our potential; there is always room to grow and get better, as individuals and as a nation.
To all the people of the eUSA, as your new WHPS, I am committed to bringing fluid communication from our government to our people and I am honored to serve you in this capacity.
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** Your New Cabinet
Many questions are directed at president scrabman, because he is the most visible member of our government. But sometimes it may be better to direct your questions to those who are closer to the topic in question. Great, but first we need to know who those people are - I am pleased to announce our new Cabinet, a talented group of individuals from different backgrounds who are now handling the governmental affairs of eUSA:
Vice President - Moishe
Sec of Treasury - Hokiehigh
Sec of State - Inwegen
Deputy Secretary of State - Harrison Richardson
Chief of Staff - AidenAstrup
WH Press Sec - mjdiv
Sec of Defence - Leroy Combs
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Eugene Harlot
Quatermaster General - Kyle321n
Sec of Interparty Relations - Aren Perry
Sec of Commerce - Equality 7-2521
Sec of Fun - Chisholm
Sec of Interplanetary Relations - Alee Ann
Economic Council Chair - One Eye
Trade Advisor to ATLANTIS - One Eye
Dept of Ambassadorial Affairs - Huskerguy77
Dept of Citizen Affairs - Cerb
Dept of Education - HeadmistressTalia
Welcoming Committee - ligtreb
Meals on Wheels - SirEkim
Congratulations to all members of the cabinet of eUSA.
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On behalf of the eWhite House, I thank you for coming and taking the time to keep up with current events. Please subscribe to "The Briefing Room" to ensure you are always up to date with the happenings of eGovernment, the eWhite House and important informational updates.
Remember to vote this up so the public will have the information as soon as it is available. Have fun and enjoy another day in eRepublik!
~mjdiv, White House Press Secretary
Comments
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Thanks for stepping up to the plate. Go US Military! Hoorah! Represent us well.
Claudius
Thanks mjdiv. I'm confident you will do a great job.
mjdiv = Good people.
Good pick.
I am glad Scrab chose you, Mj! Mj and I have been in close contact for quite some time now and he even outranks me in his personal paper, lol. He and I talk a lot about journalism, the game and politics. I am 100% confident that Mj will take this paper far and probably do a better job with it than I did. Congrats, Mj, Scrab is lucky to have you!
Hats off MJ! Knock 'em dead! ;-P
Glad to see the old WHPS is happy with the new one. I think this bodes well for mjdiv.
Congrats mjdiv. Good introduction.
Great choice scrabman. Mjdiv is an excellent pick!
Good luck
I am Scrabman and I approve this message! 🙂
"I felt that many players (especially younger ones) don't realize that our image in the world and our relationships with other countries is what will help us "win" in eRepublik and that we can't do it alone, no matter how many military battles we engage in. It is easy for another nation (or player) to hate one that they view as rude, arrogant, obnoxious or unintelligent. I felt that a standard needed to be set for intelligent media that would encourage the development of solid leadership in the eUSA, the only way our country will achieve the success in eRepublik we deserve. I hope to bring this attitude to the more visible position of WHPS as well."
Brilliant! - Keep it up.
Who is your ambassador in the Romulan Empire?
That would have to be Alee Ann 😃.
Excellent! Glad to hear it.
Congratulations, Mjdiv.
I know you as an eRepublik friend, and as the editor of the paper Freedom and Responsibility, which has a lot of great information about the financial aspects of eRepublik.
I know you will do an excellent job.
SUCH a good choice!
I don't know how you guys have time to juggle so many things, but I'm sure you're up to it.
I look forward to the next few weeks of increased communication!
w00t
Let's partay 🙂
Way to go! Keep it comin' mjdiv 😉
Nice mjdiv
I hope this new WHPS can keep us updated and not hide anything, and I'm glad to see that Claire likes the choice for the new PS. 🙂
So...this is nice and all, but where are our war games today? These things being unreliable sure is taking a toll on my wages and productivity.
Romanians are cheating again 🙁
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Glad to see the transition was smooth.
1,000th Subscriber
Good work man and good luck!