Who Watches the Workers?

Yesterday, El Presidente hosted a live streaming online town hall forum. 'Net-heads (as opposed to net-head, i.e. a fellatious act with Vince Carter) submitted questions online that were voted on by other 'net-heads. The most popular questions were addressed by B-HO.

I really wanted to submit the AOL chatroom-inspired question "A/S/L?" Either that or "Mr. President, can you once and for all please provide the definitive definition of 'PWN'?" Unfortunately, I got sidetracked finding out my Mexican wrestler name (me llaman EL GIGOLO MISTERIO) and forgot to submit anything.

In one response to a question on public school reform, The Rock Obama recounted a conversation with Bill Gates about using video recordings of teachers to analyze their classroom performance, similar to athletes reviewing game tapes. And I thought to myself: B-HO is a total voyeur...and the most likeable Big Brother ever.

Could you imagine?? Cameras monitoring your every activity in the workplace?? And then you have to review the game tape with your supervisors???

"Wow, Jimster, two straight hours of scrabulous? That is highly unproductive, and you failed to utilize the open triple word score. FAIL."

"Meg, why did you clip your toenails at your desk and save all the clippings in your bottom desk drawer? That is highly unhygienic."

"Cornelius, watching youtube videos of people FAILing at life like that toddler getting kicked in the face by a breakdancer in Times Square is not considered research...By the way, can you forward me that link?"

"And as for you Kat, don't ever lend me one of your pens ever again. That's just down right filthy."

"Jesus, The Brian, we're not paying you to write blog entries all day! ...But perhaps somebody should. You're one talented dude. Cowabunga!"

Let's hope the new administration doesn't one up the PATRIOT ACT and start spying on us at work under the guise that it'll improve our performance. Because otherwise, we might have to actually start doing...gulp...work.