President Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair are planning an online chat session next month. They’ll take questions from net users during a ‘trans-Atlantic online town hall meeting’. Don’t miss this chance to flame the big boys. In tandem.Bill Clinton will participate in the July 14 webcast from the Democratic Leadership Council meeting in Baltimore. Blair is to appear from his ‘country retreat’ (Chequers?) in Britain.The format is to be the usual Q&A session Clinton, similar to the one held from the White House last year. During that event, computer users could see Clinton’s image, albeit slightly herky-jerky, hear his voice and send him questions via electronic mail. Last year Clinton fielded a couple of dozen questions about politics and legislative policy, including one from a user in the UK. Going by last year’s format, it will be the 15,000 people who make it into the virtual auditorium first that will have the chance to fire e- mail questions at Clinton and Blair this year. The demagogues will respond verbally, but those whose computers lack video or audio capability will be able to read an up-to-date transcript.Last year’s meeting was at www.townhallmeeting.excite.com.

Intelligence on where the latest meeting will be is not available yet, but we’ll be sure to keep you informed. Maybe you could even ask Tony some nasty questions about RIP. Although they’ll probably be screening those of participants. Or cookie-ing them. Or getting warrants to study the contents of their inbox.