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Bush Says Americans 'Ought to Have' Broadband and a Pony by 2007
wrttnwrd writes "George Bush is calling for universal broadband by 2007. He doesn't say how, or who's going to pay for it, or who's going to build it, but hey, isn't almost good enough? (for all of you Boondocks readers out there)" First step to universal broadband: don't have your Justice Department argue against communities providing their own broadband service. And don't forget the pony!
Yes that's right, THINK ABOUT YOUR BREATHING. Why you might ask? Well it's simple!
Your brain usually takes care of breathing FOR you, but whenever you remember this, YOU MUST MANUALLY BREATH! If you don't you will DIE.
There are also MANY variations of this. For example, think about:
In conclusion, the THINK ABOUT YOUR BREATHING troll is simply unbeatable.These 4 words can be thrown randomly into article text trolls, into sigs, into anything, and once seen, WILL FORCE THE VICTIM TO TAKE CARE OF HIS BREATHING MANUALLY! This goes far beyond the simple annoying or insulting trolls of yesteryear.
In fact, by EVEN RESPONDING to this troll, you are proving that IT HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER VICTIM -- YOU!
9 - Feel free to track down a poster on slashdot, murder him, hire the best lawyers, and get off.
Good idea, but I wouldn't have been able to do it in time to fp :(
YOU didn't get an fp. I WAS THE ONE for got FP, you fairy princess piece of credit-stealing shit.
Fuck off you Eurotrash shithead. The French are a bunch of fucking cowards and rely on Brits to save their asses.
or be a moron like the parent poster and spell whining as "whinging".
Even though the concept of "no guns = no gun-related crimes" is alien to the average Yank, it'll give you a false sense of security in this country with the highest crime rates in the developed world.
The concept of "no guns = no gun-related crimes" isn't alien. It's painfully obvious. However, that first condition of the statement, "no guns", is not realistically possible in a world where people are going to get guns one way or another.
And you can't really say "few guns = few gun-related crimes", since it's highly dependent on who owns those guns (e.g. criminals, law enforcement officers, law abiding trained citizens, children).
Amen. Next time try to obfuscate your personal polical opinions a little better, eh? Go create a slashdem, news for democrats.
Don't forget, America keeps funding Microsoft, their buggy software, and illegal business practices which harm the entire world. Europe brings open source software like Linux. America refuses to penalize Microsoft for their abuses.
Mod parent up. Fuck America.
So while the whiny snots hate America , they sure love the fruits of their shiny technology.
The problem is that there is no way to un-invent the gun. As long as guns exist, gun related crimes will exist, and some of these crimes will be committed by the police and the military at the behest of would-be tyrants. All one has to do is look at the 3rd world on an average Wednesday to see atrocities committed in regimes where the average citizen has ZERO power and is at the mercy of the cleptocracy he or she has as a government.
The reason why the second amendment exists is because our founding fathers understood what Mao expressed so eloquently as "Political power comes from the barrel of a gun." The second amendment is the final check and balance put in place to ensure that should all the other checks and balances fail the people themselves would be able to defend themselves against tyrrany. This creates an inherent stability in our government that just isn't seen anywhere else. The US is the oldest continuous government on the face of the earth. Every other nation that existed in 1788 has either ceased to exist, seen its government overthrown, or seen it morph into something else.
The right to keep and bear arms is not some privilege or indulgence granted by the constitution, it is a fundamental right that exists regardless of whether it is acknowledged or not. The right and power to protect and defend one's person and one's rights as a free individual is not something that any government has the legitimate authority to restrict or deny.
As for the rest of "Anonymous Coward's" diatribe, all I can say is something my grandmother told me as a young child:
Resentment is the sincerest form of flattery.
Muslim community leaders warn of backlash from tomorrow morning's terrorist attack.
General Electric. They make the triggering mechanism on the H-Bombs that we will use on your sorry ass country.
Just figured I'd let you know, your poll is unscientific as its a voluntary response poll - they're most likely biased because people with strong opinions, both positive and negative, are most likely to respond. Besides, every American knows that Jimmy Carter was the worst President ever.
Ahh, the silly AC from another country... always confusing the american social system. I know I'm feeding a troll, but I can't help it.
1 - Buy a gun
Yes... buy a gun. I've never killed anyone. Neither have my parents, or my siblings, or my friends. However, hunting deer is quite fun, and they taste delicious (and if you don't shoot them, they turn into hood ornaments). Note: this is a Rebulican stance
2 - Put on at least 25 stone
I know most of my community is not overweight. Just because some fatasses won't take responsibility for their weight problems doesn't mean you should accuse me of it. I'm 6'3", and 5 lbs underweight. I doubt you're starving yourself cause you feel bad about poor people... you're spending most of your day trolling about how America sucks. (Pushing off responsibility for personal actions, IE weight control...tends to be supported by Democrats)
3 - Learn the lingo
And I'll bet you don't have any local dialect at all. I'm sure you've never slacked off on your 100% perfect grammer. Shove it. (Oh, and I know many other insults to complement asswipe: cockgobbler, smacktard, dickweed, pussyface, fuckwad, dumbass, and ignoramus....all of which describe you to a fairly accurate degree)
4 - Throw away all maps, history books etc.
Don't know about most other Americans, but I somehow managed to pass 6th grade, and I learned where most of the countries are, at least what continent they're on. And I'm sure your life has been greatly improved by knowing when the Shang Dynasty took control of China. You keep up that good studying... I'll learn more about evil dictators slaughtering their own people for personal gain.
5 - Become totally irrational and nonsensical
Aye, it seems that your post here has already violated that... you've been able to muddle a bunch of stereotypes that don't even apply to a large portion of America. At least... no less than they can be applied in other places as well. And remember... before you diss free speech... we invented it (or at least stole it from the Romans/Greeks...that's a little fuzzy). Without it... your sorry ass would have gotten his head chopped off long ago.
6 - Sue everyone you ever meet
Yea, lawsuits are a problem in this country. I'll give you that. But then, lawsuits like that tend to be propagated in areas of highly Democratic voters. You do the math. (Oh, and you're confusing the opposite ideals of Dems and Republicans again) Apparently, in your mind... two types of people with opposite views are in fact exactly the same.
7 - Get a "shrink"
WTF?? I don't know anyone who sees a shrink. But if they did, I would assume they're a Democrat who can't deal w/ their "feelings". (Sorry, I have a tendancy to diss Democrats on a regular basis) Again, you seem to think that 1/2 of America = all of America.
8 - Watch abysmal TV
Yea... Cause the French release soooo many masterpieces. And what loser watches Friends? I'd rather be out with my gun killing helpless animals that would rather be out smashing my car to bits. And posting trolls on slashdot is SOOOO much more productive than watching a few stand-up comedians on Comedy Central.
Seems that you have posed as a bigger moron than most of my friends. And I hope you you're hungry, you silly troll, cause I'm sure there's a lot more people out there ready to feed you.
Nice moderating - how this isn't flamebait is beyond me.
Let me add to the discussion with a healthy fuck-off, then. Mod to insightful, and it should match the moderationg style today.
No, you Eurofags will be too busy surrendering to produce any weapons.
That's what the propaganda tells you. Unfortunately, it won't happen. Too bad, ain't it? Also, I remember that my country only surrendered when it had produced a quite impressive amount of innovative weapon systems, the majority of the cities were lying in ruins and we had used up most of our capable population in the battles. Most Americunts would piss their pants and drop their weapons the moment a fully armed foreign soldier enters their town. It won't be like in the Hollywood movies, you know.
But with today's weapons, we can fry each other before that happens.
Fuck your country. Fag.
Surrender monkey.. too much of a pansy to even stand up to Saddam Hussein.
too much of a pansy to even stand up to Saddam Hussein.
Says the hero who only fights poor third world countries. We've spent the last milleniums here in Europe kicking each other's asses and certainly don't need lessons from you about fighting and war. You pathetic pussies.
Then how come you all surrendered to Hitler?
Europe is like a bunch of animals who need the United States to police them.
Besides, Hitler was ok
How can you possibly say that? He slaughtered millions of Jews and was one of the worst murderers of the 20th century. How can you possibly say that someone who committed genocide is okay?
I'm not particularly surprised, though, since Europe wanted to tolerate Saddam Hussein, too. Don't forget that he committed genocide against Sunni Muslims and Kurds in Iraq, yet Europe wanted no part in removing him.
And I know you'll spout some business about Saddam being no threat. America funded his regime during the 1980s when Iraq was at war with Iran. Contrary to what you hear often, America owned up to their mistake and removed Saddam from power.
the American population as a whole does not tolerate a racism. Furthermore, being called a racist is something most Americans are terrified of.
I'm sure the American population can be just as easily manipulated as others. We're all humans, you know. We all work the same way. I find it amazing that you really believe the Americans are different than everyone else in this regard even though many of them already hate Arabs and Muslims.
That's absolutely untrue. If you anywhere in America and make racist comments in public, you can expect to be ridiculed.
Nice try, however, focusing in on that part of my comment and ignoring my questions about how you can possibly try to justify Hitler and his genocide. Somehow I didn't think I'd get an explanation.
"Unfortunately, but not indefinitely, the USA's weapons of mass destruction make it the most powerful country in the world"
Actually the nuclear arsenal is a red herring when you look at the grand scheme of things. I'm not seeing anybody else's conventional forces being on par with the US either (which is why so many people are looking to get their own nuclear weapons to begin with).
"Even though the concept of "no guns = no gun-related crimes" is alien to the average Yank,"
Yeah, and we can eliminate auto theft by making cars illegal.
"To really feel a part of American society, you must lose all knowledge of the world. Forget where Poland is."
Take a look at historical maps from throughout the Twentieth Century. Poland doesn't know where Poland is! I wonder whose fault that was...
However I can understand your desire to learn more about international geography. You have so little of your own to look at on that tiny little island you apparently call home.
"Spout on about the Constitution, and then make drastic changes to it."
What "drastic changes" have been made to it in the past century? Perhaps you're just jealous that your own country hasn't been able to fit in countless "constitutional acts" into one accessible document.
"Talk about "freedom of speech" and watch TV programmes about the Ku Klux Klan."
They can speak too, you know. Freedom of speech isn't meant to be pretty.
"About anything. Someone step on your toe? Get some hotshot downtown lawyer to sue their ass!"
I'd rather live in a society where I have the ability to seek recompense myself instead of having to whine to my government to buy steel-toed shoes for everybody.
"Your ideal night in is with your gun, six cheeseburgers and a Friends box set."
If it's so abysmal why is it you as a non-American know what Friends is to begin with? Is it perhaps your own locally-produced television programs are even worse?
Justifying Hitler's genocide? Easy. I'm not a Jew and I don't care. People only start to care when they're affected themselves. That's why it worked every time in history.
That's absolutely untrue. If you anywhere in America and make racist comments in public
What's acceptable to do in public can change very fast. If today I said "the French are a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys, I hate them! Don't buy French products!" or "I hate the Muslims, they destroyed the WTC! We must kill them to save humanity!" I'm sure many people in the US would agree with me. Now, don't come up with excuses why the French are cowards or the Muslims are dangerous. It's racism.
You're right that it's racism, and it's wrong. People have been fed stuff by the propaganda machines that are the media and the White House. And some unfortunately believe it. Let's be honest, America is a work in progress as far as racial tolerance and equality goes. It's far from perfect, but it's far better than it's been in the past.
By the way, refusing to buy products made in France is in no way racism. If you disagree with a government, you are well within your right to boycott goods made in that country. Making jokes about the French surrendering is racist, but disagreeing with the French government and not giving your money to French companies is not. I understand what you're saying, but you've picked a terrible example.
Anyways, you damn well should care about the genocide that's gone on. Genocide is wrong. I'm willing to admit that there are problems with America, but unfortunately you're unwilling to even condemn one of the most infamous murderers in history saying it doesn't affect you.
I find it absolutely amazing that Americans are portrayed (as a stereotype) as being arrogant, and yet as an American I'm unwilling to admit the mistakes of my country. On the other hand, I suspect the AC I'm debating with is European and refuses to condemn the evils of Adolph Hitler. Who's the arrogant one?
#1. Bush was AWOL. Absent WithOut Leave. He was not at the place he was supposed to be when he was supposed to be there. It doesn't matter how long Bush spent training, what matters is whether he was where he was supposed to be when he was supposed to be there.
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#2. Bush attends funerals? Do you have any support for this statement? Everything I've seen says the opposite. In fact, here's a petition to get him to change:
http://www.workingforchange.com/activism
#3. Yet the suicide rate amongst our troops in Iraq is significantly higher than other times. I find it strange how you can know what "most" troops over there believe. Particularly when there are reports of low morale amongst many of them.
#4. The failure in Iraq is Clinton's fault? But Clinton's policy was what made the invasion so easy. Clinton kept up the sanctions and Iraq was not able to rebuild their weapons. Or did you mean that Clinton was responsible for the lack of planning about how to handle Iraq AFTER the invasion?
#5. Yep, under Clarke, 5 attacks did happen. So, because he wasn't infallible then, he's wrong now? Nice "logic" there.
#6. Whatever. The guy is a registered Republican and worked for Bush the Elder. I find it hard to believe that he couldn't get another job in Washington.
#7. No. Halliburton only met the criteria because the criteria was designed to choose Halliburton. A better use would have been to contract with other ARAB companies to do the work.
Just how many megatons can you field in the next twenty minutes, Heinz? And those "cities lying in ruins" and "used up" (see:DEAD) population? Courtesy of good ol' American bombs! How's Dresden these days?
Yep, feeding the troll, but I can't help it.
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1 - Buy yourself a gun...Americans think that having more killing machines magically makes their country safer, and it helps them to walk around saying "I'll put a cap in your ass".
I can tell this will be mentioned later when we get to grammar and television.
I always cringe when I see this party line. Here is the easy, overquoted answer. If it is against the law to own guns then only the criminals will own guns. I don't own a gun, I don't feel the need to own a gun, but I have the right to own one. Then again, we could also look at other countries that have followed your implied advice and see what happened to their crime rates and so on.
2 - Put on 25 stone
Heh. I'm not in great shape, I'm actually a little underweight. I weight 135 lbs (or 61.23kg) and I am 5'10"-ish (or 1.8 meters). Yes there are a large number of overweight people in this country, but when you make general absolute points you have to expect to be wrong. I don't eat at Burger King, I eat a waffle maybe once a year (though my fiance like them and will have one or two a week), and generally I try to eat in a healthy manner. I say generally because I don't pay attention 100% of the time and because "healthy" depends on which statistics you look at.
3 - Learn the lingo
Hmm, personally I don't recall ever saying "shucks" or "asswipe". I won't get into a grammar war though, because I am definatly not a grammatist. I even make up words. But people don't make negative comments about my parentage every time I open my mouth and deliver baseless diatribes, so I guess that puts me at least one step in front of you.
4 - Throw away all maps, history books, etc.
Sorry, that missing comma was driving me nuts. I studied world history in college, along with ancient life, early literature, and a dozen other subjects that I have very little interest in. Last time I checked I took those courses because it was a requirement. That means each student I saw everyday had also taken or was going to take similar classes to those. Not to mention classes during highschool and even earlier. I'm not a huge geography buff, obviously you know a few things that I don't. Like the boundaries of Poland over the past hundred years, something they desperately need your assistance with since they themselves could not decide on the matter.
5 - Become totally irrational and nonsensical
Well, I'm ignoring the first three sentances as they don't make any solid points and are generally nonsensical. Maybe it is irrational of me to expect a rational argument at this point. Or one that makes sense. Note that rational and sensical are not necesarally the same and that i also have a penchant for mispelling the word necessarally
6 - Sue everyone you meet
Obviously you added the exageration to make a point, so I will ignore the absolute impossibility of suing everyone I meet. They don't make enough money. While I agree that litigation is getting rather extreme in this country, I feel the need to explain that I have never sued anyone in my life. Oh, and I have a job. Err..., nothing really to argue here, just another opinion that does not belong in a debate or as a supporting argument to a claim as wild as the one implied by your post.
7 - Get a "shrink"
I believe you meant to preface this with "I need to". Seriously though, was this supposed to make sense? Ill-founded comments like this leave me with nothing to argue and only display, in even greater detail, your complete lack of knowledge concerning the topic at hand. Attempting to deliever such a statement only serves to make your point when you are not, in fact, acting in the very way you are declaiming.
8 - Watch abysmal TV
Returning to the first point and the quoted phrase therein, I feel the need to ask just which educational programs and incisive documentaries include "I'll put a cap in your ass". Perhaps, instead
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This post is clearly off topic... the poster is clearly not talking about Iraq or gay marriages or the state of the economy. He is talking about broadband connections, which have nothing to do with... oh wait.
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Apparently you do--at least twice in the last 60 years
How is it the parent got a "(Score:3, Informative)", but my legitimate response got a "(Score:-1, Offtopic)"
It looks like we've got a few angry Bush supporters trying to moderate an agenda. I call moderator abuse!
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Apparently you do--at least twice in the last 60 years
I don't think so, since most of the work was done by other people than you. Sorry for spoiling your dreams there.
Just how many megatons can you field in the next twenty minutes, Heinz?
Germany? None. Europe? Enough to make your lives miserable for the rest of your days.
And those "cities lying in ruins" and "used up" (see:DEAD) population? Courtesy of good ol' American bombs!
Actually, courtesy of the gool ol' Russians (who contrary to you can actually fight) who kept us busy so that you and your pansy surrender monkey allies could reclaim and use some airfields in Europe.
How's Dresden these days?
Much better than in the days when you pansies attacked harmless civilians. Then again, your ways haven't changed much if I look at Vietnam and Iraq. Pussies as always. Afraid to take on people of their size alone. But with a giant hero complex.
Pansies attacking harmless citizens?
This coming from someone whose country at the time was commiting genocide against the Jews?
Hypocrite. Think before you spout off some gibberish next time.
How that justifies being proud of doing the same thing is absolutely beyond me. You were pansies back then and are still pansies today. Enjoy watching the pussy turf wars on TV and keep pretending that it's just some kind of football game.
Moron.
Democrats have been "calling for" affordable health care and, as I recall, a free laptop for every child in school, and nobody ever questioned who or how it would be paid for, nor was the usefulness or validity of the idea ever really considered. If the Democrats think Americans need it, they do, and it's worth any price tag.
35 million American without healthcare. nuff said.
LOL! I thought the art of trolling was dead. Goatse.cx isn't trolling, it's more of an eye bomb. Page widening is just dumb. Think about your breathing? Puh-lease. That mare sex thing was kind of funny, and the 'touched my junk liberally' had some funny iterations like the 'Xenu Implanted my Thetans Liberally' one, but real trolling? Dead. Until recently, anyway.
Everybody else: You Have Been Trolled. You Have Lost. Have A Nice Day.
Does anyone remember a slashdot before michael,when we got news about shit that was actually cool? Now we get two-day old bits that are politically slanted to push michael left-wing kook politics.