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White House: No Kerry Supporters at IATC Meeting
An anonymous reader writes "Time Magazine is reporting that the Bush Administration is removing U.S. delegates from the Inter-American Telephone Commission because they gave money to John Kerry in last year's election. A Bush spokesman admits it's true: 'We wanted people who would represent the Administration positively, and--call us nutty--it seemed like those who wanted to kick this Administration out of town last November would have some difficulty doing that,' says White House spokesman Trent Duffy. Employees of Qualcomm and Nokia are among those who have been removed from the commission."
Golly, the president doesn't want his rivals representing him. Oh, for shame.
Sounds like much ado about nothing if you ask me.
(If at first you don't succeed, do it different next time!)
The risk of dissent against the current administration far outweights any value "experts" or "scientists" can bring to the table. Republican zealots have faith in the current leadership, literal faith, belief without reason, and facts that contradict the party line must be false.
People who disagree with the party line must be purged (even if they're highly valuable Arabic translators or CIA operatives) and those who tow the line are rewarded beyond their level of competence (Rice, Bolton).
We see this in how they treat science regarding stem cells, reproductive rights, evolution, and the environment. They routinely squash or discredit government funded science that contradicts their orthodoxy. Considering that they they're fighting long established scientfic and political reality (evolution and Marbury vs. Madison come to mind) it shouldn't surprise anybody that they'd exclude some telco paper pushers who might upset their love fest.
Of course one day reality will assert itself and they'll have to face the music. I'm just hoping it doesn't cost a few million lives.
-dameron
Does it cover shoving cigars up private parts, and performing performance art on blue dresses?
karma capped
People who think CITEL meetings are non-political in nature need to attend Clue 101 classes. These technical decisions represet billions in revenue, and it's all political.
And stop whining...it's getting old. You can't cry fascist everytime Chimpy McBushitler picks Whataburger over Burger King. Grow up.
Oh, and if you want to decide who gets to represent the Executive branch, try winning an election.
Good heavens Miss Sakamoto - you're beautiful!
"Oh, you want to forcibly overthrow the government? That's what the founding fathers did you idiot. How this can be lost on anyone is a testament to how soon we forget, or in this case, never knew. Christ.
2000. It was speculated that a lot of it came from Texas oil companies, friends of the Bush Dynasty and Enron, of course. Must have been a bitter moment to realize he'd have to do something about Enron when it became apparent that they were a big shell game.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Now that they control all three branches of government and have the press cowed, why do you think they're ever going to let a non-Republican majority arise again? One "terrorist" attack on DC and you can have a perpetual nation-wide "state of emergency" with niceties such as elections postponed indefinitely. All they have to do is keep this up for ~50 years and no one left will remember there ever was another party. Did I say 50? With our American attention spans, more like 20.
That is all.
Funny, Slashdot must be taking notes from the Bush Admin as my post above just got modded down for disagreeing with the editorial slant of /.
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
And while we're on the topic, why doesn't Mr. Gates have a fair say in discussions about the next Linux kernel?
He represents a large group of computer users.
Just because his ideologies don't mesh with the those of the Linux developers is no reason to exclude him.
There's no reason to think that his past enmity with the Linux population would lead him to influence things in favor of his own ideologies.
Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.
Jesus Christ, is that what the school system has come to? Are you so ignorant you don't have a fucking clue what our own founders had to say about the preservation of liberty - by violence if necessary?
What the fuck are they teaching these days?
Max
My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?
Oh for fuck's sake. "If you're against the leaders, your a subversive terrorist."
Engage in any pathetic hyperbole lately?
Shit like that is why people in the middle of the country think the libs are bunch of fucking jackasses.
You can be against Bush policy without coming off sounding like like a screaming baby. That's something the libs better learn.
Time clearly has a bias in this article (and in general), so I would like to see another article on the subject by a major news source than this very short piece. And yes, I did read the article.
/. like Google and Apple vote 100% Blue (according to buy blue) and based on the comments above, it is noticeable why this is the case. By the way, Microsoft goes 57/43 Republican/Democrat and they of course get no forgiveness from many on /.
From the look of it, this meeting can affect security and other technological international decisions, and those who have supported Kerry might not represent the government's policies out of spite or simply because they aren't pro-US in policies. I do repeat, though, that more information would be useful before I make a definitive decision. Of course many have already had a predisposition about Bush, and already have their favorite list of bullet points and know they'll get their +5 Interesting yet again.
On a side note, it should be noted that some darling children of
I'll probably get modded -1 Flamebait for this, but oh well...
This sig donated to Pater. Long live
Same coward, different day.
Although it's good to know that something as insignificant as my sig can get your panties in such a wad. Puts a smile on my face just thinking about.
Max
My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?
If you "grow up" yourself, you may likewise come to realize that groups of like-minded yes-men are much less productive than those that incorporate a more diverse set of individual ideas, and that indulging in petty retribution against defeated rivals ensures that the next time you yourself stumble you'll be stabbed in the back.
Just wait and see.
Within a few year traitors that criticise the US government will be put in jail for 'unamerican activities' again.
The Home of the Free, seems to be turning slowly into something Saddam might have appreciated...
Kyokushin - ultimate truth from within.
OK, I think the person that rated me "redundant" doesn't know what that word means.
I'd like the moderation scheme, if it weren't BLINDINGLY STUPID.
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
Republicans suck.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
a bizarre form of cronyism as practiced by the Republicans, where those who donate to their campaigns are rewarded with handouts from the Treasury....
...Not much better than Grey Davis.