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Scott Adams Suggests Bill Gates For President

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-in-it-for-the-money dept.

gerrysteele writes to point out a recent post to the Dilbert blog, in which Scott Adams discusses the atheist ascendancy in America and rationalizes the need for an atheist leader. From the article: "Ask a deeply religious Christian if he'd rather live next to a bearded Muslim that may or may not be plotting a terror attack, or an atheist that may or may not show him how to set up a wireless network in his house. On the scale of prejudice, atheists don't seem so bad lately. I think that in an election cycle or two you will see an atheist business leader emerge as a legitimate candidate for president. And his name will be Bill Gates."

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  1. God by Wooky_linuxer · · Score: 5, Funny

    help us.

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    1. Re:God by sjwest · · Score: 5, Funny

      If i was american i'd not vote for him, but im sure quite a few americians would vote for catbert.

    2. Re:God by GNious · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't think Balmer would run...

      /G

  2. Oh, the humanity! by Bromskloss · · Score: 4, Funny

    Something tells me that government wouldn't switch over to free software too soon.

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    1. Re:Oh, the humanity! by VincenzoRomano · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, this way the President will announce for "America NG" a brand new country for the next generation, designed from scratch, better, more powerful, for a better western expericence.

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      For sure they won't ever become so stupid. [VR-1988]
  3. Not compatible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Think about it guys. If you vote for Gates, your country will stop working with the rest of us.

    1. Re:Not compatible by Gorshkov · · Score: 3, Funny

      The drivers for the rest of the world wouldn't work. Does that mean all the Pakastanis in New York City would be unemployed?

    2. Re:Not compatible by mustafap · · Score: 5, Funny

      >the US has enough land to sustain only about 1/10 of it's population

      Maybe they should eat less.

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  4. Of course! by Esteanil · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe him.

    But as to timing, I think it will happen a short while after Microsoft wins the nationwide bid on supplying software for the next generation election machines... ;-)

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  5. I can see it now.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Your country has performed an illegal operation."

    Oh, wait............ it already has. Nevermind.

    1. Re:I can see it now.... by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Your country has performed an illegal operation."

      Oh, wait............ it already has. Nevermind.

            Cannot find file "WMD.IRAQ", System Halted.

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    2. Re:I can see it now.... by Geminii · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sorry, we're gonna have to shut your country down temporarily and replace the political drivers. In the meantime, try running in Safe mode - no invasions, no corporations running in Ring 0, and no personal incomes over 640K. (That should be enough for anyone.)

  6. Gates by zeromorph · · Score: 4, Funny

    As if US politics hadn't enough *Gates in history.

    But a Iraq SP2 might be useful anyway.

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  7. A whole new range of political terms and language. by salparadyse · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Oval Office
    My Little Puppy British Prime Minister
    My Electronic Voting Machine - press the button, the screen changes, but nothing else does.
    UN.dll has caused a fatal error.
    Foreign Country Explorer - where do you want to invade today?

  8. Re:No, we need a philosopher-king... by Shawn+is+an+Asshole · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or

    Colbert/Stewart

    Hell, I've met several right-wingers that don't get Colbert's character and would probably even vote for him.

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  9. Bill in charge? by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see this happening.
    - Finland added to list of rogue states.
    - Bin laden looses first place to Torvalds
    - US army invades China in the War Against Piracy.
    - European parliament get accidentaly carpet bombed. Suriving senator drops MS fines.
    - Microsoft tax becomes official and mandatory for everyone.
    - Making MS jokes becomes capital crime. Death sentence reintroduced in all states.
    - Gate-ology becomes state religion. Defines witches as people who use different OS.
    - enviromentalists complain on enviromental effects of witch burnings.
    - Enviromentalists proven to be very flameble.

  10. Re:Obligatory by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Redmond, your new borg overlords...ah, to hell with...oh, wait, they're aethist...

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  11. Canada by McGiraf · · Score: 3, Funny

    We have to prepare for a massive increase in immigration of Linux geeks.

  12. Re:This article deserves the tag flamebait. by mattcasters · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, don't you just love it!

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  13. Re:How is this news? by Mantorp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't remember where I saw this so I'll paraphrase: Among highly intelligent people almost everyone is atheist. Not a single member of Congress is atheist. They are either liars or not highly intelligent.