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Get on the 'Gates for President' Bandwagon

Posted by Zonk on from the jobs-for-vice-president dept.

netbuzz writes "Dilbert's Scott Adams kicked off the idea in his November 19th blog post, saying there isn't anything wrong with this country that President Bill Gates couldn't cure in less time than it takes to get a new operating system out the door. Today, the idea is moving forward with a brand-new 'Bill Gates for President' Web site. Adams is also back on the campaign trail, flogging the site and Gates' candidacy." A blog post at Network World includes a lot of eye-rolling about this idea, but neither Adams nor the folks at the 'Gates for President' website seem to be taking this lightly.

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  1. site is just like this country is today.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    slashdotted.. just like our military in iraq.. hit so hard theres nothing we can do to stop the constant bombardment

  2. I'd be all for Gates... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ... except that I don't think electing more submarine-theocrats to high public office is really what America needs. Gates claims to be agnostic on one hand, but if he is, why is the Gates Foundation funding the Creationism-pushing Discovery Institute, for example?

    This says a lot about his priorities with respect to education and scientific research. He can do what he wants with his own money, but if we elect him to office, he'll be doing it with mine, and I have a huge problem with that.

  3. Re:Fixed that (faster than an OS release, too!) by dangitman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    it was merely a reference to the color of the zune. Everything that Midas touched turned into gold. Everything that Bill touches turns into an awful shade of brown.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.
  4. Re:Qualifications? by dangitman · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    b) Sees the value of research and development as a means of staying ahead of the competition.

    f) Understands the problems inherant in the US patent situation and how it stifles innovation

    Huh? I thought we were talking about Microsoft and gates here.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.
  5. Re:Uh... by NineNine · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If you want an example of a well-run business, look at IBM, which has been around for a century or so, or at Google, which has products that their customers actually get excited about.

    You clearly wouldn't know a well run business from a hole in the ground.

  6. Re:Qualifications? by dangitman · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Evidence? If Gates is so against them, then why doesn't he speak out against them vocally? Why doesn't he use his massive political lobbying power? Why doesn't he prevent Microsoft from using them?

    This is either a myth, or you've been tricked by Billy's PR-talk.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.
  7. Re:Qualifications? by dangitman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So, what the hell is that $7 billion being spent on? Hookers? You'd think they might have some actual results if it were really spent on research. Some, you know, innovative products to show for it. Instead, they still keep doing the same old crap.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.