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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. Imagine if ... by Salvance · · Score: 5, Funny

    Geez ... if people thought Dick Cheney was cold and ruthless, wait until they have Bill Gates in charge. Plus, imagine some of the innovations we'd see:

    Pres Gates Day 1: The U.S. needs to become the most innovative country in the world, so I have decided in interest of attaining this goal we will rebuild Washington D.C. ... the new city will be named Capitol 2.0
    Pres Gates Day 365: The Capital 2.0 is running ahead of schedule, I know it's been tough living and working out of trailers, but we should be finished within a year
    Pres Gates Day 700: Due to the new competition from Tokyo's rebuilding operations, we have decided to restart our Capitol 2.0 project, but the delay will be worth it since our new Capitol will be even better than the original one planned
    Pres Gates Day 1000: We have found that the Capitol 2.0 subway system was incompatible with the Capitol 2.0 sewage system, so we will rebuild DC's old subway system and try to make it work within the Capitol 2.0 structure
    Pres Gates on his last day: On my final day in office, I am proud to unveil Capitol 2.0 ... at first you may think it looks just like DC, but we actually repainted all the buildings, and added innovative new parking meters that destroy your car if you try to park in same parking spot more than 3 times.

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  2. BSoD by Dutchmaan · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Blue State of Death" ?

  3. Re:Remember by DeepHurtn! · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, as George W. Bush has clearly demonstrated, the key to success in politics is to be an unsuccessful yet still rich businessman.

  4. Re:Bill DID say he was leaving microsoft... by JDevers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hell, I think I would rather vote for Joan Cusack...

  5. Re:Expect a ban on open source.. by McFortner · · Score: 5, Funny
    I have seen the future....

    President Gates was quoted as saying regarding the MicroSoft investigation, "Justice Department investigation? What Justice Department investigation?" MicroSoft stock prices climbed 200 points today when Wall Street heard the news.

    In related news, Steve Job's execution as a Enemy of the State is scheduled to go on as planned at 9pm EST. Live, pay-per-view coverage can be found on MSNBC.com.

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  6. Re:Bill DID say he was leaving microsoft... by Jett · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd rather vote for John Carmack.

  7. Re:The very same things which make us hate M$... by JazzLad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Boy are *you* gonna regret that comment 90 days after he's elected!

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  8. Re:Bill DID say he was leaving microsoft... by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you're saying nothing would change...

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