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Best Presidential Candidate for Nerds?

Posted by Zonk on from the vote-quimby dept.

blast writes "Given the broad field of candidates, I was wondering who the community thinks will make the best President when it comes to representing issues Slashdot readers might care about? Eg: privacy, 'total information awareness', Internet regulation and taxation, net neutrality, copyright/patent reform, the right to read, the right to secure communications, the right to tinker. Who do you think best represents your views? "

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  1. Tubes by prod-you · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ted Stevens, he understands that the Internet is not like a big truck

  2. None of them by EEPROMS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please check the box for the candidate you wish to support.

    Republican Stooge [ ]
    Democrat Stooge [ ]
    Some Wacko Independant [ ]
    Non of the above [X]

  3. The obligatory candidate by tomson · · Score: 5, Funny

    CowboyNeal for president!

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  4. Cthulhu by ehaggis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cthulhu. "Why vote for a lesser evil?"

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  5. Re:Simple by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, his campaign would have to bar him from using the word "lockbox" at any time.


    Yes, they should take that word and put it somewhere it can't be used. Somewhere safe. I'm not sure what you'd call such a place...
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  6. MY KINGDOM FOR MOD POINTS by Anomolous+Cowturd · · Score: 5, Funny

    The best thing a president could possibly do for nerds or just about anyone else is stop making more laws and start dismantling the stupid laws perpetrated by previous governments.

    I am not in the US, so I can't do much about your choice of president, but at least I can have my say here. The way I see it from here, your options can be divided unambiguously into two groups:

    1: Scumbags that will sell you out, nay, have already sold you out, to whichever corporate and special interests will finance their campaign.

    2: Ron Paul.

    I am a cynic. I hardly expect people to vote in their own best interests. There's a reason the scumbags sell their souls for campaign money - it gets them elected. So I expect another scumbag leading your country in 2009. But please, please, for the sake of all that is good, pure and true in this world, anyone but Giuliani.

    I swear, if you guys elect Giuliani, I am going to go out every weekend, find drunk Americans, and beat the crap out of them. Maybe even daily. You've been warned.

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