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McCain Asks Supporters To Campaign On Blogs
Vote McCain in 2000! writes "McCain is not the stranger to technology some think him to be. McCain is now asking supporters to stump for him on blogs. Republican Web 2.0 consultant David All was effluent with praise for this outreach, calling it 'smart' and 'unique.' McCain's blogger outreach section has a handy list of political blogs which might be interested in hearing about McCain, such as the DailyKos, Crooks and Liars, and Think Progress. You can even report your posts to the campaign and 'receive points for your success,' though the page doesn't say what exactly the points are good for." Slashdot is not on their suggested blogs list. Can't imagine why.
Yet, he wouldnt sign on to legislation limiting interrogation techniques to those found in the Army field manual. Again, all talk, no action. Just like his so called "reformer" cred, which seems to be nothing but PR spin since the S&L scandals.
McCain is not the stranger to technology some think him to be.
Yes he is: McCain Admits He Doesn't Know How to Use a Computer.
On tech issues, he's entirely wrong?
Obama is getting money in torrents from IP people from Hollywood to Silicon Valley precisely because he is a strong proponent of doing everything with intellectual property that many slashdotters would virulently oppose. Ultimately, this issue trumps, economically, every issue that influences humanity more than even the war in Iraq or even global warming. Then, to top it all off, he wants to chop NASA's budget. Do the people on slashdot who support him actually read his "Issues" section on his web site, or do they just stop at "Yes we can."
This is my sig.
He's only against it when he's making a speech. When the time comes to put his money where his mouth is and actually vote for real anti-torture legislation, he quietly votes against it.
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Oh wait, you are an astroturfer, aren't you? You guys started quick!
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Obama is for Net Neutrality
The real reason gas is so expensive, that no one is talking about, is that Bush borrowed so much money to fund his tax cuts and the war in Iraq that the dollar has been plummeting against the Euro and Yuan. Nice republican talking points there, but sorry, this isn't Fox. We actually check our facts.
I'm replying to this and losing all the moderation I've done (not one troll, I never give out trolls), because I have to disagree with this completely.
During the 2004 Election I was actually suspended from being able to post; heated debate to be sure, but there people who were throwing around curses, name calling, slinging mud; I did nothing of the sort - no name calling, no intelligence insulting.
My only crime was that I was going against conventional slashdot "wisdom." I supported Bush, I supported the war, and I made my opinions clear without stooping to petty insults and name-calling, and I was the one who got temporarily banned. I can't make any statements about everyone else who may have been involved, but I did see at least SOME of the posters who stooped to that level continue posting.
I said "screw it" and didn't even come back to slashdot for years. I really doubt anything has changed in that respect, but I decided that it was supposed to be a tech site that I occasionally got some information from, so it was silly to just stay away, but I have no doubt about why I was suspended from posting - it was due to a lot of negative moderation from people who simply disagreed with my opinion.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
To a certain point I actually think that's ok. You want people who are involved in industry to have a voice at the policy table because it's far too easy for politicians to hand down mandates while having no idea of how hard they will be to actually implement or how much they will cost. Any Geek should be able to appreciate this -- how many times has the PHB handed down an assignment while completely underestimating (or outright ignoring) how much money it will cost or how hard it will be to accomplish?
GWB's administration crossed the line when it gave the industry folks the ONLY voice at the table. This is actually one of the things that I don't think Obama gets enough credit for. He wants the health insurance industry and energy industry to have a seat at the table when policy is being decided -- he just doesn't want them to be able to buy every chair (to use his words). He isn't some kneejerk liberal that's opposed to business and making money -- he's opposed to businesses buying our Government and ramming their agenda down our throats at the expense of the greater good.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Were you posting from a different account? 'cos I'm looking at your posting history around the 2004 election timeframe (caution: link works only if you're logged in) and while some posts are indeed modded down, most of the time (actually all the times I checked) it's because they're offtopic. There's a comment about hating your sister in law that was modded down, and another about Slashdot moderation. For non-offtopic posts, you seem to have been left alone or modded up.
Perhaps there's a time-period I'm missing, but this looks like a case of Republican-persecution-complex to me.
Subject Datestamp Replies Score 1149 Re:Worldwide results*2004-11-01 13:5422 1150 Re:France may not affect America*2004-11-01 13:5022 1151 Re:Worldwide results*2004-11-01 13:4712 1152 I agree with the premise of the Ohio ruling*2004-11-01 13:2912 attached to The Votemaster Is...Andrew Tanenbaum 1153 Re:The "mamalian" eye & the "cephalopod" eye..*2004-11-01 13:1812 attached to The Eye: Evolution versus Creationism 1154 Re:Amazing*2004-11-01 11:262, Funny attached to The Votemaster Is...Andrew Tanenbaum 1155 Sad...*2004-11-01 10:212 attached to Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? 1156 Still too expensive....*2004-11-01 10:1812, Insightful attached to Why Apple Should Port Games 1157 "The Millionaire Next Door"*2004-11-01 9:332 1158 It's just so sad...*2004-11-01 9:212, Flamebait 1159 Re:Does this mean Kerry will win?*2004-11-01 9:162 attached to Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? 1160 Re:Why can't he just return it?*2004-10-29 14:272 1161 Re:Why can't he just return it?*2004-10-29 13:5812 1162 Re:Why can't he just return it?*2004-10-29 13:462 1163 Re:Why can't he just return it?*2004-10-29 13:1813, Insightful 1164 Re:Why can't he just return it?*2004-10-29 12:5122 1165 Re:Why can't he just return it?*2004-10-29 12:4512 attached to XBox Owner Sues Microsoft 1166 Re:It's easy to say that if you are not unemployed*2004-10-28 21:3212
It an apples-to-oranges comparison. Does your customer work 12-14 hours a day and generally 6 days a week? Does she have to simultaneously juggle dozens if not more of issues at a time?
First off, she's a friend, not a customer. Secondly, no, she doesn't have a full time job or juggle dozens of issues at a time, because she has *brain damage*; she's on disability precisely because she *can't* do any of those things. But even she can manage to use a computer.
No, using a computer doesn't automatically make you an expert on tech issues. But it makes you basically a patsy for whoever you choose to be your advisors on the issue because you have no personal experience to compare it to. And McCain's advisors, by the way, are telco lobbyists.
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