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McCain Releases Technology Platform
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "John McCain has finally released a technology platform. Most of it is the same old stuff; lower corporate taxes, protect children from porn, and avoid Internet regulation unless 'necessary.' Alas, in his view, helping the RIAA's War on Sharing is necessary to stop the 'global epidemic' of piracy, while Net Neutrality is something he 'does not believe in.' Ars Technica has a review of McCain's platform."
A brief analysis is also available from Federal Computer Week. In addition to the technology policy, McCain has also released a paper describing his stance on security and privacy. We've previously contrasted his views with those of Barack Obama. Obama's technology policies are also available online.
And don't believe for a New York second that the democrats are any better
The difference is that Democrats will get more votes from young people who think that only chumps (and old people like McCain) should have to pay for movies, and who capable of compartmentalizing their "respect" for their favorite musicians separately from their willingness to happily rip them off.
The hypocrisy is stunning. They don't want to be told what they can and can't do online (including burning a huge portion of the available bandwidth while ripping off entertainment), but they want the ability to tell a business that builds and sustains a network how they should operate it.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
Faced with an opponnent like that, Obama had a choice. He could have played the game just as dirty and stuck to the letter of the law while raping its spirit.
Wow.
You are so completely full of it I don't know where to begin.
I won't bother, except to say that anyone familiar with the law and with Obama's statements knows that this is PRECISELY what he did: rape the spirit of the law, when he lied and said that his decision to opt out of public financing WAS THE SAME as public financing.
Anyway, you also neglected to talk about the fact that Obama NEVER at ANY TIME followed through with his promise to "aggressively pursue" public financing. If you think that's principled, you're alone.
Neat. Can you do the same analysis for Obama? Oh wait, oops, that would be a moving, feel-good target.
If one doesn't think a law is right or just, one works to change the law. One does not act like you: a self-centered, self-important shithead who thinks and acts like the law and common decency applies to himself.
And, it is a legal right, regardless of whether or not you believe it is "right".
Now, fuck off and die in a fire, you worthless piece of monkey spittle.
There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
What are you talking about? This is my first comment on this topic, and the first time I've ever replied to you. Do you generally initiate discourse by making a false attack?
It was your first comment, but it wasn't the first comment of yours that I replied to. So no, what I said wasn't false.
Once again you are attributing to me statements that I never made.
I never said you DID. However, when I said I did NOT, and that therefore it was a straw man, you said it was mere "hyperbole."
I was simply pointing out that the original comment used hyperbole, not a straw man.
And I pointed out that you are incorrect.
We've already established that your entire premise here is wrong; those weren't my words.
And now I've established that your premise about my premise is wrong.
You've attacked Obama quite relentlessly, primarily by misrepresenting his positions and record.
Incorrect on all counts. I have only made a few criticisms of him, hardly a "relentless" attack, and I misrepresented not a single thing.
You falsely claimed that he has changed all his positions
See, there you go with straw men again. I never said any such thing. And please don't give us this "hyperbole" nonsense.
I did say he has changed on MANY positions, which is, of course, true: his broken promise to "aggressively pursue" public financing, his reversal on his support for the DC gun ban, his change on oil drilling, his change on accepting the support of "special interests," his change on the Cuba embargo, and much more.
I am not saying all of these changes are bad. His change to saying the DC gun ban was unconstitutional was a good change, though it doesn't speak well of his supposed expertise on the Constitution to have thought the other way less than a year ago. His change on drilling could easily be explained as a simple change based on the conditions "on the ground," and I do not condemn him for that at all, although I do wish he had had more foresight to support it earlier. Same thing on nuclear power, actually.
is dishonest
I said Obama has been dishonest, yes. And I gave specific examples.
has no record
Again, I never said that.
and is adopting McCain's position on Iraq
I backed that up with facts. You may disagree with my conclusion, but I think given the facts you look a lot more subjective in your conclusion than I do with mine.
All of those claims are known falsehoods
Lie.
You still haven't found one positive thing to say about McCain.
Red herring.
All you've done is prop up false arguments against Obama and dodge anytime you're asked why you support McCain.
This is a lie in two ways. First, I don't do this whenever anyone asks me about why I support McCain. I've actually been very candid about why I support McCain, for months. I even suggested like two years ago that I thought he was the best candidate for the GOP.
Second, no one actually ASKED me in this discussion why I support McCain. And even if they had, I wouldn't devote much time to it, because it is beside the point of this discussion.