bhan261
join:2001-02-12
New York, NY
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Re: That's the way to do it...
Can you spell "g-o-v-e-r-n-o-r"?
It's widely acknowledged here in NY that Spitzer is doing this ONLY to get free publicity for an anticipated race for the Governor's office. So while there may be a temporary benefit, I doubt he's committed to the idea of eradicating spyware from the planet longterm. |
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
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| said by bhan261  :Can you spell "g-o-v-e-r-n-o-r"? It's widely acknowledged here in NY that Spitzer is doing this ONLY to get free publicity for an anticipated race for the Governor's office. So while there may be a temporary benefit, I doubt he's committed to the idea of eradicating spyware from the planet longterm. Well I'll take his grandstanding if it throws a monkey wrench into the spyware (or RIAA) machine. He'd have my vote, but I live in the next state over. 
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qdemn7
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Fort Worth, TX
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said by bhan261 :Can you spell "g-o-v-e-r-n-o-r"? It's widely acknowledged here in NY that Spitzer is doing this ONLY to get free publicity for an anticipated race for the Governor's office. So while there may be a temporary benefit, I doubt he's committed to the idea of eradicating spyware from the planet longterm. So has Pataki done all that great of a job at anything? 
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tt1
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join:2003-06-12
Stillwater, NY
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said by bhan261 :Can you spell "g-o-v-e-r-n-o-r"? It's widely acknowledged here in NY that Spitzer is doing this ONLY to get free publicity for an anticipated race for the Governor's office. So while there may be a temporary benefit, I doubt he's committed to the idea of eradicating spyware from the planet long term. Spitzer has been going doing this with many other crimes also. Not just internet related crime. Spitzer has been "Grandstanding" for many years. He has always been tough on crime.
I do not endorse him or not endorse him. Doesn't matter to me if he is running or not. If he manages to get rid of a few spammers great!
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averagedude
join:2002-01-30
Mesa, AZ
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| said by tt1 :said by bhan261 :Can you spell "g-o-v-e-r-n-o-r"? It's widely acknowledged here in NY that Spitzer is doing this ONLY to get free publicity for an anticipated race for the Governor's office. So while there may be a temporary benefit, I doubt he's committed to the idea of eradicating spyware from the planet long term. Spitzer has been going doing this with many other crimes also. Not just internet related crime. Spitzer has been "Grandstanding" for many years. He has always been tough on crime. I do not endorse him or not endorse him. Doesn't matter to me if he is running or not. If he manages to get rid of a few spammers great! If grandstanding is what it takes to go after crime then I would vote him supreme leader. |
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BillPStudios
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join:2004-04-16
Scotia, NY
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I agree with others that Spitzer is motivated to get publicity and we'll gladly accept it.
If you look back at Eliot Spitzers years at AG you'll see he hasn't been shy of publicity but he's also done more for NY consumers than past AG's. He's one of the more technical savvy candidate's for any high office. With a few exceptions NY has been first in many attacks on Spammers, Microsoft Antitrust, taking AOL to court for its cancellation practices and many other online consumer issues.
This won't hurt but he's already been way ahead in the polls. I doubt most voters in the state keep up on this stuff like we all do.
There was a nice article about the team behind this effort. I posted a copy of it at
»www.billp.com/blog/images/spywar···0507.jpg
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