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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
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Formula to ruin the internet = Stevens + Scotch (4) / telco lobbyist + $350,000 campaign contribution | |
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peter_m
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| Re: tubes? said by T1 Rocky  :Stevens also wanted to build a highway into north Alaska for billions of dollars. They called it "the road to nowhere" bill. Formula to ruin the internet = Stevens + Scotch (4) / telco lobbyist + $350,000 campaign contribution Funny stuff, but also sad! Didn't I read somewhere that re-enforcing the Louisiana levies would have cost way less then that "road to nowhere" fiasco? Now if you listed to the whole speech (www.twit.tv) the guy just sounds even worst then the youtube clip. He sounds completely disoriented! This guy can't be allowed to sit in the government of the world's largest and most influential super-power. Come-on USA citizens, please do something cause we sure can't!
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| Re: tubes? Yeah, the entire speech makes him sound like an incoherent rambling boob. (Wait. Strike "makes him sound like" and replace it with "shows him to be".  )
Also funny is the Jon Stewart Coot Off video »www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiZ-TqvVdGM (Includes Incredible Hulk Stevens. "Stevens Smash!"  ) | |
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Jason Levine
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peter_m
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| Re: tubes? said by Rogue Wolf :Sorry, boss. Only the citizens of the state of Alaska can vote him out- and despite the embarrassment he's become, a lot of local/state voting comes down to "how much money he's gotten for the state".  Well I know, my opinion can't count for anything but...
I've heard somewhere that 98% of incumbents are re-elected... Assuming that is accurate, that right there would raise a flag in my mind. THINGS CAN'T CHANGE if 98% or elected officials are re-elected time after time. Also makes it difficult to adapt to changes in the modern world (I know, it sounds cliche). Possibly the system makes it too easy for the incumbent to focus on re-election other then then taking the hard choices. I think the way the officials are re-elected can be something all USA citizens can have a word to say about.
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join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
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| Re: tubes? said by peter_m :said by Rogue Wolf :Sorry, boss. Only the citizens of the state of Alaska can vote him out- and despite the embarrassment he's become, a lot of local/state voting comes down to "how much money he's gotten for the state". Well I know, my opinion can't count for anything but... I've heard somewhere that 98% of incumbents are re-elected... Assuming that is accurate, that right there would raise a flag in my mind. THINGS CAN'T CHANGE if 98% or elected officials are re-elected time after time. Also makes it difficult to adapt to changes in the modern world (I know, it sounds cliche). Possibly the system makes it too easy for the incumbent to focus on re-election other then then taking the hard choices. I think the way the officials are re-elected can be something all USA citizens can have a word to say about. What you have read is true: »www.google.com/search?hs=TME&hl=···G=Search
And the scariest part of this story is that this is the same if not higher percentage than that of former Commie one-party systems had.
In fact the one I grew up under had more fluctuation... | |
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| Re: tubes? LOL, and some Americans want to export their democratic system to countries that "need it"!?! Ok I shouldn't laugh, this could start into a flame war.
But on a more serious note, have you watched the BUSH/German chancellor press conference that was featured last night on Jon Stewart? An American journalist was asking a serious question to the US president regarding the middle-east and he answered something like:"I thought you where going to ask me about slicing the pig?". Could he have been expecting a rehearsed question or an easy question just because the journalist was American and gotten a surprise REAL question instead? Either way, it was funny, but didn't sound very good.
Here is the link: »www.comedycentral.com/motherload···eo=71731 | |
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| said by peter_m :Funny stuff, but also sad! Didn't I read somewhere that re-enforcing the Louisiana levies would have cost way less then that "road to nowhere" fiasco? Now if you listed to the whole speech (www.twit.tv) the guy just sounds even worst then the youtube clip. He sounds completely disoriented! This guy can't be allowed to sit in the government of the world's largest and most influential super-power. Come-on USA citizens, please do something cause we sure can't! EDIT: Jon Stewart ROCKS! Check my sig. That is all...
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join:2002-12-26
Ventura, CA | The old fart mispoke is all. Had he said "pipe" instead of "tube" he'd be OK, right? One of the leading industry magazines is called "FatPipe" for God's sake. | |
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Jason Levine
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| Re: tubes? It's worse than just "tubes" versus "pipes." He actually seemed to describe* a system where data entered a tube, queued up one at a time, and got clogged up by "massive amounts of data" being dumped into other tubes. He spoke of how his staff sent him an internet (his word) on Friday morning, but he only got it a few days later because his personal internet (again, his words) was clogged from all of that commercial stuff on the Internet. It's such a huge lack of understanding (or perhaps a telco-sponsored understanding) as to be humorous. At least, until you realize that his lack of understanding is going to translate into bad federal regulations concerning the Internet.
* If you could ignore the stuttering and "uhs" and repeated words enough to actually comprehend what he was saying. | |
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join:2000-06-01
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| Re: tubes? yeah i agree. at least to me the dumb part of this wasn't the tubes comment, but rather his erratic and not to mention ignorant explanation of why an email (assuming that's what he meant by internets) took a day to get delivered instead of a few minutes/seconds.
He also didn't specify if the delay was due to him not checking his mail often enough or whether the email was just delayed in routing. My money is on there being no e-mail and instead he just didn't listen clearly or pay enough attention when the lobbyist was describing this BS story to him | |
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Auburn, AL | last night i laughed so hard watching that last night. | |
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Duluth, GA | Re: last night In reality - too scary... But I too cramped up from laughing... Excellent video. | |
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| Hilarious! I just loved his suggestion of some fiber optic cable to unclog Sen. Stevens' tubes. | |
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Raleigh, NC | Re: I like this one better Loved the use of the 3d pipes screen saver as demonstration of the internet. | |
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insomniac84
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Schererville, IN | Way better. That was great. | |
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New York, NY | Wrong people for the job Jon Stewart, once again, shows us how f!*k we really are.... | |
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SND2005
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| Re: Wrong people for the job Yeah that Jon Stewart is one riot. I remember back when he used to do comedy and not "ultra left bash anything right" drivel....
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R4M0N
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Glen Allen, VA | Re: Wrong people for the job I used to love his material. I still watch a little bit but turn the channel when it gets political, which seems to be the norm now.
I used to watch the daily show all the time... | |
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Hurley, MS | Re: Wrong people for the job The daily show is a daily news commentary. It's bound to discuss politics. I'm a right-winger, but you can bet my DVR is set to record the entire season of the daily show. It's funny, regardless of who is targeted. | |
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join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA
| What is the problem with getting political?? What is the problem with getting political??
I just cannot understand the lack of civilian involvement we have in this country. When barely 50% of the register voters show for ANY ELECTION… and people afraid of making political statements. Since we are SUPPOSED to be this free and all-embracing society you will think people will care and be able to have good discussions about politics and everything regardless where the other stand!! But is all the opposite!! “Oh he is to left or right or nothing!!! OHH he said the ** word!!!”
The lack of involvement is the one that leave this worthless politician in power doing decisions. If we all were more active and USE OUR VOTE you can bet you’re a*s that this politician will pay more attention to their constituents and not to special interst. But since we do not care … | |
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| Re: What is the problem with getting political?? said by chemaupr :What is the problem with getting political?? I just cannot understand the lack of civilian involvement we have in this country. When barely 50% of the register voters show for ANY ELECTION… and people afraid of making political statements. Since we are SUPPOSED to be this free and all-embracing society you will think people will care and be able to have good discussions about politics and everything regardless where the other stand!! But is all the opposite!! “Oh he is to left or right or nothing!!! OHH he said the ** word!!!” The lack of involvement is the one that leave this worthless politician in power doing decisions. If we all were more active and USE OUR VOTE you can bet you’re a*s that this politician will pay more attention to their constituents and not to special interst. But since we do not care … Because its ENTERTAINMENT, not a political soapbox.
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Wheeling, IL | Re: What is the problem with getting political?? Of course, the two never meet. | |
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join:2005-11-06
Felton, DE | Re: What is the problem with getting political?? The difference is Fox News is supposed to be a credible news channel. Whereas Stewart is on Uuuuhhh, oh yea, Comedy Central, doing a Parody of the news. | |
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Chicago, IL | Re: What is the problem with getting political?? Whaddya mean? Fox News isn't comedy? A parody of a news network? Oh NOOOO!
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| said by anony1234 :
The problem is when Fox News tries to bring some entertainment with politics they get blasted for it. However when Jon Stewert does it he's exalted for it. WTF is that about?
Uh, because he's on Comedy Central? I think Jon said it best himself when he pwn3d Tucker Carlson on crossfire:
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You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.
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join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | WHO SAID THAT!!!!!
Entertainment has always been a political statement!!!! Take any major artist, writer, novelist any !!! from any century and you will find many and major political statements!!! | |
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join:2003-07-18
Cockeysville, MD | I guess you do not 'get' the Daily show. It's not entertainment, it's [political] satire. But that's lost on most of the Faux News audience, isn't it? | |
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join:2004-06-24
Regina, SK
| Jon Stewart is good, but I honestly find my favorite political satire/comedy comes from two Canadian shows, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and Royal Canadian Air Farce. You do have to be up to date on politics for some of it, but it is definitely a "no-one is safe" approach. They make fun of Canadians, Americans, politicians, celebrities, royalty, specific towns/places, even the CBC, which produced the show.
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join:2005-11-06
Felton, DE
| HHmmmmm. Political Entertainment maybe??
Stewart skewers both sides. I love how some of you are so Gung-Ho when someone jabs at another in YOUR political party. You seem to take personal offense, like they are looking out for you, or are on your side. A politician is a politician, just some more (greedy,stupid,immoral,addicted,or busted) than the other. | |
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| Re: What is the problem with getting political?? If you really believe that all politicians are corrupt, then there's no point in having a democracy, because you're invariably going to have corrupt leaders. I don't think that anybody's going to say that about FDR, or Eisenhower, or JFK. There are plenty of good politicians, but despite everything, many people keep reelecting a certain core group of bastards whose credo is power, power, power.
The idea that all politicians are dirty is just an excuse not to care. There's an old saying--the price of ignoring politics is that you're governed by your inferiors. Believing that there's no other way is just a rationalization for legitimizing the status quo, which allows a waste of skin like Ted Stevens to sell his soul to corporations and ship stolen money back home to bribe the voters for another 6 years.
To my compatriots; the stumbling block to understanding on the larger issue here is the lack of a balanced perspective by some people here. To some people deep inside the spin games of modern politics, reality has become just another lump of clay to be twisted according to personal beliefs. When Stewart bashes Republicans, it's seen as "bias," whereas when Fox News cheerleads the war it's seen as "balanced."
The underlying principle is that if it's not what they want to hear, then it must be wrong. Everything is drawn in through a filter of how they want to see the world, rather than looking at an independent reality and acknowledging its nature, whether you like it or not. It's the logical extension of spin: everything is subjective. Well, it's not. There are absolute facts in the world, and the sooner people can wake up and accept that, the sooner we can actually have a responsible electorate again. | |
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R4M0N
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| said by chemaupr :What is the problem with getting political?? I just cannot understand the lack of civilian involvement we have in this country. When barely 50% of the register voters show for ANY ELECTION… and people afraid of making political statements. Since we are SUPPOSED to be this free and all-embracing society you will think people will care and be able to have good discussions about politics and everything regardless where the other stand!! But is all the opposite!! “Oh he is to left or right or nothing!!! OHH he said the ** word!!!” The lack of involvement is the one that leave this worthless politician in power doing decisions. If we all were more active and USE OUR VOTE you can bet you’re a*s that this politician will pay more attention to their constituents and not to special interst. But since we do not care … Oh, I do care... but with the polarized political environment we've had for the past six years, I want my comedy to have nothing to do with politics. I want a few hours of my life to be free completely from partisan politics.
It's actually the complete opposite of what you think. I'm so involved with politics that I don't care to have more of it during my leisure time. | |
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| The lack of civilian involvement is because there isn't anyone on either side worth voting for. How can you use for vote when your option is either crap or more crap.
What we need is a way to get more effective leaders on the ballot, that won't happen as long as $$$ drives elections.
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join:2002-01-03
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| Re: Wrong people for the job said by R4M0N :I used to love his material. I still watch a little bit but turn the channel when it gets political, which seems to be the norm now. I used to watch the daily show all the time... Truth hurts? | |
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Brazilian Soccer Ownz Joo
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| Re: Wrong people for the job Considering you posted this HOURS after I explained why I stopped watching the show, your post is clearly a poor attempt at trolling.
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sporkme
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| Re: Wrong people for the job said by DaveNJ :said by SND2005 :Yeah that Jon Stewart is one riot. I remember back when he used to do comedy and not "ultra left bash anything right" drivel.... I agree todays left, is exactly what they hated about "conservatives" 20-30 yrs ago. The saddest thing about this newest crop of "conservatives" (note the quotes) is that they have zero sense of humor. Satire and humor is a sign of intelligence... hmmmm...
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| Re: Wrong people for the job said by sporkme :said by DaveNJ :said by SND2005 :Yeah that Jon Stewart is one riot. I remember back when he used to do comedy and not "ultra left bash anything right" drivel.... I agree todays left, is exactly what they hated about "conservatives" 20-30 yrs ago. The saddest thing about this newest crop of "conservatives" (note the quotes) is that they have zero sense of humor. Satire and humor is a sign of intelligence... hmmmm... Of course when someone doesnt agree with a Liberal, there not intelligent....or racist..etc
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
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| Re: Wrong people for the job said by DaveNJ :Of course when someone doesnt agree with a Liberal, there not intelligent....or racist..etc If the shoe fits... BTW it's "they're".
Please hate me for knowing how to spell and laugh.
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| | chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | "ultra left bash anything right" ???
Although he DOES!!, what this has to do we bashing???? Right or Left this senator is clueless and he is making policy for something that he has ZERO IDEA! | |
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Im Over Here | Re: Wrong people for the job I meant to quote ptrowski ....sorry | |
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| said by SND2005 :Yeah that Jon Stewart is one riot. I remember back when he used to do comedy and not "ultra left bash anything right" drivel.... I think it's less a matter of "ultra left" vs "anything right" and more a matter of the huge amount of material the "anything right" provides to make fun of: remote medical diagnosis from the senate floor, shotguns to the face, mission accomplished, freedom is on the march, etc.
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join:2003-10-29
New York, NY | Re: Wrong people for the job Or the first administration around in the age of the internet and broadband. Not many people had more than 56k before the last year or two of clinton.. | |
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join:2005-01-28
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| Its not that he's specifically going after the Right, its just that he's going after the folks in charge. Its been the same thing since they started the show more or less. I mean, they were really pretty harsh on Clinton and the folks in charge because they WERE in charge. Or to put it simply, if you don't want to be on the Daily Show, don't get elected to office. | |
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join:2004-08-05 | Re: Wrong people for the job They do alot more than just make fun of the current administration, they have fun with all daily headlines. There are a number of average people who just happen to make the headlines that they poke fun at as well. | |
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join:2005-05-22
Monroe, MI | Swell. Instead of seeing the ignorance of the people in politics, you tow your party line.
Stewart goes after anyone and everyone for a laugh. Today, it was Stevens. Tomorrow, it'll be Kerry or Clinton.
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I got yer Ocho Cinco right here
join:2001-02-24
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| said by SND2005 :"ultra left bash anything right" I know that move! Up-left-left-up-triangle-circle-right-right, correct? Or is that the Shoryuken? I get the two confused.
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Jon Stewart Tees Off on Stevens
Too funny!
