…to run the United States?
If you were expecting an answer, you’ll have to come up with one yourself.
A Shamocrat (according to Forgotten English by J. Kacirk) is someone who pretends to be possessed of wealth, influence, rank or any quality which is only conspicuous by its absence.
Does that sound like half the politicians in Washington DC right now?
I’ve just been sitting here re-reading this article on Fred Thompson’s site and my mind is spinning. I like Fred Thompson, I’ll admit. He’s got a hard-line attitude on a lot of the issues that matter to me. There’s also quite a bit I disagree with, so I’m still on the fence. My opinions for our next president aside, this particular article is just another reason to make me nervous about the growing instability of the United Nations.
More than 1.4 billion people around the world seem to be emailing each other a lot, and those emails get delivered a lot faster and more reliably than “snail mail.” Lots of people are innovating around the Internet – voice calling over the Internet, e-commerce, blogs, education, employment, and healthcare services, music and video streaming and downloads, and such – and lots and lots of people are profiting from those innovations and the websites and companies that operate online.
So if things are going so well, why is it that some folks are seriously thinking about taking management of the Internet away from the United States and handing control to the United Nations?
Foreign government officials from around the world meeting at a U.N.-sponsored conference in Brazil actually discussed this notion last week. It didn’t get much attention, but as we all know, that’s how bad ideas get traction.
What the hell is with the government in giving things away? I’m still ticked off that Jimmy Carter gave the Panama Canal back to the Panamanians.
The internet is an American invention and innovation. It clearly symbolizes freedom in the way we can talk to just about anyone the world over. Users in countries that have parts of the internet banned or censored still find ways to get through and communicate. If the UN had control over the internet, you can bet that’s a significant freedom we will lose.
I’m not saying you should vote for Fred Thompson because he’ll save the internet. I am saying that you should make everyone who reads your blog aware of this insanity. The UN cannot have our internet!
Here are some more articles concerning this:
Norm Coleman
CNET
I’m just waiting for The View to go down in flames with ignorant Rosie O’Donnell at the helm. It’s bad enough that the women on this show sound like babbling idiots, but Rosie has taken control and stirs them all up. How anyone can watch this blather and not get mad is beyond me.
Rosie (The View March 26, 2007) implies that the capture of British soldiers was a hoax/set up for Bush to send in more troops: “But interesting with the British sailors, there were 15 British sailors and Marines who apparently went into Iranian waters and they were seized by the Iranians. And I have one thing to say: Gulf of Tonkin, Google it. Okay.”
From Hot Air – Video clip and transcript.
From Newsbusters
From Sky News: British Forces Held By Iran
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