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It’s just plain great to have the official White House photographer putting stuff on Flickr all the time — it is great for democracy, it is great for voyeurs, and it is especially great for independent websites lacking the budget for, say, an Associated Press membership. But, because Flickr is technically “part of the Internet,” these noble images from the White House have a completely typical wasteland of comments beneath each picture. Why does the Internet hate anything nice?
Flickr is really one of the most elegant spots on the whole dirty web. And it attracts people who take photography seriously, even if it’s just their family pictures or vacation shots or whatever. And many people actually pay money for Flickr Pro accounts, a simple action that rids a site of so many mouth-breathing cretins, who tend to either not have money or be completely unwilling to part with, say, $25 a year to pay for a website they use every day.
And yet …. look at the banal, inane comments under this nice picture of Afghanistan’s president Karzai and Pakistan’s president Zardari and Obama and a bunch of policy people.
- “Not a single one of these humans KNOWS whats going on.”
- “knowing is one thing
knowing what to do about it is another “ - “well that just talk this whole thing out,
bush is out, I came in to do the job.
obama: to all of our old the allies that we push away, we are sorry.
that is not us now. we just want to know ‘what can we do to show that we want better relations and in turn we will tell you what we want for better relations’.
(for old time sack (china, europe, russia, japan, cuba, middle east, india, latin america) ) “ - “very importants persons!! “
- “president Obama is sandwiched between two robbers… “
- “I think he knows how to play with his hands. ;^) “
- “hmmmmmmmmmmm “
- “I enjoyed the use of hands ‘here how I conned groups like Code Pink to vote for me then do the opposite of what I promised, you guys could learn from me’ “
And then, the most sinister comment at all, from the “Arabic Joker” (see picture above) who may or may not be a terrible monster. Hmm, “GMC” is in America’s alphabet. So maybe it’s just General Motors threatening Obama.
Note to Pete Souza: Under your account’s privacy settings, you can limit the ‘tards by restricting comments to Your Contacts, or Your Friends & Family if you’ve got too many contacts. Please save this presidency by getting rid of idiot comments under your pretty pictures. The nation thanks you, etc.
but what about the burger ARE THERE PICTURES OF THE BURGER??? Hannity demands answers.
I can haz seseshun?
Someone tell me Barry’s on World of Warcraft.
There was a LaRouche-tard handing out insanity-filled fliers at the Metro this a.m. and I thought to myself, “I wonder what these people do all day besides hand out fliers to people who thrown them away?” Now I know. They comment on Flikr and the WaPo political blogs.
There’s a lack of ALL CAPS in those comments that makes one doubt their authenticity.
You have all these hotshots sitting around and the only thing you give them is a glass of water? Even if Karzai doesn’t drink booze you could at least have some peanuts and sodas.
WONKETTE WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO LIMIT CRITIZICM OF NOBAMA WHERE IS YOUR WRITE TO FREEPRESS NOW STOP CENSORING!!!!one!~
Dude, my hands are awesome! Thanks for the poppie brownies, Karzai.
GUH. Okay, I’m with Katha Pollitt: mandatory English literature and composition classes for all adult Americans. Any final grade lower than a B- gets you schlepped off to whatever wretched little European country your relatives most recently crawled out of. It’s harsh, sure, but at least it will prevent actual literate people from having to wade through such a total abortion of English as that third comment.
DeLand DeLakes: Sadly, since no Americans read books anymore, it is too late to teach them anything by adulthood. You need to start them on books and off television from birth. When most of America’s youth today speaks English via text message, we are doomed.
chascates: That’s not water. Straight gin; full up.
DeLand DeLakes: They should all have to read “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” I think. Or “The Faerie Queen.”
“I’ve called you all together so the administration can have a unified response to America’s latest greastest danger, Dijongate. Karzai, I’m gonna need a photo op with you right away, we’ll go out to some afghani place in an hour and eat some goat ass or whatever you people eat over there. Hey, who let that guy with the camera in?”
“For Old Time Sack,” please also see the recent teabagging events.
Why does the Internet hate anything nice?
Sometimes, you have to deal with the good *and* the bad. And even the ugly.
Doglessliberal: Internet: UR DOIN IT RONG!
Somebody ought to at least turn down the thermostat so that dude don’t need a shawl.
Doglessliberal: The next time you see one of these, do what I do: pretend to read the flyer, then say something like, “Wow. This has really opened my eyes. Thanks. Can I have another copy for my boss? He’d like to see this.”
Then ask for one for your administrative asst, your spouse, a stack for the employee lunchroom, etc. And pretty soon you have all their flyers, and they go home and stop bothering folks.
“for old time sack” - wait, is he saying that Karzai (who is certainly old, so presumably his sack is) went on to teabag Obama?
V572625694: Most of these commenters seem to go to the other extreme, with no caps at all.
and their lines are short
its like poetry
do they think their ee cummings?
That just talk this out for old time sack. Knowing what to do about very importants persons between two robbers with his hands. Hmmm…
Noodle Salad: Damn, beat me to it.
say, $25 a year to pay for a website they use every day.
Is this a hint, Ken Layne? Well, count me as a potential subscriber to Wonkette Pro, assuming it includes a live webcam feed of Sara K. Smith.
JMP: I’ll let you take credit, in exchange for some Old Time Sack.
JMP: All they lack to be e e cummings is wit, genius, charm, originality, etc.
V572625694: LOLZ LOLZ!!!!!!
Lascauxcaveman: brilliant but risky: you then engage with them, which can be a scary proposition, as they follow you down the street, preaching their insane gospel.
V572625694: “The Faerie Queen” was taught to me in 8th grade by a wildly ambitious fairy queen. I loved it, and that teacher was the best teacher I ever had.
DeLand DeLakes: Or sent for schooling to Cuba, which has a higher literacy rate than the U.S.
(for old time sack (china, europe, russia, japan, cuba, middle east, india, latin america) )
I do appreciate it when ANYONE follows rules and takes the time to close both parentheses.
“Not a single one of these humans KNOWS whats going on.”
Psyche! These aren’t humans, they’re muslins and black people and ferriners!!!1
GMC’s Flickr account is interesting. He is a Qatari teenager, and has a bunch of pictures of cars, himself, some flowers and animals, and even his cat. It is surprisingly normal, you know, for a terrorist.
Noodle Salad: Unfortunately, I don’t have any old time sack, myself, but you’re certainly welcome to any you come upon. I’ve heard of an airport bathroom were you can get some…
“knowing is one thing
knowing what to do about it is another “
That’s actually kinda profound.
And Pete Souza rulz! His photos are not only beautiful, but they provide endless hours of fun making lolobamas.
When reading the postings of mouth-breathers and momma’s-basement dwellers, one should always keep in mind Teddy Roosevelt and his take on critics:
“…the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic–the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done.” (1891)
If any of those losers-who-post think they can solve a 1,000-year old conflict in three easy steps, then, please, they need to get off their sofa-fattened asses and, as Teddy also once said, “get in the arena” and show us lesser mortals how it’s done.
Seacrest, out!
And I found myself some culprits,
It’s two young gay republicans.
Young gay republicans.
Young gay republicans.
Young gay republicans.
I bet bammers splits the table in two with his double karate CHOP!!!
p.s. male pattern balding