Our President Obama displays a troubling tendency not to go shooting off his mouth about whatever the fuck, for example the delicate situation in Iran, and now Google’s decision to maybe get out of China on account of China’s bad behavior on the Internets. Why is the President not declaring war on China already?
Seriously, if President Dick Cheney was still in charge, he would have sent 14 million unmanned Google Drones to bomb America’s Bankers by now.
“The Obama administration needs to be standing up” against such repressive governments, said Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va). “Instead, we’ve seen a muted response at best.”
[...] China’s attempts to get the personal data of human rights activists has broad impact on the U.S., Wolf said.
“Every time they steal intellectual property and information, they’re stealing jobs from America.”
Have you noticed that Obama hasn’t even Twittered about this long-standing Chinese censorship problem that everybody knows about already? Shameful.
Republicans condemn Obama for silence on China Google attacks [The Hill]
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Dudes, they own our shit.
Since when did GOPers care about human rights?
Note to GOPers: thanks to your support of W’s fizkhell policies, you made US Americuh China’s bitch.
They always want Dems to start a shooting war with China. Did it to Clinton for 8 years. Google took the block off pictures of tank man, so it’s only a matter of time before things swing back our way again.
In related news, Republicans Attack Obama for Being (insert linky of ur choice here).
For once the private sector seems to be handling this issue pretty well by itself, and Republicans want government to get involved?
Also: China “stealing” jobs from America? HA HA HA HA HA
There’s nothing Obama can do that could help ease repression in China, but the Republicans always know that the best foreign policy is to antagonize other powerful nations just for the hell of it.
[re=495275]ManchuCandidate[/re]: Now, they’ve always cared a lot about human rights, when it’s convenient to score points against Democrats or nations whose leaders they don’t like. Of course, when a country the GOP sees as an ally violates human rights it’s no big deal, or not happening at all.
Yet the tango that the telecoms and NSA began under Bush and continues unfettered under BO is O.K. I am nonplussed.
[re=495283]JMP[/re]: The GOP is jealous of those who violate human rights. They demand the chance to violate them first. Else, you know, it’s no fun.
First Haiti (“Obama’s Katrina”) now teh Google blocked in China. I tell ya, he’s the worst president since GWB.
[re=495274]TGY[/re]: OT (or on the previous one), the US America military has a lot of useful shit to help in Haiti. Things like reverse osmosis water purification systems, mobile laundry and shower units, all kinds of earth-moving equipment to dig people out and clean up the mess, the ability to build expedient airfields and air-transportable air traffic control systems to bring in, MASH-type field hospitals, portable concrete plants and sawmills — you name it. The problem is getting it into the one lousy airstrip at PauP.
[re=495274]TGY[/re]: They need to shut the fuck up about China before we get retitled as the Bang-Bang region of the Ghuangzou Province, PRC (on the bright side, we’d get better health care and lower taxes).
Seriously people…when the ‘R’s are stupid domestically, it’s not such a big deal, we all knew they were stupid before they opened their mouths but the Chinese tend to believe high government officials speak for the…ya know…government. This entire Democracy thing is a little confusing for them, I’ve tried to explain it, retards get representation right along with normal people, but then they ask me how did the retards get put in charge and I’ve got to admit America is basically packed with ‘em. I draw a little “intelligence bell curve” and write “Republican” on the back of the wave but I’m not sure they understand it.
…errrrr, I was under the impression that the “Patriot Act” was written in China?!
Since when is personal data intellectual property?
[re=495289]dijetlo[/re]: I am intrigued by this “Bang-Bang region” of which you speak.
What happened to the America I grew up in? This is an outrage!
…all in favor of a land war in China, say “TRUCK NUTZ”!!!
[re=495294]bitchincamaro[/re]: Today, we are all residents of the Bang Bang region.
Since when did GOPers care about human rights?
Or, for that matter, stealing. Or whether Americans have jobs.
You don’t antagonize major creditors.
Eh, that’s what you get for electing a man who thinks instead of a coked-up wannabe cowboy.
Who the fuck is Frank Wolf? Couldn’t they find another total back bencher who has made a national ass of himself recently – like Joe U Lie – to take the reins on this inanity?
I remember fondly of the days when real President, Dubya, fought tooth and nail with Google about getting involved in China. Those were the heady days of human rights and freedom.
Seriously, WTF republicans. You guys can convince yourselves of anything.
Obama probably figures that 4Chan will take care of it.
This is good news for John McCain.
[re=495308]germansteel[/re]: The back benchers are never going to get to do anything to standout so they try to make a name for themselves be bashing the only negro in Americuh its still OK to bash, BO. But they all seem to make the same name from themselves, Rep. Douche.
[re=495289]dijetlo[/re]:
They’ve always been stupid on Foreigns. Read Stillwell’s biography by Tuchman or The Coldest Winter By Halbestrom. The bits on the military geniuz of Charles Willoughby (Dougie’s Intel Chief) and a major cause for the debacle of the Winter in Korea 1950 (outside of Dougie himself.)
Willoughby would be a Teabagger or other wingnut today.
[re=495311]KilgoreTrout_XL[/re]: Bahahahaha! And you’re probably right… if they can tear themselves away from Scientology.
“Jake2″ offered his illuminating Weltanshaung regarding this kerfuffle:
We Conservatives are in a big battle to Keep the USA Viable for our grand children and not be a floormat for obamaites. Maybe some of you democrats ought to deflect from the left wing radicals and help us save the United States of America.
I’m heading off to Home Depot to pick up some plywood so I can deflect all those radicals bombarding me.
“Every time they steal intellectual property and information, they’re stealing jobs from America.”
Lollin’. So I guess whenever someone in China buys a screener off a guy on the street an American movie pirate loses his job. Or maybe if everyone in China started buying non-pirate movies the studios would hire a bunch of Americans to sit around, just because.
Republican favored repressive dictatorship/kleptocracy/eighth century monarchy that crushes its subjects beneath the iron heel of totalitarianism are good because they are fighing al Qaeda (formerly Communism).
Similar regimes can be used as a stick to beat the Democrats as necessary.
[re=495309]Gopherit[/re]: To be fair, Dubya did stupidly try to antagonize China for his first nine months in office, notably getting really pissy when they wouldn’t return our plane that crashed while innocently trhying to spy on them, until 9/11 came and he decided it was time to antagonize the entire Middle East instead.
[re=495319]pampl[/re]: No one cares for the little guy; look at all the damage bittorrent and the like have done to the local bootleg salesmen on our nation’s street corners and subways.
[re=495320]donner_froh[/re]: And hell, they formerly supported al Qaeda because they were good at fighting Communists.
INT. GOOGLE OFFICES, MORNING
Two men dressed casually enter, chatting. The first man looks into the office and recoils in shock, the second follows his gaze and gasps.
FIRST MAN: What the..!! Our cubicles!!
SECOND MAN: Where are they?!?
BOSS enters, dressed more formally. He wears an expression of pained sympathy.
BOSS: Sorry guys, the Chinamen stole our informations over the weekend. They’ve probably already taken your jobs to a chop shop.
FIRST MAN: NOO!! THIS ISN’T CHANGE I CAN BELIEVE IN!!!!
To busy “Writing” his Newsweek article.
[re=495283]JMP[/re]: You forget that for many in the GOP the Chinese, along with the rest of the world’s heathens, are players in their end-times fantasy. I think it says in the Nostradamus part of the Bible that Jeebus won’t come back ’til all the peoples of China have been converted and saved from Google/Maogoogle.
Why has the Whitehouse not responded? Is it maybe because there are more important things to do than comment on everything that happens within 10 minutes? The Repugs criticize BO for working on health care instead of creating jobs, and then criticize him for working on creating jobs instead of becoming a full time blogger.
Also, the chinese laundry put too much starch in my shirts. Mr. Obama, this must stop.
[re=495361]S.Luggo[/re]: MR. HU, TEAR DOWN THAT FIREWALL!
[re=495322]JMP[/re]: At a small July 4, 2001 gathering, (after the spy-plane incident), Bill Clinton relayed a story to our group. The Chinese Premier called him and said “What’s with this Bush guy? He’s talking tough, so now I have to talk tough. At least when you accidentally bombed our embassy you apologized.” And presumably and that was that.
I think the whole world was wondering “what’s with this Bush guy?”
[re=495289]dijetlo[/re]: But they DO speak for America. You know how Pat Robertson is the president of religion? Same thing.
[re=495378]DemmeFatale[/re]: And please tell me Mr. Clinton’s response was something along lines of “Well Mr Bush just isn’t very smart, and he has a tiny penis, so just ignore him long enough and he’ll go away. His handlers won’t let him start anything with you, since they’re saving their ammo for Iraq.”
Nandesuka! Sylvania beat Sony again!
What? Oh, never mind.
Rep. Franks knows what he’s talking about: He’s followed by one googol zeros.
That’s okay. Obama, Chinese premier, Google exec., and Joe Biden will get together for some beers and all will be well.
[re=495407]Extemporanus[/re]: Also, too, Rep. Wolf.
I need a line…
A mere three or four months ago Rethugs were complaining about NegrObama’s decision to impose duties on Chinese tires and calling for more cooperation with the commies. (Was that a GOP talking point or just the Paliban? Who can keep up with what the GOP actually endorses anymore?)
The fact is, the Chinese have censored Internet access to the White House, so Obama hasn’t even heard about this incident yet.
[re=495342]Paterlanger[/re]: saved from the Google/Maogoogle. AHAHAHAHAH
“Every time they steal intellectual property and information, they’re stealing jobs from America.” Because….it should be an American’s job to do that?
intellectual property = american jobs
hmm… nope. still doesnt quite sound right!
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