“Presidential candidates are touting widespread broadband as a boost for employment and rural education, but a close look at financial interests suggests tech policy may also be a campaign paycheck. Candidates for both of the major political parties are drawing contributions from the technology industry, and from communications firms in particular. But the proportion differs,” Emily Kumler reports for Medill News Service.
“Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts says universal broadband access is necessary for the country to rebuild its tech sector and increase employment in high tech industry. As of mid-June, 38 percent of the $2,415,894 Kerry has received from his top 20 donors has come from contributors with a strong interest in the technology sector, according to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics,” Kumler reports.
“Meanwhile, 5 percent of the $5,886,487 provided by the top 20 contributors to the incumbent Republican candidate, President George Bush, comes from tech companies or lobbyists. The majority of Bush’s top contributors are financial firms that may have investments in the technology sector but are not directly acting on tech firms’ behalf. Another 5 percent, or $3,332,700, of Bush’s total contributions grouped by business sector came from the communications and electronics industry. At nearly $3.8 million, donations to the Kerry campaign from the communications and electronics industry nearly matched Bush’s, but they account for 9 percent of Kerry’s total donations,” Kumler reports. “Bush says broadband will facilitate a classroom in every living room, giving the most remote citizen access to a wealth of information and opportunity. The president has set the goal but has not outlined its execution other than imploring Congress to permanently ban Internet taxes.”
Full article here.
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8.� If you’re for lower gasoline prices in the morning, don’t be proposing
a 50 cents a gallon tax boost on gasoline in the afternoon.� Saying one
thing in Shreveport and the opposite in Baton Rouge don’t inspire us with
confidence with you as President. Maybe you should stay in the Senate where you got 99 other guys to share the responsibility with.
9.� We got indoor privies, color TV, cell phones, and computers.� Give us
some credit for brains and understanding.� We know economic conditions are good and getting better.� Your telling us we’re miserable, deluded fools just won’t fly.�
And it gives us the eerie feeling that you’re hoping for a
relapse into recession to help your electoral chances.
10.�� You have beaten all your Democratic opponents in all the primaries
and caucuses held so far.� Yet you seem out of touch with your party and
with America.� Maybe you’ve been a Politician too long, been campaigning too long and you need a break before the Convention.� We all think the best thing you can do is haul out your Harley, put TeRAYza on the pillion and take off for the Sturgis South Dakota Bike Rally.� Meet the folks.� A few of us from
Daryl’s will be there.� You don’t have to get tattooed.
Sincerely,
Cooter
(with the considerable assistance of J. Boudreau and B. Bass)
So if you can’t argue about the differences between USA present administration and Islamic States, please start to apologize seriously and not joking as the mighty inteligent Jay Rice Dummy did. Here’s the apologize list to follow.
http://www.krysstal.com/democracy_whyusa06.html
Stop thinking that only USA soldiers die. For each american soldier, 1000 world citizens die…
that taliban’s and Saddam’s brutal dictatorship are among those once supported by USA’s foreign policy? Why???? All empires felt because of the missrespect for others…. USA uses brutal regims as paper for ass cleaning…usefull as long as it lasts…
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Well i like bush because he is so dummy that he will keep giving shoots on his feet with the help of the obscure Cheney and the “facel of evil” Rumsfeld. Hopefully Kerry will be your next president!!!!! I’ll be here to rejoy in november
USA is the only Western country that uses the phrase “In God we trust” in the money!!!!! In The money!!!!!! My oh my…if Jesus were alive by now he would kill himself again agaist this heresy. If there are differences they are hard to see. I guess arabs don’t like McDonalds. Did i guessed right?? Did i?
man you foreigners are nutz with a z!!!!! keep the diarrhea of the mouth flowing. it only proves how stupid you are! Jay Rice Rocks!
where’s that homo finqueer been??????? maybe one of his terrorist friends decided to eat him?
George Bush’s economy is kicking ass. the tax cuts are definately helping. opposite to what the media would try to make you believe the man is not a liar the media is lying. He’s kicking terrorist BUTT!!!!! He’s helping the environment. He’s trying to push for hydrogen power to eliminate the need for oil, and much, much, more. You Micheal Moore types just want to distort reality for your own sickening gain. Stop lying liberals and be happy you have such a great president taking care of business. To the Foreign arm chair quarterbacks: Piss OFF! You’re just a bunch of jealous, whining, losers!
Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam! Down with Islam!
Let’s see, the US is for freedom of practically everything, democracy, equal rights, fun, hard work, education, etc.
Middle East is for some crazy stone age religion that persecutes anyone not exactly like them, terrorizes women and anyone not exactly like them. Against freedom, education, fun, hard work, etc., etc., etc.
It really takes a brain surgeon to figure out the differences between US and crazy muslim land. What a stupid ffffing question that idiot keeps posting. Up yours dickweed!!!!!
Congratulations for your solid and well composed arguments lololol. You behave like the majority of low schoolarity americans that support Bush. Nobel Prices Support Kerry. Why should that be?
Congratulations for your solid and well composed arguments lololol. You behave like the majority of low schoolarity americans that support Bush. Nobel Prizes Support Kerry. Why should that be?
Steve Jobs = Smart Guy -> Steve Jobs = support Kerry -> Smart Guys Support Kerry
Jay Rice = Dummy Guy -> Bush = Dummy Guy -> Jay Rice = Support Bush -> Dummyes support Dummyes
123Rock about Bush : “He’s helping the environment.” Ahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha. Thanks for the amusement bud ahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahaha. I wonder if Bush knows what environment is ahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahah. Cutting trees to prevent wildfires ahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahah. Thanks a lot for this moment of fun ahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha. Bush supports quioto protocol ahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha
The other three will follow him…
john kerry can’t make his mind up on what day it is. he changes every time the wind blows. we hardly need a neophyte like that running the US. Bush is the best man for the times we live in. Like it or not liberal US citizens and jealous, meek, foreigners. we have to kill these terrorists and attack them wherever they hide. better in their back yard than ours. you foreigners can’t fight your own battles. you cry like sissies when you are attacked and beg the US for help. you stand by and watch all kinds of horrors without lifting a finger. The US stands up for itself and it’s security and you all criticize to no end. US to foreign aholes – shut the fk up!
cooter, thanks for sharing the letter, it was very enjoyable to read!
Jay Rice is no simpleton. He’s smarter and more intuitive than the whole lot our liberal, phony, kind. He’s right and we all no it.
honestly I haven’t been impressed with John Kerry so far. But if you look at the situation, Bush has proven his record of lies, and his penchant for fascist qualities. So Kerry looks pretty good in light of Bush.
To all the republican trolls out there who don’t put up any clear arguments, and think not with logic, but with passion, it is my sincere hope that on election day you get too drunk and in the midst of running up and down the street in nothing but an American flag while shouting “I’m a TOUGH GUY, damnit! Just like America! And I’m not Gay EITHER! I’m not AFRAID of nobody, especially TERRORISTS!”, you trip on a twig and knock yourself unconscious…
Bush is the best man for the times we live in????!!!!! Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhaahahhahahaahhaha. Thanks for the amusement thougth ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahah. Bush the divider heheeheheheheheheheheh ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Don’t you realize that Bush is the responsible for the time we live in??? So you are smarter than the 48 Nobel Prizes that still live in USA right lololol Ahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Bush is the bert dummy clown i have ever saw. Just listen him when he hasn’t a written speech lolololol. His staff is tired of crossing their fingers each time he opens his mouth.
look at the mob that has rallied around Jay Rice! Jay Rice is their LEADER! Ha!
What is your campaign slogan Jay? NUKE THE WORLD, AMERICA IS NUMBER ONE.
Even Hitler was more subtle than Jay Rice.
Sorry all your fascists but you have to face the idea that Kerry will be your next president. Hopefully it will be easier to combat terrorism then with the help from the countryes that Bush divided.
You seem to be smart enought to be paying attention to these fascist republican Kids. Give them the attention they deserve – your slight. Kerry will be USA’s next president and then we will become a great nation again.
You liberals have got to be kidding. Not once have you offered up any solid evidence to any of your maniacle bush bashing. It’s a complete joke. you idiots have a hard on for him because he ain’t a liberal piece of crap democrat or foreigner like yourselves. Bush has not lied. There were definate ties to Al Queada and Saddam. The whole world thought he had wmds and i’m sure a lot of them are in Syria and hopefully not terrorist hands. Muslim fundamentalism is the problem. When the cold war was going on the US had to buddy up to low life middle easterners. Not now. I love how you liberals bring up decades old aliances that have used up their usefulness now. Do you really think you and the liberal bush bashing media know more than bush and us gov does? Give me a freaking break. you people have a mental illness. you won’t get it until a muslim is hacking apart you and your familly in the name of allah.
Liberals every reasonable person can see right through your sham of an argument. Bush is not the enemy. Terrorists are. Thank god Bush is going after these devils.
You republicans deserve an earth without clean air & water, mired in World War, with an elite classist system that subjugates the poor.