Comments on: No YouTube for Congress

By: andrewwang

andrewwang — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:27:34 +0000

Speaking of the U.S. Congress:

The U.S. Congress does not like George W. Bush—Bush committed too many crimes.

George W. Bush committed hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism (indicated in my blog).

George W. Bush did in fact commit innumerable hate crimes.

And I do solemnly swear by Almighty God that George W. Bush committed other hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism which I am not at liberty to mention.

Many people know what Bush did.

And many people will know what Bush did—even to the end of the world.

Bush was absolute evil.

Bush is now like a fugitive from justice.

Bush is a psychological prisoner.

Bush has a lot to worry about.

Bush can technically be prosecuted for hate crimes at any time.

In any case, Bush will go down in history in infamy.

Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

(I can type 90 words per minute. In only 7 days, posts basically like this post of mine have come into existence—all over the Internet (hundreds of copies). One can go to google.com right now, type “George W. Bush committed hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism,” hit “Enter,” and find more than 300 copies indicating the content of this post. One cannot be too dedicated when it comes to anti-Bush activities. As I looked back at my good computer work, I thought how fun and easy it was to do it.)

“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
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I am not sure where I had read it before, but anyway, it goes kind of like this: “If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memories so they never got stale and faded.” Oh wait—off the top of my head—I think it came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.

By: andrewwang

andrewwang — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:58:12 +0000

Speaking of the U.S. Congress:

The U.S. Congress does not like George W. Bush—Bush committed too many crimes.

George W. Bush committed hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism (indicated in my blog).

George W. Bush did in fact commit innumerable hate crimes.

And I do solemnly swear by Almighty God that George W. Bush committed other hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism which I am not at liberty to mention.

Many people know what Bush did.

And many people will know what Bush did—even to the end of the world.

Bush was absolute evil.

Bush is now like a fugitive from justice.

Bush is a psychological prisoner.

Bush has a lot to worry about.

Bush can technically be prosecuted for hate crimes at any time.

In any case, Bush will go down in history in infamy.

Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
_________________
I am not sure where I had read it before, but anyway, it goes kind of like this: “If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memories so they never got stale and faded.” Oh wait—off the top of my head—I think the quotation came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.

By: Nisha Thompson

Nisha Thompson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:23:55 +0000

Thanks for this post. The Sunlight Foundation has decided to respond to this controversy by creating the Let Congress Tweet campaign (http://letourcongresstweet.org/):Congressional rules should not prevent lawmakers from joining us in online conversations." If you have twitter tweet: "Congress, change the rules. Talk to us on our social networks. http://LetOurCongressTweet.org Let our Congress Tweet! #LOCT08" and join our petition.

Thanks
Nisha Thompson
Online Organizer and Outreach Coordinator
Sunlight Foundation
www.sunlightfoundation.com

By: Nisha Thompson

Nisha Thompson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:23:55 +0000

Thanks for this post. The Sunlight Foundation has decided to respond to this controversy by creating the Let Congress Tweet campaign (http://letourcongresstweet.org/):Congressional rules should not prevent lawmakers from joining us in online conversations.” If you have twitter tweet: “Congress, change the rules. Talk to us on our social networks. http://LetOurCongressTweet.org Let our Congress Tweet! #LOCT08″ and join our petition.

Thanks Nisha Thompson Online Organizer and Outreach Coordinator Sunlight Foundation http://www.sunlightfoundation.com

By: cordblomquist

cordblomquist — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:02:33 +0000

I agree Tim, compared to voting for trillions in appropriations and a regulatory state now totaling well over a trillion in costs, how does a link matter at all?

One would think that linking to commercial sites would simply be unavoidable. YouTube has ads, but so does the Wall Street Journal or the Washington Post--news sites that Congressman may want to site in order to communicate a policy point to constituents. We should be encouraging Congress to be aware of what the media is saying, not banning any reference to the media because it's commercial.

This seems like another rule intended to at least give the appearance of ethics or restraint while ignoring the larger problem. Congress simply has too much power and can dole out countless favors because of it.

By: Cord Blomquist

Cord Blomquist — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:02:33 +0000

I agree Tim, compared to voting for trillions in appropriations and a regulatory state now totaling well over a trillion in costs, how does a link matter at all?

One would think that linking to commercial sites would simply be unavoidable. YouTube has ads, but so does the Wall Street Journal or the Washington Post--news sites that Congressman may want to site in order to communicate a policy point to constituents. We should be encouraging Congress to be aware of what the media is saying, not banning any reference to the media because it's commercial.

This seems like another rule intended to at least give the appearance of ethics or restraint while ignoring the larger problem. Congress simply has too much power and can dole out countless favors because of it.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:27:17 +0000

I really couldn't see Nancy Pelosi enforcing this since her own Youtube channel is filled with Congressional hearings. http://www.youtube.com/user/NancyPelosi

This just seems like a lot of political gesturing for something to which most people in Congress are not opposed.

By: Tim Lee

Tim Lee — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:53:59 +0000

The rule that prohibits linking to commercial sites is presumably in place so that Congressional offices aren’t tempted to give links to commercial sites in exchanges for special favors.

This makes no sense at all. Members already have one of the most potent "special favors" around—their votes—on offer. Compared to that, the value of having your Congresscritter link to you is trivial.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:27:17 +0000

I really couldn’t see Nancy Pelosi enforcing this since her own Youtube channel is filled with Congressional hearings. http://www.youtube.com/user/NancyPelosi

This just seems like a lot of political gesturing for something to which most people in Congress are not opposed.

By: Tim Lee

Tim Lee — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:53:59 +0000

The rule that prohibits linking to commercial sites is presumably in place so that Congressional offices aren’t tempted to give links to commercial sites in exchanges for special favors.

This makes no sense at all. Members already have one of the most potent "special favors" around—their votes—on offer. Compared to that, the value of having your Congresscritter link to you is trivial.