11/14/07: I will take a back seat to no one in my commitment to Net Neutrality

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Run time: 00:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-mW1qccn8k   Posted on YouTube: November 15, 2007 By YouTube Member: BarackObamadotcom Views on YouTube: 151213   Posted on DU: December 21, 2010 By DU Member: Amerigo Vespucci Views on DU: 993

 

[sasha031]

1. K&R

:( wish we had the old Obama back...

[emilyg]

9. He sure made pretty speeches.

[dflprincess]

2. Oh-oh

[DeSwiss]

3. K&R n/t

[Armstead]

4. Who is that guy? Seems like he'd be a great president.

he wouldn't sit back and let the Net get sold down the river.

[bigwillq]

5. K and R (nt)

[MannyGoldstein]

6. Even this gets unrec-ed

Tough crowd.

[HillbillyBob]

14. Not tough, cowardly assholes

You note they don't stand up and say Why they unreced. fukin pukes.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

7. K & R

[SugarShack]

8. And here's how it went tonight so far...

Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday Betrayal Assured

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/obama-fcc-ca...

Timothy Karr

Campaign Director, Free Press and SavetheInternet.com
Posted: December 20, 2010 06:53 PM

Late Monday, a majority of the FCC's commissioners indicated that they're going to vote with Chairman Julius Genachowski for a toothless Net Neutrality rule.

According to all reports, the rule, which will be voted on during tomorrow's FCC meeting, falls drastically short of earlier pledges by President Obama and the FCC Chairman to protect the free and open Internet.

The rule is so riddled with loopholes that it's become clear that this FCC chairman crafted it with the sole purpose of winning the endorsement of AT&T and cable lobbyists, and not defending the interests of the tens of millions of Internet users.

Welcome to AT&T's Internet

For the first time in history of telecommunications law the FCC has given its stamp of approval to online discrimination.

Instead of a rule to protect Internet users' freedom to choose, the Commission has opened the door for broadband payola - letting phone and cable companies charge steep tolls to favor the content and services of a select group of corporate partners, relegating everyone else to the cyber-equivalent of a winding dirt road.

Instead of protecting openness on wireless Internet devices like the iPhone and Droid, the Commission has exempted the mobile Internet from Net Neutrality protections. This move enshrines Verizon and AT&T as gatekeepers to the expanding world of mobile Internet access, allowing them to favor their own applications while blocking, degrading or de-prioritizing others.

Instead of re-establishing the FCC's authority to act as a consumer watchdog over the Internet, it places the agency's authority on a shaky and indefensible legal footing -- giving ultimate control over the Internet to a small handful of carriers.

[emilyg]

10. k/r

[snagglepuss]

11. K & R nt

[tomm2thumbs]

12. handing your keys to the enemy and then asking them to drive you home - uh, right

that's going to turn out well

[democracy1st]

13. Oh Lord more lies we can believe in!

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[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Any comment from Obama on this issue of late?

Had he said anything to justify his 180 degree switch????

[KansDem]

17. Maybe he'll fight for Net Neutrality later.

Like he said about the extension of Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy...

[Enthusiast]

20. Better late than never at all.

:sarcasm:

[Lorien]

21. Yep, when he's sure that he'll have to "negotiate" most of what real Democrats

want away in exchange for a few crumbs that team Obama can cheer about.

[FiveGoodMen]

19. He should just say, "If you STILL don't know I'm lying, you deserve what you get!"

[Ignis]

18. K&R for yet another disappointment.

Nice speeches, guy. :eyes:

[OhioChick]

22. K&R n/t