tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post8971236365775917239..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: McCain's YouTube ProblemRichard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-14572546620918474252009-12-08T10:55:49.779-08:002009-12-08T10:55:49.779-08:00Jon, most (if not all) the claims you make in that...Jon, most (if not all) the claims you make in that blog post are either false, inaccurate, or inapposite (when Obama already supported in his campaign the policy you now complain about).<br /><br />I'll just take the first by way of example: the claim that Obama opposes the right of non-Afghani detainees in Afghan POW camps to challenge their imprisonment there. He did not. He only supported Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-72909098048222377882009-12-08T10:07:36.724-08:002009-12-08T10:07:36.724-08:00I agree. We need a decent third party, one with so...I agree. We need a decent third party, one with some actual standards and clout. I just don't see any path from here to there.Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-69612645648312260292009-11-13T11:11:39.967-08:002009-11-13T11:11:39.967-08:00I REALLY wanted change, and I voted that way. I s...I REALLY wanted change, and I voted that way. I still stand by my comment from a year and a half ago: <br /><br />If I had to choose between Obama or McCain, I'd probably vote for Obama; but I'm happy that I have more choices than the Demopublicans or Republicrats.freethoughtguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533552985052601292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-75657596764164194802009-11-13T09:51:25.399-08:002009-11-13T09:51:25.399-08:00Hey Richard. Just curious if you're happy wit...Hey Richard. Just curious if you're happy with the way Obama is working out. I've outlined a few of the so called "changes" <a href="http://bigwhiteogre.blogspot.com/2009/10/obama-record-on-peace.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />I also just learned that he's issuing signing statements like Bush did which indicate those parts of legislation he believes he is free Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530680372103907969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-73936617209153590462008-09-29T14:31:00.000-07:002008-09-29T14:31:00.000-07:00"Except for the fact, of course, that the Republic..."Except for the fact, of course, that the Republicans are Evil and will sell any lie to win, as they did in 2004 against Kerry (the Swift Boat debacle) and even against McCain, one of their very own (the Black Baby debacle--even more disgusting than the Swift Boat campaign...with friends like that, who needs enemies?). The American people shamed me with their readiness to fall for such obvious evenhandedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195505079347614359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-18875365143532542892008-07-29T10:56:00.000-07:002008-07-29T10:56:00.000-07:00Kim said... Seems as if anti McCain Videos on yout...<B>Kim said...</B> <I>Seems as if anti McCain Videos on youtube are taken down quite offen I have been able to see some on other web sights but youtube is always("We're sorry, this video is no longer available.") Censorship seems to be the Problem</I><BR/><BR/>If that were happening, the videos would have different URL's when put back up. They don't. They all work (I just checked again), and theyRichard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-80624243180496800422008-07-29T10:54:00.000-07:002008-07-29T10:54:00.000-07:00B. Dewhirst said... I did try to read it, but one ...<B>B. Dewhirst said...</B> <I>I did try to read it, but one thing I'm not qualified to do is to spot possible loop-holes.</I><BR/><BR/>Even lawmakers are barely qualified to do that, which is why countless laws keep having to be amended to close loopholes.<BR/><BR/>That's also why laws like this one are so complex: the reason it is so long and detailed is precisely to close every conceivable Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-76196057820348362912008-07-25T21:49:00.000-07:002008-07-25T21:49:00.000-07:00Seems as if anti McCain Videos on youtube are take...Seems as if anti McCain Videos on youtube are taken down quite offen<BR/>I have been able to see some on other web sights but youtube is always("We're sorry, this video is no longer available.") Censorship seems to be the ProblemAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555851465757744282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-20947315872338838162008-07-17T09:06:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:06:00.000-07:00Thank you for clarifying in what sense HR 3773 was...Thank you for clarifying in what sense HR 3773 was HR 6304. This, in turn, clarifies to me what Pelosi <I>et al.</I> thought they were saying when they mentioned a compromise.<BR/><BR/>I did try to read it, but one thing I'm not qualified to do is to spot possible loop-holes. It is all a moot point anyway, as I fully expect them to illegally spy on US citizens if this bill does, in fact, make anyB. Dewhirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949715179057866177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-90775093403327806142008-07-16T20:22:00.000-07:002008-07-16T20:22:00.000-07:00CosmicMaster said... Almost every one of the anti-...<B>CosmicMaster said...</B> <I>Almost every one of the anti-John McClone videos listed here have been pulled from YouTube.</I><BR/><BR/>Sorry, but no, they haven't. I just checked every one. They are all there. Is something wrong with your computer?Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-8484612315552803822008-07-16T20:17:00.000-07:002008-07-16T20:17:00.000-07:00B. Dewhirst:On voting theory I think we're in agre...<B>B. Dewhirst:</B><BR/><BR/>On voting theory I think we're in agreement.<BR/><BR/>On the FISA amendments act, HR 6304 <I>is</I> HR 3773 (see FISA Amendments Act at <A HREF="http://www.bordc.org/threats/legislation/" REL="nofollow">ACLU</A>) with the very compromise provision Obama was talking about. The elements relevant to what I was saying are otherwise not significantly changed.<BR/><BR/>Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-41643062301729364712008-07-15T18:39:00.000-07:002008-07-15T18:39:00.000-07:00WHAT"S GOING ON???Almost every one of the anti-Joh...WHAT"S GOING ON???<BR/>Almost every one of the anti-John McClone videos listed here have been pulled from YouTube. Who is doing this censorship?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425277218513809706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-5942745345438349802008-07-02T09:20:00.000-07:002008-07-02T09:20:00.000-07:00this, which is from Washington State's Green Party...<A HREF="http://www.wagreens.us/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=75" REL="nofollow">this</A>, which is from Washington State's Green Party, quickly presents a number of examples.<BR/><BR/>I'm at the tail end of my own dissertation, and don't really have the time for a more involved research project in this area, but they're presenting the argument I was trying to present B. Dewhirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949715179057866177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-83630867215164353772008-07-02T07:22:00.000-07:002008-07-02T07:22:00.000-07:00Yeah, my mistake saying Korea. Blogging at work co...Yeah, my mistake saying Korea. Blogging at work comes with hazards.Rarus virhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210458122142907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-34428249314953298572008-07-01T08:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:19:00.000-07:00... And how am I supposed to impact what they agre...... And how am I supposed to impact what they agree on, even if I'm in a State where my vote matters? I'm <B>not</B> blind to the difference between these two men, and have in fact financially supported Obama in the past.<BR/><BR/>I'm not -ignoring- that they have their differences... but if you repeatedly choose the lesser of two evils, you wind up with more evil at the end of the day. I'll (B. Dewhirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949715179057866177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-16677546872084712322008-06-30T15:16:00.001-07:002008-06-30T15:16:00.001-07:00Pikemann Urge said... McCain would have been bette...<B>Pikemann Urge said...</B> <I>McCain would have been better than Bush in 2000.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree. Indeed, Bush is so terrible, McCain would be better than Bush even now (though what a depressing choice that would be).<BR/><BR/><B>Pikemann Urge said...</B> <I>I do like how McCain wants the president to face congress for questioning, much like the Westminster System works.</I><BR/><BR/>I agreeRichard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-25605719861436080062008-06-30T15:16:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:16:00.000-07:00Loren: Thank you. I agree with you entirely. We ne...<B>Loren:</B> Thank you. I agree with you entirely. We need a better system. <BR/><BR/>I propose in my book not even having elections but a lottery among citizen college graduates who volunteer to run for congress. Then congress would have a statistical representation of the actual citizen body (roughly half would be women, hardly any would be Yale lawyers, etc.). They would then simply hire a Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-63644679347938735942008-06-30T15:06:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:06:00.000-07:00Steven Carr said... To change the subject , Intern...<B>Steven Carr said...</B> <I>To change the subject , Internet Infidels should be making You Tube videos.</I><BR/><BR/>That doesn't change the subject very much, IMO. You are right. And this would be another example of a citizen media action.<BR/><BR/>YouTube reaches far more people than local access cable, for example. So why <I>aren't</I> atheist cable shows already available on YouTube? They Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-8308551823057686542008-06-30T15:03:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:03:00.000-07:00Rarus Vir said... McCain is a hot head, and he tre...<B>Rarus Vir said...</B> <I>McCain is a hot head, and he treats his wife badly. Two reasons I wouldnt vote for him.</I><BR/><BR/>Though there is plenty of evidence he's a hothead (YouTube has videos showing this and most journalists who've been around him a lot appear to agree), but I'm not convinced yet by any of the evidence he treats his wife badly. Though there is evidence of that, it's Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-34711166304363447152008-06-30T15:01:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:01:00.000-07:00Hallq said... What have you seen of Obama that's c...<B>Hallq said...</B> <I>What have you seen of Obama that's convinced you he really knows his stuff?</I><BR/><BR/>You'll need to be more specific. As a general question, no candidate can "know his stuff" because there is too much for any human being to know. See <A HREF="http://richardcarrier.blogspot.com/2008/06/obamas-new-solution.html" REL="nofollow">my blog today</A> about that.<BR/><BR/><B>Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-83210783818234740412008-06-30T14:59:00.000-07:002008-06-30T14:59:00.000-07:00Jon said... This is like telling me I can have sex...<B>Jon said...</B> <I>This is like telling me I can have sex with either a 400 lb woman or a 450 lb woman. Yeah, I suppose 400 lbs is better, but with these choices maybe I'm not interested in sex.</I><BR/><BR/>No, it's not, because in your analogy you can refuse both. In the real case, you can't. You <I>must</I> "have sex" with one of them. Nothing you do will prevent that. Thus, in <I>that</I> Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-5906218466321760022008-06-30T14:54:00.000-07:002008-06-30T14:54:00.000-07:00B. Dewhirst said... why FISA is bad -- notice that...<B>B. Dewhirst said...</B> <I>why FISA is bad -- notice that warrants were not restored</I><BR/><BR/>Yes they were. The <I>National Prospect</I> article you cite essentially lies through its teeth (or plays <I>very</I> loose with the English language). Read the bill yourself (H.R. 3773).<BR/><BR/>It only upheld warrantless surveillance of non-citizens communicating outside the U.S. (which has Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-14006590641694055932008-06-26T13:45:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:45:00.000-07:00I do like how McCain wants the president to face c...I do like how McCain wants the president to face congress for questioning, much like the Westminster System works:<BR/><BR/>http://www.slate.com/id/2191691/Pikemann Urgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587558012877707537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-53824675091198046312008-06-26T13:07:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:07:00.000-07:00McCain is a hot head, and he treats his wife badly...McCain is a hot head, and he treats his wife badly. Two reasons I wouldnt vote for him. <BR/>His POW days has left him with a hatred of Korea, and that is dangerous, these days.Rarus virhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210458122142907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-22095889359121900612008-06-26T11:47:00.000-07:002008-06-26T11:47:00.000-07:00An article on why this constitutes warrantless, th...<A HREF="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=democrats_capitulate_on_fisa" REL="nofollow">An article on why this constitutes <B>warrantless</B>, thus unconstitutional, surveillance.</A> (Also, on why it isn't a compromise.)<BR/><BR/>Should Obama continue to triangulate rightwards, he'll have his own "youtube problems."B. Dewhirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949715179057866177noreply@blogger.com