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takyon
on Wednesday April 08 2015, @10:30AM
from the I-have-a-vision-for-SIGNAL-LOST dept.
from the I-have-a-vision-for-SIGNAL-LOST dept.
Not too long ago both Rand and Ron Paul were pushing a copyright maximalist agenda. Today the chickens have come home to roost. Rand Paul's presidential announcement has been blocked by a copyright claim from Warner Music Group due to a clip of a song used in the announcement. Even more apropos of the (less and less as time goes by) libertarian-leaning Republican candidate, it wasn't a DMCA takedown raining on his parade, but the purely private ContentID system that Youtube put in place in order to appease the copyright cartel.
Here is a transcript of Rand Paul's announcement.
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(Score: 5, Interesting) by Grishnakh on Wednesday April 08 2015, @02:45PM
So far, it looks like Warren doesn't even want to run, even though lots of people are screaming for her to. It does look like Bernie Sanders may run, but there's no way he'll win, he's too extreme (as far as mainstream America is concerned).
I'm pretty sure this race is going to wind up being between Hillary and Jeb. Those are the people the big media companies want, and whoever they want, we get. The whole system is rigged.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @03:01PM
Martin O'Malley [washingtonpost.com] seems to be as close to Warren as we are going to get. The GOP has already got their knives out for him, [washingtontimes.com] so that's a good sign.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @03:10PM
No, "Big Media" gives most of their coverage to who they think are viable candidates, because that is who is on the minds of the electorate. You don't think they should talk about Hillary? As of now she's polling very well with potential Democrat voters, something like 60 to 70% approval for her to be their choice on the Democrat ticket. "Big Media" doesn't give a shit, they want a story. They'd love a big primary fight. They'd love for her to say something stupid and have the story spin from a molehill into a mountain. Barring any stupid gaffes, the race will be between Hillary and Jeb, not because the media want it that way, but because the majority of the people want it that way because they are the status quo candidates.
So why didn't the "big liberal media conspiracy" keep John Kerry from getting Swift Boated? Wouldn't that have been in their interest? No, they spun a BS story into a tempest because it was a STORY. It was a potential juicy, salacious scandal they could run with. When what's-his-face made his comment about the freeloading 33% (or whatever the hell it was), it was a STORY. You got a guy with the pedigree and reputation as an out-of-touch rich elitist, and now you have a video of him making a comment you'd expect to come from that rich guy on the Monopoly board. That's headline news. It might be BS, or out of context, but it makes for great copy.
(Score: 1) by Roger Murdock on Friday April 10 2015, @05:39AM
Rupert Murdoch laughs at the idea of big media giving "most of their coverage to who they think are viable candidates". Rupert Murdoch gives most of the coverage to whoever Rupert Murdoch wants to win.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Kromagv0 on Wednesday April 08 2015, @03:38PM
Unfortunately you are likely right. Personally I think both of those candidates offer more of the same from each party. The bland, your 3c titanium tax doesn't go too far enough [youtube.com] type of politicians that will just continue down the current road of erosion of rights, just different ones based off of party.
I haven't been following the Democrat side of things much so I wasn't sure how the draft Bernie Sanders thing was going but he would be another good one to offer a bold vision and would do a lot if nominated to advance the discussion.
T-Shirts and bumper stickers [zazzle.com] to offend someone
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2015, @09:25PM
Warren doesn't want to run now because if she won, she'd be president for eight years and then out of politics. If she doesn't run, she can be a force in the senate for a while pushing her agenda and gathering experience and support which will make her a better president in the future. Remember she's only been a senator for 2 years!
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 09 2015, @02:22AM
John Quincy Adams (reputed by some as the smartest guy to ever be President) served as a Congressman after his time as Chief Executive.
-- gewg_