Joe Lieberman's crusade to censor the internet
- added May 26, 2008
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Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut thinks the internet is dangerous - so dangerous that he thinks it creates terrorism. His answer to the "problem"? Censor all videos he feels are inappropriate. And he isn't the only one who thinks this.
"Mr. Lieberman, issued a report titled “Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat.” The report identified the Internet as “one of the primary drivers” of the terrorist threat to the United States."
"All of this comes against the backdrop of a troubling Congressional antiterrorism bill that also focuses on the Internet. The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, which passed the House last year by a 404-to-6 vote, would establish a commission to study the terrorist threat and propose legislation. The bill, which the Senate has not acted on, has a finding that the Internet promotes radicalization and terrorism."
The American Civil Liberties Union has warned that the “Homegrown Terrorism” bill and related efforts “could be a precursor to proposals to censor and regulate speech on the Internet.”
Source: New York Times
"Mr. Lieberman, issued a report titled “Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat.” The report identified the Internet as “one of the primary drivers” of the terrorist threat to the United States."
"All of this comes against the backdrop of a troubling Congressional antiterrorism bill that also focuses on the Internet. The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, which passed the House last year by a 404-to-6 vote, would establish a commission to study the terrorist threat and propose legislation. The bill, which the Senate has not acted on, has a finding that the Internet promotes radicalization and terrorism."
The American Civil Liberties Union has warned that the “Homegrown Terrorism” bill and related efforts “could be a precursor to proposals to censor and regulate speech on the Internet.”
Source: New York Times
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I'm trying REAL hard not to feel lucky THIS character didn't get to be vice Pres
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He's not Senator from Connecticut, he's the Senator fromTel Aviv.
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He should be tar and feathered - then prosecuted for breach of contract, failing to uphold his duties as a public servant and so forth.
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I read this as Joe Biden first and was really disappointed, but now it's clear that I shouldn't have ever been surprised. Just another senator in Bush's back pocket.
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- radiovolume
- 4 months ago
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Senator Lieberman who represents the "Constitution State" of Connecticut wants to limit free speech.
Such irony... -
I expect this from Lieberman, after all he was the one who pushed for federal ratings on video games.
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I've got an idea:
INTERNET CRUSADE TO CENSOR JOE LIEBERMAN! -
Now you are talking Hawkmang!!!!!!!
But how? Hmm...-
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- VoyagerFilms
- 4 months ago
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Force him to live in china for 10 years for a "fact-finding mission". Then see if he still believes the internet should be censored.
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- wannabedoc
- 4 months ago
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VoyagerFilms, ha ha! I really wouldn't know where to start. Butcher his Wikipedia page or his website? Rick roll him somehow? Anybody have any connections with that hacker group "Anonymous"? LMAO!
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Don't pay him any attention and he'll go away.
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- Dmitri_Molotov
- 4 months ago
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things like this are a slippery slope that i don't want to find myself at the end of.
the homegrown terrorism act is super scary. it gives power to arrest anyone using force or protest for pursuing political ideals. such legislation is worded so broadly as to include anything THEY want.
i cant wait to vote for the "bi-partisan" McCain Lieberman ticket......-
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- phillyphil
- 4 months ago
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I'm really getting tired of this us and them mentality. Reading about students getting arrested and detained for using the Al-Qaeda training manual when researching terrorist tactics for school. Now we have senators talking about the internet spreading terrorism to whom... children? This whole terrorist business is so painfully close to the red-scare it's almost ridiculous. These politicians are making terrorists of us all.
"There is no us and them"
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Ban Lierberman from the internet, if he thinks kind of trout.
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Joe L has become one of the Neocons , he is a disgrace to his race, he is trying to do the same thing here that the Nazi's did in Germany, control a free exchange of infomation. He is part of the Fascist State the Neocons are trying to establish here in America. It's a shame to see a Jew trying to do to America what the Nazis did in Germany.
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Lieberman is a consumate career politician, willing to sell sell his soul a million times over to move up the power ranks. I have no respect for him or his actions.
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Terrorism is the buzz word of the 21st.
Just like Communist, witch, leper and so on.
Just be good to your neighbor and it will
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Why not advocate for a recall against him?
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- Marilynn_Murray
- 4 months ago
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How can you even define terrorism and terrorist anymore?? It's become so misconstrued to fit the right-wing agenda.
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- keeshii768
- 4 months ago
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Lieberman from Tel Aviv is right. Another paranoid Jew. Send him to China for sure. This man is an idiot. These Jews are doing the same thing the Nazi's did to them. it must be a revenge trip. Lieberman is just nuts, carzy, insane etc.
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Fuck you Lieberman,you're not going to touch my internets. Is it just me or is America turning into a fascist empire or what?
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- ctrl_alt_del
- 4 months ago
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1st Amendment. You might disagree but that is your right from the same law that lets me say it. The Internet doesn't make Terrorists, Terrorists make Terrorists.
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- atommccree
- 4 months ago
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The worst part is their charade like they effing care about terrorism, which is BS--this is SO planned and calcuated. These bastards have psychologists and sociologists working for them telling them what kind of trigger words set people off and garner the sort of mindless knee-jerk patriotism they need to manipulate the masses. They are marketing fear.
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"terror" is what they're always trying to push down our throats
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- celestialceiling
- 4 months ago
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Censor the internet? There goes freedom of speech. What will be the next step in controlling the masses?
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LIEberman posed as a democrat to steal the seat as Senator of CT.
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- celestialceiling
- 4 months ago
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When Bush enforces NSPD 51 & HSPD 20, then you can worry about the fate of the Internet. Until then, Joe McCarthy, ahhhh, I mean Joe Lieberman is just living up to his hypocritically acclaimed status. Independent my ass.
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They are just afraid because people (like us) can protest online, and make a difference.
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- celestialceiling
- 4 months ago
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Lieberman can go to hell.
That hypocritical, idiotic, fear-mongering bastard gets off the hook too easily for how full of shit he is. -
Ya, Joey lost the primary to an anti-war Democrat in Connecticut, then declared himself "independent", and actually and unfortunately beat out the REAL Democrat. Now he is seen around with McCaine. Liberman is a traitor, paranoid old moron, and was put there by dumb ass old Connecticut yuppies, and obviously the "jewish/Israeli" cock voting block. If that makes sense, lol.
Just ANOTHER politician SPITTING on the constitution because they don't like something, can't legislate taste asshole!
Makes me want to sniff glue!-
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- Wessagusset_Oracle
- 4 months ago
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My eyes are aiming for Switzerland....
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let's not make this a race/faith issue. This is about a politician trying to take away liberties. Have respect and don't lump people into larger issues unless you have facts to back it up. It's important not to exaggerate, or we could lose our credibility
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- celestialceiling
- 4 months ago
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F**K that Sh*t the internet is a place where people can voice there opinion's and Do it...FREELY and now some Crabby out of touch Neo-Conservative congressman is trying to take away our freedom of expression...Who Hire's these people...
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- Day2Day1nSociety
- 4 months ago
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"Terrorism" is the Republican excuse for everything. Every human rights offense under Bush has been given the excuse of "terrorism." It's the Reichstag Fire Decree all over again.
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- FallenMorgan
- 4 months ago
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The case for terrorists and the terrorist threat is soooooo incredibly overblown to benefit the neo-con agenda. Plain and simple.
We face a real threat of much greater magnitude from the Ripusofficans, the Busheney gang and co-conspirators - than any terrorist.-
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- VoyagerFilms
- 4 months ago
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Let us tell him to wake up and smell the coffee.
You want to see terrorists? Just go down the Street and watch the Rolling Thunders go by harassing everyone with their motorcycles, Cars with modified mufflers, our actual Transportation System, Aircraft flying too low in residential areas. Pollution, Pollution, Pollution! ...the real terrorists are inside of some parts our Government!
Needless to say, I really thank GOD everyday because I am a polite person and I am refraining myself to tell where he really should go! -
Too many broad laws are created so that government can have their own way. Free Speech is being crucified. America is on repeat for what it ran away from to become the United States. Historical reruns are not nearly as fun as their distant cousin; the TV rerun.
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i love political cartoons! lmfao!....I think this is a good illistration to show what's going on right now, everywhere!
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- vPoisonGirl069
- 4 months ago
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Apparently the US is now like a corporation wherein another corporation, we will call this corporation "China," purchases large shares, which we will call debt, and receives a say in how the company is run. The next thing you know the US will mandate one child per family for citizens.
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The fact is that Joe Lieberman, like so many other Congressmen, has his hands so far into the Media Lobby's pockets he can feel their (deleted). His war chest is vastly deep and he'll be on The Hill for a long time. The media industry has been suckering the consumer, robbing the artist, stealing songs and disregarding copyrights almost from the beginning. Go to places like New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, Austin, Miami or Chicago and see the media poverty with tall buildings midcity, special enclaves for artists, l Persian Armies of lawyers, accountants, scouts and distributors. Gold chains, limos, Ferraris, Jaguars, Hum-Vs, Mercedes and BMWs by the highway load. Airports exclusively for private executive grade jets, limos, limos and parties almost nonstop. they lied to us about artists, about the inexpensiveness and durability of CDs, about their profit statements, about connections with organized crime, about their rampant drug, crime and alcohol problems, violence, rape and abuse of females, the killings between competing rappers, exhorbitant ticket prices to artists' concerts ($100 and up to thousands), total disregard for any decency (I don't think deficating onstage is very decent). Look, please, at their profit/loss statements and expense reports from their returns and you will see they are still behaving the same way by crying wolf and even 'Poverty'. They have always wanted all the privileges and now may even be able to block a composer, arranger, writer, artist or performer from copyrighting his or her work. Just a few years ago copyrights cost $20. I have now heard $100 or more. I do think permissions must be obtained for 'ripping' soundbits and using them in a work that will be copyrighted so that both can have ownership. I loved Napster our little song trade club down in Plymouth. Ready availability, no fees, no sales allowed, no download number restrictions- and that little site generated millions of sales for the record companies. I shouldn't need to tell anymore. Most you already know. Disgusting!
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- happyprofessor
- 4 months ago
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^^^ Holy paragraph Batman.
