US Pirate Party Endorses Barack Obama
Written by Ernesto on January 03, 2008The US Pirate Party has no candidate for the upcoming elections, but who do the pirates vote for? Barack Obama, and the party strongly urges all its members to support his campaign, and vote for him in the primaries, and later this year in November.
The Pirate Party just published a press release in which they show their support for Obama, and ask their members to support him as well. Obama is indeed the only candidate who’s even been willing to consider copyright change, the others are more interested in protecting the commercial rights of a few. Other than that, he has a healthy view on how to ensure people’s privacy and he values net neutrality.
Andrew Norton, a spokesperson of the US Pirate Party told TorrentFreak: “We believe in democracy, and progress. Since we are not putting forward a candidate of our own, we stand solidly behind Mr. Obama, as he is the only candidate that seems to realize that personal privacy is a right, not a privilege, and believes that copyright is, as the constitution defines, for progress, rather than profit.”
Mr. Obama clearly understands the important role that the Internet plays in delivering information and communications in general according to the US Pirate Party. A great example of this is the speech he gave at the at the Google campus where he said, “I will take a backseat to no one in my commitment to network neutrality.” He later told TechCrunch: “I will prevent network providers from discriminating in ways that limit the freedom of expression on the Internet.” So, no BitTorrent blocking if it was up to Obama, sorry Comcast.
Don’t want to trust on the Pirate Parties? You can do a votematch here if you’re tired of all the campaign commercials and want to base your decision on what the candidates actually stand for.
Note: all Ron Paul comments will be censored ;)
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OBAMA JUST WON!!!
OOOOHHH YEEEAAAH!!
Dr. Ron Paul is by far the least heard and best candidate in the running.
dk’s claims are just outright false. Dont you realize that when you present an arguement that you have to have EVIDENCE and FACTS to support your claims, dk?
So, with that being said, where are your EVIDENCE and FACTS that Dr. Ron Paul is a ” racist, neo-nazi coddling, nut-job.” ???
Oh and by the way, Im quite sure his supporters would like to know where you got the idea that ” He’s also fiercely pro-forced-childbearing and an evolution denier who believes that the earth is only 6,000 years old.” seeing as how ABSOLUTELY NOBODY IN THE ENTIRE FUCKING MEDIA EMPIRE WOULD LET THEM ON THEIR SHOW OR EVEN CONSIDER HIM TO BE MENTIONABLE IF HE EVEN MUTTERED ANYTHING THAT RESEMBLES THAT STATEMENT!
You are a fool beyond comparison, dk.
@ ernesto
i guess ill just have to develope a sense of humor then ;)
@ * ( #43)
ill die in Iran right after you lick the saltiest part of my nutsack and wash it down with a nice cold glass of bleach, you whimpering bitch.
Vote for Pon Raul, not Obama.
Press: Obama did you bittorent that movie?
Obama: I did, but I didnt inhale.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Where did the pirates go wrong?!
The obvious pirate choice would be ron paul!
He is the most renegade out of all of the candidates.
por que?!
Oh God.. You guys have to wait until November before you can dump Bush into the ocean?
I think Ron Paul would be awesome from the conservative libertarian (which he is) point of view. I do like his support of deregulation of the internet. But he goes to far when it comes to deregulating everything. He wants to put our country back to where it was before the great depression. I believe that this would both have very positive but also very negative effects. I believe in working with regulation in order to promote growth. Regulation that considers the little guy instead of the rich is what I favor. Ron Paul is sort of the opposite of what the republican party is today. But he does hold up what I like about the republican party. I would vote for him if I was a republican. I welcome the change really.
I think Ron Paul would be best for the states right now.
[quote comment="254940"]Well all I can say is, I don’t trust ANY democrats anymore. See here:
http://www.equaljusticeproductions.com/servlet/the-1/Hillary-Uncensored-Clinton-Peter/Detail/quote
Thats a bunch of hogwash. Politicians are always going to be just that, politicians. If you think any of the candidates were any more innocent then Hillary, then you are deadly mistaken. Just because she is in the public eye more then all the rest combined, does not make her a bad person.
Want to reform the US government and get politicians who aren’t just puppets for the various corporations? Pass a law that special interest groups are no longer allowed to donate to a particular politician’s campaign. Instead, all donations will go into a pool that will be divided eually between all candidates.
Remove the incentive to give corporations everything they ask for and watch how fast the government stops bending over for them.
Of course, such a thing will never happen since the current system is much too corrupt to ever allow any real change.
As for this particular election; It really doesn’t matter who the people vote for, since the American people do NOT actually elect the president. The Electoral College elects the president and although they usually follow the wishes of the people, there’s no guarantee that they will.
The way I see it, history is going to be made this year. The US will either end up with the first black president or the first female one. Anyone who thinks Ron Paul has a chance of winning is delusional.
[quote comment="254760"]
Free Market works by greed and competition. Ron Paul promotes Free Market with making sure no 1 big business has monopoly. He is very against socialist ideas.[/quote]
I don’t know a single thing about Ron Paul (except that voting for him would be akin to not voting at all because your vote will have been wasted on a candidate who has no chance to win). But the truth is that people who destroy monopolies are highly socialist because they seek to nationalize production by taking it out of the hands of a few and putting it into the hands of the many.
Destroying monopolies does not necessarily promote free market; it only promotes the public interest in a market by increasing consumer knowledge.
[quote comment="254782"][quote comment="254778"]The US Pirate Party. A hapless group founded by internet-fame-eager minors.[/quote]
Hey.. You’re that copyright supporter again.
Hi.[/quote]
A different opinion automatically written off as a copyright supporter.
Go see if dinner’s ready. Your mom just called.
[quote comment="254790"]Hahaha, it’s so cute how Americans think they will get to choose who governs them. That has already been decided for you, now back to your mindless jobs drones. And don’t question your government, otherwise the terrists guna get’cha!![/quote]
Banned for life!
[quote comment="255016"][quote comment="254782"][quote comment="254778"]The US Pirate Party. A hapless group founded by internet-fame-eager minors.[/quote]
Hey.. You’re that copyright supporter again.
Hi.[/quote]
A different opinion automatically written off as a copyright supporter.
Go see if dinner’s ready. Your mom just called.[/quote]
Nope.. it’s not ready.
I can keep on typing away on the internet.
Mom thinks you’re funny.
The Pirate Bay made a major mistake by endorsing a candidate.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree with every single one of the reasons Pirate Bay made for endorsing Obama, however, let’s not forget who the media gatekeepers are.
The candidates who Hollywood, the press, and other media outlets like are the ones who get the most favorable timeslots, coverage, and interviews. A Pirate Bay endorsement is enough of a reason for the media outlets to throw a monkey wrench into Obama’s campaign.
So while I agree with them wholeheartedly, I REALLY wish they kept quiet.
[quote comment="254975"]Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton accept money from RIAA lobbyists.[/quote]
There is a difference between money being given, and money being accepted. Check the FEC filings, you’ll see that Obama has returned their money.
Pirate bay? Pirate party is what you mean 85.
[quote comment="255022"][quote comment="254975"]Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton accept money from RIAA lobbyists.[/quote]
There is a difference between money being given, and money being accepted. Check the FEC filings, you’ll see that Obama has returned their money.[/quote]
Why does everybody automatically assume that if you accept a gift that you owe that person a favor. If people gave me money for no reason I would take it. I do not believe to be good you need to be selfless. If you think of an RIAA made media torrent as a gift, then most of us here have already accepted gifts from the RIAA.
And dammit, enough with all the Ron Paul bullshit! He’s not the next Jesus Christ, people!
The only reason why so many blogosphere nutbars support him is because it’s in vogue to do so.
ron paul likes boy butts
Lmao @ all r0n p@ul comments will be censored. Obama ‘08!!!
[quote comment="255041"]ron paul likes boy butts[/quote]
Nothing wrong with liking men, if they’re old enough to consent. But i digress, he’s pretty Christian, and more Christian than most Catholic priests, so I don’t think he likes it up the butt. But that’s why I wouldn’t vote for him. Personally LGBT rights are more important at the moment than destroying the RIAA and what not through politics, we can at least wait another 4 years for that to happen, or let them run out of business in enough time.
get RP out of your heads, he hasnt a shot in hell of winning.
anyways, great article, TF, i’ll be looking into this more. thanks.
[quote comment="254795"]Clinton should have spent 5 years in prison last time [/quote]you ARE aware that this is a different clinton, right?
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