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That New Media Douchebag's are about as intelligent as the fake dog shit on iJustine's chest. (She's into Cleveland Steamers! Who knew?) Le Scoble has one of his Douchetard rants about THE POLITICAL TOPIC THAT MUST NOT BE DISCUSSED IN USA. Yes, that's how he wrote it. When you're a "new media" nimrod, "articles" not required. Where Food?

ANYway, he has this fucking precious paragraph:

But what’s not being discussed? How about our nation’s policies toward innovation? I’ve watched a lot of the two political conventions. I’ve heard a few words about support for technology and science — quickly are forgotten in the noise about McCain’s vice presidential pick — but I’ve heard nary a word about how we’re going to ensure that the United States continues to be a place where innovation happens. Increasingly I’m hearing from industry leaders that our innovation leadership is under major attack for a whole lot of reasons. Immigration policy. Education system quality. Taxation and regulation. And on and on.

Yet we don’t openly discuss it. We’d rather talk about some 17-year-old’s sex life or download the latest shiny object from Google. Question: how did that shiny object get here?

You know, for someone whose career is based on sucking web cock, you'd think he'd be better at The Google. Here's Obama's reply:

1. Innovation. Science and technology have been responsible for half of the growth of the American economy since WWII. But several recent reports question America’s continued leadership in these vital areas. What policies will you support to ensure that America remains the world leader in innovation?

Ensuring that the U.S. continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration. Our talent for innovation is still the envy of the world, but we face unprecedented challenges that demand new approaches. For example, the U.S. annually imports $53 billion more in advanced technology products than we export. China is now the world’s number one high technology exporter. This competitive situation may only worsen over time because the number of U.S. students pursuing technical careers is declining. The U.S. ranks 17th among developed nations in the proportion of college students receiving degrees in science or engineering; we were in third place thirty years ago.

My administration will increase funding for basic research in physical and life sciences, mathematics, and engineering at a rate that would double basic research budgets over the next decade. We will increase research grants for early-career researchers to keep young scientists entering these fields. We will increase support for high-risk, high-payoff research portfolios at our science agencies. And we will invest in the breakthrough research we need to meet our energy challenges and to transform our defense programs.

A vigorous research and development program depends on encouraging talented people to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and giving them the support they need to reach their potential. My administration will work to guarantee to students access to strong science curriculum at all grade levels so they graduate knowing how science works – using hands-on, IT-enhanced education. As president, I will launch a Service Scholarship program that pays undergraduate or graduate teaching education costs for those who commit to teaching in a high-need school, and I will prioritize math and science teachers. Additionally, my proposal to create Teacher Residency Academies will also add 30,000 new teachers to high-need schools – training thousands of science and math teachers. I will also expand access to higher education, work to draw more of these students into science and engineering, and increase National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships. My proposals for providing broadband Internet connections for all Americans across the country will help ensure that more students are able to
bolster their STEM achievement.

Progress in science and technology must be backed with programs ensuring that U.S. businesses have strong incentives to convert advances quickly into new business opportunities and jobs. To do this, my administration will make the R&D tax credit permanent.

Holey Fuckholey Batman! But Le Scoble just said no one was talking about it!

Oh, callow youth, you forgot the first lesson of Scoblese: "If they aren't talking TO ME, they aren't talking TO ANYONE. See, that was question one from the 14 questions posed to Sen. Obama by Sciencedbate 2008. You can't possibly expect Le Scoble to go out and look at science websites, can you? I mean, after all, Science is harrrd, and besides, Microsoft's Astronomy application is all he needs. It even made him cry. That's all the science out there, right? Now you know why I call them New Media DOUCHEBAGS; because that's what they are...douchebags, and about as dumb as a rock.

Remember kids, if a New Media Douchebag says it's a sunny day, get an umbrella and a boat, 'cause it's raining like hell, and probably flooding too.

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Comments

C'mon, John, he's just following in the lazy footsteps of so many in media today. Investigation? Research? Those are things that were killed when CNN pioneered the "he said, she said" method of journalism: just pile two opposing viewpoints into a room and watch the ratings soar. Who cares if one side is completely full of shit? After all, the sizzle sells the steak...

Posted by: PigInZen | September 5, 2008 9:17 AM

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