Comments on: Ok, Maybe McCain Should Go Back To The Old Template http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TPN WEB DESIGN INC. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1313851 TPN WEB DESIGN INC. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:57:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1313851 Nice. Nice.

]]> By: Tom Maddox http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1304446 Tom Maddox Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:12:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1304446 Mike, the logical disconnect isn't as clean as you say. You're criticizing his blog, not his qualifications for president, then making your own logical jump: "some people are going to question whether the guy can hire competent people to surround him." (Perhaps the same inquisitive and anonymous folks whom Katie Couric channeled in her interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards? Wonder how they feel about TechCrunch.) Anyway, informally and convincingly to some of us, people who live in glass houses ... Finally, I should note that I don't think the errors on TechCrunch figure highly among your lack of qualifications to be president. Mike, the logical disconnect isn’t as clean as you say. You’re criticizing his blog, not his qualifications for president, then making your own logical jump: “some people are going to question whether the guy can hire competent people to surround him.” (Perhaps the same inquisitive and anonymous folks whom Katie Couric channeled in her interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards? Wonder how they feel about TechCrunch.)

Anyway, informally and convincingly to some of us, people who live in glass houses …

Finally, I should note that I don’t think the errors on TechCrunch figure highly among your lack of qualifications to be president.

]]> By: Mario http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1295220 Mario Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:05:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1295220 Michael - not just in Silicon Valley :-) Michael - not just in Silicon Valley :-)

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1294333 Michael Arrington Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:40:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1294333 Daniel - Leftist bias? heh. I voted for Bush twice. That makes me a fascist baby-killer in Silicon Valley. Daniel - Leftist bias? heh. I voted for Bush twice. That makes me a fascist baby-killer in Silicon Valley.

]]> By: Daniel, Fashionising http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293744 Daniel, Fashionising Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:37:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293744 A spelling mistake on MySpace? This guy is more in touch with the audience then you give him credit for ;) A spelling mistake on MySpace? This guy is more in touch with the audience then you give him credit for ;)

]]> By: DanielthePoet http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293695 DanielthePoet Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:19:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293695 I agree with baron. It would be much cooler if they change it to "Add to GOP"! Why not plug the party? I agree with baron. It would be much cooler if they change it to “Add to GOP”!

Why not plug the party?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293439 Daniel Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:50:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293439 Oh for Christ sake! The dude did not put a a promo-homo message on McCain's site. He made a joke about hot lesbos munching the fish taco to embarass McCain for using his images. Stop reading your own leftist bias into everything Arrington. Sheesh. Oh for Christ sake! The dude did not put a a promo-homo message on McCain’s site. He made a joke about hot lesbos munching the fish taco to embarass McCain for using his images.

Stop reading your own leftist bias into everything Arrington.

Sheesh.

]]> By: JohnMcVirus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293293 JohnMcVirus Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:44:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293293 just went to John McCain's myspace page and got 2 virus alerts. i deleted it, did a full scan, and never going to that virus infested page again. thanks noobCrunch. just went to John McCain’s myspace page and got 2 virus alerts. i deleted it, did a full scan, and never going to that virus infested page again. thanks noobCrunch.

]]> By: Rune http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293256 Rune Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:27:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293256 Oh McCain, you've done it again Oh McCain, you’ve done it again

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293177 Michael Arrington Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:56:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293177 The typo issue on TechCrunch - an easy if logically broken comparison to make. But I agree, I'm not qualified to be president, either. The typo issue on TechCrunch - an easy if logically broken comparison to make. But I agree, I’m not qualified to be president, either.

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293005 Dan Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:51:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1293005 Mike @ #22: I think the folks started getting uppity after the WebApps 101 post. People were just mean spirited on there...and apparently, they've decided to hang around. Mike @ #22:

I think the folks started getting uppity after the WebApps 101 post. People were just mean spirited on there…and apparently, they’ve decided to hang around.

]]> By: Mike D. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292960 Mike D. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:35:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292960 Wow, when did the crowd here get so ornery? I would probably turn off comments on my blog if I got people telling me about what I should and shouldn't write about. The web is too large to comment on everything you don't like. What's the point of trying? Wow, when did the crowd here get so ornery? I would probably turn off comments on my blog if I got people telling me about what I should and shouldn’t write about.

The web is too large to comment on everything you don’t like. What’s the point of trying?

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292923 Andy Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:23:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292923 worst blog post ever. worst blog post ever.

]]> By: pr0xy k1ll3r http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292591 pr0xy k1ll3r Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:59:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292591 by* by*

]]> By: pr0xy k1ll3r http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292590 pr0xy k1ll3r Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:58:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292590 A 13yr old on McCains MySpace dude u spelt grps wr0ng!!!! lmao! rotfl!! YOU n00b!!! I'm so NOT voting for you! (Arrington, if you or any of your editors ever make a spelling mistake, will that mean you are incompetent as well and that you are surrounded by incompetent people too?) Serious Voters will not be put off by this, they will be more interested in what his manifesto is rather than what spelling mistakes are present on his MySpace page, which ofcourse will predominately be seen my the 13ry old kid(s) I mentioned above. A 13yr old on McCains MySpace

dude u spelt grps wr0ng!!!!
lmao! rotfl!!
YOU n00b!!! I’m so NOT voting for you!

(Arrington, if you or any of your editors ever make a spelling mistake, will that mean you are incompetent as well and that you are surrounded by incompetent people too?)

Serious Voters will not be put off by this, they will be more interested in what his manifesto is rather than what spelling mistakes are present on his MySpace page, which ofcourse will predominately be seen my the 13ry old kid(s) I mentioned above.

]]> By: Tom Maddox http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292581 Tom Maddox Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:54:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292581 Folks, I've noticed a fair number of formal errors in TechCrunch, but for an example I didn't have to search for one; I only had to look at the article beneath the McCain piece, where I find: FlipTrack Get’s $1.5 M for Synching Slide Shows Fairly obviously, if you're going to criticize someone else's conventional errors, you might want to pay more attention to your own. Folks,

I’ve noticed a fair number of formal errors in TechCrunch, but for an example I didn’t have to search for one; I only had to look at the article beneath the McCain piece, where I find:

FlipTrack Get’s $1.5 M for Synching Slide Shows

Fairly obviously, if you’re going to criticize someone else’s conventional errors, you might want to pay more attention to your own.

]]> By: Andrew Mager http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292530 Andrew Mager Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:37:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292530 If anybody can screw it up more than George W, it's Mr. McCain. This is hilarious Michael. If anybody can screw it up more than George W, it’s Mr. McCain.

This is hilarious Michael.

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292439 Dan Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:59:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292439 His grandchild is probably doing this for him. :) And for those who think spelling on websites doesn't matter....wow... I'eve got smoe news for yuo---it deos. His grandchild is probably doing this for him. :)

And for those who think spelling on websites doesn’t matter….wow…

I’eve got smoe news for yuo—it deos.

]]> By: gilltots http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292392 gilltots Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:45:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292392 "But now some people are going to question whether the guy can hire competent people to surround him." why would he sweat it? on the campaign trail he's going to be literally ENGULFED in incompetent people (his Republican base) tee hee hee p.s. mccain's myspace profile is kinda, eh, not that exciting. BREAKING NEWS - GRAPHIC CHANGED ON WEBPAGE! “But now some people are going to question whether the guy can hire competent people to surround him.”

why would he sweat it? on the campaign trail he’s going to be literally ENGULFED in incompetent people (his Republican base) tee hee hee

p.s. mccain’s myspace profile is kinda, eh, not that exciting. BREAKING NEWS - GRAPHIC CHANGED ON WEBPAGE!

]]> By: jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292390 jason Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:45:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292390 omg! a typo on a myspace page. alert the world! i think your classification of "gorup" being a "bad misspelling" is sensationalizing this just a bit don't you think mike? it's a typo. people make mistakes your holiness. omg! a typo on a myspace page. alert the world!

i think your classification of “gorup” being a “bad misspelling” is sensationalizing this just a bit don’t you think mike? it’s a typo. people make mistakes your holiness.

]]> By: manfmnantucket http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292322 manfmnantucket Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:21:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292322 oh, come on, how is this related to web 2.0 companies? IF you really want to see web 2 technology being adopted by government (and mega debates over gay marriage!) check out Mass governor Deval Patrick's site: http://devalpatrick.com/issues.php It's pretty good. tagging, digging, and everything, all scoped down to prioritize, engage, and address state-wide issues. oh, come on, how is this related to web 2.0 companies?

IF you really want to see web 2 technology being adopted by government
(and mega debates over gay marriage!) check out Mass governor
Deval Patrick’s site:

http://devalpatrick.com/issues.php

It’s pretty good. tagging, digging, and everything, all scoped down to prioritize, engage, and address
state-wide issues.

]]> By: Tim Marman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292261 Tim Marman Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:58:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292261 Scott, my thoughts exactly. "Really, watching a 70-year-old guy try to do a MySpace page is like watching politicians do the Macarena. It’s just too horrible to watch, but you can’t take your eyes away. If I was a 23-year-old, I think I’d respect McCain more for NOT doing a MySpace page, and it’s certainly not as if I’d not vote for him based on anything to do with MySpace." It's funny seeing politicos doing things to make it look like they get it, when often it serves the opposite purpose. And as for Bush, well, at least prior to his first term, you could certainly make the argument that, while he might not have been the brightest or most experienced, he surrounded himself with a top-notch team. (That second term was inexcusable though!). Scott, my thoughts exactly.

“Really, watching a 70-year-old guy try to do a MySpace page is like watching politicians do the Macarena. It’s just too horrible to watch, but you can’t take your eyes away.

If I was a 23-year-old, I think I’d respect McCain more for NOT doing a MySpace page, and it’s certainly not as if I’d not vote for him based on anything to do with MySpace.”

It’s funny seeing politicos doing things to make it look like they get it, when often it serves the opposite purpose.

And as for Bush, well, at least prior to his first term, you could certainly make the argument that, while he might not have been the brightest or most experienced, he surrounded himself with a top-notch team. (That second term was inexcusable though!).

]]> By: rack pallet http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292250 rack pallet Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:47:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292250 - Having a myspace page - is worthless when compared to Barock's whole social networking site; - Also - if your going to take a template, take one that you have permissin and don't hot link - If your going to take one; make it a nice one. I personally think all templates on myspace sucks / basically myspace sucks. - Having a myspace page - is worthless when compared to Barock’s whole social networking site;

- Also - if your going to take a template, take one that you have permissin and don’t hot link -

If your going to take one; make it a nice one. I personally think all templates on myspace sucks / basically myspace sucks.

]]> By: chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292221 chris Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:26:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292221 great catch! great catch!

]]> By: grey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292164 grey Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:53:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/28/ok-maybe-mccain-should-go-back-to-the-old-template/#comment-1292164 Arrington said: But now some people are going to question whether the guy can hire competent people to surround him. Um who is some people? You think any Republican primary voters or general election voters are going to judge McCain abilty to pick competent people based on his myspace page being hacked and then group not being spelled correctly?? ...and not to get personal but (to get personal) didn't Arrington vote for Bush, who is clearly not a president who surrounded himself with competent technocrats. Arrington said:
But now some people are going to question whether the guy can hire competent people to surround him.

Um who is some people? You think any Republican primary voters or general election voters are going to judge McCain abilty to pick competent people based on his myspace page being hacked and then group not being spelled correctly??

…and not to get personal but (to get personal) didn’t Arrington vote for Bush, who is clearly not a president who surrounded himself with competent technocrats.

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