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	<title>Comments on: Who Will Be The First Tech President? Help Us Endorse A Candidate</title>
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		<title>By: Our Tech President Endorsements: Barack Obama and John McCain</title>
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		<dc:creator>Our Tech President Endorsements: Barack Obama and John McCain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] December we announced that we were also holding a Tech President primary here at TechCrunch, where readers [...]</description>
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		<title>By: zoey</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1900584</link>
		<dc:creator>zoey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>People, im sure someone in ur families r sick and cant afford heaalth insurance and its obvious the rebublicans dont care and wont provide free health insurence which may i provide that the united states is the one of the only countries of the devolped countries TO NOT HAVE FREE HEALTH INSURANCE!! ALso barack obamma people talk about jump on a bandwagon hes not experienced enough maybe in 2012 but not now and just because hes black doesnt mean he should have the black vote. I no u probably dnt want the typicall southern white man in office but u have to think about the country not bout urself. So i have my support behind edwards becuase hes behind so many views that will b required to run a great country and is a great speaker, so is hilary but i dont trust her. barack cant speak at all and runs on and on by the way ive been doing campaings since i was born and im 13 but u no wat oprah is just behind barack cuz hes black she never supports anyone and hear comes a black guy and now she supports someone comeone so stop jumping on the bandwagon cuz hes not ready to run the country but like i sed mayb in 2012. o and i no i mentioned im 13 but did i mention im also a biracial and haved faced racism.And yes im sick of having a southern white man in office but im thinkin about the country and the future the next generation.thank you for reading</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People, im sure someone in ur families r sick and cant afford heaalth insurance and its obvious the rebublicans dont care and wont provide free health insurence which may i provide that the united states is the one of the only countries of the devolped countries TO NOT HAVE FREE HEALTH INSURANCE!! ALso barack obamma people talk about jump on a bandwagon hes not experienced enough maybe in 2012 but not now and just because hes black doesnt mean he should have the black vote. I no u probably dnt want the typicall southern white man in office but u have to think about the country not bout urself. So i have my support behind edwards becuase hes behind so many views that will b required to run a great country and is a great speaker, so is hilary but i dont trust her. barack cant speak at all and runs on and on by the way ive been doing campaings since i was born and im 13 but u no wat oprah is just behind barack cuz hes black she never supports anyone and hear comes a black guy and now she supports someone comeone so stop jumping on the bandwagon cuz hes not ready to run the country but like i sed mayb in 2012. o and i no i mentioned im 13 but did i mention im also a biracial and haved faced racism.And yes im sick of having a southern white man in office but im thinkin about the country and the future the next generation.thank you for reading</p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, Mr. Arrington, now that Obama has caught up to Kucinich on the Democrat side, I'm still waiting to see the Republican results "normalize" as you say. Currently, Ron Paul still has 5 times as many votes as the next highest guy. Care to revise your prediction?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, Mr. Arrington, now that Obama has caught up to Kucinich on the Democrat side, I&#8217;m still waiting to see the Republican results &#8220;normalize&#8221; as you say. Currently, Ron Paul still has 5 times as many votes as the next highest guy. Care to revise your prediction?</p>
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		<title>By: William Rist</title>
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		<dc:creator>William Rist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It would in fact be nice to see Ron Paul, as an independent however, being
an independent is not only expensive, but it never gets the recognition it
deserves. He only goes to the Republican side hoping, that some may pay attention to his ideas. I would say that if everyone sits back and does 
nothing then evil will increase. As a 8 year Gulf War veteran, our troops are 
only serving in the Middle East, so that the government may do so for selfish gains over "OIL" Yet, at the same time many people in this country
believe that our troops should stay in the Middle East, but then when you ask those same individuals to relieve those soldiers in the Middle East 
with PTSD, they are not willing to relieve those soldiers of their " POST. " Many, will be willing to let our troops die, for the sake that they are not willing to serve with them at the " Firing Lines." Many people in our government, are willing to toast wine glasses, and shake hands, while at the same time they pay no attention to those in uniform. Instead they serve at the front lines taking a bullet, put into a body bag, while the family receives a flag. Our government has a bunch of cowards. The time is coming when God, in fact will bring down a "WRATH" on those failing to assist to help in correcting in what is wrong. Life is good, when so many 
refuse to pay attention to where the real conflict is going.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would in fact be nice to see Ron Paul, as an independent however, being<br />
an independent is not only expensive, but it never gets the recognition it<br />
deserves. He only goes to the Republican side hoping, that some may pay attention to his ideas. I would say that if everyone sits back and does<br />
nothing then evil will increase. As a 8 year Gulf War veteran, our troops are<br />
only serving in the Middle East, so that the government may do so for selfish gains over &#8220;OIL&#8221; Yet, at the same time many people in this country<br />
believe that our troops should stay in the Middle East, but then when you ask those same individuals to relieve those soldiers in the Middle East<br />
with PTSD, they are not willing to relieve those soldiers of their &#8221; POST. &#8221; Many, will be willing to let our troops die, for the sake that they are not willing to serve with them at the &#8221; Firing Lines.&#8221; Many people in our government, are willing to toast wine glasses, and shake hands, while at the same time they pay no attention to those in uniform. Instead they serve at the front lines taking a bullet, put into a body bag, while the family receives a flag. Our government has a bunch of cowards. The time is coming when God, in fact will bring down a &#8220;WRATH&#8221; on those failing to assist to help in correcting in what is wrong. Life is good, when so many<br />
refuse to pay attention to where the real conflict is going.</p>
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		<title>By: Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1869219</link>
		<dc:creator>Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@43-What makes Ron Paul a Tech President?”

The fact that he doesn’t believe the internet should be regulated, just like he believes that your life shouldn’t be regulated either. Think about it, if they can control the internet then porn is no more. O.o
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That's the problem with RP.  He doesn't believe that much of anything should be regulated by the Feds.  So yeah, you can throw in the net with all the other things that RP doesn't want to regulate.  But you are choosing only one part of his overall view.  You are looking at the parts rather than the whole.  And trust me, that will leave you wide open to be blindsided by all the other actions RP would like to take.

Thankfully, the probability of RP getting the 'Pub nomination is near zero.

However, I do hope he chooses to run as an independent candidate.  Doing so will slam the Republican's like the Democrats got from Nader and will ensure a Democratic win.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@43-What makes Ron Paul a Tech President?”</p>
<p>The fact that he doesn’t believe the internet should be regulated, just like he believes that your life shouldn’t be regulated either. Think about it, if they can control the internet then porn is no more. O.o<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
That&#8217;s the problem with RP.  He doesn&#8217;t believe that much of anything should be regulated by the Feds.  So yeah, you can throw in the net with all the other things that RP doesn&#8217;t want to regulate.  But you are choosing only one part of his overall view.  You are looking at the parts rather than the whole.  And trust me, that will leave you wide open to be blindsided by all the other actions RP would like to take.</p>
<p>Thankfully, the probability of RP getting the &#8216;Pub nomination is near zero.</p>
<p>However, I do hope he chooses to run as an independent candidate.  Doing so will slam the Republican&#8217;s like the Democrats got from Nader and will ensure a Democratic win.</p>
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		<title>By: Jonathan Trenn</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1867228</link>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Trenn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Isn't Tech President the site run by Micah Sifry?  I think he's trademarked the name.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t Tech President the site run by Micah Sifry?  I think he&#8217;s trademarked the name.</p>
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		<title>By: Tech President Endorsement On Local Fox Affiliate</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tech President Endorsement On Local Fox Affiliate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Thursday we announced that we are holding a &#8220;primary&#8221; that includes each 2008 presidential candidate. We are [...]</description>
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		<title>By: William Rist</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1863255</link>
		<dc:creator>William Rist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ron Paul, out of all the candidates is trying to shut down the National ID, which is your current Drivers License. It is a unfunded mandate that cost the American people $5 billion dollars over the next 5 years. It will be used to track Americans' not illegals. It is Public law 109-13 that was passed secretly without telling the American people. It is known as the Real ID
Act. Go to www.ncsl.org/realid</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ron Paul, out of all the candidates is trying to shut down the National ID, which is your current Drivers License. It is a unfunded mandate that cost the American people $5 billion dollars over the next 5 years. It will be used to track Americans&#8217; not illegals. It is Public law 109-13 that was passed secretly without telling the American people. It is known as the Real ID<br />
Act. Go to <a href="http://www.ncsl.org/realid" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncsl.org/realid</a></p>
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		<title>By: John Ramey</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1863066</link>
		<dc:creator>John Ramey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>86 &#38; everyone:

Ron Paul's stance on net neutrality is misleading. He is "against" internet regulation in ANY form - good or bad. He is FOR leaving the internet alone and keeping it tax free. 

His opinion is that the Fedeal gov has no right to legislate anything about the net, at all. 

It's similar to his stance on abortion. People see the soundbyte "I think Roe v Wade should be repealed" and think he would make abortion illegal. What he is saying is that the Fed had no right to make a decision to begin with - it's a state issue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>86 &amp; everyone:</p>
<p>Ron Paul&#8217;s stance on net neutrality is misleading. He is &#8220;against&#8221; internet regulation in ANY form - good or bad. He is FOR leaving the internet alone and keeping it tax free. </p>
<p>His opinion is that the Fedeal gov has no right to legislate anything about the net, at all. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s similar to his stance on abortion. People see the soundbyte &#8220;I think Roe v Wade should be repealed&#8221; and think he would make abortion illegal. What he is saying is that the Fed had no right to make a decision to begin with - it&#8217;s a state issue.</p>
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		<title>By: Luke</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1863018</link>
		<dc:creator>Luke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My votes going to Mitt!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My votes going to Mitt!</p>
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		<title>By: Everett</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1862663</link>
		<dc:creator>Everett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michael, SMILE MAN!!! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael, SMILE MAN!!! <img src='http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1862423</link>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Will we see Ron Paul interviewed soon?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will we see Ron Paul interviewed soon?</p>
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		<title>By: I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1862232</link>
		<dc:creator>I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Fred Oliveria: Thank you. 

Honestly, I would be overjoyed if Obama was the next US President. But I have the luxury of living in England, and if Obama was elected as our Prime Minister, I'd be in a bit of a strop.

On second thoughts, given that John McCain has zero chance of being elected (too sensible), I would actually say that TC should probably support Obama. There is so much hatred towards the US now that I actually think that it would be worth Obama raising a few taxes here and there, as long as the US could rejoin the world community. 

American taxpayers would probably disagree, of course, which is their right. And those three hundred million have got the votes, not the 6.7 billion outside the US. Hooray for democracy! 

Seriously, you guys choose who you like. If the Americans got to choose the UK Prime Minister, I'd've left England years ago.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Fred Oliveria: Thank you. </p>
<p>Honestly, I would be overjoyed if Obama was the next US President. But I have the luxury of living in England, and if Obama was elected as our Prime Minister, I&#8217;d be in a bit of a strop.</p>
<p>On second thoughts, given that John McCain has zero chance of being elected (too sensible), I would actually say that TC should probably support Obama. There is so much hatred towards the US now that I actually think that it would be worth Obama raising a few taxes here and there, as long as the US could rejoin the world community. </p>
<p>American taxpayers would probably disagree, of course, which is their right. And those three hundred million have got the votes, not the 6.7 billion outside the US. Hooray for democracy! </p>
<p>Seriously, you guys choose who you like. If the Americans got to choose the UK Prime Minister, I&#8217;d've left England years ago.</p>
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		<title>By: gilltots</title>
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		<dc:creator>gilltots</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i think they should make polling illegal.  every poll i see puts a completely different person in front and does nothing but skew people's perspectives and feed the propaganda machine.  so, make polling illegal, and let us finally VOTE for a candidate instead of letting the media decide it.  now there's a thought!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think they should make polling illegal.  every poll i see puts a completely different person in front and does nothing but skew people&#8217;s perspectives and feed the propaganda machine.  so, make polling illegal, and let us finally VOTE for a candidate instead of letting the media decide it.  now there&#8217;s a thought!</p>
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		<title>By: Fred Oliveira</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1861444</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred Oliveira</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog: I think you just wrote one of the most insightful comments I read here, ever. Despite the fact that I disagree with your opinion, I like how you exposed your ideas. I would like to see Obama as the next US president.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog: I think you just wrote one of the most insightful comments I read here, ever. Despite the fact that I disagree with your opinion, I like how you exposed your ideas. I would like to see Obama as the next US president.</p>
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		<title>By: kid mercury</title>
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		<dc:creator>kid mercury</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>arrington you know you are a ron paul fan, c'mon admit it you are a closet member of the ron paul revolution. say it loud, sing it proud: RON PAUL 2008!!!

seriously, the only people who don't support ron paul are the people who don't know better. since most people know more about britney spears than about US government, that includes most people. of course, the techcrunch staff is smarter than the average buffoon, and so i'm sure you guys will select the best candidate (which is ron paul :) ).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>arrington you know you are a ron paul fan, c&#8217;mon admit it you are a closet member of the ron paul revolution. say it loud, sing it proud: RON PAUL 2008!!!</p>
<p>seriously, the only people who don&#8217;t support ron paul are the people who don&#8217;t know better. since most people know more about britney spears than about US government, that includes most people. of course, the techcrunch staff is smarter than the average buffoon, and so i&#8217;m sure you guys will select the best candidate (which is ron paul <img src='http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> ).</p>
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		<title>By: PyramidView</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1861321</link>
		<dc:creator>PyramidView</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why must you endorse a candidate from each of the two major parties?  Perhaps one, or both, parties do not have a candidate worthy of a TechCrunch endorsement.  For that matter, what about the smaller parties?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why must you endorse a candidate from each of the two major parties?  Perhaps one, or both, parties do not have a candidate worthy of a TechCrunch endorsement.  For that matter, what about the smaller parties?</p>
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		<title>By: I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog</title>
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		<dc:creator>I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a libertarian, Ron Paul would be the best candidate, but he has interchangable first and last names which means he can't be trusted. Also, I would rather stick my head in a bucket of sh*t than find myself at a rally with Ron Paul supporters.

Obama is such a nice young man but a socialist at heart. The world would like to see a young black US president to prove that the US isn't just a bunch of old white men who hate everything but country music, but he wouldn't do anything for America domestically, whether in healthcare, education, unemployment, any of it. If Obama is elected, expect a lot of heartwarming appearances and hope-filled speeches with foreign leaders abroad, and a lot of ineffectual, pointless government intervention.

Huckabee is the choice of the Westboro Baptist lobby that propped Bush up despite his economic, social and foreign disasters because Bush was against stem cell research. He's a drivelling lunatic who thinks that AIDS sufferers need separate public lavatories. (Don't believe anyone who claims that he's retracted or reconsidered. It was well known that AIDS was not transmitted casually when he said it originally, so nothing has happened to change his opinion, though he might cover it up to get votes.) If he gets the primary, let alone the presidency, it'll be hilarious.

Edwards is a non-entity beside Clinton and Obama. Romney has little to offer other than jokes about his wacky religion. 

McCain is the only candidate with a consistent platform, a lack of bigotry and, despite his age, doesn't give you the impression that he'll keel over at any moment from colloidal silver poisoning. He's honest to the point you wonder how the hell he got into politics - read his answer to the question about why the Internet tax ban wasn't made permanent for an example. He understands that war is hell in a way that neither the Democrats' reactionary and opportunistic pigeons nor Bush's bespectacled chickenhawks can. He's the sort of President that you see in Hollywood movies, a man who exudes strength, honesty and intelligence and makes you walk out of the cinema wondering why Americans never elect people like that in real life.

If TechCrunch endorse him it will show that they genuinely understand what makes someone the right person to lead the US for the next four or eight years. If TechCrunch endorses Ron Paul it'll confirm their image as myopic goldfish-brained Web two point oh dears who think that Digg accurately portrays the voice of the nation. Their choice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a libertarian, Ron Paul would be the best candidate, but he has interchangable first and last names which means he can&#8217;t be trusted. Also, I would rather stick my head in a bucket of sh*t than find myself at a rally with Ron Paul supporters.</p>
<p>Obama is such a nice young man but a socialist at heart. The world would like to see a young black US president to prove that the US isn&#8217;t just a bunch of old white men who hate everything but country music, but he wouldn&#8217;t do anything for America domestically, whether in healthcare, education, unemployment, any of it. If Obama is elected, expect a lot of heartwarming appearances and hope-filled speeches with foreign leaders abroad, and a lot of ineffectual, pointless government intervention.</p>
<p>Huckabee is the choice of the Westboro Baptist lobby that propped Bush up despite his economic, social and foreign disasters because Bush was against stem cell research. He&#8217;s a drivelling lunatic who thinks that AIDS sufferers need separate public lavatories. (Don&#8217;t believe anyone who claims that he&#8217;s retracted or reconsidered. It was well known that AIDS was not transmitted casually when he said it originally, so nothing has happened to change his opinion, though he might cover it up to get votes.) If he gets the primary, let alone the presidency, it&#8217;ll be hilarious.</p>
<p>Edwards is a non-entity beside Clinton and Obama. Romney has little to offer other than jokes about his wacky religion. </p>
<p>McCain is the only candidate with a consistent platform, a lack of bigotry and, despite his age, doesn&#8217;t give you the impression that he&#8217;ll keel over at any moment from colloidal silver poisoning. He&#8217;s honest to the point you wonder how the hell he got into politics - read his answer to the question about why the Internet tax ban wasn&#8217;t made permanent for an example. He understands that war is hell in a way that neither the Democrats&#8217; reactionary and opportunistic pigeons nor Bush&#8217;s bespectacled chickenhawks can. He&#8217;s the sort of President that you see in Hollywood movies, a man who exudes strength, honesty and intelligence and makes you walk out of the cinema wondering why Americans never elect people like that in real life.</p>
<p>If TechCrunch endorse him it will show that they genuinely understand what makes someone the right person to lead the US for the next four or eight years. If TechCrunch endorses Ron Paul it&#8217;ll confirm their image as myopic goldfish-brained Web two point oh dears who think that Digg accurately portrays the voice of the nation. Their choice.</p>
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		<title>By: JohnnyWrath</title>
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		<dc:creator>JohnnyWrath</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ron Paul came in number one, ahead of all the other 534 congressmen and senators in the CNET Technology Voter Guide in 2006.

http://www.news.com/2009-1040-6131719.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ron Paul came in number one, ahead of all the other 534 congressmen and senators in the CNET Technology Voter Guide in 2006.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.news.com/2009-1040-6131719.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.news.com/2009-1040-6131719.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Joel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Little coverage from mainstream press? Not one blog covered the cyber attacks in Estonia earlier this year, or that China had said it'd be developing cyber war initiatives. It seems ironic that a major blog outlet that hasn't covered any national technology issues beyond copyright and intellectual property would say that about mainstream press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little coverage from mainstream press? Not one blog covered the cyber attacks in Estonia earlier this year, or that China had said it&#8217;d be developing cyber war initiatives. It seems ironic that a major blog outlet that hasn&#8217;t covered any national technology issues beyond copyright and intellectual property would say that about mainstream press.</p>
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		<title>By: Drew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mike Bloomberg is my candidate</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike Bloomberg is my candidate</p>
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		<title>By: Quick Thoughts for 12.20.07 &#124; WinExtra</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/who-will-be-the-first-tech-president-help-us-endorse-a-candidate/#comment-1860638</link>
		<dc:creator>Quick Thoughts for 12.20.07 &#124; WinExtra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Who Will Be The First Tech President? Help Us Endorse A Candidate :: TechCrunch - when I first read this my first reaction was that Michael was getting a little full of himself. Then I realized that he was right and I guess if there is anyone who can give this the publicity it needs it will be Mr. Arrington [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Who Will Be The First Tech President? Help Us Endorse A Candidate :: TechCrunch - when I first read this my first reaction was that Michael was getting a little full of himself. Then I realized that he was right and I guess if there is anyone who can give this the publicity it needs it will be Mr. Arrington [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Sean Hackbarth</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sean Hackbarth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Senator Thompson's border security and immigration reform ideas are on his website:

http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx

&lt;em&gt;Disclaimer: I work for &lt;a href="http://www.fred08.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Senator Thompson&#8217;s border security and immigration reform ideas are on his website:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx</a></p>
<p><em>Disclaimer: I work for <a href="http://www.fred08.com" rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.fred08.com');">Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc.</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Ettore</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ettore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@B Reyes, @Ryan from Philadelphia and to all Ron Paul's fans:
you do realize he is the anti-tech candidate right?  From his profile:
- he is AGAINST net neutrality; 
- voted no to the "Science act"; 
- against Kyoto protocol; 
- no opinion on intellectual property, China, digital divide. 
How can a tech person like this guy??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@B Reyes, @Ryan from Philadelphia and to all Ron Paul&#8217;s fans:<br />
you do realize he is the anti-tech candidate right?  From his profile:<br />
- he is AGAINST net neutrality;<br />
- voted no to the &#8220;Science act&#8221;;<br />
- against Kyoto protocol;<br />
- no opinion on intellectual property, China, digital divide.<br />
How can a tech person like this guy??</p>
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		<title>By: rfre</title>
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		<dc:creator>rfre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mike, you couldn't resist licking your chops and taking a pull from that Mountain Dew for a 2 minute video? I guess you are getting more "comfortable" doing video.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike, you couldn&#8217;t resist licking your chops and taking a pull from that Mountain Dew for a 2 minute video? I guess you are getting more &#8220;comfortable&#8221; doing video.</p>
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