From Red State: “Googling Obama’s Character”
Sphere: Related ContentOne of the most important features of the Google search algorithm is how it uses links to rate content. In simplest terms, the more something is linked to for a particular type of content, the more weight the site carries in relation to that content. In other words, Google judges sites based on the company they keep. That’s not a new concept to the world.It’s not a new concept in American politics, either. When it’s your side being targeted for their relationships, you call it “guilt-by-association,” when it’s the other guy, you call it a question of character. In elections, all other considerations duly noted, such things matter. People remember the adage about judging a man by the company he keeps.
Like Google, voters examine link popularity. Much has been written and discussed about Obama’s “links.” Reverend Wright is the obvious example. Senator Clinton recently linked Senator Obama to Louis Farrakhan. George Stephanopoulos asked the Senator about his link with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers. He’s been linked with Electronic Intifada. He has many links to slum lord Tony Rezko. Obama has a lot of incoming links.
Yesterday, Erick posted about another link. This one is to Google and Obama advisor Larry Lessig. Larry thought it would be appropriate to show a video of a mostly nude, gay Jesus being hit by a bus to his crowd at Google. He also showed it previously at Linux World. As Erick rightly points out, there is a particularly nasty hypocrisy in Lessig and Google petitioning on net neutrality while using Google’s undeniable power to determine what is and is not acceptable online to censor Malkin and promulgate gay Jesus.
MUCH MORE HERE: Including audio link from Rush on Liberals disdain for traditional American values.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 am
I think it was Ben Franklin who, in my opinion, said it best:
“If you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas.”