On Eve Of Net Boycott, Dump GoDaddy Exodus Begins GoDaddy girl Danica Patrick, one of several models the popular domain registrar employs.GoDaddy It’s a boycott of viral proportions. GoDaddy.com, one of the largest domain registrars on the Internet, stands to potentially lose thousands of customers on Thursday, Dec. 29, after the company gave and then repealed its support for a controversial bill before Congress that many fear could heavily restrict the web. On the eve of what has been dubbed “Dump Go Daddy Day,” imgur.com -- pronounced "imager," it's one of the largest image hosting sites in the world, responsible for an astonishing 28 terabytes of bandwidth and nearly 200 million page views today alone -- has already changed its registry entries, foreshadowing the potential negative effect of a boycott set to begin Thursday morning. “The outcry kind of forced our hand,” imgur founder and owner Alan Schaaf told FoxNews.com. “If SOPA were to pass, Imgur would not be able to exist,” Schaaf said, “We survive on user-generated content.
Buddy Roemer for President | America Needs Buddy for President 2012 Abu Dhabi Hotel Regrets $11 Million Christmas Tree ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — An Abu Dhabi luxury hotel that boasted an $11 million Christmas tree decorated with gold and gems admitted Sunday it may have taken the holiday spirit a bit too far. A statement from the Emirates Palace hotel said it regretted "attempts to overload" the Christmas tree tradition by adorning it with premium bling including gold, rubies, diamonds and other precious stones from a hotel jeweler. The statement was a rare bit of reflection on the Gulf's ethos of excess. The tree was unveiled last week with full fanfare in a hotel that features its own gold bar vending machine and a one-week $1 million package that includes private jet jaunts around the Middle East. But the hotel management apparently had second thoughts after questions arose about whether the opulent tree was innocent good cheer or unfortunate bad taste. "The hotel is just a venue for exhibiting the tree," the statement said.
"Washington is bought and sold like a sack of potatoes" Gov. Buddy Roemer, Dylan Ratigan Show Baton Rouge, LA –Governor Buddy Roemer issued the following statement regarding the suspension of his Presidential Campaign: After 17 months of a wonderful campaign, the lack of ballot access in all 50 states makes the quest impossible for now. I want to thank my family, particularly my wife Scarlett, and my three children Caroline, Chas, and Dakota. I’d also like to thank my three sisters, Margaret, Melinda, Melanie, and my brother Danny for all of their efforts. I could not have done this without the guidance and brilliance of my campaign manager, Carlos Sierra of El Paso, and without the new media expertise of Jill Sherman and Morgan Martinez, the volunteer efforts of Joshua Chavers, the start-up assistance of a great leader, Skardon Baker of Los Angeles, the courage of my New England director, Jim Knowlton of Worchester, and the scheduling patience of William Pierce of Rhode Island. A special thank you to Bill Klotz of Louisiana who never faltered— not once. Join with us.
GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough. Despite a massive Twitter campaign and a blog post that claims “Go Daddy no longer supports SOPA legislation” the company and their CEO have dodged questions about opposing the bill. In essence, they are taking a lesser role by not showing support for the bill. They have not opposed it. This week, they lost around 72,000 domain registrations. Everyone from large corporations like Google down to small startups like Oklahoma City Dodge are voicing concern about the legislation. How many domains is the company willing to lose before they oppose this abomination of legislation? Is 72,354 domains enough? Until the effect is more pronounced, they can afford to deflect questions and let the negative PR pass.
Mom: School put my autistic son in a bag - US news - Life LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at school was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his mother, who said she found him wiggling inside as a teacher's aide stood by. The mother of fourth-grader Christopher Baker said her son called out to her when she walked up to him in the bag Dec. 14. The case has spurred an online petition calling for the firing of school employees responsible. "He was treated like trash and thrown in the hallway," Chris' mother, Sandra Baker, said Thursday. Mercer County schools Interim Superintendent Dennis Davis said confidentiality laws forbid him from commenting. "The employees of the Mercer County Public Schools are qualified professionals who treat students with respect and dignity while providing a safe and nurturing learning environment," Davis said in a statement. State education officials said they were investigating. Story: Autism 5 times more common among low birth weight babies
Why we hate taxes (it's not what you think) Taxes Dec. 20, 2011 at 4:11 PM ET Updated at 3:15 p.m. PT Americans are growing increasingly frustrated with our country’s Byzantine federal tax system, but not because we feel overtaxed. Most Americans believe the biggest problem with taxes is that wealthy people don’t pay their fair share, according to poll results published Tuesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. The feeling of outrage over the privileged classes is growing, according to the poll results, which only confirm the widespread anger that has helped fuel this fall's Occupy protests on Wall Street and nationwide. Pew Research Center / Only a minority of Americans seem at all outraged by the taxes they pay themselves. Among those surveyed, only 38 percent said they pay more than their “fair share” in federal taxes, compared with 55 percent who answered affirmatively in a similar 2000 poll. When asked what bothers them most about the federal tax system, only 11 percent cited the amount they pay in taxes. Related:
The whole world is watching while the USA collapses : politics Congress & President on Veterans Day Still Prefer To Give Jobs To Immigrants Updated: by Roy Beck I have no doubt that the President and all the Members of Congress who this week expressed concern for unemployed veterans were sincere. But I also believe that, for the majority of them, moving young veterans into jobs is a much lower priority for them than to continue high levels of immigration to satisfy one special interest group or another. What our country's unemployed veterans have to keep in mind is that Pres. For most of our politicians, this is a day to "Honor Our Veterans As Long As It Doesn't Interfere With Mass Immigration." Take a look at the following from an article by Allison Linnfrom the NBC Today Show website: Friday is Veterans Day, and chances are some of the nation’s most recent vets are hoping it’s the day they get a job.The unemployment rate for veterans (who) have served since September 2001 — referred to by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as Gulf War II-era vets — was 12.1 percent in October. ROY BECK is Founder & CEO of NumbersUSA Tags: Veterans