Patterico’s Googlebomb
By Mitch Berg
Google ranks things by how many things link to them – especially linking to the exact search phrase. For example, if you type “Polish Sausage” into Google, you get posts sorted as follows:
- Posts written on the Daily Kos and Huffington Post that reference Polish Sausage
- Posts where the link was in the phrase “Polish Sausage”, sorted in descending order of number of links
- Every other post on the subject, again sorted in descending order of number of links.
With that in mind, Patterico wants to make sure the word gets out that Barack Obama Sucks:
Barack Obama sucks.Barack Obama sucks because he will appoint terrible judges.
Barack Obama sucks because he will make John Edwards the A.G., and Slow Joe Biden the Secretary of State.
Barack Obama sucks because he will seek to pass big-government programs.
Barack Obama sucks because he will cut and run in Iraq, risking civil war in that country.
Barack Obama sucks because he reneges on his promises.
Barack Obama sucks because he has surrounded himself with bad people.
My goal is to make sure anyone who uses Google to confirm their belief that Barack Obama sucks, will find this post and join the choir.
So if you want to know why Barack Obama Sucks, run over to Patterico.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Barack Obama sucks because he will cut and run in Iraq, risking civil war in that country.
Apparently allowing the Iraqis to decide what they want is “cutting and running”
Apparently deciding 5 years is enough time to provide stability in a country where your goal was removing Hussien, not nation building.
Apparently the ACTUAL civil war that Bush caused is ok, but ‘risking’ civil war, which will be a risk for the next 100 years, whether we leave or not, isn’t acceptable.
Is this the kind of childish, immature argument that you typically read in lieu of actual news, Mitch?
Do you seriously want to make progress in Iraq, or is just about trying to win political victories?
The bottom line is, the country’s (Iraq’s) major cities are being carved up like big jigsaw puzzles – much like happened in Beruit during it’s civil war. That has greatly reduced violence (obviously good) – but not a permanent solution – not even close. To suggest the civil war is over – is assinine – Obama isn’t risking a civil war is to suggest it isn’t already happening and more, that our troops are the key to preventing it. Neither of those points are true.
If we are to stay (the second point here), it can’t be with permission to:
1. Create 60 permanent bases where our conduct is above ANY REVIEW.
2. Where our troops are free from any prosecution or responsibility for criminal conduct. This is totally different than our presence in Korea, in Germany, in Japan has been or is.
3. Where our troops get to define what constitutes an attack ON IRAQ, and may respond any way they like, without the permission of the Iraqi government to do so, potentially killing Iraqi civilians. Think about that. We’d be foriegn troops, acting without permission, defining our own rules and roles, without review, without culpability, potentially inflicting colateral casualties on the population and we expect a government to accept that? That’s insane – but hey, let’s talk about ‘cut and run’ BS claptrap jingoism. That’s helpful.
Mitch, what would you say if you were in the role of a US negotiator? What would you offer to Iraq’s refusal to accept these ludicrous requirements?
Do you support creating 58 permanent bases in Iraq? If so, why?
June 12th, 2008 at 8:13 am
“Yearghhhhhhhh!” -Peev
June 12th, 2008 at 8:16 am
May as well get to it:
Peev recently started a blog,
But he’s still Mitch’s comment thread hog.
His Web-based addiction,
Is an ongoing affliction.
His comments are like choking on fog.
June 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Peev really enjoys wanking his penis
He’s adept as the most practiced machinist.
But if he had his druthers
He’d just as soon post another
Comment devoid of all logical cleanness.
June 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Great letter in todays St Paul paper about Obama. I don’t see on their online version, so just go out and spend the 25 cents to get the paper. It’s worth it.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Peev\leftover\penema\whatever he’s calling himself today asks: “Is this the kind of childish, immature argument that you typically read in lieu of actual news, Mitch?”
This is exactly the kind of childish, immature moonbat barking (argument doesn’t quite describe it) we are subjected to (not that many actually read past the first word or two) every time you schlep yourself over here.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:43 am
It’s actually degenerated to self-parody. Similar to another form of self-manipulation I’ve no doubt PB is very familiar with.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:05 am
PB/Peevish Boy/Peevish/Peev/Leftout/Penigma/douchebag:
“…the kind of childish, immature…”
This coming from the guy who has refered to Mitch as… oh, don’t even bother checking to give him traffic.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Bush spent two years as the top search result for “Miserable Failure.”
Then Google squelched Google-bombing.
http://searchengineland.com/070125-230048.php
18 months ago.
Try to keep up.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Yes, Blofeld. Because goodness knows the latest ephemera of the online world is vital stuff.