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Google Brushes off Lieberman's Request to Remove Terrorist Content

Mon, May 19, 2008 at 5:18:05 pm PST

Senator Joe Lieberman sent a letter to Google/YouTube asking them to remove the video content that’s been posted at YouTube by terrorist groups and their supporters, and Google told Lieberman to take a hike.

It’s no joke; this kind of highly disturbing radical Islamic content is easy to find all over YouTube, and it’s clear that several terrorist groups feel safe about posting pretty much anything they want, up to and including videos that show murders and terrorist attacks. But at CNET, they scoff at the problem (and Lieberman): So now Eric Schmidt is an al-Qaida fellow traveler? | Coop’s Corner : A Blog from Charlie Cooper - CNET News.com.

Of course, Google’s refusal to play ball may get it featured as a candidate for Bill O’Reilly’s Talking Point segment, but management’s entirely right to stick by its principles. Lieberman’s gone hunting with a blunderbuss, lumping violent and hateful content together with unpopular points of view. In this instance, Google did no evil.

I know we’re about to get into the thick of the political silly season, but no less than a veteran U.S. Senator should take a look at the United States Constitution now and then. It’s one heck of a document. Really.

(Hat tip: Jawa Report.)

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[deleted] 5/19/08 5:20:13 pm 7
#2 Shug 5/19/08 5:20:49 pm 10
Google told Lieberman to take a hike

yet they capitulate to terrorists and communist chinese.

something's wrong with the American government....as in they are weak

#3 Pickle 5/19/08 5:21:01 pm 8

I'm looking through my copy of the Constitution, but I haven't yet found any Constitutional protection for acts of sedition, nor against requests by Senators to cease such behaviour. Perhaps Charlie Cooper is reading from Constitution v.2.0.1...

#4 So? 5/19/08 5:22:08 pm 0

Google is the Anti-Christ.

#5 buzzsawmonkey 5/19/08 5:22:09 pm 1

So Lieberman was referring to material which depicts violent attacks on US troops, but these don't "depict violence, or advocate gratuitous violence?"

Have I got that right?

#6 rawmuse 5/19/08 5:22:13 pm 0

LiveLeak too, has a lot of jihadi vids.

#7 beachkatie 5/19/08 5:22:49 pm 0

Doesn't surprise me!

#8 WrathofG-d 5/19/08 5:23:18 pm 0

I could just imagine the "we were just providing the airwaves" being used during WW2 or Vietnam too.

/not!

#9 jainphx 5/19/08 5:23:44 pm 7

Google is fine with American Troops shown being blown up, but don't, I mean don't, shoot a koran

#10 jcm 5/19/08 5:23:46 pm 4

Google is getting on my last nerve.
Cooperation with China.
Turning over that guy in India.
Hosting death pr0n.

Any bet's on a Memorial Day theme?

#11 WrathofG-d 5/19/08 5:24:20 pm 0

re: #8 WrathofG-d

I could just imagine the "we were just providing the airwaves" being used during WW2 or Vietnam too.

/not!

PIMF:

that would be the "we were just providing the airwaves" EXCUSE...

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:24:43 pm 0
#13 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:24:48 pm 2

Ass Google, or Google Ass
backwards or forward, they are still ass's

#14 So? 5/19/08 5:24:55 pm 1

Retaliate with PORN on Jihadi websites.

I googled "prick" and got only one hit: Google

#15 Shug 5/19/08 5:25:02 pm 0

re: #10 jcm

Any bet's on a Memorial Day theme?

yes, it will look like this

#16 cincinnati_kid37 5/19/08 5:25:09 pm -1

Speaking of Tommy Emmanuel...

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

[Link: www.tommyemmanuel.com...]

#17 loflyer 5/19/08 5:25:12 pm 3

It would be interesting to research youtubes policy and operations dealing with anti-islamic terror videos vs Youtubes handling of pro-Islamic terrorist videos.....

#18 astronmr20 5/19/08 5:25:15 pm 5

The author of that blurb doesn't understand that there is a difference in freedom of speech, and being politely asked to remove pro-enemy propaganda.

They love to silence the other side of the aisle, but as soon as someone even suggests that they be responsible with their rhetoric, or suggests that they stop posting fucking terrorist videos, they quickly scream about the first amendment.

#19 So? 5/19/08 5:26:06 pm 0

re: #14 So?

Retaliate with PORN on Jihadi websites.

I googled "prick" and got only one hit: Google

same result when you do the plural "pricks"

#20 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:26:11 pm 5

Just think of your freedom in the hands of Obama and Google.

#21 WrathofG-d 5/19/08 5:26:25 pm 19

This is the problem with the world today (especially the left) they don't know the difference between (a) having a right and (b) doing what is right.

#22 So? 5/19/08 5:27:15 pm 1

What does "HomeLand Security" have to say?

#23 astronmr20 5/19/08 5:27:22 pm 1

re: #20 taxfreekiller

Just think of your freedom in the hands of Obama and Google.

*shudder..*

Seriously though... the guy is starting to scare the shit out of me. He's as left as the far left in Europe. Yikes.

#24 Shug 5/19/08 5:27:40 pm 1

re: #20 taxfreekiller

Just think of your freedom in the hands of Obama and Google.

Oboogle
Obagle
Gooma
Goobama

#25 Yankee Division Son 5/19/08 5:27:45 pm 1

And yet...

Google Assists In Arrest Of Indian Man

#26 Roentgen 5/19/08 5:27:57 pm 1

And while Google adds festoons to their search engine page for some national holidays, they have turned their nose at others that are there to pay respect to those that have served our country.

#27 yochanan 5/19/08 5:27:59 pm 0

^5 Joe Lieberman

#28 astronmr20 5/19/08 5:28:07 pm 0

re: #24 Shug

Oboogle

#29 Del Dolemonte 5/19/08 5:28:11 pm 0

Claude Rains could not be reached for comment.

Speaking of Lieberman, he is currently handily trouncing Mike Huckleberry in a poll asking which one of them should be McCain's running mate. Allapundit is running it over at Hot Air.

#30 Nevergiveup 5/19/08 5:28:52 pm 0

re: #21 WrathofG-d

This is the problem with the world today (especially the left) they don't know the difference between (a) having a right and (b) doing what is right.

Well said.

#31 jcm 5/19/08 5:28:55 pm 0

re: #15 Shug

yes, it will look like this

LOL!

#32 Sharmuta 5/19/08 5:29:06 pm 6

I'm sure the lefties at google are patting themselves on the back thinking what a great job they did sticking up for free speech- never mind they're defending people who want to take their free speech away.

#33 beachkatie 5/19/08 5:29:10 pm 0

re: #22 So?

What does "HomeLand Security" have to say?

Maybe they want them there to keep a eye on there going ons, don't a know!?

#34 Zach_the_Lizard 5/19/08 5:29:24 pm 1

re: #24 Shug

How about goomba. Now all we need is Mario to jump on his head...

#35 haakondahl 5/19/08 5:29:32 pm 5

Linked from Drudge:

The White House on Monday sent a scathing letter to NBC News, accusing the news network of “deceptively” editing an interview with President Bush on the issue of appeasement and Iran.

Best part:

“I noticed that around September of 2007, your network quietly stopped referring to conditions in Iraq as a ‘civil war,’ ” Gillespie wrote. “Is it still NBC News’s carefully deliberated opinion that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war? If not, will the network publicly declare that the civil war has ended, or that it was wrong to declare it in the first place?”

Gillespie also hit NBC News on its reporting on the state of the economy.

“I’m sure you don’t want people to conclude that there is really no distinction between the ‘news’ as reported on NBC and the ‘opinion’ as reported on MSNBC, despite the increasing blurring of those lines,” Gillespie concluded. “I welcome your response to this letter, and hope it is one that reassures your broadcast network’s viewers that blatantly partisan talk show hosts like Christopher Matthews and Keith Olbermann at MSNBC don’t hold editorial sway over the NBC network news division.”

#36 HelloDare 5/19/08 5:30:25 pm 0

You have to excuse Mr. Cooper. If you look at his banner photo, you'll see he's working with half a brain.

#37 Adrenalyn 5/19/08 5:30:32 pm 0

well, I hate to tell google but we've been in the thick of the political silly season since May 2005 when the first Nazicrat "debate" took place on what was it, NBC, ABC or CBS ?
and has continued non-stop now for 3 years

#38 loflyer 5/19/08 5:30:32 pm 3

re: #22 So?

What does "HomeLand Security" have to say?

With the FBI taking sensitivity training from CAIR, It is probable that Homeland security is trying to outjones the FBI and receiving senstitvity training from the Muslim brotherhood.....

#39 haakondahl 5/19/08 5:31:21 pm 4

With the speech the President gave this week, the Lieberman/Google issue and now the White House / NBC issue, it looks like segments of this government beyond the DoD are finally getting into this war.

Why didn't this happen years ago?

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:31:29 pm 0
#41 Bob in Breckenridge 5/19/08 5:31:36 pm 2

I saw Google did a special "Google" symbol for Walter Gropius. Think they did one for Armed Forces day on Saturday? Think they'll do one for Memorial Day? Me neither. Pathetic fuckin' assholes.

#42 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:31:40 pm 3

Dear Google,

How does it happen your not current in the hands of the commies of china and they own your sorry ass's, any chance it the U.S. Marines who do the shit your afraid to do?

f'n termites and bugs

#43 uncle_monkey 5/19/08 5:32:12 pm 0

Reason # 117,620 why friends don't let friends google.

#44 Shiplord Kirel 5/19/08 5:32:29 pm 4

In the meantime, Google's fellow Chicom informers at Yahoo have turned up their noses at Monopolosoft's offer of 47.6 billion for the whole cesspool.

I have a better idea:

Nationalize these moonbat conglomerates, turn their management over to a committee of pro-American bloggers, and deport the current management to Gitmo.

#45 loflyer 5/19/08 5:32:37 pm 0

re: #40 savage_nation

Dougie is pleased!

Where the heck are you Savage? Or are you becoming a "home-boy"?

#46 yochanan 5/19/08 5:32:48 pm 1

re: #29 Del Dolemonte

Claude Rains could not be reached for comment.

Speaking of Lieberman, he is currently handily trouncing Mike Huckleberry in a poll asking which one of them should be McCain's running mate. Allapundit is running it over at Hot Air.

JOHN MCCAIN/JOE LIEBERMAN 08

It would almost be fun seeing the reaction of both the democrats and the PERFECT CONSECRATIVE CIRCULAR FIRING SQUAD

#47 livefreeor die 5/19/08 5:33:00 pm 2

re: #41 Bob in Breckenridge

I saw Google did a special "Google" symbol for Walter Gropius. Think they did one for Armed Forces day on Saturday? Think they'll do one for Memorial Day? Me neither. Pathetic fuckin' assholes.

And just like Code Pink, the minute they're individually threatened, they'll be screaming for the armed forces they've insulted to defend them.

#48 Nevergiveup 5/19/08 5:33:29 pm 2

re: #35 haakondahl

It appears The President is getting a tad combative in his last few months in office. We can only hope ( real hope ) that extends to the disposing and or testing of ordnance over Iran.

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:33:57 pm 0
#50 uncle_monkey 5/19/08 5:34:07 pm 0

re: #15 Shug

yes, it will look like this

Sad but true.
I'm sure however they'll come up with something "light hearted" and "mirthful" for Stalin's birthday.

#51 mikeinmd 5/19/08 5:34:49 pm 3

re: #41 Bob in Breckenridge

They'll bring the Earth Hour black page back for an encore is my guess.

As a side note, O'Reilly is way more watchable with Laura Ingraham hosting. She's doing a story on the UN racism investigation tonite.

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:35:00 pm 0
#53 mean Gene 5/19/08 5:35:02 pm 0

Who remembers "Epic 2015?"
[Link: www.youtube.com...]
It was about Google, amazon, Blogger and the msm all getting together to make the way we ''do the news'' totally personalized (and totally useless).
But one thing they forgot when they put it together:Islam.
It really needs a redo.

#54 loflyer 5/19/08 5:35:18 pm 1

re: #44 Shiplord Kirel

In the meantime, Google's fellow Chicom informers at Yahoo have turned up their noses at Monopolosoft's offer of 47.6 billion for the whole cesspool.

I have a better idea:

Nationalize these moonbat conglomerates, turn their management over to a committee of pro-American bloggers, and deport the current management to Gitmo.

You go Shiplord! Best idea I have heard yet on the subject....Oops, that won't work unless we are in Venezuela!

#55 jainphx 5/19/08 5:35:47 pm 0

re: #42 taxfreekiller

Google told their Chinese masters yes sir, how high sir. I guess billions made here isn't enough, must get the billions in China. SPIT.

#56 Bob in Breckenridge 5/19/08 5:35:58 pm 2

re: #35 haakondahl

NBC/MSMBC are so far up Obama's ass you'd have to be a friggin' proctologist to find'em.

#57 loflyer 5/19/08 5:36:32 pm 0

re: #49 savage_nation

I'm in Fargo ND. At the flying jihad

Is that the name of your truck?

#58 Shiplord Kirel 5/19/08 5:37:04 pm 3

Btw, "Google sucks" is turning up 270,000 hits these days.
The more succinct "Google does evil" returned 1650.

#59 marwan's daughter 5/19/08 5:37:08 pm 3

Google also shills for the Church of Scientology, another dangerous organization not unlike certain terrorist groups.

#60 Shug 5/19/08 5:37:27 pm 1

re: #44 Shiplord Kirel

In the meantime, Google's fellow Chicom informers at Yahoo have turned up their noses at Monopolosoft's offer of 47.6 billion for the whole cesspool.

I have a better idea:

Nationalize these moonbat conglomerates, turn their management over to a committee of pro-American bloggers, and deport the current management to Gitmo.


I like it up to the last line.
People @ Gitmo get obesity.

so I say we outsource American prisons like this to China and Mexico.

1/1000th the cost and rest assured, no prisoner in Chinese or Mexican custody ever developed Type II diabetes.

/do it for their health

#61 livefreeor die 5/19/08 5:37:32 pm 0

re: #57 loflyer

Is that the name of your truck?

Sounds like a good potential drink name. Now what to put in it...

#62 loflyer 5/19/08 5:37:45 pm 1

re: #58 Shiplord Kirel

Btw, "Google sucks" is turning up 270,000 hits these days.
The more succinct "Google does evil" returned 1650.

You will never find a Google toolbar on any of my computers!

#63 livefreeor die 5/19/08 5:38:35 pm 0

re: #62 loflyer

You will never find a Google toolbar on any of my computers!

Hubby and I moved to Dogpile after Memorial Day last year.

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:39:13 pm 0
#65 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:39:20 pm 1

Dear Pres Bush etal,

Here is the deal. If you do not want the current ones in uniform to do the dirty deal to the mullas in Iran and the area's in need. Just so you know there is about 2,000,000 of us soul less Vietnam baby killers still able to do the dirty shit one more time. Just let us know the lat. and lon. and the amount of ord. you want on target. Tell the msm we made you do it. Then tell the Democrats to f' off.

#66 loflyer 5/19/08 5:39:20 pm 0

re: #61 livefreeor die

Sounds like a good potential drink name. Now what to put in it...

Vodka, brandy and vermouth! It will fly you to the moon!

#67 Tarkus289 5/19/08 5:39:42 pm 0

I use scroogle exclusively.
scroogle.org then choose scroogle scraper.

#68 yochanan 5/19/08 5:39:49 pm 0

re: #56 Bob in Breckenridge

WERE MSNBC AND NBC are located you could find a good case of diverticulitis or polyps

#69 jainphx 5/19/08 5:39:53 pm 0

re: #63 livefreeor die

I use Ask is there any thing I need to know about them?

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:39:58 pm 0
#71 Occasional Reader 5/19/08 5:41:04 pm 0
a veteran U.S. Senator should take a look at the United States Constitution

Hey, asshat, did Sen. Lieberman ORDER Google to remove jihadist content? No, I'm pretty sure he ASKED. The US Constitution has nothing to do with it. Asshat. (Did I say you were an asshat?)

#72 Bob in Breckenridge 5/19/08 5:41:33 pm 0

re: #51 mikeinmd

They'll bring the Earth Hour black page back for an encore is my guess.

As a side note, O'Reilly is way more watchable with Laura Ingraham hosting. She's doing a story on the UN racism investigation tonite.

Yeah, I was listening to her show earlier since Rush is on vacation. She was all over this doo-doo muslim guy investigating US for racism. Pot, meet kettle.

#73 Occasional Reader 5/19/08 5:41:51 pm 5

I am eating dinner. AND I AM EATING AS MUCH AS I WANT, AND I DIDN'T GET PERMISSION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES FIRST.

Come and get me, Obama!

#74 livefreeor die 5/19/08 5:42:23 pm 0

re: #70 savage_nation

Blackberry brandy and club soda. DeKuypers, of course

It should also have a shot of 150 rum or some grain alcohol-after all, it should be highly flammable.

#75 Shiplord Kirel 5/19/08 5:42:31 pm 5

There are some things even Google won't tolerate.

On March 23rd, for example, Independent Conservative reported on a mass purge of Christian You-Tubers.

(h/t Michelle Malkin)

#76 opinionated 5/19/08 5:42:33 pm 0

Google co-founder: My family left Russia because of anti-Semitism

[Link: www.haaretz.com...]

There is some irony here.

#77 sngnsgt 5/19/08 5:42:52 pm 0

Google

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#80 livefreeor die 5/19/08 5:44:00 pm 1

re: #78 savage_nation

RACIST!

Aren't we low class racists? Or do we have to be from Tennessee?

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:44:42 pm 0
#82 livefreeor die 5/19/08 5:45:46 pm 0

re: #81 savage_nation

Well, Arkansas is right next to Illinois...

I'm in Pennsylvania-but with the "new" geography, I might be next to Arkansas now.

#83 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:46:06 pm 0

I, tfk am a 403 error, be very careful of errors like me.

#84 opinionated 5/19/08 5:46:37 pm 0

Even if there was a Constitutional issue here, and of course there isn't, why is the Constitutional protection of citizens free speech rights extended to foreign terrorists.

And if the unloaders of these videos are Americans, why aren't they behind bars for treason? Treason is in the Constitution.

[deleted] 5/19/08 5:46:56 pm 0
#86 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:47:15 pm 0

with 6 coors lights, tfk is a 403.1 error message

#87 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:48:04 pm 0

elgoog

#88 anotherindyfilmguy 5/19/08 5:48:12 pm 0

Irony meter breaking out of and sproinging all over the place...

#89 Slumbering Behemoth 5/19/08 5:48:15 pm 0

re: #2 Shug

yet they capitulate to terrorists and communist chinese.

Deserves repeating. I don't do google, and until the company changes hands, I never will.

#90 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:48:20 pm 0

ya,,,

el-goog

#91 taxfreekiller 5/19/08 5:49:01 pm 0

google

el-goog

ay

#92 loflyer 5/19/08 5:50:38 pm 0

re: #73 Occasional Reader

I am eating dinner. AND I AM EATING AS MUCH AS I WANT, AND I DIDN'T GET PERMISSION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES FIRST.

Come and get me, Obama!

If elected Obama will go for "universal health care". Once that is in they will go after the smokers. Think the jails are flooded now, just wait until tobacco is outlawed. Then they will go after the obese, the anorexic, diabetic, altruistic, gun-owners and the conservatives. Pretty soon the only population left will be the elite liberals. The Democrats will change their name to CPUSA and outlaw all other parties.
/worse case scenario.

#93 Shiplord Kirel 5/19/08 5:52:28 pm 5

Why is Charles reported to the FBI for alleged violent threats posted here, but Google sycophants try to hide that firm's self-evident complicity in terrorist incitement behind the Constitution?

The answer is simple: Media beasts have their own version of the Constitution and it has absolutely nothing to do with the real version adopted in 1789, with the common-law that precedes and informs it, or with the 200 years of case history that put definite limits on incitement and treasonable speech.

#94