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Czar seeks 'chilling effect' on internet
American Thinker ^ | 10/2/09 | Lee Cary

Posted on 10/01/2009 10:25:00 PM PDT by Nachum

The meta-message of Cass Sunstein's new book delivers a warning to those who would spread Internet "rumors" about Barack Obama.

The Regulatory Czar's latest book is entitled Rumors. It purports to be about how rumors spread. To that end, it's full of remarkable insights such as "Many of us accept false rumors because of either our fears or our hopes." (p. 6) "Your willingness to believe a rumor will inevitably depend on the information with which you start." (p. 19) "Sometimes people believe rumors because other people believe them." (p. 28) Plus the shocking revelation that "Many rumors spread conspiracy theories." (p. 7)

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chilling; czar; effect; seeks
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1 posted on 10/01/2009 10:25:01 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Is this guy in love with Czars? Jesus.. we now have more Czars now than Russia ever had!


2 posted on 10/01/2009 10:27:46 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


3 posted on 10/01/2009 10:33:51 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

http://www.nachumlist.com/Sunstein.htm


4 posted on 10/01/2009 10:34:18 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum
Is there a list of Republicans who voted to confirm this person?
5 posted on 10/01/2009 10:38:13 PM PDT by Perchant
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To: Nachum

Does he discuss all the supposed ‘code words’ and ‘code phrases’ conservatives use that supposedly mean something else than what was said (according to liberals)?

How about just outright putting words in people’s mouths (a la Dowd)to project what the rumormonger wants to project about another person’s thoughts/beliefs?

Just curious.


6 posted on 10/01/2009 10:38:39 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Nachum

7 posted on 10/01/2009 10:40:17 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Nachum

I have a question for the “internet savvy”.

If, for some unimaginable situation, the internet in the USA was shut down or seriously restricted, how would it affect
the internet in other countries?
Would messengers and Email such as Yahoo or MSN be served out of other international hubs?
Would the internet, worldwide, become useless, or what?


8 posted on 10/01/2009 10:40:31 PM PDT by AlexW (Now in the Philippines . Happy not to be back in the USA for now.)
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To: Perchant

The Maine sisters Snowe and Collins were two of them.


9 posted on 10/01/2009 10:41:08 PM PDT by NewHampshireDuo
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To: Nachum

” Cass Sunstein is the Regulatory Czar. He was confirmed by the Senate by a 57-40 vote.”

Heck Nach, I thought the prob with the cZar system the pResident installed, is that it brings in O buddies without Congo review or oversight. Now you have me really confused, what with RINOs voting with Dims et al.

Any how thanks for the posted info, recalls a rumor of not long back , concerning Cass the Reg. Rumor has it that the man is stone stupid. Just hearsay.

Rab


10 posted on 10/01/2009 10:41:56 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: AlexW

Iran tried to shut down the Internet - it didn’t work.

(I don’t know the technical part of your question...interested to see what others say.)


11 posted on 10/01/2009 10:44:29 PM PDT by porter_knorr
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To: Nachum

What rumor??

I thought it was well known fact that Barack Obama went on a Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and followed that with a good warlord battle in Kenya against a neighboring tribe.

No?


12 posted on 10/01/2009 10:52:21 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Perchant

Republican Senators among the 57 who voted for confirmation included: Snowe (ME); Collins (ME); Bennett (UT); Hatch (UT); Lugar (IN); and Voinovich (OH).


13 posted on 10/01/2009 10:58:40 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: Nachum

Ah, not so fast Grasshopper Sunstein, what will you do about Texting?


14 posted on 10/01/2009 10:59:11 PM PDT by 444Flyer ( "Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: libh8er

Lugar is Obama’s butt boy.


15 posted on 10/01/2009 10:59:24 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: Nachum

Where would you learn the truth about the biggest mystery in history if not the internet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwjM2wVwFQs


16 posted on 10/01/2009 11:02:16 PM PDT by BILL_C (Those who don't understand the lessons of history will repeat, repeat and repeat.)
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To: Ancient Drive
Is this guy in love with Czars? Jesus.. we now have more Czars now than Russia ever had!

Ask his daughter, Natasha.

Which, btw, is a good ole African/American name, is it not?

17 posted on 10/01/2009 11:08:44 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: GeronL

No. That was his good buddy, Raul Odinga, whom Zero campaigned for. After Odinga lost, his supporters started burning/murdering Christians.

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2353163%2C12

Oh wait....I’m sorry. We’re supposed to be discussing RUMORS....

NOT FACTS.

I’ll try harder next time.


18 posted on 10/01/2009 11:11:40 PM PDT by XenaLee
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To: XenaLee

Wrong link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUaGe63Aqv4


19 posted on 10/01/2009 11:15:55 PM PDT by XenaLee
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To: XenaLee

lol.

psssst

Obama went on a jihad, pass it on


20 posted on 10/01/2009 11:18:02 PM PDT by GeronL
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