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Google Atrocity
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| 4/1/04
| Jacaranda
Posted on 04/01/2004 11:47:50 AM PST by jacaranda
I was showed today by my coworkers that if you type -weapons of mass destruction-in google and hit I feel Lucky, you are directed to a site that is anti bush and makes a mockery of him and the WMD's. If you type -miserable failure- into the google line and hit Feeling Lucky, you are directed to the White House bio site on President Bush.
Can someone please explain to me why this is allowed, and does Google openly accept this? It is an utter disgrace, and I am asking fellow freepers to ban using the google site.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blahblahblah; yaaaawwwwwn; yadayadayada
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:47:51 AM PST
by
jacaranda
To: jacaranda
Ancient history. Reported here dozens of times over the past few months.
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:49:35 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: jacaranda
Try this: Under Google Images, search for "Democratic Seal"
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:50:04 AM PST
by
So Cal Rocket
(If consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, John F. Kerry’s mind must be freaking enormous)
To: MineralMan
I'm a conservative, my sensibilities arent that delicate.
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:51:15 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(you tell em i'm commin.... and hells commin with me.)
To: jacaranda
Don't worry about it. While Google does seem to be leftist in terms of the advertising they accept, the search results are mostly determined by the way people link things. A while back, 'miserable failure' led to Michael Moore via the concerted effort of some, and you are seeing the leftist counterpart to that now. I think the whole thing is kind of silly. Who uses the "I'm feeling lucky" button anyway?
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:52:03 AM PST
by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: jacaranda
"I'm feeling lucky" just goes to the first site on the list using Google's scoring method. If miserable failure goes to the White House, that means a lot of people are using the term "miserable failure" with links to that page. Some people around here are trying to get it to go to John Kerry's site by similar methods.
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:52:03 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Clinton, advised by Dick Clarke, did nothing. - Ann Coulter 4/1/04, How 9-11 Happened)
To: jacaranda
Do a search here on Free Republic for "miserable failure," and you can read any of the dozens of threads on this subject. You'll find out how this was done. It's not Google's fault.
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:52:46 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: jacaranda
BS
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:54:25 AM PST
by
elfman2
To: jacaranda
Atrocity is a little silly, don't you think?
To: jacaranda
Google atrocity The real "atrocity" is, after what happened in Falujah yesterday, your use of the word "atrocity".
Get some perspective.
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:58:11 AM PST
by
TomB
(Why are so many newbies suddenly screwing things up around here all of the sudden?)
To: HairOfTheDog
Great minds......etc. ;-)
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posted on
04/01/2004 11:59:15 AM PST
by
TomB
(Why are so many newbies suddenly screwing things up around here all of the sudden?)
To: TomB
Excuse me but are we not all here for the same reason? Folks, sorry I added something that has been discussed 10 times over. If I bother you, why bother replying?
To: jacaranda
Excuse me but are we not all here for the same reason? No, I'm not here to whine about Google.
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posted on
04/01/2004 12:03:19 PM PST
by
TomB
(Why are so many newbies suddenly screwing things up around here all of the sudden?)
To: TomB
~nods~ :~D
To: jacaranda
Oh come on.... take your own advice and relax.
If you post a silly thread we are ~obligated~ to laugh and point. We are just doing our job.... Now do yours.... take a little ribbing then get over it!
To: jacaranda
Try this one...
Go to Google and type in "John Kerry's principled positions" (INCLUDING the quote marks) and then hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"
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posted on
04/02/2004 7:50:02 AM PST
by
So Cal Rocket
(If consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, John F. Kerry’s mind must be freaking enormous)
To: jacaranda
Can someone please explain to me why this is allowed Maybe because:
just kidding!
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posted on
04/02/2004 8:47:16 AM PST
by
Johnny Gage
(Only through God's help can men be pure for their wives and themselves.)
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