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Missing in Action: Google Veterans Day Logo
Google Missing In Action ^ | 11 November 2004 | Me

Posted on 11/11/2004 7:12:59 AM PST by antaresequity

Todays Logo from Google

Conspicuously absent from Google is a special logo for Veterans Day. Google has a long history of opposing firearms and supporting left wing causes.

Google also cherry picks its side bar advertising with a left wing bias.

Do a search on Bush and then Kerry and see for yourself.

Shame on Google.

Google Special Logos Here

Google has managed to craft special logos for Bastille Day (screw France), Earth Day, Canada Day, MLK day, a host of left wing artists and more...



Happy Veterans Day: I send my heartfelt thanks to all United States veterans for all times...thank you for my freedom, and the freedom of my family.


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; bang; boycott; boycottgoogle; defundtheleft; france; french; google; internet; veterans; veteransday; vetransdat; vets
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To: Sociopathocracy
Time to use aother search engine. Are there any owned by conservatives?

I use and will continue to use Google daily in my duties as a Private Investigator. In addition, I have used it countless times to research information on leftist socialist causes & people. Finally, my stock portfolio has seen a very substantial increase over the past few months since Google went public. If this is how they want to send their petty messages, sobeit. The fact is, our guy is in the White House, and Google helps me make money on a daily basis.

21 posted on 11/11/2004 8:23:26 AM PST by dware (Go then. There are other worlds than these.)
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To: ArmyBratCutie

Thank you! I sent an e-mail to each address. I'll post responses...if I get any.


22 posted on 11/11/2004 8:26:11 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth! It's The Only Planet With Chocolate!)
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To: ArmyBratCutie

Thanks for the email addresses. This really irks me. I'm switching to someting else and removing it from my toolbar.


23 posted on 11/11/2004 8:30:45 AM PST by FightforFreedomCA (big bang theory: in the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.)
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To: MadPenguin
A former Google user, I switched to www.alltheweb.com earlier this year after Google refused advertising from a Christian website because they supposedly "promoted hatred and intolerance of homosexuals." Now they have a policy of refusing advertisements for guns and ammunition:

"At this time, Google policy does not permit the advertisement of websites that contain 'firearms and ammunition.' As noted in our advertising terms and conditions, we reserve the right to exercise editorial discretion when it comes to the advertising we accept on our site. This content is not permitted as ad text or keywords."

(read more about this here: http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1223736.html ).

Google is far left.

24 posted on 11/11/2004 8:34:07 AM PST by Egg ("...and everyone did what was right in his own eyes."--dark theme of the Bible book, Judges)
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To: Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
25 posted on 11/11/2004 8:38:42 AM PST by weegee (WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
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To: antaresequity

I noticed that first thing this morning and wrote them an email.


26 posted on 11/11/2004 8:43:59 AM PST by Jonx6
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To: Sociopathocracy
Time to use aother search engine. Are there any owned by conservatives?

Yeah. It's called "FreeRepublic.com". The only site I need.

27 posted on 11/11/2004 8:51:22 AM PST by montag813
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To: Jonx6
My email to everyone at Google:

Looking at your logo today, it would seem that you are not aware that today is Veterans Day. Perhaps you could do a Google search to verify that fact and then suggest to your graphics department that they create something appropriate to honor the thousands of veterans who have made your freedom (and wealth) possible.

28 posted on 11/11/2004 9:08:04 AM PST by ShowMeMom (On to 06)
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To: antaresequity
Here is the email I sent and the reply I received within the hour...

I am disappointed in your neglect to create a Veteran's Day logo, especially while we have troops deployed overseas. Recently, you have gone so far as to have special logos for Ray Charles' birthday, the winning of the X prize, and the birthday of Gaston Julia. But nothing for Veteran's Day? I sincerely hope this was a careless oversight on your part and not an attempt to make a political statement. Whether you agree with the current mission or not, it does not change the fact that thousands of soldiers (past and present) have put their own lives on the line merely because their country needed them. Veteran's Day does not just honor the soldiers of the current conflict, but also remembers the brave actions of those soldiers that fought in all of history's wars. Thousands and thousands of children grew up without fathers because of the solemn and selfless duty of soldiers and countless young men were permanently disabled due to their service. At the very least, I think these sacrifices deserve some Google-logo recognition and respect.

Response:
Thank you for your note. We're glad that you appreciate Google's holiday logos and would like to explain why we didn't post one for Veterans Day this year. Please be assured that the decision whether to display a special logo for a holiday does not reflect any judgment on our part about the holiday itself. Google's special logos tend to be lighthearted in nature. If we were to commemorate Veterans Day, we would want to express reverence, rather than mirth. This would be a particularly challenging design. We would not want to, in any way, create a graphic that could be interpreted as disrespectful. In light of the mail we've received about this, we're actively considering designs we could display on this day next year. We welcome any suggestions you may have. Regards, The Google Team
29 posted on 11/11/2004 9:38:22 AM PST by cwiz24 (Hey Democrats---Now who's ya daddy?)
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To: antaresequity
Google has always been full of loony left anti-Bush bias right from the get go.
Hopefully the new Microsoft search engine that comes out today, will start to chop away at these pathetic Google creeps' market share..
30 posted on 11/11/2004 9:52:31 AM PST by KwasiOwusu
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To: cwiz24

What a crock of crap...Veterans Day a challenging theme?

As far as I can tell, they also havn't done a logo for Presidents Day...I suppose Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln are challenging themes as well?


31 posted on 11/11/2004 9:54:33 AM PST by antaresequity
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To: antaresequity
Can you fix the title? Misspelled "Veterans"
32 posted on 11/11/2004 9:55:31 AM PST by antaresequity
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To: antaresequity
Good Catch!

Let's let Google know how we feel!

33 posted on 11/11/2004 9:56:38 AM PST by maine-iac7 ( Pray without doubt..."Ask and you SHALL receive")
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To: maine-iac7

:(

How sad and ironic.

Email sent...checking out alltheweb...


34 posted on 11/11/2004 10:03:17 AM PST by Jn316
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To: MadPenguin
That search engine works very well!

As a test, and since we're discussing Veterans Day, I decided to look for a B-17 from my grandfather's WW2 squadron.
I found it! I've only seen one other ref. to this B-17 on the 'net.
It was shot down in Mar 1944 with only 3 survivors. He was part of the ground crew.

I have the photos he saved; here is the one I found through Clusty:

B-17 "Stop And Stare"

35 posted on 11/11/2004 10:04:27 AM PST by Constitution Day
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Alternatives:

Teoma

AltaVista

Mamma

I tend to use multiple engines....not a real Google fan. The used to be good...no longer impressed with the quality of links I see when I have used them lately. Suspicious of any engine that has Pay for Placement AND I have contracted spyware from a few sites CACHED by Google. F*** that.

Want to get "back" at them? Search for meta search engines on Google and find something better.....HA!!!!!

36 posted on 11/11/2004 10:05:21 AM PST by Range Rover (Kerry is STILL a Fraud)
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To: TruthSetsUFree
I THINK that Bill Gates of MS is a Bush supporter. Perhaps someone else knows for sure.

NOT AT ALL. He has donated but as far as his actions, HUGE liberal twit.

37 posted on 11/11/2004 10:07:12 AM PST by smith288 (I have posted over 10,000 times. The more I post, the more intelligent you become!)
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To: antaresequity
They've got no problem with Independence Day...
38 posted on 11/11/2004 11:47:11 AM PST by ZombieReagan
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To: antaresequity
Check this out:

They do have a special poppy logo for Google UK. So, apparently, they just couldn't bear the thought of honoring American veterans.


39 posted on 11/11/2004 12:31:05 PM PST by B Knotts (Karl Rove: genius. Period.)
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To: cwiz24

I got the same response.


40 posted on 11/11/2004 8:36:48 PM PST by Jonx6
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