Republicans' new Web site not exactly what they hoped it would be

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Post by Flemlord » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:13 PM UTC

Republicans' new Web site not exactly what they hoped it would be
washingtonpost.com

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Post by lukev » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:40 PM UTC

This is hilarious. I seriously had to check the address bar to see if I was reading the Onion.

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Post by superdude » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:49 PM UTC

I can't tell if this is real or a satirical article.

"Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who created the program, said that to get software for the site, 'I personally traveled to Washington state and discovered a Microsoft program that helped NASA map the moon.'"

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Post by killdashnine » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:56 PM UTC

"A 'teacher' told my child in class that dolphins were mammals and not fish!" a third complains. "And the same thing about whales! We need TRADITIONAL VALUES in all areas of education. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! End of Story."

wow

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Post by jmtulloss » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:57 PM UTC

killdashnine wrote: post #4

"A 'teacher' told my child in class that dolphins were mammals and not fish!" a third complains. "And the same thing about whales! We need TRADITIONAL VALUES in all areas of education. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! End of Story." wow

Sounds like they're almost certainly making fun of many republican's views on evolution.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:57 PM UTC

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Post by superdude » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:58 PM UTC

killdashnine wrote: post #4

"A 'teacher' told my child in class that dolphins were mammals and not fish!" a third complains. "And the same thing about whales! We need TRADITIONAL VALUES in all areas of education. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! End of Story." wow

To be fair, I'm sure most of the suggestions on that site were made by trolls. But the quotes from the some of the representatives themselves are almost as crazy.

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Post by gyardley » Wed, May 26, 2010, 4:59 PM UTC

Not a bad idea, but not the best execution. A shame.

Interesting - I looked at their WHOIS records to see who actually built the site, and while that wasn't obvious, I did find the site's domain server on sale at Sedo for $300. I wonder how long that goes unpurchased.

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Post by emehrkay » Wed, May 26, 2010, 5:01 PM UTC

They're trolling for troll-attention. They know the more trolls that come and make funny posting the more attention it will garnish.

..at least I hope that is their plan.

Anyway, this site doesnt need software that maps moons, I'm sure it could be done as a weekend project with [your favorite set of frameworks] and some red bull.

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Post by px » Wed, May 26, 2010, 5:06 PM UTC

superdude wrote: post #3

I can't tell if this is real or a satirical article. "Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who created the program, said that to get software for the site, 'I personally traveled to Washington state and discovered a Microsoft program that helped NASA map the moon.'"

Of course. Besides up-votes, how else could you determine the location of so many craters?