Damn, I just realised that I accidentally posted this in "Beaking Alternative News" instead of "Breaking Political News", could a mod please move it to the correct section? Thanks.

[edit on 16-11-2009 by Goathief]

just another example of Obama not being able to do right for doing wrong.

is this a joke???

Seriously, the hypocrisy of the United States is astounding. The Chinese should have broken out in laughter after Obama had the audacity to say something like this

yeah um, i find this odd. it also seems to be an acknowledgment of China as a Superpower.

What part of the Internet does the US restrict again?

The page that tells about it must be restricted because I can't access it!

I search google and all I find are bills from years ago that were supposed to restrict the internet.

So the list must have been restricted!

The BS from TPTB just keeps on getting bigger,stinkier,hotter,steamer than a bull turd on a hot summer day and bigger than a dinosaur turd. Why don't he say the same for his own country.

Who knows, maybe Obama would say the same for the U.S. if in fact there was any type of internet censorship here. I mean, give me one website that my government has blocked and I will stand corrected, but I don't think that you will be able to provide that.

Come on people, I am no Obama supporter, but the people on these political boards are embracing ignorance more and more by the minute. Find some real issues to dog the man over, there are plenty if you all will just do a little research and stop jumping on every lame thread that comes along.

This guy has some balls that is for sure. Everybody that reads this should take a look at the guys running the FCC that were put there by the president. And what about net neutrality?

Originally posted by illuminatislave
is this a joke???

Seriously, the hypocrisy of the United States is astounding. The Chinese should have broken out in laughter after Obama had the audacity to say something like this

I think they did

[edit on 17-11-2009 by HumbleStudent111]

Simple question kids. What website does the US Government block from it's citizens.

I'm waiting.

Simple answer---- Mark Lloyd chief diversity czar appointed by obama, he likes communism and thinks hugo chaves has the right idea about regulating his country.

Cars.gov---- Lets the goverment actually own your computer.

Net neutrality law pushed for by the adminstration

I wish I could believe the world was a good place and flowers would sprout out of rear end. But sadly this is not the case. I truly believe it is only a matter of time and the right situation and the net will be censored.

I hope this answers your simple question. Maybe ATS will open up a super foe list so you can put me on that to. I actually enjoy the oportunity you give to me so I can show you the error of your logic.

Originally posted by CuriousSkeptic
Simple question kids. What website does the US Government block from it's citizens.

I'm waiting.

Wikileaks was blocked, thankfully they managed to get it lifted.

Online gambling, particularly poker sites are banned.

Filtering of Google search results based on IP/location.

These are a few off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more examples if you look for them. Now I've answered your simple question, does that change anything for you?

Originally posted by CuriousSkeptic
Simple question kids. What website does the US Government block from it's citizens.

I'm waiting. [/quote

I have to wonder if this is just being uninformed or something else. The facts do not lie. To say the goverment is not looking into how to control the internet has got to be one of only two things. How do explain Mark Lloyd over at the FCC

[edit on 17-11-2009 by Subjective Truth]

Actually, Obama did NOT tell the Chinese government anything of the sort. Obama brought it up in a "town hall" meeting of students. The photo opt was actually meant for American consumption, not Chinese. This was a feeble attempt by Obama to try to show that he can be tough with the Chinese. Of course, the Chinese KNOW what a pushover he is, and that they have him by the ****s, since they hold most of our debt.
In fact, ALL of our enemies KNOW that he is ALL TALK and NO ACTION. After bowing down to the Japanese Emperor, the next thing he'll do, is kiss Hu Jintao's posterior. Iran knows he won't do anything, and Israel knows that they'll have to go it alone with Iran. In fact, given enough time, Obama will give away the family jewels, and thank our enemies for taking them.

Originally posted by Goathief

Online gambling, particularly poker sites are banned.

Um, wrong. I live in the US and have access to plenty of poker sites.

Filtering of Google search results based on IP/location.

Pray tell what they are filtering? I wish you were right on this to some degree, but I can go to Google, and find links to child porn, beastiality, and all sorts of other completely deplorable, and illegal things.

These are a few off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more examples if you look for them. Now I've answered your simple question, does that change anything for you?

Nope, changes nothing. It does show however that you will make statements out of thin air that have no proof what so ever behind them.

EDIT FOR SPELLING

[edit on 19-11-2009 by Majiq]

Exactly what is being censored? And links needed to be provided. Hearsay is not a reason.

I have a friend who is in China at this very moment. He has a laptop with him but cannot use it to update Facebook to let his friends know about his trip because it is blocked. For some reason, though, he is still able to use his phone to make the updates.

Now I don't for a moment believe certain elements in our government wouldn't, under the right circumstances, censor the internet in any way they thought necessary. The people who want to make comparisons between the current state of censorship here and in China are way off base. The situation here does not resemble that in China.