Franken: Net Neutrality "Biggest Issue Since Freedom of Reli

[joe035]

Yeah lets get government in a position of the one industry that has thrived because government hasn't been involved. Fuck you Fraken, give it 2 years & the internet connection will be far more expensive & far fewer jobs in the industry.

[hatemorethanyou999]

@phantomf4j What on Earth does this have to do with this topic--or are you just a Koch puppet regurgitating?

[Semlohwerd]

@phantomf4j As much as you are correct, the "rich" could easily succeed in taking our self-declared rights. The internet is part of our society, there is no denying it. It has become part of speech, religion, and press. So shouldn't it be free from discrimination? and accessible? I don't want the government regulating the internet, but i certainly don't mind them telling companies that they can't decide what gets through their tubes and on my screen.

[hatemorethanyou999]

Al Franken speaks sensibly and coherently upon an important topic for a good long while! As far as I can tell, any arguments against him would have to involve some kind of outright worship of greed.

[pbmdh]

@phantomf4j

Right, so you want corporations deciding which websites you get to view, and how fast they run. You must love fascism, no wonder you're most likely a republican.

[tubeneophyte]

I am deeply saddened by action at FCC today authorizing corporate control of our internet. Democracy has again been severely compromised!

[momzacarp]

Al Franken ROCKKKKKKS!  Al for President!

[twosulcata]

Aren't these the same people that gave Rangel a standing ovation after they censored him? Rangel still thinks he did little wrong and justifies himself. All you need to know about liberals is they lie and deny. (so do about half the republicans)

[jessemc2]

IM SMART ENOUGH,GOOD ENOUGH,AND GOSH DARNET, PEOPLE LIKE ME!!

STUART SMALLEY IS A MORON, ALWAYS HAS BEEN!

[stealth63]

@jessemc2 I'd put this guy's IQ up against any rethug senator. He's a smart guy and he does his homework. He doesn't rely on the lobbyists to explain the issues for him, unlike glowing-orange boner, or corporate-Bitch Mc Funnel.

[Frankcoins]

Net neutrality will keep the internet companies from steering you toward THEIR OWN content and capping or throttling the bandwidth for sites they do not own. Should Time Warner cable be able to give their customers full streaming on Time Warner-owned CNN but block or band limit Fox News?  Beck is arguing for the exact opposite of what he says he believes!!

[emerson24]

TAKE ACTION! Let's stop complaining and do something. You're here because obviously you want do something and are bothered by the current affairs, right?

thenationalmovementofpatriots dot c o m Go to the TAKE ACTION section.

THUMB US UP, LET'S GET OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!

[arshie26]

i would seriously love for him to be elected president

[Te4RHyP3]

i thought he said save it for the end

what do they do ? keep clapping.

We're screwed.

[reservoirquarantine]

Is this hawkermustang person for real? There is no way someone could be such a jerkoff and still operate a computer. This is phoney, right?

[DanIsAllied]

Fuck ACTA!

[darkredskies]

#

hawkermustang : awesome, you deleted your post. The answer is not unions and you know it. Unions don't have enough money to lobby for shit. Our country doesn't manufacture anything anymore, those union members jobs have been moved to other countries. The answer is corporations, they buy and sell our government every day of the week.

[hawkermustang]

@darkredskies I didn't delete anything fruitloop. Obama bailed out GM union and shafted their shareholders. That was very socialist.

[hawkermustang]

Al should stick to making balloon animals and smocking cock, things he knows about.

[EyeballKid49]

It's difficult to think of a Senator who has more class and intelligence than Mr. Franken. We now know why Republicans fought so hard to keep him out of office. They knew that once Franken got in the Senate, he'd become a very powerful voice for liberal and progressive causes. He may end up taking the place of Ted Kennedy. He's that good.

[moneyman10k]

NET NEUTRALITY IS REGULATION TO PREVENT THE REGULATION OF THE INTERNET.

IT IS LAW THAT PREVENTS DESTRUCTION OF FREEDOM

DONT YOU FUCKING IDIOTS HAVE FUCKING BRAINS

[TheTrollAccount]

the Beetles are gay 1770 disco and first emo boy band. emo because of the hair. Disney is better. like miley, selena, and jonas brothers. Paul Harrison is dead deal with it. All of them died hippie trash from drugs and stuff. Did one of them got shot? Did Luke McCartney get shot? I think Luke Mccarney got shot by his brother. There manager was a ladies man and a womanizer. all four beetles promote slavery. Plus they are overated. slow and boring music.

[allclassics]

The net favors big business with big budget websites. While Al Franken places so much importance on net neutrality he does not favor liberal neutrality or gov. neutrality unless you pay to play So please donate to his campaign of hypocrites . Minn. voted for a wrestler and actor and what did you get?

vote for a comedian and what do you get?

[KevServo]

I find it quite amusing that people like Franken believe that free speech should only apply to them. The reason is simple. Liberals like him know that they can never win in the war of ideas or ideals, and that their voice is the minority, so the only solution is to make their ideas the only ones on the table and their voices the only ones heard, so they have to lie, cheat and pretend to be anything but what they truly are just to win elections.

[moneyman10k]

@KevServo kill yourself you degenerate hick

[Krys1304]

Sen. Al Franken. Best US politician since FDR.

[TheDepreso]

The amount of people misinformed in this country is astounding! Those Republican talking points are burnt into their brains, and the frustrating this is that they are aggressive and have no wish to listen to facts. It's like a person closing his ears and yelling "yada-yada-yada" while someone wants to talk reason. You just can't argue with them, the more facts you show, the more aggressive they become.

[yodoc200]

@ChuckyJesus666: Of course you don't know where to start, because you obviously don't know what you're talking about. Go ahead, start. Make good, sound, logical arguments which will convince me that I'm wrong and you're right. And do so without attacking my character or my own thoughts and opinions. Betcha can't do it. 

[TheAjc612]

@yodoc200 The burden of proof is on the accuser. Show us one shred of evidence that doesn't come from a wild-eyed conspiracy theory. The telecom industry is the ONLY government sanctioned monopoly that isn't heavily regulated or publicly owned. And their lobby manages to write all the regulations themselves to enhance their profits at your expense. We vote for representatives, not telecom CEO's. Which one do we have more control over?

[yodoc200]

@ismeme: Sorry, but you're the one who is misinformed. "Net Neutrality" is a carefully-chosen name for putting the internet under government control by the FCC. If you believe for one minute that this won't lead to censorship, and worse -- the prosecution of people putting out ideas and opinions in opposition to the current government administration, then you're being foolishly naive. The big telecom corporations aren't going to censor us, the government wants to do that.

[ChuckyJesus666]

@yodoc200 That's so full of bullshit I don't know where to start....

[ismeme]

@yodoc200 Please cite evidence in support of your claim that "Net Neutrality is a carefully-chosen name for putting the internet under government control by the FCC". Your opinion doesn't count.

[SuperFreddyFingers]

STUART SMALLEY!!!!!!!

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@hawkermustang

lololllllllllLOLOL

Great Wall of China does not equal Unfiltered Internet (other than er..child pornography and those dirty stuff lol) of Great West.

But yeah, go do some research about net neutrality lolol lolol

Otherwise, I can't get serious with you lololol

lololol

lololol

lolol

(seriously, I am laughing lolol)

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@YoungSpotUBrock

oops

Great Firewall lolol

[marxistplot]

Funny he says this at a time when freedom of religion is actually being challenged.

[theVAGINAntichrist]

Net Neutrality:

First step in government controlled internet.

[MrLukasart]

PRESIDENT ?

[sonotnews]

AMAZING GUY !!!

WOW if the US can get guys like this in November they might have a chance !!!

REALLY AWESOME SPEACH

[Arrezism]

Can anyone explain the whole "First Amendment" arguement. Based on every article I have read as well as seen such as this, Net Neutrality is about preferential treatment on content which is different from actually different from restricting speech. I do not like the idea of major ISP's to make my searches for content more restrictive, however what do you think happens when you do a Bing or Yahoo search (sponsors who pay more and get their links first). In other words It's already here.

[ismeme]

@Arrezism If a telco can decide whether they'll let visitors get to your site and if so how much that access will cost, that is curbing your free speech.

Net Neutrality means keeping the internet open as it is.

[ratagain]

This man knows freedom of speech. He shattered boundaries that most others wouldn't even use binoculars to look at. 

[MrNeo2001]

Fix the audio b4 uploading videos PLEASE

[yodoc200]

"Net Neutrality" has nothing to do with the First Amendment. It's all about sending the First Amendment through the shredder, and censoring the internet with the specific agenda of quieting the voices of those opposed to the liberal, socialist, "progressive" agenda. It's about consolidating the power of the elite ruling class and not allowing the average citizen to have anything to say against it.

[ismeme]

@yodoc200 You're seriously misinformed and should stop listening to RW spin. Net Neutrality means leaving the internet alone - no new regulations or powers, no censorship.

The opposite of Net Neutrality is what the telcos and corporate tools who buy into their lies are promoting, and that's where you can kiss your First Amendment right to free speech goodbye because you'll be handing it over to businesses to decide what you can access and how much it'll cost you.

[hawkermustang]

The government is a much bigger threat to freedom than any corporation!

[saper321]

Franken is wrong. Government control is NOT freedom. Giving full control of the internet to the FCC is... how to say this... oh yeah, FUCKING INSANE!!!

Please liberals, I beg you, for the love of god, don't do it.

Stop killing the internet for political reasons.

[ismeme]

@saper321 Net Neutrality isn't gov't control. Net Neutrality is keeping the internet AS IS instead of turning it over to corporate control.

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@saper321

lol no this is not just political issue. The issue is, "Don't touch me internet."

By Regulation, FCC will RESTRICT Companies from controlling internet.

So err...you are fucking stupid.

Thanks, go fuck yourself.

[ShatterNWO]

@YoungSpotUBrock By restricting companies, the fcc will then get the power to restrict the internet. It's just a ploy to give more regulating power to the feds Atleast we can vote with our dollars, but we don't get to elect the fcc, and our presidents are no longer elected their selected. Cass Sunstein said we should "tax internet conspiracies theories," Google itself is already in an NSA partnership, so when we ask the government to protect us from the corps., there is no diff. between the 2.

[TheAjc612]

@ShatterNWO You CAN NOT vote with your dollars if there is no meaningful competition in the telecom industry. The cable company doesn't give two shits about their competitors when those competitors can't break into more than a combined 15% market share. This is why regulation is needed. This is why all your other utilities are either strictly regulated or publicly owned.

[JimboTHC]

@saper321 Are you a troll or just stupid? The Google-Verizon (which you can read for yourself anywhere you get your news) legislative frame work submitted to the congress is what contains language that would do away with Net-neutrality.

Net-neutrality = Keeping the internet AS-IS.

You probably become Anti-Oxygen if you heard liberals liked breathing.

[Zaetix]

@JimboTHC lmfao, daaaaaaamn you wrecked that comment man! fuckin right!

[uzimodem]

I heard that more felons wanna vote for Al again next time. Felons and libs, good combination.

[HustlerDenimTV]

Hide Your KIds Hide Your And Your Husband ..tooo

[hawkermustang]

@HustlerDenimTV yea cause the government is raping everybody out here. lol

[UrineDenial]

Al Franken is on the right side of this issue, thanks for fighting for internet freedom !!

[HomelandConspiracy]

To bad the sound is off

[xp19375]

Corporations can only control us if they have the help of the government.

[DarkMagus1985]

Al Franken is AWESOME! He's the next lion of the senate!

[PositiveLastAction]

Net Nutella is the biggest issue since freedom fries, which until lasagna week I though we had woked out. AlFrankfurter.............I'm high.

[MojoJuana]

net neutrality 101 for those retards who think it's a leftist socialist plot to take over the internet : if ya like the internet the way it is and like getting equal access to different content providers, then you're enjoying the rewards of the net neutrality already in progress. profit driven corporations want to hijack the internet and limit your equal access unless content providers can pay whatever price they demand destorying net neutrality. much like toll gates on the internet. dig?

[hawkermustang]

Al Franken is a socialist douche bag commie fruitloop. Only fools want the government getting involved and censoring the internet. This country was founded on capitalism not on socialism or Communism. These anti business progressives wonder why the economy is tanking? It is because of their regulations. There is zero competition in government and no reason to cut wasteful spending.

[NikoKun]

@hawkermustang, OBVIOUSLY you have NO idea what this issue is about then.

This is NOT about censoring the internet! The exact opposite, to a degree.

This is about PREVENTING corporations from censoring the internet themselves.

This is about PRESERVING the openness, equality, and freedom we have on the internet.

I've been following this issue since it's inception years ago, and I've seen people tricked into thinking this issue is about government control. You've been fooled by the opposition.

[hawkermustang]

@NikoKun They tell you that BS when their selling there Gov. regulation to you. Latter you will find out that they just screwed up the internet, made it cost more, and censored who they want. Maybe you and I. I don't have any problem with the internet and I don't want our socialist gov. screwing with it.

[ismeme]

@hawkermustang Net Neutrality means leaving the internet exactly as it is. No new power or regulations, no censorship. The corporations are the ones telling you the gov't wants to change things when THEY'RE the ones who do, and will if Net Neutrality fails. Stop doing the telcos' work for them.

[hawkermustang]

@ismeme If Franken thinks this is a good idea, then it is a very bad idea. Franken is a socialist douche bag who stole the election to get elected. Stop doing Vladimir Putin's work for Obama administration.

[ismeme]

@hawkermustang Same old RW extremist bs. Wake me up when you cowards come up with some new words to describe your paranoid delusions.

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@hawkermustang

lolololol

socialist utopia lolollol

as if socialist utopia has anything to do with net neutrality

lolololol

[ismeme]

@hawkermustang Notice that anyone who disagrees with a RW extremist automatically has their "patriotism" questioned and is equated with the ancient RW extremist definition of the left which Sen McCarthy (R-WI) used to destroy lives until his colleagues censured him in 1954.

FYI I proudly served in the military during Reagan. I understand what being American is as I'd never question your patriotism just because we disagree. Your intellect and integrity are completely different matters however.

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@hawkermustang

lololol

you are entertaining. Go on, help me be entertained.

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@hawkermustang

lololol

can this person get any stupider? lol

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@hawkermustang

lololol

wtf are you gibbering about? Nancy Pelosi has nothing to do with this issue.

Stay in topic maybe?

[NikoKun]

@hawkermustang, Again here's the point:

You "don't have any problem with with the internet" AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

But the huge point here is that IT WILL NOT REMAIN AS IT IS NOW, if we don't act to do something to protect it FROM CORPS.

The ISPs and corporations involved here are going to take away WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, by gradually process. They will start making websites pay for a good connection to it's users.

This means ISPs will filter/censor out those sites who don't pay!

[NikoKun]

This is NOT about the government creating a fake issue to try and gain control and censor the internet. Net Neutrality WOULD NOT EVEN ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT!

This issue has come up, and has become a major issue by now, BECAUSE we've already seen these things START to happen!

The small starter steps have already taken place, and bigger even worse plans by ISPs are in the process!

Net Neutrality is meant to simply keep things THE SAME WAY THEY ARE NOW. To protect the internet AS IT ALREADY IS!

[hawkermustang]

OBVIOUSLY YOUR A MORON! This is all about censoring the the internet. This is all about the government controlling and censoring the internet. You have been following this issue for years since it's inception, yet you are still stupid. Al should stick to telling corney jokes. I will worry about the corporate bogy man when I see him. Until then then the gov. scares you pusses into further government control.

[NikoKun]

@hawkermustang, I'd like to see you show any proof as to how a good net neutrality regulation could possibly be used by the government to do anything other than tell an ISP not to charge websites for access to their customers. -_-

That's the only element of it, that we want. I see no way in which that could be abused.

[darkredskies]

@hawkermustang *sighs* This always happens when someone calls another person a moron, it never fails. *you're = you are a moron.

p.s. who do you think pays for the lobbyists and gives large campaign contributions, not to mention all of the other shady perks given to politicians. It isn't Santa Claus.

[hawkermustang]

@darkredskies The unions.

[JimboTHC]

@hawkermustang thanks you're the perfect example of someone so blinded by partisanship you incapable of critical thought.

Now pay attention folks as he makes the assumption I'm a lefty, or a righty or whatever team it is he doesn't like.

[hawkermustang]

@JimboTHC I didn't post anything to you dipshit, but you are truther retard Islam cock sucker. lol

[momzacarp]

@NikoKun Damn right...like the man says..."We can't let the corporations make the rules they have to follow"

[SeventhRisk]

@NikoKun Could you send me a message which explains this video: watch?v=DdFctQxehW0 I'm trying to fully understand what exactly this Internet preservation Act by Cliff Stearns means and I don't quite get it with all these twisted words I am finding everywhere. I would really really appreciate it if you could, thanks.

[YoungSpotUBrock]

@hawkermustang

lol can this guy troll any better?

[VictoryCough]

So many people have such a knee-jerk reaction to support Net Neutrality.

All companies treat each packet (including hardcore pornography and possibly illegal child pornography) identical. Economically it is not viable for an ISP to treat packets unequally, they have neither the time nor the resources.

It is a fallacy to believe free speech entitles you to a medium from which to speak. The FCC regulated TV for the same reasons. Now we have government and corporate controlled television.

[campaign4liberty]

keep Big Brother away from the internet

LibertyPoet

website

[uzimodem]

Net Neutrality was thankfully beaten down. Another attempt by the "professional left" to control free speech and dissent. We need more Al Frankens on Tv and not the govt!!!

[BeeAre]

@uzimodem What is Net Neutrality? :)

[uzimodem]

@BeeAre :an attempt by leftists to gain control over the internet. They have always been after it since they cannot succeed against the conservatives one on one. They want to control the content in all the media to thwart the success of free speech and dissent of those that do not agree with their progessive radical socilalist agenda advocated by the vile and disgusting late Sual ALinsky.

[ismeme]

@uzimodem That's a disgusting lie and you know it. How much are you being paid to spread this bs on behalf of the telcos?

[ismeme]

@BeeAre Don't listen to uzimodem. Net Neutrality means leave the internet as it is, without telco or gov't interference. Research Net Neutrality for yourself. Wiki has a good explanation of it and you'll find it's the exact opposite of what uzimodem and others here are trying to make people believe.

[uzimodem]

@ismeme :typical leftist talking points.

[ismeme]

@uzimodem You have evidence to the contrary? Then by all means, cite it. Show us the gov't plans to "control the content in all the media to thwart the success of free speech and dissent".

[BeeAre]

@uzimodem I don't understand. How are the leftists going to control the internet if we "maintain" Net Neutrality? The Internet apparently "has" it now... The last time I heard about it, a senator (Lieberman, I think?) introduced a bill to allow the president to shut down the Internet whenever he felt the need was urgent, and people cited this as a blow against the idea of Net Neutrality. What you're saying confuses me. :(

[uzimodem]

@BeeAre :the libs and socialists always use innocent sounding "monkiers" to hide their true intent. They want to control the internet to stifle speech and dissent, primarily that of the conservatives. It is not new news.

[BeeAre]

@uzimodem That's what's so confusing! :( They argued against giving Barack Obama the power to control the internet because it would be against Net Neutrality! You would think liberals would want to give a liberal president direct control of the internet if what you're saying is true. I wish I understood this issue. :( :(

[dgallegos4201]

Oh yeah this is that blowhard wannabe-comedian who stole the election to become a wannabe-senator. That jackass.

[thoxbui]

To be fair, we must allow time for the opposing view point: search youtube for the videos of "Ted Stevens series of tube" speech.

[wowthungsten]

@thoxbui I totally agree. The man's view on the internet is fascinating. Apparently it's a series of tubes and if they get full it gets harder for your data to smudge through [I'm not sure what it all means, it's all so very technical].

[etymon2]

I've been so appalled by the Dems' continuing spinelessness and apparent blindness to the world most of us actually live in. They react like the crazy things Repubs hold forth should be taken seriously. They should be laughed at, called out like this. We're no longer just going backward decades but now CENTURIES! Sen. Franken is one of our few sane politicians, telling it like it is and making Sen. Wellstone proud! Please, MORE of this! And thanks for your courage, Al!

[katiegirl5786]

tl:dw

[bajamary]

Thanks for posting this.

President Eisenhower, in the final speech of his presidency, warned his fellow Americans about the steady and growing control of our democracy by the corporate and military and industrial groups.

Clearly, Senator Franken understands this as do many of us. Sadly, almost no national politician is standing up and speaking out about the danger and speaking out about stopping the corporate control of our democracy.

[toosinbeymen]

Sen. Al Franken is one of the handful of congressmen that work for people and for ethical causes. It's very sad how corrupt our government has gotten but the system is nearly 100% broken.

[ChuckyJesus666]

@toosinbeymen So true, but Senator Al Franken is not a congressman, he's a Senator :-P

[aziansn4k3]

@ChuckyJesus666 the heck are u talking about isnt a senator a congressman because the senate is part of congress

[ChuckyJesus666]

@aziansn4k3 Yes, both legislative houses together are called "congress" in a loose sense, but congress is mostly understood to mean the House of Representatives.

From a dictionary: Congressman -- The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a member of the United States House of Representatives Synonyms: congresswoman, representative

[micosaudade]

To all you anti-government types you are on the wrong side of this:

Governments can be tyrants. Companies can be tyrants. People can be tyrants.  I want to be certain I have access to the information I need to decide which is which at any given point in time and you should too.

[rumrunner777]

We need more Al Frankens in government as well as in boardrooms. Private business with a conscience is win-win. A shame that Vergoogle is oblivious to this fact. Guess we're just have to going to have take what's right and force feed it down their greedy throats.

[Reverend0Locrian]

The most important service the Constitution provides is the limitation of power. If the powerful businesses monopolize the internet, the Constitution is subverted. Net Neutrality must be upheld.

[ghensold]

Thanks for putting this on YT! :) Can you post a transcript in the description?

[FireLineStudios]

This video goes horribly out of sync over time... They need to hire a professional (me!) to do their transcoding and compression work.

[GoreyFantod]

@FireLineStudios The UpTake is a non-profit citizen journalism organization. They're organized & run in a very similar fashion to a local Public Access station. In other words, they have a skeleton staff, most of the videotaping & editing is done by volunteers and they are funded with donations from the public.

If you want to VOLUNTEER to help them, I'm certain they'd be glad to have the assistance. If you're looking to get paid, it's not very likely.

[xavierbrad]

Say whatever you will about Al Franken - He is an extremely intelligent, astute, and important protector of the rights of the individual. I am so proud of Minnesota for electing him (barely)...He is correct that net neutrality is an important issue for all of us. We deserve equal access to the internet and an equal voice on the internet. The tea baggers have already spoken out against net neutrality, a reminder of their uninformed perspective.

[thegreatestbak3]

Franken 2012!

[davidmurderbass]

Franken 2012!

[skiingpowder10]

Al Franken is a national treasure!!! He is amazing!!!

[sesquey]

Boos in the crowd...Comcast paying people to stack the audience again =p

Thanks, Senator. Behind you all the way.

[bleekblock]

Franken is a typical liberal scumbag

[gocanes93]

@bleekblock For wanting to protect our freedom? Okay

[ScreamingTc]

@bleekblock And you Sir, are a troll.

[Kwicherbichen]

Franken you're a tool. Net neutrality is an important issue but you and your fellow "bought and paid for Senators and Congressmen" allow all kinds of Corporations to do all kinds of crazy crap to the American people. When Big Corporations show up at your doors with money in hand you fold up like bad lawn chairs.

Stop pandering, follow the Constitution, and get out of our lives.

[lundwed]

@Kwicherbichen Do you even understand what net neutrality is?

[noogie123]

not a very charismatic speaker, but 100% agree with the message

[Maysey1]

When the poor and middle income people around the world find peaceful resolutions and unite in their efforts to make this a better world for all and one that is not ruled by materialistic values, then this vast make up of civilization will rule once again and the rich will be left slither in their failing and miserable worlds. In other words, peace and unity will one day prevail when money is sincerely no longer an issue. Wishing everyone much peace and hope during these times of change.

[bv19421]

"...So we can't let companies write rule they have to follow..." because corps only think their bottom line...

[bleekblock]

@bv19421 look up the definition of corporation in Black's Law dictionary

[bv19421]

@bleekblock , I will.

But in the meantime, I have my own:

Corporation is a corruption of cooperation.

[ubuibiok]

Believe it or call my a NUT...BUT it's already to late...

[bv19421]

@ubuibiokAF:

"I believe that net neutrality is the major issue of our time"

or close to that time...

rk

[Maysey1]

Good share and your right it's already too late...LOL!