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MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:33 AM Dec 2018

Republicans in Congress Think Google Works Like This:

1. You type something into Google you want to know about, like maybe your name.
2. A wealthy personal assistant, paid by the Democratic Party, looks it up for you, and types out a results page, but only after checking the current list of priorities and political agendas.
3. You click on the first thing you see.
4. You get all angry and shit.

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Republicans in Congress Think Google Works Like This: (Original Post) MineralMan Dec 2018 OP
Just more Republican projectionism run amok (n/t) Moostache Dec 2018 #1
Reality has a left-wing political bias. raging moderate Dec 2018 #2
They also think Google owns Apple hardware. muntrv Dec 2018 #3
See How Stupid They Are! Amazon Owns Apple. MineralMan Dec 2018 #6
You lost me at "Republicans in Congress Think. . ." TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #4
Works well. even without littlemissmartypants Dec 2018 #29
Here's another one FakeNoose Dec 2018 #5
Maybe they misunderstood "Al Gore rhythm" ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #7
OMGosh!!! Lolololol!! Alliepoo Dec 2018 #22
Excellent. littlemissmartypants Dec 2018 #28
Republican unlimited ignorance BSdetect Dec 2018 #8
That's because they're afraid to use Google. MineralMan Dec 2018 #9
They think it works like the National Enquirerer. 33taw Dec 2018 #10
The main problem is that the righties don't seem to know how to research or Google. LiberalArkie Dec 2018 #11
Exactly! MineralMan Dec 2018 #12
Too bad Google can't program their search engine LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #15
Oh, they could, if they wanted to. MineralMan Dec 2018 #17
A lot of righties don't trust Google because it debunks lies they believed IronLionZion Dec 2018 #27
Same is true of their attitude towards Wikipedia LiberalLovinLug Dec 2018 #34
Use Let Me Google That For You. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #31
Its exactly the same thing when they say all main stream media are Liberal. lancelyons Dec 2018 #13
Yes, they insist that their all-elbows, me first, acquisitive modality.... DemocracyMouse Dec 2018 #23
Thank you. jayschool2013 Dec 2018 #24
Love it... "you get all angry and shit" bsiebs Dec 2018 #14
Thanks! MineralMan Dec 2018 #16
The personal assistant is grotesquely underpaid Glorfindel Dec 2018 #18
See. Those Google Assistants are really fast. MineralMan Dec 2018 #20
I see it as a Lilly Tomlin skit Srkdqltr Dec 2018 #19
That's how the Republicans in Congress see it, too. MineralMan Dec 2018 #21
LOL.... Historic NY Dec 2018 #30
Psst! Don't share all our secrets in case lurking Freepers find out! IronLionZion Dec 2018 #25
Exactly! MineralMan Dec 2018 #26
Republicans are Allergic to the Facts dlk Dec 2018 #32
I wonder if Democrats will investigate Fox News for political bias???? W T F Dec 2018 #33
Having whined about every other source of information not fooled Dec 2018 #35

FakeNoose

(32,577 posts)
5. Here's another one
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:51 AM
Dec 2018

5. When the right-wing websites don't come up first on the list, you assume it has been rigged by Google.


Alliepoo

(2,208 posts)
22. OMGosh!!! Lolololol!!
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:54 PM
Dec 2018

ProudLib- Thanks for making me snort coffee all over the place!! Al Gore Rhythm!!! That’s flippin’ funny!! Love it!

LiberalArkie

(15,703 posts)
11. The main problem is that the righties don't seem to know how to research or Google.
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:17 PM
Dec 2018

Most of my "friends" are righties and I get a lot of requests to find out it something is still made, how much etc.

The concept of typing in "2007 Silverado throttle position sensor" totally escapes them.

LiberalFighter

(50,777 posts)
15. Too bad Google can't program their search engine
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:35 PM
Dec 2018

to include the person in the list doing the search if they are a nutbag.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
27. A lot of righties don't trust Google because it debunks lies they believed
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 02:01 PM
Dec 2018

since reality has a well known liberal bias. Same with Snopes, and most scientists, economists, and universities. All part of our vast liberal conspiracy.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,164 posts)
34. Same is true of their attitude towards Wikipedia
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 02:41 PM
Dec 2018

Now no one is saying Wikipedia is the end all and be all for truth. But it is usually accurate for the most part. As well most entries have footnotes at the bottom that links to other credible sources for any information given.

But that isn't good enough for conservatives who had to start their very own Conservapedia. Where on it they deny Obama was born in Hawaii for instance.

Righties convince themselves that there is this massive conspiracy against them..So they cheat and lie and steal their way into power without remorse. I'm sure some think that that makes it balance out somewhat. No one has explained though how even though they hold all branches including the SCOTUS, yet there is this Democratic controlled "Deep State" that is running around Washington puling some kind of magical strings that are immune to the oversight of the White House, the Senate, the House, and directors of the FBI, the CIA, and AG, all of which are appointed Republicans.

They can't admit that what is really conspiring against them are simply facts.

 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
31. Use Let Me Google That For You.
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 02:25 PM
Dec 2018

Go to
https://lmgtfy.com/

Type in their search parameters. I like using the shorten link command to result in something like this:

http://bfy.tw/LL07

Granted, the sarcasm is lost on the truly ignorant, but some people get the concept.

 

lancelyons

(988 posts)
13. Its exactly the same thing when they say all main stream media are Liberal.
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:25 PM
Dec 2018

Last edited Fri Dec 14, 2018, 09:03 PM - Edit history (1)

They say the MSM has to be Liberal because they always cover the bad things they do and not the good things they do.

The problem for the GOP is that they DONT typically do good things that people like. Therefore there is more negative news about them.

Its not that the media are liberal. They cover the news.

The DEVIL does not get positive coverage like God.

The Grinch does not get positive coverage like Santa Claus.

They just dont understand this.

DemocracyMouse

(2,275 posts)
23. Yes, they insist that their all-elbows, me first, acquisitive modality....
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 01:15 PM
Dec 2018

is sacred and wouldn’t have any collateral damage if everyone were EQUALLY obnoxious. Googling (and Duck Duck Going, and journalists, etc.) reveals that their behavior has consequences.

The problem is that too many Republicans have gotten very, very wealthy by cutting wages and cheating on their taxes, etc. And this excess blood-wealth has begun to buy elections via Citizens United, gerrymandering, etc.

Our goal, as members of DU, should not just involve raging at the news we feature, but to stand up for a better America. We ALLOWED the uncivilized Reagan-Bush-Trump crime modality to emerge precisely when the country had begun to do well economically and attain some token legislation on civil rights and the environment. We fell asleep at the wheel. We got lazy. We even began to capitulate to the Wall Street crooks.

We must, and will, do better. If Republicans cry “elitist liberals” I say own the label. Tell them “Thank you, I refuse to live in the moral gutter and ruin our planet.”

Glorfindel

(9,719 posts)
18. The personal assistant is grotesquely underpaid
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:36 PM
Dec 2018

since he or she can work at several orders of magnitude faster than light. I googled my name and got this result: About 209,000,000 results (0.69 seconds)

Now that's an impressive personal assistant.

Srkdqltr

(6,228 posts)
19. I see it as a Lilly Tomlin skit
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:36 PM
Dec 2018

People plugging answers one by one and the are all liberal. (One ring dingy)

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
25. Psst! Don't share all our secrets in case lurking Freepers find out!
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 01:58 PM
Dec 2018

It's true. Democrats are the real job creators. Many DUers have gotten wealthy from typing out search results pages.

dlk

(11,512 posts)
32. Republicans are Allergic to the Facts
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 02:31 PM
Dec 2018

They absolutely can't stand accurate reporting on their scams and misdeeds, so they cry discrimination. If they weren't such sellouts to the extremist billionaires, at the expense of everyone else, they would receive more and favorable press, which the search engines would reflect.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
35. Having whined about every other source of information
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 04:01 PM
Dec 2018

teevee, radio, print etc. until they get the owners to run scared, they're now trying to intimidate Google into facilitating promulgation of their propaganda, which = whitewashing and lying to cover their actual agenda and actions, while obscuring facts and reality.


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