Get ready....say good-bye to the Internet as we now know it.

For the record, my love affair with computers and the Internet dates back to 1986 when a friend gave me an IBM XT PC with massive 20-meg. hard-drive (yes, 20-meg) and a 5.25 inch floppy drive. It sat in my office for six months because I didn't have a clue how to use it or what to do with it. At the time, I thought it would take me forever to fill-up the 20-meg hard-drive 

One day my friend, Mark (Thank-you Mark Ziminsky for being so persistent) pops in my office, sees the computer sitting there gathering dust and says, "Dale, if you aren't going to use that thing, I'll take it back." I told Mark I didn't know how to use it, and he proceeded to show me and teach me DOS (the basic disc operation system that underlies Windows, even today). With Mark's help, I became quite proficient in the use of DOS, so much so that when Windows 1.0 appeared on the scene, I was resistant to adopting it because I was doing just fine with DOS, thank-you very much!

Finally, with the arrival of Windows 3.0 in 1990, I slowly transitioned to Windows. A year earlier, I had signed on to Compuserve, the first online service to connect to the web. There wasn't much to connect to other than forums, bulletin boards, etc. There were no fancy websites with streaming music or videos in 1989.

I also remember the introduction of Realplayer in 1995, when I tuned into its initial test broadcast from Seattle. The quality was really bad, but then again, we were dealing with dial-up and really slow speeds at the time. Honestly, I didn't think Realplayer as an idea would last, but now looking back, it was the forerunner of our Pandora,  Spotify, Netflix and Hulu. 

So with that background info, I want to remind you (not that you need reminding) that the Internet has grown and prospered without the help or funding or regulation of governments. The Internet is self-regulating which means that no one has to ask for permission to launch a website, and no government can tell network operators how to do their jobs. The Internet (the world-wide web) is a permissionless society. 

But as I stated in an earlier post last May, the United Nations organization, ITU, wants to take over the Internet. In their 200-page proposal, they want to charge you for sending emails overseas (sort of a tax, so they can make some money off of you). Also, if any internet traffic is routed through countries like Russia, Iran, China, etc., they want the ability to eavesdrop or block internet access. This is the same UN that can't even control nuclear weapons, yet they want to control the Internet. (See article by L. Gordon Crovitz "The U.N.'s Internet Sneak Attack" in the Wall Street Journal for more background info).

The U.N. wants control over the Internet so they can make money off of everyone using it as well as control what information is transmitted. They want to tax firms like Google and Facebook which eventually would mean that you, the user would also be taxed or have to start paying Google or Facebook a user fee. 

My fear (and it is a well-founded one) is that the Obama administration will once again lead from behind and capitulate, giving in to the U.N. and allowing it to control the Internet. Why? Because in the name of multiculturalism, Obama believes that the U.S.'s values of freedom, democracy, and freedom of speech, etc. are no better than any other countries' values, including North Korea, Iran, or Russia. 

Far too many liberals, including Obama himself, believe that government should be able to censor and sanction speech in order to keep people "in line." This is the same political correctness that prevails on most of our university campuses today (just ask someone like Ann Coulter who is banned from a number of university campuses). 

I sadly predict that we are about to see the end of the Internet as we know it. This news will probably be greeted with cheers and cause for celebration by most liberals and leftist professors as well as the Hollywood crowd. 

Obama wants to control your iPhone and the Internet. This is scary stuff!

Obama signs another executive order, giving his White House the control over your cellphone and the Internet.

On July 13 this summer, Pres. Obama signed another executive order to giving Sis Napolitano & the Dept. of Homeland Security control over your cell phone (wireless communications) and complete control over the Internet, in instances of emergency.

The mass media (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, NYTimes, etc.) as usual, totally ignored this story. Why? Maybe because they want to keep you in the dark as to how Obama is slowly preparing to take away more and more of your freedoms, including the use of cell phones and the internet.

This EXECUTIVE ORDER is unconstitutional. It was NEVER discussed or debated in Congress by our elected representatives. This should have been a decision made by Congress. In that sense, I also fault John Boehner (Speaker of the House) and Harry Reid (Senate leader) for not challenging this executive order, and the further usurping of their powers by this president.

This comes from the same man who on Wednesday of this week before the U.N. assembly said:

".....the notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete."

But he doesn't really believe that or he wouldn't have signed this executive order. Of course Obama not only believes he can control the flow of information but that he as President and King has a divine right to control your cellphone as well as the Internet. In an earlier post, I cited how this administration is setting the stage for the control of your energy usage with "smart meters" (Thank-you IBM and Siemens)   WHY DID PRESIDENT BYPASS CONGRESS? HE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER PRIVATE WIRELESS COMPANIES OR THE INTERNET.

Rush Limbaugh behind the golden EIB mic

Question: What poses a security threat or emergency? The definition is so vague that this administration could take over the Internet or shut down certain websites like Rush Limbaugh's because they deem him to be promoting “hate speech” or contributing to Islamic unrest in the rest of the world. You’re laughing because you think this is incredulous? But, when Obama first assumed office, one of the first things he told the Republican Congress was that he and they would get along much better if they would stop listening to Rush Limbaugh. When Gabby Giffords was shot by the lunatic in Tucson, AZ., the first one blamed for the shooting was talk radio and hosts like Rush Limbaugh—never mind that the shooter never listened to talk radio and if anything, he was a crazed Demcrat.

This administration will make up any scenario they wish to justify shutting down a website or the entire internet. Remember, this is the President and the administration which for the past 2 weeks has lied to the American people about the attack in Libya where our Ambassador and 3 others were killed. He sent his U.N. Ambassador, Susan Rice, out on Sunday talk shows to say that this was NOT a terrorist attack but was the fueled by the anti-Islamic film, "Innocence of Muslims" which NOBODY has seen,

As recently as two days ago on the View talk show, Obama who stated that he was there as "eye candy" thus exalting himself as some hot celebrity was yukking it up with the dimwitted gals on the View. He was asked if this was a “terrorist attack.” Obama wouldn’t admit to it, and then said "We don't know enough at this point. We're still gathering information." He sure didn't wait to gather information before he and Hillary started dispensing the story that this rioting and unrest in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere is the result of an anti-Islamic film. How does he know that?

 

When Barry tells these uninformed libs on the View that “We don’t know enough right now", they automatically believe him. They are on "auto-pilot" and believe every word that comes out of his mouth. But Obama says this after his own administration and intelligence officials just days earlier admitted that it was a terrorist attack. Obama wants to blame a stupid movie trailer. He and Hillary are playing the role of movie critics and giving the film, “Innocence of Muslims” 2 thumbs down. Nobody has seen this movie and the president of Libya said the day after the violence that this attack on the U.S. Embassy had nothing to do with the movie, but was a terrorist attack.

IF THIS PRESIDENT WOULD LIE TO US FOR 2 WEEKS AND REFUSE TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH, WHAT ELSE WOULD HE LIE TO US ABOUT?

If we have a President who would LIE to us for two weeks and not admit to the truth of what really happened (because he doesn’t want to answer questions about why the Libyan embassy had NO security and the deeper questions about his failed foreign policy)., then this President would LIE to us about a security threat in order to shut down our wireless communications or the Internet.

If you think I’m making too much of this, vote for Obama in November and get ready for some national emergency which IMHO will be fabricated or “created” by this administration to give them an excuse to take over your cellphone and the Internet.

On Sunday, I’ll follow up with one more threat to the Internet which is looming on the horizon. It’s a very real threat to your use of the Internet….stay tuned.