UN holds Internet summit; no Internet access available Updated with more irony
posted at 5:03 pm on November 1, 2006 by Bryan
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The UN really is one, gigantic 404 error isn’t it:
You’d think that of all places that should have speedy and reliable Internet access, a United Nations summit on the Internet would be high on the list.
Not quite. The organizers of the summit, held at a luxury resort hotel on the Athenian Riveria not far from the city center, couldn’t even provide a working Internet connection.
The wireless connection in the main conference hall appeared briefly before dying and leaving attendees bereft of the Net on Monday. Trying to connect to the base station yielded only a “could not connect to the network” error.
It was no better on Tuesday — by that time, the conference organizers apparently gave up and took the connection offline completely.
Pathetic.
Update: An irony double-shot. The left’s most foul-mouthed, unhinged, psychotic blogger gives the Democrats lessons in…public relations. This, from the blogger whose black-face of Joseph Lieberman was too much for the HuffPo and got her distanced from the Freshmaker’s campaign. This, from the blogger who describes NR’s Kate O’Beirne in very non-family terms and described her as “dead meat” (which is slightly better than “exposed cat meat,” but only barely). Jane Hamsher wants to give the Democrats PR lessons? Bring it on, and expect the GOP to win for another generation or two if she does. (h/t Ali Bubba)
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Define irony.
Ian on November 1, 2006 at 5:08 PM
Sounds like they are more than qualified to regulate the WWW on an international level.
Valiant on November 1, 2006 at 5:14 PM
Irony is when you get what you are not expecting. Irony at a UN meeting would be them finding their rear ends with both hands.
JasonG on November 1, 2006 at 5:16 PM
Why wouldn’t it work out this way?
Do people who plan grand schemes about the internet for the UN really need to be on the internet?
Foie gras, Monsieur? Champagne?
Pablo on November 1, 2006 at 5:16 PM
snicker snicker. I blame Al Gore, apparently his invention doesn’t work correctly.
dalewalt on November 1, 2006 at 5:16 PM
Heh.
americanpundit on November 1, 2006 at 5:16 PM
Not surprising. If they got it right, I’d be shocked to s**t.
americanpundit on November 1, 2006 at 5:21 PM
How many U.S. dollars went into this symphony of incompetence? Hello America, lets kick them off of our soil and let them lean on Iran and Venezuela for cash.
Theworldisnotenough on November 1, 2006 at 5:31 PM
All uv us unedjukated cunservitives r steeling ther mega-hurts.
Seriously, though. It’s NOT that hard to set up a wlan. Not hard at all. If you can understand basic instructions, like “Plug the router into the wall and insert the coax/cat5/whatever cable to the hole labeled ‘Internet’”, you can set up a wlan.
Reminds me of the joke about the guy who got some STD, and couldn’t figure out why, because he was wearing a condom. On his head.
SaidinUnleashed on November 1, 2006 at 5:33 PM
Reminds me of one of the funniest things I’ve seen on the internets, just in terms of pure idiocy. An actual post on a liberal message board a couple of years ago: ‘Do you have internet access?’
Readymade on November 1, 2006 at 5:35 PM
Internet problems? Time to call GOP Senator Ted Stevens!
Constantine on November 1, 2006 at 5:37 PM
Retards. The Dilbert principle in action.
infidel4life on November 1, 2006 at 5:42 PM
The UN really is one, gigantic 404 error isn’t it:
Now THAT was funny.
Rightwingsparkle on November 1, 2006 at 5:56 PM
I placed this comment:
… on Jane Hamsher’s blog, but it only lasted 1-minute before they nuked it.
Suckers! They sow their own doom.
Christoph on November 1, 2006 at 6:05 PM
the Public Relations link was interesting…..especially after reading thru all the comments on the page…..
I say we just go ahead and issue everyone in the country a baseball bat and let the civil war begin….bullets are too clean……although from their comments I think they will be using them on each other first.
Limerick on November 1, 2006 at 6:08 PM
Can you imagine these yingahas comming here to count our vote?
sonnyspats1 on November 1, 2006 at 6:37 PM
It’s hardly ironic they organized a meeting that produced nothing. The UN has been doing that for years. It’s even less surprising they surrendered in the face of the challenge so easily.
thedecider on November 1, 2006 at 6:42 PM
I can’t wait until all Democratic candidates have been trained by the Jane Hamsher School of Political Public Relations … like Ned Lamont, the gazillionaire who has spent millions but can’t even beat Rape Gurney Joe.
Ali-Bubba on November 1, 2006 at 7:13 PM
Uhhh… you do know that the UN thinks they own the net…. and want to tax net use in industrialized countries to support the UN????
Romeo13 on November 1, 2006 at 7:44 PM
Here’s something else to consider about a Democratic victory next week. Say good-bye to the free speech internet as they adopt a “multilateral” approach to Internet governance.
The UN and Euro weenies are getting their panties in a bunch trying to wrest control of the Internet from the US Commerce Dept. and ICANN.
The current administration is holding the line, but how fast do you think the Dems would cave to the UN if given the chance.
Iblis on November 1, 2006 at 7:46 PM
The UN – entertainment on a whole new level. If you don’t beleive that, just think what the UN has given us with this conference –
Internet access without connections (hard or wireless)
Internet conferences without the Internet
Wireless connections that are apparently neither
wireless nor connections, and
United Nations that aren’t, and regarding the
question posed by this statement:
Here’s the answer – the reason that the UN gave up so easily is that the conference was obviously chaired by the French !!!
Keep in mind that the UN wants to oversee and regulate the internet – as soon as they find a connection to it!
The United Nations – entertainment on a whole new level
Emmett J. on November 1, 2006 at 8:19 PM
…if you can add democracy with voter supression, internationalists running for national office, and a free press in the pocket of a political party…welcome to America under the Democrats.
The Party of Jackson…the Party of FDR…the Party of Clinton…the Party of Kofi…notice the downward spiral there?
Puritan1648 on November 1, 2006 at 8:32 PM
Rumor was that a resolution was passed to connect to the internet, but no one wanted to enforce it.
jeffNWV on November 1, 2006 at 8:57 PM
ROFLMAO, jeffnWV – Good one!!
tickleddragon on November 1, 2006 at 10:24 PM
I doubt it. They would need to complete this part of their agenda (http://www.un.org/issues/m-disarm.html) before arriving. Entirely possible (in theory) if Dems are running the store.
The UN wants your speech, property, money, and guns. They would take your soul if they could. Democrats and YouTube censors are just little UN protoges.
AZ_Redneck on November 1, 2006 at 10:58 PM
Puritan1648, you forgot jimmah kartah in your downward spiral.
tormod on November 2, 2006 at 9:49 AM
Hilarious! :-D
RD on November 2, 2006 at 10:06 AM
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