31 definitions by David Blomstrom
1. online rallying center for assorted liberals, progressives and left-leaning independents that are fed up with the Democratic Party's right-wing tilt - and prove it by campaigning for right-wing candidates like Al Gore, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton<br>
2. a wet dream for Seattle's liberal peace pussies, who prefer to rant about a problem rather than lift a finger to fix it
3. hypocritical online forum that criticizes Republican corruption while ignoring the sins of the National Education Association, which supports the corrupt Democratic Party
2. a wet dream for Seattle's liberal peace pussies, who prefer to rant about a problem rather than lift a finger to fix it
3. hypocritical online forum that criticizes Republican corruption while ignoring the sins of the National Education Association, which supports the corrupt Democratic Party
Democratic Underground is a great place to keep up on current events and pick up some cool political nicknames, insults or one-liners. Now if I could just find a collection of armchair politicians who are interested in fixing a problem or two...
by David Blomstrom May 16, 2006
A term that describes phony corporate philanthropists, particularly Bill Gates, who is closely linked with pResident George W. Bush.
So how much money will Bill Gates invest in his own investment firm before people realize he's actually a pHilanthropist?
by David Blomstrom October 4, 2007
One of many nicknames for Microsoft, a key member of the Seattle Mafia and global bully. It's especially appropriate because it serves as a reminder that Bill Gates and Microsoft are joined at the hip. (Yes, Virginia, Bill Gates IS a monopolist.)
So what's Billysoft going to announce this week - another crappy software program or another phony pHilanthropy program?
by David Blomstrom October 4, 2007
Hugo Chavez is a charismatic, strong-willed and courageous political reformer who, as President of Venezuela, has probably done more to fight corporate corruption, promote socialism and unite Latin America against its traditional enemy, the United States, than any other living person.
Wouldn't it be great if Hugo Chavez would turn his guns on George W. Bush's friend and benefactor, software terrorist Bill Gates, inspiring some blowback in the form of a Latin American Microsoft boycott that could spread around the world?
by David Blomstrom April 18, 2008
1. world's richest asshole and convicted monopolist<br>
2. world's richest living example of Silver Spoon Syndrome<br>
3. corporate software tycoon who made billions with the help of his father (a famously sleazy Seattle attorney and partner with Preston Gates & Ellis of Jack Abramoff fame) and a phenomenal talent for stealing other people's ideas and manipulating the government and media<b>
4. Seattle-born geek who's often credited with the birth of the personal computer even though he's done more than anyone else to retard the industry<br>
5. the world's greatest pseudo-philanthropist, perhaps of all time
2. world's richest living example of Silver Spoon Syndrome<br>
3. corporate software tycoon who made billions with the help of his father (a famously sleazy Seattle attorney and partner with Preston Gates & Ellis of Jack Abramoff fame) and a phenomenal talent for stealing other people's ideas and manipulating the government and media<b>
4. Seattle-born geek who's often credited with the birth of the personal computer even though he's done more than anyone else to retard the industry<br>
5. the world's greatest pseudo-philanthropist, perhaps of all time
Having a wife who sits on the Washington Post's board of directors, along with his bridge partner (Warrenn Buffett), makes it easy for Bill Gates to disguise his public relations efforts, bribes and tax write-offs as philanthropy, even duping many liberal activists.
by David Blomstrom May 16, 2006
One of many nicknames for Microsoft, this one hinting at the bureaucratic inertia and bloated code it has become famous for; generally synonymous with Microsloth.
Will Microslug release another Windows upgrade in our lifetime, or is Vista the end of the Road Ahead?
by David Blomstrom October 4, 2007
The fifth incarnation of the United States...
1) Democratic republic (for whites, at least)
2) More politicized nation with stronger federal government forged by the Civil War
3) Empire, with overseas possessions, beginning with the Spanish American War and annexation of Hawaii in 1898
4) Frighteningly corrupt and bizarre corporate conglomerate, as became frighteningly apparent after George W. Bush's theft of the White House in 2000 and the 9/11 terrorist attacks he exploited so ruthlessly
5) The next stage in the evolution of the United States, which can't be predicted with certainty but will hopefully be an "invisible republic" in the tradition of a campfire discussion featured in the late environmental activist Edward Abbey's book Desert Solitaire.
1) Democratic republic (for whites, at least)
2) More politicized nation with stronger federal government forged by the Civil War
3) Empire, with overseas possessions, beginning with the Spanish American War and annexation of Hawaii in 1898
4) Frighteningly corrupt and bizarre corporate conglomerate, as became frighteningly apparent after George W. Bush's theft of the White House in 2000 and the 9/11 terrorist attacks he exploited so ruthlessly
5) The next stage in the evolution of the United States, which can't be predicted with certainty but will hopefully be an "invisible republic" in the tradition of a campfire discussion featured in the late environmental activist Edward Abbey's book Desert Solitaire.
An Invisible Republic (or fifth republic) would presumably follow a fifth major revolution:
1) The "American Revolution," which ended with an independent United States
2) The Civil War, which freed the slaves but arguably did much to wreck the U.S. as a whole
3) The socialist revolution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which did so much to help American workers
4) The "flower power" rebellion of the 1960s and 1970s, which did so much for civil rights and the environment and perhaps helped end the war in Vietnam
5) It will probably take an even bigger movement, whether peaceful or violent, to wrest control of the U.S. from corporations and hold people like George W. Bush and Bill Gates accountable.
1) The "American Revolution," which ended with an independent United States
2) The Civil War, which freed the slaves but arguably did much to wreck the U.S. as a whole
3) The socialist revolution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which did so much to help American workers
4) The "flower power" rebellion of the 1960s and 1970s, which did so much for civil rights and the environment and perhaps helped end the war in Vietnam
5) It will probably take an even bigger movement, whether peaceful or violent, to wrest control of the U.S. from corporations and hold people like George W. Bush and Bill Gates accountable.
by David Blomstrom March 3, 2007