SocraticGadfly: Has Obama advisor changed position on ’Net Neutrality?

December 15, 2008

Has Obama advisor changed position on ’Net Neutrality?

And, if so, does that not mean The One has also changed positions?

Lawrence Lessig says his stance has changed not a bit, accusing the Wall Street Journal of inventing a tempest in a teapot. Google itself also claims nothing has changed.

However, I think some folks are protesting an awful lot if nothing has changed and Matt Stoller agrees. Of course, given the amount of progressive disappointment with B.O. over other things, folks like Lessig HAVE TO protest.

And, TPM continues to be an Obama apologist, saying that just because an Obama advisor listed as a leading candidate for FCC chairman is changing his mind is no sign that Obama is.

And, as for a claim at Huff Post that this is divide and conquer by Big Telecom, getting the WSJ to bite on a press release, well, the Journal's newshole, unlike its op-ed pages, has plenty of credibility.

Also, let it be noted that Google has plenty of reason to not be so favorable toward Net Neutrality, especially if it can tie this in its cloud computing push.

And, while Timothy Karr has been a trooper on the issue, if Obama would say he had something called, say, “Net Fairness” instead of “Net Neutrality,” the Obamiacs would line up and swallow the next glass of Kool-Aid.

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