Marc Andreessen, Leo Laporte, Molly Wood and Jason Calacanis? WTF? What about Tim Berners-Lee? Vint Cerf? Paul Mockapetris? I'd vote for Al Gore before any of the latter three.

Molly Wood has the best porn star name.

No Tim Berners-Lee?

If we started a write-in campaign for Homestar Runner, it might be amusing.

Or Anonymous.

I think it should be that "Numa Numa" guy.

I have never heard of any of those people. I choose Drew.

Since I'm not on the ballot for President, I'd like to submit my name for Undersecretary to the Deputy Director of Interweb Policy Analysts.

I was expecting there to be memes that we get to vote on... leaving sad, cold, and alone.

Tech Republic fellating Leo LaPorte, there's a shock.

Well, it'll most likely be a puppet regime.

Drew will be the puppet master wielding power from behind the scenes.

/obligatory

Did Al Gore not get nominated because he invented global warming as well?

I don't think anyone could beat moot, unless it was "anonymous."

If you'd like to nominate another candidate, then you are welcome to do a write-in. Simply post in the discussion thread below and make the subject line of your discussion post "Write-in candidate: John Doe" and then explain why John Doe is the best candidate in the body of the message. If you'd like to vote for a write-in candidate that someone else has already been added, simply reply underneath that write-in candidate with a message of "I vote for John Doe" in the subject line.

If one of the write-in candidates receives an overwhelming number of votes (100+), then that candidate will be included in a run-off with the top two vote-getters in this poll, but only if a run-off is needed for one of the two reasons mentioned above in the rules section.

Anyone have the over/under on how long it takes them to change the rules so Moot and/or Anonymous doesn't win?

Why?

She should be the president of the internets.

Raven Riley (new window, NSFWish, but it's sunday!).

well i believe i will vote for a third party!

"Anon ftw, because Anon Delivers!"

/Where's my button maker...

theinsultabot9000: well i believe i will vote for a third party!

Go ahead. Throw your vote away! Muahahahahaha!

No write in?
So no Rick Astley/Mudkip ticket then.
No Boxxy.

No proper list of candidates = No voty from me.

A bunch of people I never heard of.

Awesome...

Wait so you have to register to their site to add a write-in candidate? fark that.

Written in. Booyah.

Wonder who anonymous is going to let win, and what joke is going to come of the hack.

howabout no.

In fact, this combined with my hangover puts me in a very foul mood. Goddamn idiots.

None of those people are influential at all.

moot, Drew, Lowtax, Max, Maddox, etc all wield much more power and authority.

bubbaprog: None of those people are influential at all.

moot, Drew, Lowtax, Max, Maddox, etc all wield much more power and authority.

moot? He's as influential on 4chan like a day-old shiat.

Whoever made "Ewoks Ate My Balls" circa 1996.

/The internet was a funny place, then

Hmm headline just changed from "Drew not on the list" to "Leo Laporte gets Drews vote".

Liked the old one better.

/Keep watching mods :D

CygnusDarius: bubbaprog: None of those people are influential at all.

moot, Drew, Lowtax, Max, Maddox, etc all wield much more power and authority.

moot? He's as influential on 4chan like a day-old shiat.

You see though, the purpose of the office of President is to distract people from where the real power lies.

We should all write in Rick Astley.

To 4chan!

Really? No mention of

Ron Paul?

Oh wait, I forgot, the Internet's not in the Constitution. Nevermind.

He'll have it won in a few hours.

Vannevar Bush ?

Anarchy is the best form of government for the Internet. Elect someone to "give it direction" and to "fix the problems" and it's a sure fire way to fark up what we have.

sarcastrophe: Anarchy is the best form of government for the Internet. Elect someone to "give it direction" and to "fix the problems" and it's a sure fire way to fark up what we have.

And this is why I am the best candidate. I stand for lack of direction. Delay is a standard tactic. Wait, is this a paid position? because I am not doing nothing for free.

dead_dangler: Did Al Gore not get nominated because he invented global warming as well?

I thought he invented the enviroment.

genner: dead_dangler: Did Al Gore not get nominated because he invented global warming as well?

I thought he invented the enviroment.

He would just tie with moot, and instead of tying up the courts with endless appeals, would give up for the sake of a stable government.

If Drew is too drunk to be President I'd go with Leo Laporte too.

LONG LIVE Leo LaPorte!

GregoryD: If Drew is too drunk to be President I'd go with Leo Laporte too.

Man that was awesome!

The president of the US is chosen by the collective votes of the retarded masses, no their qualifications. I say Moot wins because he can move the retarded masses like no other.

I've got no motivation, but if I did, my vote would go for Leroy Jenkins.

This guy doesn't know anything about the internet. The internet is not a Democracy, it's Anarchy, and moot is the closest thing to a "leader" of the internet.

Competition is heavy

You're all wrong. Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer are King and Queen of the Internet.

They're celebrities who embrace the internet whole-heartedly. I've seen pictures of Neil's Father's Day present from his daughter and knew when her braces came off. Amanda Palmer has shown me her underwear collection (from the inside of her bathroom) and sold someone her glass dildo.

No love for Kim Kamando?

Hugh Hefner or Larry Flynt. Because without porno, there would be no internet.

Rick Astley.

coffee fiend: No love for Kim Kamando?

THIS
/Digital Goddess
//but only if she does a yearly centerfold

Last One Left: Jason Calacanis

I hate that jackass.

Tripp Johnston Private Eye: He'll have it won in a few hours.

With 8 billion votes over.

m00t and Boxxy will win any and all Internet King/Queen polls. As long as 4chan lives.

What I would like to see is /b/tards and Paultards try to flood the same internet poll.

pag1107: Wonder who anonymous is going to let win, and what joke is going to come of the hack.

Boxxy

/obvious

Wow, TheScreenSavers...man that is going BACK in time.

Holy sheepshiat!

And who could forget the infamous CAT SCHWARTZ MOMENT!?

I was laughing the whole day!

"In June 2003 Schwartz became the subject of a stir in the Internet community when it was discovered that at least two cropped photographs of herself she had posted on her personal blog contained hidden Exif thumbnail images clearly showing her bared breasts, because the program she used to edit them, Photoshop, did not create replacement thumbnails. [3]"

HAHHAA NEWB!

To hell with "President." I want to be Lord High Executioner of the Internet. First in the block? SPAMMERS! Next up? The asshole who invented Web Filtering! Where's my farking axe?

from the comments:
Ernest, all four posts for 'Drew Curtis' are from new members who joined today. Three comments were posted within a twenty minute window. Either it's one guy with four identities, or he got his MyWaste 'buddies' to help him.

You just got Farked!

bubbaprog: None of those people are influential at all.

moot, Drew, Lowtax, Max, Maddox, etc all wield much more power and authority.

Those guys might be cabinet members in the JEFFK administration, but that's it.

GoSurfing: Wow, TheScreenSavers...man that is going BACK in time.

Holy sheepshiat!

And who could forget the infamous CAT SCHWARTZ MOMENT!?

I was laughing the whole day!

"In June 2003 Schwartz became the subject of a stir in the Internet community when it was discovered that at least two cropped photographs of herself she had posted on her personal blog contained hidden Exif thumbnail images clearly showing her bared breasts, because the program she used to edit them, Photoshop, did not create replacement thumbnails. [3]"

HAHHAA NEWB!

I didn't jerk to those photos but I was glad to have the option.

LeviathanFafner: LONG LIVE Leo LaPorte!

Hell yeah. Leo is a freaking madman when it comes to the internet, and I think electing him 'president' would be a great honor. We can look at all the people who have built programs or ran companies that built programs, but it says something about a man who makes it his role on Earth to spread the love of the Internet and bring new people into the fold. As an IT person of seven years now, I could never do what Leo does and as well.

He deserves the honor.

bhcompy: bubbaprog: None of those people are influential at all.

moot, Drew, Lowtax, Max, Maddox, etc all wield much more power and authority.

Those guys might be cabinet members in the JEFFK administration, but that's it.

Maddox would and should be the freaking Secretary of Defense plus the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

I promise a tentacle in each pocket and a dickgirl in every garage.

SomeoneDumb: I don't think anyone could beat moot, unless it was "anonymous."

Yeah... that's a smart farker there.=]

I voted for Jeff Sax.

Ghastly: I promise a tentacle in each pocket and a dickgirl in every garage.

Don't want the responsibility of running this place, eh :)

Guess you are (shockingly) sane...

I'm not really interested in the presidency but I have some nominations for Secretary of Pron.

Obviously Leo

/Old school tech tv for life!

Yay! A fake vote for a fake internet president! I KNOW I'm going to be participating in the pointlessness!

/if the sarcasm was too much, no I will not be participating

There's pretty much no chance of this being anyone but Moot.

OniNeko: Yay! A fake vote for a fake internet president! I KNOW I'm going to be participating in the pointlessness!

/if the sarcasm was too much, no I will not be participating

You're cool. Not.

Vote Moot!

/again!

The regulars on that site are hilariously serious.

Doctor Jan Itor: Linus Torvalds. The Internet runs on Linux, so Linus runs the Internet.

No, the internet runs on tcp/ip. The WWW runs on Linux. So Vint Cerf ftw.

I belive the official title is:

El oh El Presidente

I predict Palmetto will have a stroke by the end of the day.

Ask: I predict Palmetto will have a stroke by the end of the day.

My money's on Deadly Ernest.

a vote for me equals free online pornography!

/thanks for your support

Is ACORN involved?

Steven Colbert, without question.

Presidents don't have to have to know much about their job (Bush), don't have to have any prior experience in the field (Eisenhower), have a good sense of humor and sarcasm (Obama), and don't have to really pay any attention to the job while they are there (Carter) and focus on other things.

Guntram Shatterhand: LeviathanFafner: LONG LIVE Leo LaPorte!

Hell yeah. Leo is a freaking madman when it comes to the internet, and I think electing him 'president' would be a great honor. We can look at all the people who have built programs or ran companies that built programs, but it says something about a man who makes it his role on Earth to spread the love of the Internet and bring new people into the fold. As an IT person of seven years now, I could never do what Leo does and as well.

He deserves the honor.

I'll always remember Leo for something he's probably long forgotten. Back in 1996 I published one of the early web magazines, which Leo first saw at an industry event. He just flipped at what I'd done on my dining room table, and after that meeting, went out of his way to promote me and connect me with people who would give me exposure. Through his thumbs up, I ended up getting on MSNBC as the Site of the Week, a Kim Kommando promo, and a feature on CNN. I will never forget his encouragement and generosity of spirit. He did me a real solid.

Emperor Norton does not recognize the validity of this election...

Wow Farkers, you really pissed off some of those folks on the comment boards. Highly amusing!!!

I first heard about Drew/Fark on Leo's ZDTV Tech show. I was taking a intro. to basic computers class at the Springfield, Or. Senior Citizen Center. This was about 7 years ago. So, my loyalty to either is challenged. Also, I have suffered tremendously since.


By the way...STAY OFF MY LAWN.

Leo Laporte without a doubt.

Tripp Johnston Private Eye

He'll have it won in a few hours.

I highly doubt it. /b/tards tend tlo hate moot, just look at his ED page.

The President of the Internet should remain safely

SpaceLord: Doctor Jan Itor: Linus Torvalds. The Internet runs on Linux, so Linus runs the Internet.

No, the internet runs on tcp/ip. The WWW runs on Linux. So Vint Cerf ftw.

I wonder what else was in Doctor Jan Itor's post that got it deleted.

Leo Laporte is fine as a relatively knowledgable talk-show engineer. but *president*?!?
we're going to need someone better.
you know, for all the Wil fellating around here, from what I've seen re: internet savvy, he wouldn't be all that bad a candidate. heck - reagan, schwarzeneger, franken, et al. (+alec baldwin soon enough?) all sailed right into politics...

we need to stop fixating on people that have the qualifications, and focus on how looks and talks good. they'll tell us what we need to know - and we need to STFU & trust them.

duh.

I'd vote for 4chan before any of the mouthbreathers on that list.

They cut me off, can't post anymore. It's like arguing with those two old guys in the balcony on The Muppet Show.

who the hell are all those people?

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Al Gore yet...

dead_dangler: Did Al Gore not get nominated because he invented global warming as well?

No, no... he created Global Warming. BIG difference there.

Easy to understand why Drew supports Leo, as I do as well. He helped the popularity of Fark way back in 99' by featuring Fark on the Sreensavers show. aaaah, Tech TV . . . how we do miss thee . . .


/slashes forever //

Kid Mojo: The best man for the job

Maddox gets my vote.

Last One Left: pag1107: Wonder who anonymous is going to let win, and what joke is going to come of the hack.

Boxxy

/obvious

Can one be both Queen and president of the internet at the same time?

The battle for president of the internets is a fierce one, especially when they want more money, guy.

I have never seen as much self-important douchebaggery as that displayed by some of the commenters on that site.

/vote Boxxy!

Neoskeptic: Last One Left: pag1107: Wonder who anonymous is going to let win, and what joke is going to come of the hack.

Boxxy

/obvious

Can one be both Queen and president of the internet at the same time?

she is neither

castufari: Last One Left: Jason Calacanis

I hate that jackass.

Agreed. Idiot thinks he is funny. My left shoe full of rancid oatmeal is funnier than that fool.

Neoskeptic: Last One Left: pag1107: Wonder who anonymous is going to let win, and what joke is going to come of the hack.

Boxxy

/obvious

Can one be both Queen and president of the internet at the same time?

Yes we can...

Moot

Moot will win it anyway, so none of the suggestions matter. You all saw what happened to the Time election.

Moot

former senator Ted Stevens would get my vote If I wasn't too lazy to register.

This is typical California arrogance. We all know who the true Masshole leader of the Internet today is.

Randall. Monroe.

GoSurfing: OniNeko: Yay! A fake vote for a fake internet president! I KNOW I'm going to be participating in the pointlessness!

/if the sarcasm was too much, no I will not be participating

You're cool. Not.

Yeah. I was trying to seem cool. I wasn't trying to get anyone to laugh. Just trying to look cool.

/Didn't know idiots came in that size

We all ready have our winner.

Leo Laporte's head won't fit in the internet.

Wow, the people in that comments section are some self-important assholes.

dahmers love zombie: Or Anonymous.

That's my vote. Andreeson is a Founder, but he's not in charge.
And why is Al Gore not on the list?

Only_A_Lad: Wow, the people in that comments section are some self-important assholes.

Deadly Earnest is important.

cloud_van_dame: dahmers love zombie: Or Anonymous.

And why is Al Gore not on the list?

Because even if he got half a million more votes, the supreme court would step in.

Went ahead and submitted a Write-In vote for wil. Let's FARK this vote!

shanec2000: Went ahead and submitted a Write-In vote for wil. Let's FARK this vote!

Hack the planet! Fark the vote!

I've loved Leo since I first saw him co-hosting The Screen Savers with Kate Botello on ZDTV back in '98. Awesome show, and the two of them had terrific chemistry.

He's super knowledgeable without coming off as a know-it-all, a genuinely likable personality.

So for that, yeah, he should be voted King of the Internet.

Epiphany: This guy doesn't know anything about the internet. The internet is not a Democracy, it's Anarchy, and moot is the closest thing to a "leader" of the internet.

Moot lives with his mother and runs a website filled with child porn.

Your argument is moot.

shanec2000: Went ahead and submitted a Write-In vote for wil. Let's FARK this vote!

I, for one, support the clown sweater.

My vote would go to Martin Sargent. He truly understands the graces of the Internet and all of the secret lusts of the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sargent (pops)


Virtual Sex Machine on Unscrewed with Martin Sargent Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_aJ2wBmqxE (pops)

My vote:

MarkMartinFan: Yes we can...

Dear Christ....

Moot is our dear President of the Internet.

He's the founder of 4chan and Admin at YTMND. He probably has a Fark account that he fails to use.

mARBLECAKE, ALSO THE GAME

I'll cast a write-in vote for Olivia Munn.

"A figurehead worth looking at!"

Cybernetic: I'll cast a write-in vote for Olivia Munn.

"A figurehead worth looking at!"

Sumi Das is hotter.

/going ALL the way back
//TechTv>G4

Jon Postel is spinning in his grave at the very idea of an internet president.

Veracity283: castufari: Last One Left: Jason Calacanis

I hate that jackass.

Agreed. Idiot thinks he is funny. My left shoe full of rancid oatmeal is funnier than that fool.

And here I was thinking I'd be the first to express such sentiments here.

This man has the best campaign slogan. Ever. Because he will never, ever give you up or let you down.

Who frickin' invented the damn internet??

Prince Al, that's who!

OniNeko: Yay! A fake vote for a fake internet president! I KNOW I'm going to be participating in the pointlessness!

/if the sarcasm was too much, no I will not be participating


You began participating in pointlessness the moment you clicked 'add comment.'

Anonymous.

*nod*

All of these people are over 16. So, FAIL.

The idea of an Internet President makes about as much sense as giving the President of the US a button that would turn off the internet in case of emergency (anyone remember that bill?). Writer doesn't seem to "get" the tubes, yo.

But since we're talking about it, I vote for this guy...

/bow before your new god