Homeland Security works door at Gates' party
Posted by malebolgia on 30 July 2004 - 05:35 · 36 comments & 597 views
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#1 Posted by Arcticflare on 30 Jul 2004 - 05:41
- I'm sorry, what? Is this a joke?
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#2 Posted by TadXP on 30 Jul 2004 - 05:47
- I wish I got that kind of protection from the federal government.
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#3 Posted by Slugbait on 30 Jul 2004 - 05:52
- Hmmm, let's see...30 governors convene at one place at one time, all 30 governors are United States governors, and there are people here who think protecting them is a joke, or that it's BillG getting the protection.
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#3.1 Posted by Arcticflare on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:28
- I'm sorry, but for a private party, the government locks down a private residence and doesn't allow anyone in or out without THEIR authorization? Doesn't that seem a little.. oh I don't know - how about crazy? I don't care if you have Ghandi over at your house and england wants to come in and kick his ass. The government doesn't give you and your passive aggressive friend protection at your own home so that you can put together a drunken hot tub party. What they do instead is say, "sorry, but you can't have someone of the importance of Mr. Ghandi (or in this case, 30 govenors) over here drinking a martini and making bubbles in the jaccuzi while there's this kind of danger involved. We have come to take him to the sane side of the big white line.".
Maybe Ghandi wasn't the best example, but I think you see the point.
Aw hell. I'm thinking everyone was just drunk with money and power and they decided to have America foot the bill for their protection while they all had a good time at the Bill Gates mansion.
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#3.2 Posted by Munna2002 on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:46
- It's Gandhi from India...not Ghandi from Ghana, I presume?
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#3.3 Posted by psykil on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:57
- no i don't see your point. if the president had been in attendance, wouldn't you expect the Secret Service to be there, and lock down the place just like they lock down any place the president visits?
whenever there is a high profile event where a large number of government higher-ups, in this case governers, are in attendance there are certain security measures that take place. it's proceedure, and has been, in one form or another, for some time. In this case, the security happened to be around Bill Gates' home. the media, having nothing better to do, decided to spin it out of proportion.
Bill Gates did not rent out Homeland Security and drop the bill on the taxpayers. the taxpayers have been paying for the security personnel of government officials for decades. there's nothing new here. -
#3.4 Posted by Arcticflare on 30 Jul 2004 - 07:44
- What's more ideal : patrol and gaurd a WATERFRONT mansion requiring you to lock down "all of Lake Washington south of the Highway 520 bridge" and keep this "in effect for two days", or perhaps go somewhere more safe, suitable, and easier to protect?
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#4 Posted by StarSabers on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:37
- After reading the full artical ... it sounds a little better. But I don't know that it should have been done. People overreact on too many things ... draws attention to them.
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#4.1 Posted by T-Metal on 30 Jul 2004 - 15:00
- That's the same mentality that allowed the hijackers of 9/11 to slip through.
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#4.2 Posted by StarSabers on 30 Jul 2004 - 16:34
- I was meaning people on the outside ... like me and you.
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#4.3 Posted by Shining Arcanine on 30 Jul 2004 - 18:55
QUOTE (#4.1) That's the same mentality that allowed the hijackers of 9/11 to slip through.
I agree.
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#5 Posted by intensityx on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:38
- Filthy rich and still wasting my tax dollars.
Buy your own damn security Bill Gates
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#6 Posted by Yvo on 30 Jul 2004 - 06:47
- bah yeah and the 520 was messed up. people are stupid... we have two floating bridges, the 520 has the most issues and is already backed up and they restricted traffic to one lane on each side.
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#6.1 Posted by Mister Lamar on 30 Jul 2004 - 08:29
- yea and I was delayed 45 mins trying to get back home. I was like what, I didn't hear about this being closed. Im sure Uncle Bill has paid more than enough tax dollars to get this type of security.
the 520..
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#7 Posted by imtoomuch on 30 Jul 2004 - 09:10
- Damn. His house party got a real life firewall and AV protection.
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#8 Posted by cheesy9999 on 30 Jul 2004 - 09:19
- "locked down all of Lake Washington south of the Highway 520 bridge and stayed in effect for two days"
really? ALL of Lake Washington south of 520???
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#9 Posted by scoobydoobie on 30 Jul 2004 - 11:09
- Who says you can't buy Governement
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#10 Posted by mleonc on 30 Jul 2004 - 13:27
- WTF???????????
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#11 Posted by Ivand on 30 Jul 2004 - 13:33
- lol, he was blackmailing the governors
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#12 Posted by kainashi on 30 Jul 2004 - 13:34
- i bet bill gates parties are the best.
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#12.1 Posted by Magallanes on 30 Jul 2004 - 14:54
QUOTE (#12.0) bet bill gates parties are the best
Bill gates PANTIES ^_^
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#13 Posted by Grappa on 30 Jul 2004 - 14:09
- The most disturbing thing about this isn't necessarily the lockdown, but the fact that 30 state governors were attending the party at all implies that they will have a, shall we say, "favorable" view of Microsoft if/when future anti-monopoly legislation is considered.
That reeks of bribery^H^H^H^H^H^H^H lobbying. -
#13.2 Posted by Shining Arcanine on 30 Jul 2004 - 19:00
QUOTE (#13.0) The most disturbing thing about this isn't necessarily the lockdown, but the fact that 30 state governors were attending the party at all implies that they will have a, shall we say, "favorable" view of Microsoft if/when future anti-monopoly legislation is considered.
That reeks of bribery^H^H^H^H^H^H^H lobbying.
Being rich doesn't necessarily mean that you are bribing goverment officials every time you invite 30 governors who were passing through the neighborhood to your house for a party. Does being rich mean that you can't be friendly?
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#14 Posted by ghostwind on 30 Jul 2004 - 15:45
- hmm.... Being Canadian makes me not too sure about this one. I can understand both sides arguements because well, there are 30 VIPs there that any little terrorist would love to take out, on the otherhand is all of that security neccesary for the amount that was given ? By the way this type of post is inheritly going to turn into a flame war
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#15 Posted by Nathan on 30 Jul 2004 - 16:03
- Neowin shouldn't post things about Bill Gates, because all the Linux people will immediately say "BILL GATES SHOULD BE BURNT TO HELL I DON'T CARE THAT HE THRIVES OUR ECONOMY AND COMPUTER INDUSTRY!!!". You people are stupid. Without Bill Gates we wouldn't have the level of personal computing we do today, the economy would drop to a pebble, and we wouldn't be talking about this right now right here.
Bill Gates isn't stupid, isn't an idiot, he's quite smart. Why don't you like him? Anti-competitiveness? You're an idiot if you think Microsoft should be prosecuted for anti-competitiveness. It takes a smart person to incorporate all their products and make it impossible to take them apart - that's how business works. Pushing your products is a good thing, and if you think it should stop, you should jump off a buliding right now. That's business. I guses you and your Linux friends don't know anything about business, as you seem to think everything should be free... but that's your problem. -
#15.1 Posted by digitalslacker on 30 Jul 2004 - 16:38
- wow well put
i agree
if it wasn't for microsoft linux wouldn't be where it is right now
competition breeds innovation
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#15.2 Posted by supersaiyanjericho on 30 Jul 2004 - 17:16
QUOTE (#15.1) wow well put
i agree
if it wasn't for microsoft linux wouldn't be where it is right now
competition breeds innovation
agreed
that's right "COMPETITION." it was always there and still alive
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#16 Posted by digitalslacker on 30 Jul 2004 - 16:35
- thats my kinda party!
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#17 Posted by rekka on 30 Jul 2004 - 17:48
- Enough of all of this! I want to know; was there jelly and cake?
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#18 Posted by Randall_Lind on 30 Jul 2004 - 18:38
- It is only right that the governors were protected. Why only 30? What Happen to the other 20? Are they pissed at MS and rejected the party?
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#19 Posted by Da22in on 01 Aug 2004 - 13:51
- I'd be very surprise if Bill didn't pay the security bill....the man wipes his arse with $100 bills!
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a "temporary security zone" earlier this month around Gates' Lake Washington home, saying in a notice published in the Federal Register that the move was necessary to prevent "terrorism, sabotage or other subversive acts."
Security zones prevent any person or watercraft from entering the area without explicit government permission. They're normally used to tighten security around military bases and naval facilities, and it's exceedingly rare for them to be erected around a private residence. The reason for the "Gates Residence Security Zone," which locked down all of Lake Washington south of the Highway 520 bridge and stayed in effect for two days, was a private party the Microsoft billionaire threw on July 18.
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