For a Gore Prosperous Tomorrow
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Green Day may help a shift toward more against the corporate estabishment.
Indie rock's growth will probably be gradual, but I'm not sure on how those two will grow. Gorillaz will probably do a bit better than OTL and not sure on the other one.
Tay Zonday's Chocolate Rain willd efinitely do better than OTL, though that is also because of the changes within Youtube
The success of Hey There Delilah definitely presents a solid case for why At the Bottom of Everything would potentially be a huge hit. I'd like to think that the Fictional Gorillaz band will somehow end up on stage. If Vocaloid can have their singers appear via hologram, it makes sense to have the organisers behind Gorillaz do the same.
Tay's work will hopefully be deeply influential to music in the later decade. If we're lucky.
One thing about future music. Grime should probably end up becoming a huge chart-topping genre.
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Well, we’ll see what holds. Grime probably in Canada, but I highly doubt in the US.
As for the music scene, something big will happen in 2006 that will change the music world and a fair bit of contemporary musicians so perhaps they will benefit from this large change.
Yes but they could fire ballmer and start a hardware line a decade earlier before a decision is finalized and allow BEOS to flourish.
He became CEO around the time the decision was starting to come down though. And it would not have stopped anything given how the whole thing was software based
I think not having Ballmer as CEO and having a hardware line is possible.
That's before the divergent date though and Microsoft goes through with Xbox so there is that
Gore Administration- Spring 2006
Spring 2006
"About time we got a council for human rights."
"It was as if someone took the cankterous old man who complains about "kids nowadays" stereotype and took it to the extreme."
From the winter thaw to the spring, it was a changing and awakening of times. The continued work of the Al Gore Administration cast a shadow as midterms were coming. However, in the meanwhile, Spring would be bringing all sorts of various changed. NASA has been abuzz with various news such as the Mars orbitor and the geysers being discovered over in Enceladus, lighting up a new interest in the stars, especially with the hopes of new technologies and optimism. Europe meanwhile has been getting all sorts of information from their project having been arriving over to Venus. Indeed, the world has been moving ever closer. The United Nations Human Rights Council was established and ground rules and cases were being looked into for the hopes of a better tomorrow and the promise of a bright future for all the young citizens of the world. Perhaps one topic of fascinating discussion among the Council was that of ecorefugees. The idea of refugees being displaced as a result of climate change or ecological disasters. The days of Gore's climate talk being considered fascinating, but not taken wholly seriously are in the past and while still seen sometimes as repetitive, the multiple points and perspectives presented by Gore were engaging and different enough to remind people of the immense scope that climate change would have on lives. Additionally, the centuries of human history and settlements being dictated by the mercy of mercurial climates provided more than enough past wisdom to listen to it. As such, larger areas of interest were examined. This included the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil alongside the indigenous people living in them and their concerns over illegal logging, farming and violence aimed at them. This also was expanded at potential hotspots of trouble, such as the Indian subcontinent or on a more macro scale, on ensuring the next generations would not be burdened with a world in danger. Overall, climate change discussions made their way even to discussions of human rights.
United Nations Human Rights Council lojo
Of course, not everything was necessarily rosy. The Capital Hill Massacre occurring in Seattle, Washington hit headlines, especially with the reactionary motives of the shooter and the initial response by the Seattle Times. Beyond the condolences reaching out, it did spur a cultural backlash though against what the shooter said. Nearly a month after the shooting, the fact his shootings were motivated by his disdain for the behavior of the youth became discovered and became a dark joke of sorts. Additioanlly, the Seattle Times reaction prompted scrutiny, as if the paper was sympathizing with the man's goal or as one pundit put it "an old whackjob with a gun shoots kids because they dance and this newspaper proposes keeping kids from dancing as not agitate the old whackjob..." Perhaps as a result, it did lead to the youth asserting mroe themselves the right to enjoy themselves in dance. Other major news included an umpire strike during Major League Baseball along with some strikes at locations that hire primarily immigrants for better working conditions, especially as more and more revelations on management and behavior is coming into light. Of course, the world turned toward the Pacific once more with the Yokyakarta Earthquake with extensive and extreme damage being done. Unsurprisingly, the world came over to assist in rebuilding and surveying damage. Earthquakes were not considered part of observations regarding disasters like cliamte changes, namely because they are for the most part preventable. However, when discussing earthquakes and shocks, Al Gore did mention that about the only thing that influences earthquakes regaridng human activity was fracking, which in turn caused a further spurn of fossil fuel practices.
A fallen pinnacle from the damaged Prambanan temple
"About time we got a council for human rights."
"It was as if someone took the cankterous old man who complains about "kids nowadays" stereotype and took it to the extreme."
From the winter thaw to the spring, it was a changing and awakening of times. The continued work of the Al Gore Administration cast a shadow as midterms were coming. However, in the meanwhile, Spring would be bringing all sorts of various changed. NASA has been abuzz with various news such as the Mars orbitor and the geysers being discovered over in Enceladus, lighting up a new interest in the stars, especially with the hopes of new technologies and optimism. Europe meanwhile has been getting all sorts of information from their project having been arriving over to Venus. Indeed, the world has been moving ever closer. The United Nations Human Rights Council was established and ground rules and cases were being looked into for the hopes of a better tomorrow and the promise of a bright future for all the young citizens of the world. Perhaps one topic of fascinating discussion among the Council was that of ecorefugees. The idea of refugees being displaced as a result of climate change or ecological disasters. The days of Gore's climate talk being considered fascinating, but not taken wholly seriously are in the past and while still seen sometimes as repetitive, the multiple points and perspectives presented by Gore were engaging and different enough to remind people of the immense scope that climate change would have on lives. Additionally, the centuries of human history and settlements being dictated by the mercy of mercurial climates provided more than enough past wisdom to listen to it. As such, larger areas of interest were examined. This included the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil alongside the indigenous people living in them and their concerns over illegal logging, farming and violence aimed at them. This also was expanded at potential hotspots of trouble, such as the Indian subcontinent or on a more macro scale, on ensuring the next generations would not be burdened with a world in danger. Overall, climate change discussions made their way even to discussions of human rights.
United Nations Human Rights Council lojo
Of course, not everything was necessarily rosy. The Capital Hill Massacre occurring in Seattle, Washington hit headlines, especially with the reactionary motives of the shooter and the initial response by the Seattle Times. Beyond the condolences reaching out, it did spur a cultural backlash though against what the shooter said. Nearly a month after the shooting, the fact his shootings were motivated by his disdain for the behavior of the youth became discovered and became a dark joke of sorts. Additioanlly, the Seattle Times reaction prompted scrutiny, as if the paper was sympathizing with the man's goal or as one pundit put it "an old whackjob with a gun shoots kids because they dance and this newspaper proposes keeping kids from dancing as not agitate the old whackjob..." Perhaps as a result, it did lead to the youth asserting mroe themselves the right to enjoy themselves in dance. Other major news included an umpire strike during Major League Baseball along with some strikes at locations that hire primarily immigrants for better working conditions, especially as more and more revelations on management and behavior is coming into light. Of course, the world turned toward the Pacific once more with the Yokyakarta Earthquake with extensive and extreme damage being done. Unsurprisingly, the world came over to assist in rebuilding and surveying damage. Earthquakes were not considered part of observations regarding disasters like cliamte changes, namely because they are for the most part preventable. However, when discussing earthquakes and shocks, Al Gore did mention that about the only thing that influences earthquakes regaridng human activity was fracking, which in turn caused a further spurn of fossil fuel practices.
A fallen pinnacle from the damaged Prambanan temple
Gore Administration- Summer 2006
Summer 2006
"Welcome to the world, Montenegro"
"Hmmm... wonder what the issue with India, China and Tibet will be."
"Good god, India needs our help..."
As Spring goes over to Summer of 2006, glboal issues became a bit more of the center of focus over in the news. First and foremost was the creation of the nation of Montenegro. After an earlier referendum, Montenegro declares their independence from their union with Serbia and thus, the last remnant of Tito's united Yugoslavia falls by the wayside and Serbia emerges alone from the union of republics. Beyond this, Europe gets swepted up into FIFA, this year being held in Germany and the victor ends up being Italy. Additionally, the growing developments between India and China and regarding Tibet got the world's attention once more. China and India have gotten more attention since with Gore's turn toard renewable energy and climate change, the two nations fell into the two unfortunate spolights as being some of the major polluting powers and thus the Americans has been having Europe and other nations influence China and India going more toward going green, especially in regards to the pollution. Either from the smoggy air of the nations' cities or the polluted rivers of India, the pressure has been getting on them and the nations trying to work on the policies to do so. As such, the Qinghai-Tibet railway being established has been gone forward and the Nathu La pass has been opened once more. However, no other big news has been dominant than the bombings over in Mumbai. It was a large scale disaster and it caught many off-guard, being the first instance of terrorism for years. Beyond the condolences and support being sent over by their various neighbors and the world, it was a reminder that there was more work to be done. The Gore Adminsitration took note that they had been neglecting that part of the world and the later revelations in regards that the organization behind the attacks may have ties to Pakistan have added intense scrutiny to India's neighboir. Lashkar-e-Taiba has become the subject of new investigations with Pakistan being pressured by the Americans to put further effort into their investigations, especially with allegations of the organizations' influence in Pakistan.
One of the bomb-damaged coaches at the Mahim station
However, back at home, things were also developing. The Stanley Cup news brought encouragement and victory to hockey players while rumrs circulated abouted a failed bombing over aimed at the Sears tower by a group of cultists of some sort.Additionally, more nes on the International Space Station as operations began resuming normally after the tragedy from months ago. However, despite this, time has been going by relatively smoothly. The elections were coming and because of Al Gore's growing influence, they became more notable the midterms. It would provide Al Gore the last change to get the larger numbers he needed to really push reform. Granted, the Supreme Court held at his side and the number of bills being passed to try and curb election chincanery were helping, but it was still imperative, especially with the polticial climate. On one hand, Al Gore was a popular centralizing figure and helped make climate change a bipartisan issue and even transcended that as there was a growing number of Libretarians who began also taking climate change more seriously though preferred different approaches int solving the problem. On the other hand, there was a growing shift in changes in politics. Neoconservatism was slowly dying out in the GOP as new up-and coming moderates with new focuses were being brought in, the many years of prosperity brought in by the Clinton and Gore Administrations, bringing a shift in polticial ideals. However, the remnants were clinging to power and in-fighting was becoming more common in the GOP. However, the Democrats were not immune to this as more leftish elements were pushing for Al Gore to bring more progressive policies, even if they were not exactly "business friendly." Granted, him raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 (originally just a dollar increase, but the extra quarter was added to adjust for inflation) was a success in it of itself, but the modest boost not enough to really get the economy going though there was not enough momentum to really get the ball moving for the plan. Some were advocating for another increase up to $10 while some were as bold to go up to $15, pointing that the money being earned would be spent to keep the economy going. While much of these policies weren't really being discussed in the debates, they were a growing voice and a sign of the changing times.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – Space Shuttle Discovery kicks off the Fourth of July fireworks with its own fiery display as it rockets into the blue sky, spewing foam and smoke over the ground, on mission STS-121.
"Welcome to the world, Montenegro"
"Hmmm... wonder what the issue with India, China and Tibet will be."
"Good god, India needs our help..."
As Spring goes over to Summer of 2006, glboal issues became a bit more of the center of focus over in the news. First and foremost was the creation of the nation of Montenegro. After an earlier referendum, Montenegro declares their independence from their union with Serbia and thus, the last remnant of Tito's united Yugoslavia falls by the wayside and Serbia emerges alone from the union of republics. Beyond this, Europe gets swepted up into FIFA, this year being held in Germany and the victor ends up being Italy. Additionally, the growing developments between India and China and regarding Tibet got the world's attention once more. China and India have gotten more attention since with Gore's turn toard renewable energy and climate change, the two nations fell into the two unfortunate spolights as being some of the major polluting powers and thus the Americans has been having Europe and other nations influence China and India going more toward going green, especially in regards to the pollution. Either from the smoggy air of the nations' cities or the polluted rivers of India, the pressure has been getting on them and the nations trying to work on the policies to do so. As such, the Qinghai-Tibet railway being established has been gone forward and the Nathu La pass has been opened once more. However, no other big news has been dominant than the bombings over in Mumbai. It was a large scale disaster and it caught many off-guard, being the first instance of terrorism for years. Beyond the condolences and support being sent over by their various neighbors and the world, it was a reminder that there was more work to be done. The Gore Adminsitration took note that they had been neglecting that part of the world and the later revelations in regards that the organization behind the attacks may have ties to Pakistan have added intense scrutiny to India's neighboir. Lashkar-e-Taiba has become the subject of new investigations with Pakistan being pressured by the Americans to put further effort into their investigations, especially with allegations of the organizations' influence in Pakistan.
One of the bomb-damaged coaches at the Mahim station
However, back at home, things were also developing. The Stanley Cup news brought encouragement and victory to hockey players while rumrs circulated abouted a failed bombing over aimed at the Sears tower by a group of cultists of some sort.Additionally, more nes on the International Space Station as operations began resuming normally after the tragedy from months ago. However, despite this, time has been going by relatively smoothly. The elections were coming and because of Al Gore's growing influence, they became more notable the midterms. It would provide Al Gore the last change to get the larger numbers he needed to really push reform. Granted, the Supreme Court held at his side and the number of bills being passed to try and curb election chincanery were helping, but it was still imperative, especially with the polticial climate. On one hand, Al Gore was a popular centralizing figure and helped make climate change a bipartisan issue and even transcended that as there was a growing number of Libretarians who began also taking climate change more seriously though preferred different approaches int solving the problem. On the other hand, there was a growing shift in changes in politics. Neoconservatism was slowly dying out in the GOP as new up-and coming moderates with new focuses were being brought in, the many years of prosperity brought in by the Clinton and Gore Administrations, bringing a shift in polticial ideals. However, the remnants were clinging to power and in-fighting was becoming more common in the GOP. However, the Democrats were not immune to this as more leftish elements were pushing for Al Gore to bring more progressive policies, even if they were not exactly "business friendly." Granted, him raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 (originally just a dollar increase, but the extra quarter was added to adjust for inflation) was a success in it of itself, but the modest boost not enough to really get the economy going though there was not enough momentum to really get the ball moving for the plan. Some were advocating for another increase up to $10 while some were as bold to go up to $15, pointing that the money being earned would be spent to keep the economy going. While much of these policies weren't really being discussed in the debates, they were a growing voice and a sign of the changing times.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – Space Shuttle Discovery kicks off the Fourth of July fireworks with its own fiery display as it rockets into the blue sky, spewing foam and smoke over the ground, on mission STS-121.
Gore Administration- Autumn 2006
Autumn 2006
"Five years since 9/11 and we've made it stronger and better, all thanks to President Gore..."
"Attacking the Amish? Seriously, some of these crazies shouldn't have guns."
"Holy hell, what's going on in Thailand?!"
Five years... five years since 9/11 and the United States changed forever. Many people were afraid it was the end of the budding good times that had started under the Clinton Administration. However, instead it was the challenge that had the United States rise above and show no fear to those who were motivated by spite. Under the administration of President Gore, the perpetrators of the attack were captured and executed. Osama Bin Laden, the majority of the Al-Queda leadership, caught mere months later. Much of the remnant forces of them as well as the Taliban, ousted out and removed months after that. There was a feeling of peace and promise brought forward by the Gore Administration, an administration who would come to lead with great victories, such as the exposing of Exxon-Mobil, bringing climate change into the mainstream lexicon and taking a relatively second-rate issue and forcing it to be taken more seriously. An administration who managed to secure a peace and cautiously optimistic relationship growth with Iran along with nations like Cuba and Venezuela. An administration who took the first major step in resolving the question of Israel and Palestine. As such, many view 9/11 as not just a continuation, but perhaps a shift. A test. While the Clinton years were filled with good vibes, the Gore years were shaping up to be better, but also more mature. Unsurprisingly, the reflection of Gore's successes and legacies 5 years after 9/11 came to dominate many voters' thoughts in the upcoming elections. The Twin Towers were lit up with lights to signify thsoe fallen, but also show that the American way endures, but grows better than ever. In fact, this coincided with how Hurricane Katrina occurred just a year prior and how the Gore Administration managed to help out the city. The rammifications of Katrina and the association with climate change continued to drive the idea into the mainstream. Coinciding with one year of Katrina, it was the New Orlean Saints defeating their rival, the Atlanta Falcons, over in the Superdome, bringing a fresh wave of optimism to the city. Overall, the fall season was filled with hope and optimism.
Picture from the Saints vs Falcons in the Superdome
Despite this uplifting optimism, there was plenty of problems, both at home and abroad. From how Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-yr-old milk-truck driver, kills 5 girls at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before shooting himself to the hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes, releasing chlorine gas, and resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 200 residents. The murder added to some greater questions in regards to letting troubled people own firearms, especially since they were dangers to themselves and to society. Additionally, there were growing calls for preparation of disaster and safety standards, putting pressure on local and regional standards. This became even more prevalent with how Lake Storm "Aphid", a freak snowstorm that blew into Buffalo, New York leaving over 400,000 without power and killing 13. Many recalled memories of The Day After Tomorrow and there was another mild growth of eco-preppers. Unsurprisingly, these concerns played into the voters' mind and a further contribution into the results of 2006 elections. However, that was not just the case over abroad. Besides growing tensions over in Iraq that have led to increased talks between the Americans and Iranians (especially with additional discussions over Afghanistan) and the referndum regarding the nation of Georgia, the big news was on the coup over in Thailand. The military coup and the media suppressions of the nation have gotten the attention of many nations worldwide with the stance being generally negative. At the same time, the accusations being thrown over to the former Prime Minister did warrant investigation and Gore made it clear that the UN and themselves will get to the bottom of this. However, the coup being done and the uspet at the government also caused ideas to spread regarding concerns of military coups...
Soldiers of the Royal Thai Army in the streets of Bangkok on the day after the coup.
"Five years since 9/11 and we've made it stronger and better, all thanks to President Gore..."
"Attacking the Amish? Seriously, some of these crazies shouldn't have guns."
"Holy hell, what's going on in Thailand?!"
Five years... five years since 9/11 and the United States changed forever. Many people were afraid it was the end of the budding good times that had started under the Clinton Administration. However, instead it was the challenge that had the United States rise above and show no fear to those who were motivated by spite. Under the administration of President Gore, the perpetrators of the attack were captured and executed. Osama Bin Laden, the majority of the Al-Queda leadership, caught mere months later. Much of the remnant forces of them as well as the Taliban, ousted out and removed months after that. There was a feeling of peace and promise brought forward by the Gore Administration, an administration who would come to lead with great victories, such as the exposing of Exxon-Mobil, bringing climate change into the mainstream lexicon and taking a relatively second-rate issue and forcing it to be taken more seriously. An administration who managed to secure a peace and cautiously optimistic relationship growth with Iran along with nations like Cuba and Venezuela. An administration who took the first major step in resolving the question of Israel and Palestine. As such, many view 9/11 as not just a continuation, but perhaps a shift. A test. While the Clinton years were filled with good vibes, the Gore years were shaping up to be better, but also more mature. Unsurprisingly, the reflection of Gore's successes and legacies 5 years after 9/11 came to dominate many voters' thoughts in the upcoming elections. The Twin Towers were lit up with lights to signify thsoe fallen, but also show that the American way endures, but grows better than ever. In fact, this coincided with how Hurricane Katrina occurred just a year prior and how the Gore Administration managed to help out the city. The rammifications of Katrina and the association with climate change continued to drive the idea into the mainstream. Coinciding with one year of Katrina, it was the New Orlean Saints defeating their rival, the Atlanta Falcons, over in the Superdome, bringing a fresh wave of optimism to the city. Overall, the fall season was filled with hope and optimism.
Picture from the Saints vs Falcons in the Superdome
Despite this uplifting optimism, there was plenty of problems, both at home and abroad. From how Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-yr-old milk-truck driver, kills 5 girls at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before shooting himself to the hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes, releasing chlorine gas, and resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 200 residents. The murder added to some greater questions in regards to letting troubled people own firearms, especially since they were dangers to themselves and to society. Additionally, there were growing calls for preparation of disaster and safety standards, putting pressure on local and regional standards. This became even more prevalent with how Lake Storm "Aphid", a freak snowstorm that blew into Buffalo, New York leaving over 400,000 without power and killing 13. Many recalled memories of The Day After Tomorrow and there was another mild growth of eco-preppers. Unsurprisingly, these concerns played into the voters' mind and a further contribution into the results of 2006 elections. However, that was not just the case over abroad. Besides growing tensions over in Iraq that have led to increased talks between the Americans and Iranians (especially with additional discussions over Afghanistan) and the referndum regarding the nation of Georgia, the big news was on the coup over in Thailand. The military coup and the media suppressions of the nation have gotten the attention of many nations worldwide with the stance being generally negative. At the same time, the accusations being thrown over to the former Prime Minister did warrant investigation and Gore made it clear that the UN and themselves will get to the bottom of this. However, the coup being done and the uspet at the government also caused ideas to spread regarding concerns of military coups...
Soldiers of the Royal Thai Army in the streets of Bangkok on the day after the coup.
2006 Elections
2006 Midterm Elections
The 2006 US Elections was the Gore Administration's last real grab for more power and influence since it was likely that after 16 years of dominance, the White House would swing back to the Republicans. At the same time, the possibility of contiued Democratic governance was not as low as people thought given how there were not very many Republican contenders with their only saving grace being that the Democrats also lacked a strong candidate, at least one bold enough to go forth and tyr and really get a victory. Some speculation was that Senator Barack Obama would try though he figured it would be more sensible to remain a senator. However, some believed that Hilliary Clinton meanwhile may run. However, the speculations remain purely that and Al Gore has been quiet on the upcoming 2008 elections regarding candidates though some believe he may not be willing to back up Hilliary Clinton in her election bid. Some have noted that Gore's exclusion of Clinton in his 2000 contributed to his near-loss. However, speaking of close tallies. The 2006 Midterm Elections were also notable for one major factor.
The ruling on gerrymandering.
Back in 2004, a trial was brought to the Supreme Court, that of Vieth v. Jubelireri in regards to gerrymandering distracts for political purposes. However, due to the ongoing investigations regarding the Exxon-Mobil Scandal along with other issues, the case was put on hold until much later in 2005. By that point though, the Court was now firmly more influenced with several picks by Al Gore for Supreme Justices. Namely on the constitutionality of political gerrymandering. Both parties were guilty of doing the practice and Gore had noted that the practice made a mockery of the election system. He would even help establish a PBS short special on how the process works and it would also be noted for being one of the early hits on Youtube, due to PBS making it available there on their official channel along other media websites. As such, the decision that decided that political gerrymandering was unconsitutional was largely warmly received by the population though the various political parties were a lot more concerned. As such, questions were put in on how districts should be drawn and on the politicians who were afraid of losing their influence. However, the deal made it out meant that politicians who were brazen enough to try and call it out would have their comments interpreted as advocating for a crooked system to make things easier for them. The infamous Texas congressional case was brought back up to mind there.
The solution came from an idea mulled over from the digital cabinet of President Gore. The idea being redrawn congressional districts made done by a computer program to draw them out based on population and compactness. The program itself was made out of public 2005 census data and run on computers with no access to the internet. However, problems still arised on whether the program itself could be made public since there were security risks while proponents noted that it would make it easy for people to check up ahainst it and if everyone could see it, it would make it harder for people to try and take advantage. Ultimately, the new congressional districts would be put into place for the 2008 elections, in order to provide ampel time for the districts to be redrawn. Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of challenges to the ruling, but the political atmosphere made it a uphill battle to justify it.
Another large contribution was the usage of free broadcast time for politicians. Candidates would rely on public broadcast for their advertisements instead on relying on corporate donations to make ads in hoping to make it fair. Granted, that did not stop several loopholes, though there were several plans to address and other election security measures, such as dealing with the 501 and especially the 507 groups. More and more measures were being considered and those supporting it were given favorable light in the audience and media, such as Senator McCain, who many speculate would run for the Republican primaries.
Regardless, 2006 unsurprisingly saw the Democrats increase their holds in the Senate and the House. While it was greater majority, it was not enough for a supermajority in either case though many moderates on both sides were becoming more cooperative, especially with gerrymandering ending, it meant that compromise would grow to be the common option to deal with. Evident was in how several long-time senators and house members would meet defeat. Overall though, there was a growing sense of optimism and hope as people hoped the spirit of cooperation would continue on in the election. Overall, the greater gains does mean Gore's final years would enable to pass more bills though many have noted the cracks were showing regarding the various factions and their agendas...
The 2006 US Elections was the Gore Administration's last real grab for more power and influence since it was likely that after 16 years of dominance, the White House would swing back to the Republicans. At the same time, the possibility of contiued Democratic governance was not as low as people thought given how there were not very many Republican contenders with their only saving grace being that the Democrats also lacked a strong candidate, at least one bold enough to go forth and tyr and really get a victory. Some speculation was that Senator Barack Obama would try though he figured it would be more sensible to remain a senator. However, some believed that Hilliary Clinton meanwhile may run. However, the speculations remain purely that and Al Gore has been quiet on the upcoming 2008 elections regarding candidates though some believe he may not be willing to back up Hilliary Clinton in her election bid. Some have noted that Gore's exclusion of Clinton in his 2000 contributed to his near-loss. However, speaking of close tallies. The 2006 Midterm Elections were also notable for one major factor.
The ruling on gerrymandering.
Back in 2004, a trial was brought to the Supreme Court, that of Vieth v. Jubelireri in regards to gerrymandering distracts for political purposes. However, due to the ongoing investigations regarding the Exxon-Mobil Scandal along with other issues, the case was put on hold until much later in 2005. By that point though, the Court was now firmly more influenced with several picks by Al Gore for Supreme Justices. Namely on the constitutionality of political gerrymandering. Both parties were guilty of doing the practice and Gore had noted that the practice made a mockery of the election system. He would even help establish a PBS short special on how the process works and it would also be noted for being one of the early hits on Youtube, due to PBS making it available there on their official channel along other media websites. As such, the decision that decided that political gerrymandering was unconsitutional was largely warmly received by the population though the various political parties were a lot more concerned. As such, questions were put in on how districts should be drawn and on the politicians who were afraid of losing their influence. However, the deal made it out meant that politicians who were brazen enough to try and call it out would have their comments interpreted as advocating for a crooked system to make things easier for them. The infamous Texas congressional case was brought back up to mind there.
The solution came from an idea mulled over from the digital cabinet of President Gore. The idea being redrawn congressional districts made done by a computer program to draw them out based on population and compactness. The program itself was made out of public 2005 census data and run on computers with no access to the internet. However, problems still arised on whether the program itself could be made public since there were security risks while proponents noted that it would make it easy for people to check up ahainst it and if everyone could see it, it would make it harder for people to try and take advantage. Ultimately, the new congressional districts would be put into place for the 2008 elections, in order to provide ampel time for the districts to be redrawn. Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of challenges to the ruling, but the political atmosphere made it a uphill battle to justify it.
Another large contribution was the usage of free broadcast time for politicians. Candidates would rely on public broadcast for their advertisements instead on relying on corporate donations to make ads in hoping to make it fair. Granted, that did not stop several loopholes, though there were several plans to address and other election security measures, such as dealing with the 501 and especially the 507 groups. More and more measures were being considered and those supporting it were given favorable light in the audience and media, such as Senator McCain, who many speculate would run for the Republican primaries.
Regardless, 2006 unsurprisingly saw the Democrats increase their holds in the Senate and the House. While it was greater majority, it was not enough for a supermajority in either case though many moderates on both sides were becoming more cooperative, especially with gerrymandering ending, it meant that compromise would grow to be the common option to deal with. Evident was in how several long-time senators and house members would meet defeat. Overall though, there was a growing sense of optimism and hope as people hoped the spirit of cooperation would continue on in the election. Overall, the greater gains does mean Gore's final years would enable to pass more bills though many have noted the cracks were showing regarding the various factions and their agendas...
Gore Administration Project MAY
And now, more changes are coming...
a brave new age for the internet
Project MAY : Myspace, Artistshare & Youtube
Every once in a while, the right actors are in the right place and at the right time. And that time was but a few years ago. ArtistShare was the first crowdfunding website, while also serving as a record label and business model for artists which enables them to fund their projects by allowing the general public to directly finance, watch the creative process, and in most cases gain access to extra material from an artist. It was also relatively the most obscure of the three, at least in comparison to Myspace, which was a dominant force along with Youtube experiencing intense growth. Representatives from the three companies met up in one of the gatherings hosted by the Gore Administration. Taking inspiration from his Digital Cabinet, Al Gore would hold gatherings at the White House involving some of the newest and biggest websites and services, namely so the government can remain on top of opportunities and see how promotion and adoption could be done. Given the fame and seniority of the three websites, they would unsurprisingly meet up and a fascinating idea began developing between the three. From speaking with users and gathering data, they realized that there was a great deal of overlap and the possibility for them to benefit from cooperating with one another.
Thus began, Project MAY in 2006.
ArtistShare's crowdfunding alone provided a unique opportunity for Myspace and Youtube to earn income for website maintanance and development without having to rely excessively on ads. Take in the busienss model and record label approach to music, both of whom Myspace and Youtube have vested interests in, it seemed like a good opportunity. ArtistShare meanwhile saw Myspace as the perfect opportunity to expand their consumer base and even as a good way to have their artists interact with their fans on a platform that everyone uses and not feel excluded. Youtube obviously saw a way to deal with potential copyright problems and their financial woes along with getting a large deal of content for them. At the same time, all the companies knew they did not want to exclude themselves to working with them, namely since it could cause trouble for them in the long run or if something else came by. Nevertheless, they did come together for their project.
They worked to promote synergy with one another with the various users invited to partake in Project MAY. Youtube accounts could be linked to Myspace and ArtistShare accounts for example. It was not an exclusive contract since ArtistShare artists could still share their videos on other websites, but rules and stipulations were put in place to give Youtube preferential treatment over the other websites (such as the artists putting their stuff out in public on Youtube months before on other websites.) Additionally, ArtistShare would promote artists on Myspace and their artists would promote their music, concerts and eventually merchandise while encouraging their audience to partake in donations to help keep Myspace and Youtube ad-free. The latter case became more important when stories noting how big companies could influence websites in the future ended up on Youtube. Project MAY was to go on for 5 years with the possibility to renew the development.
Unsurprisingly, this would have a massive impact. This unique alliance would influence various other social media and video-sharing websites to get in on the act to try and find similar websites to form partnerships with. It would start a trend in collaboration and synergy within various websites to benefit each other. Additionally, it would bring a new idea for the internet bigwigs to consider. Crowdfunding. After all, it would be a way to rely on their userbase and promise better experiences without being beholdened to unscrupulous advertisers. If they they wanted to advertise, it would be by choice. There would be other rammifications as well. ArtistShare would end up expanding after some of their employees noted the popularity of video game soundtracks (shared through Fair Use) and began broadening their range there. Youtube would become a large hub for music, but also inspire other content creators and the potential of creating stuff that people would like enough to provide steady income for. Two of the big figureheads for this would be none other than Fred Rogers and Hunter S Thompson. The former saw Youtube and other sites like it in a similar way he saw television and he would work with old friends and crewmembers on his own Youtube channel, creating a spiritual sequel to his neighborhood in this strange world wide web... the new wild west. Hunter S Thompson meanwhile saw the website as an opportunity to try and report on news and would thus begin hosting an irregular form of news show and began spreading a new form of gonzo journalism while also relying on old fans and new to assist with paying. Though he made it clear there's a difference in his way of journalism and just being a flat-out lying fruad.
The idea of crowdfunding began to spread and many would see potential possibilities to raise income and money based on their work and do it steadily. While it was like paying for a product or a commission, here, there was a possibility for steadiness.You donate money to a person of your choosing because of the work they are doing, regardless of what that work was. It meant someone could do something just for parody and entertainment and people would have the option to support them finacially.
Project MAY's launch changed the landscape of the Internet forever.
a brave new age for the internet
Project MAY : Myspace, Artistshare & Youtube
Every once in a while, the right actors are in the right place and at the right time. And that time was but a few years ago. ArtistShare was the first crowdfunding website, while also serving as a record label and business model for artists which enables them to fund their projects by allowing the general public to directly finance, watch the creative process, and in most cases gain access to extra material from an artist. It was also relatively the most obscure of the three, at least in comparison to Myspace, which was a dominant force along with Youtube experiencing intense growth. Representatives from the three companies met up in one of the gatherings hosted by the Gore Administration. Taking inspiration from his Digital Cabinet, Al Gore would hold gatherings at the White House involving some of the newest and biggest websites and services, namely so the government can remain on top of opportunities and see how promotion and adoption could be done. Given the fame and seniority of the three websites, they would unsurprisingly meet up and a fascinating idea began developing between the three. From speaking with users and gathering data, they realized that there was a great deal of overlap and the possibility for them to benefit from cooperating with one another.
Thus began, Project MAY in 2006.
ArtistShare's crowdfunding alone provided a unique opportunity for Myspace and Youtube to earn income for website maintanance and development without having to rely excessively on ads. Take in the busienss model and record label approach to music, both of whom Myspace and Youtube have vested interests in, it seemed like a good opportunity. ArtistShare meanwhile saw Myspace as the perfect opportunity to expand their consumer base and even as a good way to have their artists interact with their fans on a platform that everyone uses and not feel excluded. Youtube obviously saw a way to deal with potential copyright problems and their financial woes along with getting a large deal of content for them. At the same time, all the companies knew they did not want to exclude themselves to working with them, namely since it could cause trouble for them in the long run or if something else came by. Nevertheless, they did come together for their project.
They worked to promote synergy with one another with the various users invited to partake in Project MAY. Youtube accounts could be linked to Myspace and ArtistShare accounts for example. It was not an exclusive contract since ArtistShare artists could still share their videos on other websites, but rules and stipulations were put in place to give Youtube preferential treatment over the other websites (such as the artists putting their stuff out in public on Youtube months before on other websites.) Additionally, ArtistShare would promote artists on Myspace and their artists would promote their music, concerts and eventually merchandise while encouraging their audience to partake in donations to help keep Myspace and Youtube ad-free. The latter case became more important when stories noting how big companies could influence websites in the future ended up on Youtube. Project MAY was to go on for 5 years with the possibility to renew the development.
Unsurprisingly, this would have a massive impact. This unique alliance would influence various other social media and video-sharing websites to get in on the act to try and find similar websites to form partnerships with. It would start a trend in collaboration and synergy within various websites to benefit each other. Additionally, it would bring a new idea for the internet bigwigs to consider. Crowdfunding. After all, it would be a way to rely on their userbase and promise better experiences without being beholdened to unscrupulous advertisers. If they they wanted to advertise, it would be by choice. There would be other rammifications as well. ArtistShare would end up expanding after some of their employees noted the popularity of video game soundtracks (shared through Fair Use) and began broadening their range there. Youtube would become a large hub for music, but also inspire other content creators and the potential of creating stuff that people would like enough to provide steady income for. Two of the big figureheads for this would be none other than Fred Rogers and Hunter S Thompson. The former saw Youtube and other sites like it in a similar way he saw television and he would work with old friends and crewmembers on his own Youtube channel, creating a spiritual sequel to his neighborhood in this strange world wide web... the new wild west. Hunter S Thompson meanwhile saw the website as an opportunity to try and report on news and would thus begin hosting an irregular form of news show and began spreading a new form of gonzo journalism while also relying on old fans and new to assist with paying. Though he made it clear there's a difference in his way of journalism and just being a flat-out lying fruad.
The idea of crowdfunding began to spread and many would see potential possibilities to raise income and money based on their work and do it steadily. While it was like paying for a product or a commission, here, there was a possibility for steadiness.You donate money to a person of your choosing because of the work they are doing, regardless of what that work was. It meant someone could do something just for parody and entertainment and people would have the option to support them finacially.
Project MAY's launch changed the landscape of the Internet forever.
I am just trying to explore potential possibilities and it's not like everything is rosy. There is still the housing bubble coming and the problems coming from that, other global problems, Saddam is still around and thus Arab Spring will be pear-shaped and other stuff.
But yeah, Project MAY was an interesting idea I could see happening. Gore's Digital Cabinet was a plan and I could see things like the Gore Adminsitration hosting and meting the biggest new sites like once every six months to remain on top of things. As such, I could see the three companies meeting and seeing the potential in working with one another, especially with the pretext of major companies getting into financial troubles and Gore's encouragment of cooperation.
Is too much, maybe i'm too realistic, but this TL jumped the shark since 2001.
That or maybe you are overtly pessmistic. Thinking we live in the best possible worlds is pretty limiting and assuming that everything has to go bad for it to be real says more about your perspective on reality than on reality itself. If you highly disapprove of it, then why are you here?
Should be having the 2006 in reflection either today or tomorrow
Geniune criticism, maybe investigating for my own TL give me a way how should and could happen, specially based in OTL personalities and action, here fell too damn utopist and gore more a sadie than the real politican he was