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John McAfee, genius, maverick, funny SOB, and a no BS human being is running for POTUS. No matter what you think of him, check out this vid first and see if you don't agree with the majority of what he says. Does he have a chance in hell? Unlikely in the extreme of course. He's also a tad crazy, which frankly might be what we need :sarcastic:
His site: https://mcafee16.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=255&v=4-ZZw5vylx4
Moose-Knuckle
09-15-15, 15:39
Got my vote . . .
Edit to add: NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg
Got my vote . . .
Edit to add: NSFW
I posted that here when it came out and I consider it one of the all time funniest vids ever made for YT. That's a level of non PC in your face humor that makes me laugh no matter how many times see it and made me a life long fan.
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Moose-Knuckle
09-15-15, 15:49
Same with me Will. That video won me over to Team McAfee! Now that I think about, your thread back when it came out is probably where I first saw it lol.
Couldn't he have afforded better looking "talent" for that video? Ick
ColtSeavers
09-15-15, 16:14
What ever happened with the whole he's being sought for the murder of his neighbor and he is on the lam thing?
ETA: Guess it's just 'dormant' now
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/05/12/john-mcafee-portland-belize-mysterious-murder/2135255/
Based on my initial impressions, I like this guy. He seems genuine.
I would like to see what his stance is on the various other issues aside from privacy.
I caught this piece, albeit quite slanted, on him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIXc_GqIsE0
A few observations/comments:
1) His security team is clown shoes. Fingers inside the trigger guard, fat bastards (I know, not necessarily a sign of ineptitude), and a fascination with Mini-14's. Seriously, Mini-14's? Get the **** outta here.
2) This guy seriously has a thing for brown sugar. Rock on. Some of them are very cute. Others, not so much. But they're all a little crazy.
The man likes his guns, so hopefully he actually supports the Constitution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N91pbpbeMW4
What ever happened with the whole he's being sought for the murder of his neighbor and he is on the lam thing?
ETA: Guess it's just 'dormant' now
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/05/12/john-mcafee-portland-belize-mysterious-murder/2135255/
Nothing came of it. He got his ass out of the country, his escape could be a movie onto itself, and made his way back to the US.
The man likes his guns, so hopefully he actually supports the Constitution.
Hmmmm, I sure hope he does not align himself with Jones or my interest will come to a quick end. If John can't see past that BS, he's not as smart as I thought.
I'd vote for him. That first video is one of the most cogent things I've ever heard.
The second video is awesome. I like how the tech guy got the "B squad" chicks.
Guys a little crazy possibly, but he seems to be aware of it so that's almost sane.
I'd vote for him. That first video is one of the most cogent things I've ever heard.
The second video is awesome. I like how the tech guy got the "B squad" chicks.
Guys a little crazy possibly, but he seems to be aware of it so that's almost sane.
Yup, yup, and yup! If he had Trump money (which he did at one time) he'd be as big a PITA to the business as usual GOP/Dem party, and he's far smarter than Trump.
I like how the tech guy got the "B squad" chicks.
That's awfully generous.
At this point, any non-career politician is a front runner in my book.
If he's for liberty as much as he is with privacy, he has my vote.
On CNN
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/13/technology/john-mcafee-president/index.html
I find him as close to the a living version of "The Most Interesting Man In The World" commercials as you can find and and he even looks a bit like him. He's the Hunter S Thompson of tech. The anti Trump!
Spike TV will have a series on McAfee in spring 16:
http://www.whoismcafee.com/the-mcafee-project-spike-presents-a-landmark-television-event/
Do yourself a favor and watch this; The War has already began...McAfee is the only one who "gets" that fact. Fact: The US is losing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=uiWcch4dkmE
Very good intel on what few really know but suspected is happening and your $$$ back if you don't agree with most of what's being said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKP0C8zA7_Q
eightmillimeter
09-21-15, 11:52
His views on the issues of drugs, major entitlements like social security, immigration, and foreign policy are likely to resonate with significant portions of the population. He won't be President, but likely the guy saying "I told you so" a couple years from now.
His views on the issues of drugs, major entitlements like social security, immigration, and foreign policy are likely to resonate with significant portions of the population. He won't be President, but likely the guy saying "I told you so" a couple years from now.
Which brings us back to the topic of voting with your conscience vs. voting for who you think has the best chance of winning.
Which brings us back to the topic of voting with your conscience vs. voting for who you think has the best chance of winning.
There's always the write in spot on the ballot...
There's always the write in spot on the ballot...
I used in the last two elections. :neo:
I used in the last two elections. :neo:
Wouldn't it be amazing if he got enough write in votes to make the news?
At least we'd know that there are more people paying attention even though it would be a small percentage.
I've spread the word on my facebook, I'll most likely be writing his name in, seems to be the best option so far.
Wouldn't it be amazing if he got enough write in votes to make the news?
At least we'd know that there are more people paying attention even though it would be a small percentage.
Well, I'm doing my part to spread the word about it. One should look into his background, warts and all, before deciding you want to give a vote on the man. Me, I prefer my eccentric geniuses to wear their crazy on their sleeve vs hidden in closets to fester, but that's me. Be warned, he's eccentric in the extreme and makes no apologies for his transgressions. The revolution will not be televised!
Well, I'm doing my part to spread the word about it. One should look into his background, warts and all, before deciding you want to give a vote on the man. Me, I prefer my eccentric geniuses to wear their crazy on their sleeve vs hidden in closets to fester, but that's me. Be warned, he's eccentric in the extreme and makes no apologies for his transgressions. The revolution will not be televised!
I'm willing to bet that if our founding fathers were alive today with access to the same forms of media that a lot of people would say the exact same thing about them. ;)
Moose-Knuckle
09-21-15, 23:00
I'm willing to bet that if our founding fathers were alive today with access to the same forms of media that a lot of people would say the exact same thing about them. ;)
He honestly reminds me of Benjamin Franklin; inventor, statesman, scholar, genius, drunkard, lover of bar maids and ladies of the evening.
Dudes got my vote.
Forbes just did a full article on John Mcafee worth reading.
"Like him or not, McAfee is good for the election because he is going to force the action around cybersecurity. Our nation is at risk for cyber-warfare. Our corporations are at risk for cyber-espionage and digital crime. Our citizens are at risk for identity theft, and their rights to digital privacy. Our kids are at risk for cyberbullying. Someone needs to raise the noise-level on all of this – and no one is better suited to it than McAfee."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2015/10/02/cybersecurity-legend-and-presidential-candidate-john-mcafee-takes-on-the-republican-frontrunners/?ss=Security
In Forbes and a good read I thought:
"Forget about whether or not you’d vote for McAfee, or your opinion of him. Read his Cyber Security Doctrine, then see if cyber registers on your voting criteria. Hopefully the Republican and Democratic front runners will read McAfee’s doctrine and offer up one of their own. Whoever gets elected will head up the U.S. cyber military, a daunting task."
McAfee 16 Cyber Security Doctrine:
The U.S. Government is largely illiterate in the digital sciences and lags Russia and China by a substantial margin in cyber security.
We are in a cyber war with China, and have been for more than 5 years. The Chinese attacks on Homeland Security, the Department of Defense and the FBI went nearly undetected and the massive attack against the Office of Personnel Management was ongoing for two years before it was even noticed. Our response to these acts of war was to hire consultants to make OPM personnel feel better about themselves. This sole response indicates a paralysis within our government and a need for massive change.
This change must happen immediately. The Chinese are already capable of the mass destruction of the infrastructure of the U S. entirely without the use of arms.
The overwhelming majority of the firmware used in US communications and digital processing was written by Chinese companies under Chinese Government direction and can be fully co-opted by the Chinese, using hidden back doors, at any time of their choosing. This would mean the total collapse of all digital communications in the US, including the collapse of our Internet.
The Chinese have secretly commandeered many of our satellites that are used for communications and are using these hijacked satellites in order to hide their entry into our critical control systems.
The U.S. Government, at the Executive level, must immediately create an Office of Digital Transformation, with the imperative to develop cyber defense systems and procedures within every department of the Executive branch. The development of these systems and procedures must be given the highest priority.
We must recognize that National Defense cannot be achieved through defensive systems only. Deterrent is a necessary element, and this can only be achieved through the creation of offensive cyber warfare tools.
These offensive tools must be developed hand-in-hand with our defensive tools, and therefore must fall under the full control of the office of digital transformation.
The staffing for the Office of Digital Transformation must come from outside of the current government personnel pool. This is of extreme importance. Our current problems are a direct result of our ossified personnel structure and personnel influences. We cannot have the most critical office within the government tainted by our past weaknesses.
The U.S. currently possesses the the largest and most talented pool of cyber security specialists in the world. These specialists congregate multiple times each year in various locations, culminating in the annual Defcon conference, comprised of upwards of 50,000 specialists. These specialists compose our Hacker Community.
Our Hacker Community is overwhelmingly composed of White Hat hackers. These hackers perform the critical function within our industrial complex of hiring themselves out, in teams, to corporations in order to improve corporate cyber security.
Red Teams develop strategies, procedures and systems to attempt to break into their clients’ data and operations centers with the intent of accessing information critical to the functioning of the corporation.
Blue Teams take over the responsibility of securing the corporation’s digital assets and implement systems and procedures to attempt to block the Red Teams.
At the end of each project, the Red Teams and Blue teams jointly advise the corporation of action plans that must be implemented in order to create a more secure environment.
The U.S Government, in order to staff the Office of Digital Transformation, must immediately begin active recruiting within our Hacker community. This recruiting must focus at least 75% on specialists with heavy Red Team TISI +% experience. Red Team talents can be used for the development of both Defensive and Offensive systems. Many specialists are experienced in both talent sets.
Cont:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2015/10/23/john-mcafee-cybersecurity-doctrine/
He should have began his run as a Libertarian in my view, but it's a good move on his part:
SAN MATEO, Calif. — John McAfee, Libertarian Party candidate for president of the United States.
The mercurial McAfee, who this year announced his run for the presidency under the Cyber Party to "disrupt the political status quo" and warn of the "dangerously ignored issue of cybersecurity," said in a phone interview today he will join the Libertarian Party, where he is likely to land the nomination.
"They have (10) candidates (for president), none of whom have personality," said a laughing McAfee, who is is running on a platform to pardon all marijuana users in prison and "stop the U.S. from being the world's policeman."
The unconventional presidential run is McAfee's latest headline-grabbing adventure. The 70-year-old cybersecurity pioneer, who was named as a "person of interest" in an unsolved 2012 murder case in Belize and later claimed he is a target of a Central American hit squad for his criticisms of the Belize government, has been the subject of profiles in USA TODAY, network news, Wired magazine and the international press.
His fame has also landed him the role as subject of a forthcoming miniseries on cable network Spike.
McAfee said a representative from the Libertarian Party contacted him Tuesday about representing the party. The party's convention is in late May in Orlando, Fla.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/12/24/mcafee-run-libertarian-party-candidate-president/77877980/
His opening statement at the Libertarian debates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQFCHc85Ys
I don't know how I missed this thread initially, but thanks for posting this Will. I'd vote for him over Trump any day of the week!
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