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"Internets", also known as "The Internets", is a Bushism-turned-catchphrase used humorously to portray the speaker as ignorant about the Internet or about technology in general, or as having a provincial or folksy attitude toward technology. Former United States President George W. Bush first used the word publicly during the 2000 election campaign. The term gained cachet as an Internet humor meme following Bush's use of the term in the second 2004 presidential election debate on October 8, 2004. ==Presidential usages== Bush used the word ''Internets'' in his third presidential debate against Al Gore on October 17, 2000: JOYCE CLEAMER, AUDIENCE MEMBER: …I'm very concerned about the morality of our country now. TV, movies, the music that our children are, you know, barraged with every day. And I want to know if there's anything that can be worked out with the—Hollywood, or whoever, to help get rid of some of this bad language and whatever, you know... In the 2004 election's second debate in St. Louis, Missouri, this time opposing John Kerry, Bush used the word ''Internets'' in response to an audience question about a potential military draft: DANIEL FARLEY, AUDIENCE MEMBER: Mr. President, since we continue to police the world, how do you intend to maintain our military presence without reinstituting a draft? The word "Internets" as used by Bush is capitalized in the official debate transcript. The official transcript follows the word "Internets" with "(sic)". The transcript also omits the filler word "uh" preceding "Internets". (Video footage of the quotation ) shows the full version. Bush used ''internets'' for a third time on May 2, 2007: "Information is moving—you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets." During a discussion on education at a Twitter-themed town hall meeting on July 6, 2011, at the White House, President Barack Obama used the term "Internets" and quickly corrected his statement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obama Refers To The Internet As "The Internets" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Internets」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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