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December 15, 2023

For other uses, see Internet (disambiguation).

"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 alternatively 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.

George W. Bush during the 2004 campaign

Presidential usages edit

Bush used the word Internets[a] in his third presidential debate against Al Gore on October 17, 2000:[1]

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...
BUSH: ... You bet there's things that government can do. We can work with the entertainment industry to provide family hour. We can have filters on Internets where public money is spent. There ought to be filters in public libraries and filters in public schools so if kids get on the Internet, there is not going to be pornography or violence coming in.

In the 2004 election's second debate in St. Louis, Missouri, this time opposing John Kerry, Bush used the word Internets[a] in response to an audience question about a potential military draft:[2]

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?
BUSH: Yes, that's a great question. Thanks. I hear there's rumors on the, uh, Internets[b] [pause] that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a draft, period. The all-volunteer army works. It works particularly when we pay our troops well. It works when we make sure they've got housing, like we have done in the last military budgets.

^a The word "Internets" as used by Bush is capitalized in the official debate transcript.
^b 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.[3]

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.[4][5]

Reaction edit

On the evening of October 9, 2004, the day following the Bush/Kerry debate, Saturday Night Live parodied Bush[6] with Will Forte's impression of George W. Bush:

I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft. I don't know how many of these Internets are carrying these rumors, but they're just wrong. I think the problem here may be more of a question of getting rid of the bad Internets and keeping the good Internets. You know, 'cause I think we can all agree … there're just too many Internets.[7]

The Saturday Night Live parody was replayed the following morning on CNN's Inside Politics Sunday.[8] Numerous homages and parodies, most including an audio or video clip from the second 2004 debate, appeared on other humor and entertainment web sites, including YTMND,[9][10] and spread virally on the Internet.

On his show The Colbert Report, comedian Stephen Colbert consistently referred to "the Internet" as "the Internets".[11] During one episode Colbert's character, also named Stephen Colbert, states,

Last night, as I was surfing the Internets … literally: My backyard wave pool has Wi-Fi …[12]

Keith Olbermann similarly made use of the term during his Oddball segment whenever viral videos are covered. The term continues to appear as a popular topic tag on both technical[13] and political[14] blogs.

Other use of "internets" edit

In general, an internet (uncapitalized) results from the connection (internetworking) of at least two computer networks by establishing a gateway (router) between them. It is proper to pluralize this term. For example, RFC 1918 refers to "Address Allocation for Private Internets". However, since the establishment of the Internet, this usage has been less common.

A much lesser-known recorded use of "internets" actually preceded Bush's use in the October 17, 2000 debate with Al Gore by about eight months. It appeared in a sketch of the comedy show Upright Citizen's Brigade in the episode entitled "Music", which was aired February 7, 2000.[15] In the sketch, the host of a country-western music TV show tells a guest from New York City that "[t]here's a whole lot of things you can't learn in your fancy books and internets."

In 2010, in a Los Angeles Times interview, author Ray Bradbury (author of Fahrenheit 451), who was distrustful of modern technology, said "We have too many cellphones. We've got too many Internets."[16]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Transcript of the third Gore-Bush presidential debate". Commission on Presidential Debates. 2000-10-17. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ^ "Transcript of the second Bush-Kerry presidential debate". Commission on Presidential Debates. 2004-10-08. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  3. ^ Kurtzman, Daniel. . about.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  4. ^ "Obama Refers To The Internet As "The Internets"". RealClearPolitics. 2011-07-06.
  5. ^ Jackson, David (2011-07-07). "Obama uses -- then corrects -- the term 'Internets'". USA Today.
  6. ^ "Saturday Night Live Transcripts - Season 30: Episode 2 - Queen Latifah". snltranscripts.jt.org. 2004-10-09. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  7. ^ . Tuba City. 2004-10-10. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  8. ^ "Inside Politics Sunday transcript". CNN. 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  9. ^ "theinternets". ytmnd.com.
  10. ^ "theinternetsmix". ytmnd.com.
  11. ^ "CNN story about "the Internets" and "the Google"". YouTube. 2006-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  12. ^ The Colbert Report World Water Day Episode: #04039 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine Thursday March 20, 2008
  13. ^ Benedict, Jared. . Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  14. ^ ""the internets" tag at Wonkette". Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  15. ^ Upright Citizen's Brigade - "Music" (Season 3, Episode 4) on IMDb: ""Upright Citizens Brigade" Music (TV episode 2000) - IMDb". IMDb.
  16. ^ . 2010-08-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

External links edit

  • "A flash video of the "internets" quote from George W. Bush". 16 June 2023.
  • "George W. Bush: Rumors on the Internets". Critical Comments.

December 15, 2023
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For other uses see Internet disambiguation 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 alternatively 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 George W Bush during the 2004 campaign Contents 1 Presidential usages 2 Reaction 3 Other use of internets 4 See also 5 Notes and references 6 External linksPresidential usages editBush used the word Internets a in his third presidential debate against Al Gore on October 17 2000 1 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 BUSH You bet there s things that government can do We can work with the entertainment industry to provide family hour We can have filters on Internets where public money is spent There ought to be filters in public libraries and filters in public schools so if kids get on the Internet there is not going to be pornography or violence coming in In the 2004 election s second debate in St Louis Missouri this time opposing John Kerry Bush used the word Internets a in response to an audience question about a potential military draft 2 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 BUSH Yes that s a great question Thanks I hear there s rumors on the uh Internets b pause that we re going to have a draft We re not going to have a draft period The all volunteer army works It works particularly when we pay our troops well It works when we make sure they ve got housing like we have done in the last military budgets a The word Internets as used by Bush is capitalized in the official debate transcript b 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 3 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 4 5 Reaction editOn the evening of October 9 2004 the day following the Bush Kerry debate Saturday Night Live parodied Bush 6 with Will Forte s impression of George W Bush I hear there s rumors on the Internets that we re going to have a draft I don t know how many of these Internets are carrying these rumors but they re just wrong I think the problem here may be more of a question of getting rid of the bad Internets and keeping the good Internets You know cause I think we can all agree there re just too many Internets 7 The Saturday Night Live parody was replayed the following morning on CNN s Inside Politics Sunday 8 Numerous homages and parodies most including an audio or video clip from the second 2004 debate appeared on other humor and entertainment web sites including YTMND 9 10 and spread virally on the Internet On his show The Colbert Report comedian Stephen Colbert consistently referred to the Internet as the Internets 11 During one episode Colbert s character also named Stephen Colbert states Last night as I was surfing the Internets literally My backyard wave pool has Wi Fi 12 Keith Olbermann similarly made use of the term during his Oddball segment whenever viral videos are covered The term continues to appear as a popular topic tag on both technical 13 and political 14 blogs Other use of internets editIn general an internet uncapitalized results from the connection internetworking of at least two computer networks by establishing a gateway router between them It is proper to pluralize this term For example RFC 1918 refers to Address Allocation for Private Internets However since the establishment of the Internet this usage has been less common A much lesser known recorded use of internets actually preceded Bush s use in the October 17 2000 debate with Al Gore by about eight months It appeared in a sketch of the comedy show Upright Citizen s Brigade in the episode entitled Music which was aired February 7 2000 15 In the sketch the host of a country western music TV show tells a guest from New York City that t here s a whole lot of things you can t learn in your fancy books and internets In 2010 in a Los Angeles Times interview author Ray Bradbury author of Fahrenheit 451 who was distrustful of modern technology said We have too many cellphones We ve got too many Internets 16 See also editSeries of tubesNotes and references edit Transcript of the third Gore Bush presidential debate Commission on Presidential Debates 2000 10 17 Retrieved 2010 03 15 Transcript of the second Bush Kerry presidential debate Commission on Presidential Debates 2004 10 08 Retrieved 2010 03 15 Kurtzman Daniel Bushisms Stupid George Bush Quotes From 2007 about com Archived from the original on 2013 04 20 Retrieved 2008 12 25 Obama Refers To The Internet As The Internets RealClearPolitics 2011 07 06 Jackson David 2011 07 07 Obama uses then corrects the term Internets USA Today Saturday Night Live Transcripts Season 30 Episode 2 Queen Latifah snltranscripts jt org 2004 10 09 Retrieved 2006 12 23 Debates and Internets Tuba City 2004 10 10 Archived from the original on 2011 10 06 Retrieved 2006 12 23 Inside Politics Sunday transcript CNN 2004 10 10 Retrieved 2006 12 23 theinternets ytmnd com theinternetsmix ytmnd com CNN story about the Internets and the Google YouTube 2006 10 27 Archived from the original on 2021 12 12 Retrieved 2007 12 27 The Colbert Report World Water Day Episode 04039 Archived 2008 03 24 at the Wayback Machine Thursday March 20 2008 Benedict Jared Internets tag at the future is yesterday Archived from the original on 2007 12 18 Retrieved 2007 12 27 the internets tag at Wonkette Retrieved 2007 12 27 Upright Citizen s Brigade Music Season 3 Episode 4 on IMDb Upright Citizens Brigade Music TV episode 2000 IMDb IMDb Ray Bradbury We ve Got Too Many Internets 2010 08 17 Archived from the original on 2016 09 14 Retrieved 2016 08 30 External links edit A flash video of the internets quote from George W Bush 16 June 2023 George W Bush Rumors on the Internets Critical Comments Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Internets amp oldid 1160431114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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