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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by rimrocker, Jul 16, 2010.

  1. mc mark

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    since when have you freaks cared about ethics?
     
  2. mc mark

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    yes, yes we do
     
  3. tallanvor

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    who is we? I would like to hear who you are choosing to speak for?
     
  4. mc mark

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    Steve_Francis_rules and myself of course
     
  5. mc mark

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    speaking of donations...

    News Corporation Shareholders Rebel Against Company’s Political Donations

    In August, News Corporation — the media company owned by right-wing tycoon Rupert Murdoch and the operator of Fox News — gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association. Several weeks later, it donated another $1 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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    Now, shareholders may be taking notice of the potential illegality outlined by Millhiser. The New York Times reported today that The Nathan Cummings Foundation, a shareholder of News Corp., wrote a letter to the company’s board objecting to the company’s political donations, and warned against the use of “corporate treasury funds to further the personal political agendas of corporate management.”
     
  6. rimrocker

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    Interesting. I'll just note that our household went completely cellular last March and come to think of it, we've had no polling calls or robo calls.

     
  7. basso

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    again- is it documented that that money is funding the ads, or is it just contributions to the CoC?
     
  8. SamFisher

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    Yes it is. It goes into the general account which is then used to fund these activities.
     
  9. basso

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    simply horrible, that republicans would dare to spend money on candidates they support.

    quite shocking, really.
     
  10. basso

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    no it doesn't, it's segregated.
     
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    Here's the same word used in a sentence:

    Money is fungible.
     
  13. basso

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    which sentence?
     
  14. rimrocker

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    The sentence in which I used the word fungible to describe money.
     
  15. basso

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    why is your characterization of the contributions relevant?

    btw, has obama accounted for the contributions to his 2008 campaign from the Gaza strip?
     
  16. mc mark

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    these little games you play....
     
  17. basso

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    like Obama, disabling CC verification on his campaign website?
     
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    Did anyone say the Chamber of Commerce should suffer legal consequences for not revealing their finances?
     
  19. SamFisher

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    No it's not - they have one bank account.

    Second - it doesn't matter.

    The "domestic" COC from which you are wrongfully claiming the money is "segregated" launders millions from foreign companies like BP (B stands for British), Siemens, Glaxo etc etc etc etc.
     
  20. basso

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    better than laundering money from hammas, hezbollah, syria, iran, palestinians, etc., as the Obama campaign has done.

    btw, why does Chris Coons love the CoC?

    http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/10/027461.php
     

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