tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post7754038676110634426..comments2023-07-30T01:08:43.318-07:00Comments on Politics Plus: 10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance of PoliticsTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-21532890629466625992010-01-30T11:59:16.921-08:002010-01-30T11:59:16.921-08:00OOPS! Sorry, Benji. True, but can you inagine th...OOPS! Sorry, Benji. True, but can you inagine the corporate advertising flood as it went through the states?TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-66632244631808551692010-01-30T11:57:10.047-08:002010-01-30T11:57:10.047-08:00Corporate profits to shareholders, Mark? What are...Corporate profits to shareholders, Mark? What are you, some kind of communist? ;-)<br /><br />Quite true, Holte.<br /><br />Lisa, I found tyhe pic on the web. Any similarity between that cat and Oso's cat is purely coincidental. I think shareholders are so ignorant about the doings of the companies behing their investments, that I'm not sure they will take charge.<br /><br />Ivan, the TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-31466392484044024622010-01-29T20:23:40.056-08:002010-01-29T20:23:40.056-08:00I think I like 2, 5, and 8 the most.I think I like 2, 5, and 8 the most.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492761988793782893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-30538890477534251632010-01-29T19:53:46.857-08:002010-01-29T19:53:46.857-08:00My thought on what needs to happen with corporate ...My thought on what needs to happen with corporate ads is just this simple: You have to put your company name and logo on the ad. Just like they do in medicine commercials. The entire commercial has their medicine name on it, corporations should be required the same. Nothing says 'I am environmental' like a big Exxon Mobil logo on a campaign ad.<br /><br />Oh, and the logo you have to put otishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606194824054050965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-43830313949452965582010-01-29T17:50:07.723-08:002010-01-29T17:50:07.723-08:00Lisa G,
I thought the same thing;the pic does look...Lisa G,<br />I thought the same thing;the pic does look like Dulce! and she is greedy enough to take Wall St $ but fortunately she's not in a position of responsibility.<br /><br />TomCat take care of yourself bro-we need you healthy plus you're a great guy. If you need to cut back a bit-do it and don't feel guilty.Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-52099656263757025592010-01-29T15:17:17.605-08:002010-01-29T15:17:17.605-08:00They are working on a way to negate the selling of...They are working on a way to negate the selling of America. For the scum Alito it was payback!<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Did you hear Obama call them out today at their Republican Retreat. He got them on everything it was great!<br /><br /> Obama stole the show as he went item by item as Republicans brought up their complaints of not being listened to and artfully by example pointed out in jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-37419614809440058312010-01-29T13:31:41.636-08:002010-01-29T13:31:41.636-08:00Ban all corporate contributions. They serve one p...Ban all corporate contributions. They serve one purpose. As bribes for either a government contract or for the CEO to get a night in the Lincoln Bedroom.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-9907281671431271122010-01-29T12:44:06.721-08:002010-01-29T12:44:06.721-08:00I think BigmacinPittsburgh nailed it. Those ten i...I think BigmacinPittsburgh nailed it. Those ten ideas are all excellent. But in a perfect Catch-22 scenario -- if any of those ideas were actually achievable, they wouldn't be necessary.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-52512145438316805642010-01-29T12:27:13.139-08:002010-01-29T12:27:13.139-08:00Excellent ideals,but in the real world you would f...Excellent ideals,but in the real world you would first need Congresspeople and Senators who were noble enough to implement those laws.BigmacInPittsburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727923795293367521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-58677856601269624512010-01-29T11:46:26.429-08:002010-01-29T11:46:26.429-08:00TomCat,
I salute you heartily for these ideas and ...TomCat,<br />I salute you heartily for these ideas and this outstanding post. As far as I'm concerned, these are the 10 Commandments for corporate campaign spending! My faves are 1, 2, 5, 6, and 8, but ALL are necessary!<br /><br />I am very encouraged by the massive and broad opposition to this most ridiculous decision ever rendered by SCOTUS. <br /><br />IMPEACH JOHN ROBERTS!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-88789953920983255032010-01-29T11:44:15.006-08:002010-01-29T11:44:15.006-08:00Number 1 might be an insanely tough battle, but wh...Number 1 might be an insanely tough battle, but what a difference it would make. It is a fundamentally sound thing to do.<br /><br />Today our supreme court ruled against forcing our government to bring Omar Khadr home. Sad day.Chris Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402945887045545024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-2275558459168763952010-01-29T07:00:45.782-08:002010-01-29T07:00:45.782-08:00All this parsing is begging the question. If you s...All this parsing is begging the question. If you sift through Obama's speech you will see he said it right on.<br />He put Wall Stret and and a supportive, activist Supreme Court in his sights.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-4226362356677251382010-01-29T06:49:12.756-08:002010-01-29T06:49:12.756-08:00Is that Oso's cat? Sure looks like her. I...Is that Oso's cat? Sure looks like her. I'm with WM again; once the shareholders see this nonsense going on instead of into their pockets, the corps will shape up.Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-33411099923331713882010-01-29T06:30:30.328-08:002010-01-29T06:30:30.328-08:00No doubt when the political ads start to flood the...No doubt when the political ads start to flood the airwaves, every ad will get big time scrutiny and be picked apart like never before, by the blogs more than the MSM, because the MSM are going to love the large chunks of soft money that's coming their way. Why would they be against it, they're corporations too, with shareholders hungry for dividends.Holte Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356437917387847542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-14832528533354049112010-01-29T04:10:42.399-08:002010-01-29T04:10:42.399-08:003,4,6,7,9 would do it for me.
And I would ask th...3,4,6,7,9 would do it for me. <br /><br />And I would ask those shareholders why they would prefer the company to spend profits which should rightfully go out as dividends on political gerrymandering.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.com