This is the new line touted mostly by the conservative side– all these campaign donations are insignificant, making the absurd argument that we spend more each year on irrelevant and unrelated things like yogurt or halloween candy, that the cash spent on campaigns is of negligible effect on the election outcomes, and, finally, that the threat of foreign influence on our elections through these funding channels is also negligible. Nothing to see here, move along.
David Brooks spouted this exact same nonsense in his op-ed column in the NY Times earlier this week, replete with a host of imaginary numbers to cloud just how much is being spent on both sides then claiming that, in the end, all the cash shoveled into this mid-term election has no real influence on the outcome, going so far as to claim that these multimillion dollar donations are more for the ‘feel-good’ effect they offer the donors than for the spoils that would most assuredly come back to them once their chosen candidates are declared victorious.
I think it’s obscene the amount of money spent by both sides of the aisle during these elections and am troubled by the anonymous nature of so many of these donations, but for the life of me I can’t figure out how best to correct it without running afoul of the Bill of Rights. Free speech is free speech even if you’re not always happy with the outcome. If a corporation wants to support a candidate, I’m guessing it should be allowed to do so just as labor unions and other large organizations can.
I do think, however, that these corporate institutions should not be able to hide behind anonymity when making these donations. All donations by corporations should have the company’s tax identification number on the donation check. Since the Citizens United ruling judged these corporations as having the same rights as individuals, perhaps their donations should be capped at the same totals as individuals. If Proctor & Gamble wants to give to candidate X, allow them to donate at the same limits as Mr. Proctor N. Gamble.
Another, more drastic solution would be to rule that the First Amendment doesn’t apply and set a federally-funded limit for all candidates. Allow every candidate an equivalent amount of campaign funds and airtime for commercials, eliminate third-party advertising, and leave it at that. Otherwise, it will soon reach the point where the total spent during an election cycle meets or exceeds the GDP of third world countries.
George..Mr. Donohue of the chamber of commerce has announced that outsourcing is good for this country. Tonight on MSNBC Obelman who is following up on this every day indicated that the Chamber of comm. is meeting with foreign countries telling them that the republicans will be back in power and outsourcing is here to stay. He and K. Rove are pressing hard for this to happen and it has been said that when the reps get in they will pressure people if they want their bills signed, they must sign onfor outsourcing. I wish, George that you would follow up on this very serious situation. Today a radical anti abortion group issued a promo calling Pres. Obama the "Angel of Death" and the last few people that this radical group did that to was shot and killed..ie.e Dr. Tillman. We have some serious stuff going on here and no one is paying attention. Thank God for MSNBC as they are the only ones I hear mentioning it. Many of these pro life tea party people are also behind the fact that they will overturn Roe v Wade and other things we have fought for for the last 20 years i.e. eliminate min. wage. People are being fooled by this group thinking it is only about the deficit which has gone down if you check on it. Please George..look into some of this stuff..it is true and it scares me. Also check on the fact that many reps. are asking for stimulus like Scott Brown who campaigned that it did not produce jobs, he now want stimulus to create jobs in his state. Hypocracy in the first order.
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Poll Has More of the Same Bad <b>News</b> for Democrats, Worse <b>News</b> for Obama
Congressional Democrats hold their own reasonably well against their GOP counterparts when voters are asked who would better handle key issues. By contrast, they trust Republicans more than Obama on most of those issues.
Nielsen: 362000 Monthly Users For <b>News</b> Corp.'s Times Paywall <b>...</b>
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Breathe Better With Bitter - Science <b>News</b>
Science News. Vol. 175, March 28, 2009, p. 11. [Go to]. Citations & References : seperator. D. A. Deshpande et al. Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction. ...
Poll Has More of the Same Bad <b>News</b> for Democrats, Worse <b>News</b> for Obama
Congressional Democrats hold their own reasonably well against their GOP counterparts when voters are asked who would better handle key issues. By contrast, they trust Republicans more than Obama on most of those issues.
Nielsen: 362000 Monthly Users For <b>News</b> Corp.'s Times Paywall <b>...</b>
News International's silence on subscriber numbers for Times and Sunday Times online content continues, three and a half months after the paywall went up. But today audience research company Nielsen has taken a stab at estimating the ...
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This is the new line touted mostly by the conservative side– all these campaign donations are insignificant, making the absurd argument that we spend more each year on irrelevant and unrelated things like yogurt or halloween candy, that the cash spent on campaigns is of negligible effect on the election outcomes, and, finally, that the threat of foreign influence on our elections through these funding channels is also negligible. Nothing to see here, move along.
David Brooks spouted this exact same nonsense in his op-ed column in the NY Times earlier this week, replete with a host of imaginary numbers to cloud just how much is being spent on both sides then claiming that, in the end, all the cash shoveled into this mid-term election has no real influence on the outcome, going so far as to claim that these multimillion dollar donations are more for the ‘feel-good’ effect they offer the donors than for the spoils that would most assuredly come back to them once their chosen candidates are declared victorious.
I think it’s obscene the amount of money spent by both sides of the aisle during these elections and am troubled by the anonymous nature of so many of these donations, but for the life of me I can’t figure out how best to correct it without running afoul of the Bill of Rights. Free speech is free speech even if you’re not always happy with the outcome. If a corporation wants to support a candidate, I’m guessing it should be allowed to do so just as labor unions and other large organizations can.
I do think, however, that these corporate institutions should not be able to hide behind anonymity when making these donations. All donations by corporations should have the company’s tax identification number on the donation check. Since the Citizens United ruling judged these corporations as having the same rights as individuals, perhaps their donations should be capped at the same totals as individuals. If Proctor & Gamble wants to give to candidate X, allow them to donate at the same limits as Mr. Proctor N. Gamble.
Another, more drastic solution would be to rule that the First Amendment doesn’t apply and set a federally-funded limit for all candidates. Allow every candidate an equivalent amount of campaign funds and airtime for commercials, eliminate third-party advertising, and leave it at that. Otherwise, it will soon reach the point where the total spent during an election cycle meets or exceeds the GDP of third world countries.
George..Mr. Donohue of the chamber of commerce has announced that outsourcing is good for this country. Tonight on MSNBC Obelman who is following up on this every day indicated that the Chamber of comm. is meeting with foreign countries telling them that the republicans will be back in power and outsourcing is here to stay. He and K. Rove are pressing hard for this to happen and it has been said that when the reps get in they will pressure people if they want their bills signed, they must sign onfor outsourcing. I wish, George that you would follow up on this very serious situation. Today a radical anti abortion group issued a promo calling Pres. Obama the "Angel of Death" and the last few people that this radical group did that to was shot and killed..ie.e Dr. Tillman. We have some serious stuff going on here and no one is paying attention. Thank God for MSNBC as they are the only ones I hear mentioning it. Many of these pro life tea party people are also behind the fact that they will overturn Roe v Wade and other things we have fought for for the last 20 years i.e. eliminate min. wage. People are being fooled by this group thinking it is only about the deficit which has gone down if you check on it. Please George..look into some of this stuff..it is true and it scares me. Also check on the fact that many reps. are asking for stimulus like Scott Brown who campaigned that it did not produce jobs, he now want stimulus to create jobs in his state. Hypocracy in the first order.
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Breathe Better With Bitter - Science <b>News</b>
Science News. Vol. 175, March 28, 2009, p. 11. [Go to]. Citations & References : seperator. D. A. Deshpande et al. Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction. ...
Poll Has More of the Same Bad <b>News</b> for Democrats, Worse <b>News</b> for Obama
Congressional Democrats hold their own reasonably well against their GOP counterparts when voters are asked who would better handle key issues. By contrast, they trust Republicans more than Obama on most of those issues.
Nielsen: 362000 Monthly Users For <b>News</b> Corp.'s Times Paywall <b>...</b>
News International's silence on subscriber numbers for Times and Sunday Times online content continues, three and a half months after the paywall went up. But today audience research company Nielsen has taken a stab at estimating the ...
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Breathe Better With Bitter - Science <b>News</b>
Science News. Vol. 175, March 28, 2009, p. 11. [Go to]. Citations & References : seperator. D. A. Deshpande et al. Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction. ...
Poll Has More of the Same Bad <b>News</b> for Democrats, Worse <b>News</b> for Obama
Congressional Democrats hold their own reasonably well against their GOP counterparts when voters are asked who would better handle key issues. By contrast, they trust Republicans more than Obama on most of those issues.
Nielsen: 362000 Monthly Users For <b>News</b> Corp.'s Times Paywall <b>...</b>
News International's silence on subscriber numbers for Times and Sunday Times online content continues, three and a half months after the paywall went up. But today audience research company Nielsen has taken a stab at estimating the ...
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Breathe Better With Bitter - Science <b>News</b>
Science News. Vol. 175, March 28, 2009, p. 11. [Go to]. Citations & References : seperator. D. A. Deshpande et al. Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction. ...
Poll Has More of the Same Bad <b>News</b> for Democrats, Worse <b>News</b> for Obama
Congressional Democrats hold their own reasonably well against their GOP counterparts when voters are asked who would better handle key issues. By contrast, they trust Republicans more than Obama on most of those issues.
Nielsen: 362000 Monthly Users For <b>News</b> Corp.'s Times Paywall <b>...</b>
News International's silence on subscriber numbers for Times and Sunday Times online content continues, three and a half months after the paywall went up. But today audience research company Nielsen has taken a stab at estimating the ...
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