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October 24, 2008
Link Dump: October 24th, 2008
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They have a right to make a stand. Don’t give the anti-Prop 8 guys money and see what becomes of it.
I agree it is a bullshit way of doing business, but it is 100% legal.
Besides, I can argue to you that these companies put themselves at risk of protest by giving their money in the first place — if they didn’t want the hassle, they shouldn’t have donated to the Yes on Prop 8 folks.
Where does the right to privacy enter into this discussion?
Really a well run corporation has no interests except the shareholders, employees and customers. They dabble enough to get what they need from the political system and leave it alone. They are nihilistic in nature. They don’t social issues with 25 foot pole.
What they are doing is not blackmail.
Technically, blackmail would be demanding money to avoid turning someone in for illegal activities.
What they are doing is saying if you do not give an equal donation to us, we are going to tell everyone that you are pro gay marriage.
This is a 100% true statement. Moreover, under California law, donor records are public; so they are not threatening to divulge any secret information.
Is is a form of blackmail? Sure. Is there any criminal, civil, or common law violation? None whatsoever.
I hope Palin gets speared in the thorax tonight dropping the puck…
Corporate entities by nature don’t have privacy. They are owned by entities of the public and have to account for their spending to those entities so they have zero privacy.
Yup! Big date to celebrate the birthday of one of my favorite young men.
He turned 9 last week. So there will be homemade chocolate cake, Wii and WiiFit and assorted activities.
And I think that I’m going to buy him a kit to build his own robot as one of his gifts. Which will mean that I am assembling a robot this weekend. Auntie Athena is in charge of all assembly and technology issues in the family! Auntie Artemis bakes the cakes. ;-)
You can’t complain about boycotts and then pull this shit Lew, that’s what really pisses me off.
And they have been lying left and right about what Prop 8 does. I think if you are running support for a Prop and arguing morality…lying isn’t the way to do it.
Last time I checked the Bible has something specifically about lying, but nothing about gay marriage.
I’m sure her children will be in attendance. it’s official business, right ;-)
Under California Laws, all donors to polictical campaigns and causes are a matter of public record.
Once you give a cause/person your money, you lose any right to privacy.
Believe it or not this law was passed to protect the electorate from huge contributions from corporations/PACs — it seems what it has done is leave people vunerable to these exact threats.
I agree, but hypocrispy is not illegal — if it was all 535 members of Congress, most of the executive branch and our two candidates for President would all be in jail!
dawwwwww yay! that sounds soooo cute :) have so much fun! sounds like my kinda party!
hahahahaha, that is awesome. great gift!
I will wager to say she gets booed with a smattering of applause.
if the donation records are public, then that’s it.
its not blackmail. its public information.
Are you talking S-Corps or C-Corps? Or even LLCs? There is different levels of privacy related to each.
I would guess that the companies that own individual hotels are LLCs, which means they are totally privately owned and not subject to public scrutiny.
LLCs are where its at
we’re an LLC :)
They are. I worked on a case suing a (stand-by now) Republican group in California that refused to provide a list of its out-of-state donors for public review.
They lost.
The whole purpose of the law is to put pressure on companies and individuals who support unpopular causes.
It was supported by the CA democratic party — it is now being used against a cause they support.
Politics is funny that way
hahahaha! It is!!! Great food, beer and wine, loads of superhero cartoons (my sister is fond of them), non-stop video games, and lots of toys that require batteries. You’d have a great time. Want to attend? Nobody smokes, so there is no temptation. ;-)
politiks b craaaaaazy
Fuck yeah it is — I own two, neither is worth a hill of beans, but I do own them!
hahahahahahahah, that’s totally my scene! i think i may wanna go!!! maybe next year! :)
hahahahaa nice yo
I had the common stock issuing companies in mind. I’m just an engineer so I don’t get down with all the legalese.
If Coles plays against the Chiefs he is a complete fucking idiot.
Why would he risk his long term health in any game, let alone one against the shittiest team in the NFL?
Lew even admits its blackmail, just not legal blackmail. It’s the tone of the article. Someone can commit blackmail and not realize the information is known to the public.
GIVE US WHAT WE WANT OR ELSE. Even if the else is something everyone knows. And I never said hypocrisy wasn’t legal, but it’s immoral behavior. I’m finding people running on moral values campaigns better be moral people themselves. I don’t find that to be an unfair request.
They’re lying and saying gay marriage will be taught in schools because it happens in Mass. Mass people are crazy, why lump us in with them?
I figured Doc, my point was that there are alot of large non-public companies out there, and they are not subject to the regulations you are talking about
Oh, they also lied when first questioned about the letter. Then admitted they sent it out.
Yeah I know. I worked for one until 2 months ago. They were fully owned by a hedge fund.
Anytime!! That description applies to almost every family event!
anybody see pj around lately? my team (irish) is playing his team (redHawks) in hockey tonight & tomorrow. we used to have a friendly little rivalry going…
Isn’t pj getting married today? Or is that next Friday?
My whole point future is that what they are doing is not illegal — immoral is another story.
What I funny funny is that it is totally legal, in part because of the actions of the party that is supporting Prop 8.
That is some delightful irony!
The CA dems pushed that through after Prop 209 passed — they were pissed that the Republicans were able to raise the money they needed to support that Prop.
They knew full well at the time that this law would be used to turn on folks who support certain political causes — they just didn’t care because they figured, it being California and all, that it would be used against conservative groups/individuals — so, with that backdrop, I find it fucking hilarious that a conservative group is using it to their advantage.
custer, pj is getting married this weekend. Not sure he’s worried about hockey right now….but hey, you never know ;-)
he’s getting married this weekend? he should be center ice in south bend. that man has his priorities all mixed up…
I’m out, geeks! Hope you all have a great weekend.
well, maybe he failed to check the schedule when he booked his nuptial. congratulations, pj wherever you are!
you probably wouldn’t have wanted to watch anyway; fighting irish are gonna kick birdie ass..
On the Prop 8 thing the majority of the Yes people are out of state funders. Can CA erect a law that prevent out of state contributions for state propositions?
hehehehe erect hehehehehe
You want to see me erect Dep? I thought you were into men that said neigh.
LOL! stop it!
that’s off the geek talk, you know that! ;)
Smoke this doobie. Hey yo!
Dep, you are a child! (and I love you for it!)
They aren’t ERECTING barriers — just making donors public — that was the focal point of the defendants that we went against, they didn’t have to list out of state donors. They lost.
Alright all….have a good weekend I am going to make like a tree and take off!
GO RAYS!!!!!!
GO RAYS!
GO IRISH!
Saying hi again. Once again, I’m on when no one else is on
I’m here, Chris. What up?
Quiet, everyone.