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So, Facebook invites Obama to their HQ to give a "townhall", then many of their execs contribute heavily to his campaign, and then Solyndra, er, Facebook gets a
by miked 14y ago
So, Facebook invites Obama to their HQ to give a "townhall", then many of their execs contribute heavily to his campaign, and then Solyndra, er, Facebook gets a massive tax break. This is one of the many reasons why I, too, have made Obama a secular substitute for Jesus and anti-racism an easy-to-satisfy substitute for a more rigorous personal morality.
In other news, Facebook co-founder Chris Zell has purchased The New Republic magazine and turned it into magazine so pro-Obama that even its former owner, Martin Peretz (himself an Obama supporter) has attacked it.
http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2013/02/14/the-new-new-republic-house-organ-of-the-obama-administration-and-martin-peretzs-forthright-condemnation/ http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2013/02/14/the-new-new-republic...
- rollo_tommasi 14y agoFacebook is taking advantage of a long-standing loophole in the tax code, not the President Obama Decrees Special Breaks For Buddies Act of 2013. There is a story here about the insidious influence of major corporations, but it's considerably more nuanced than the one you're pitching.
- yareally 14y agoBusinesses don't take sides in politics. They contribute to whomever will make their lives easier in the government and currently has the power to do so.