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Comments on news posted 2011-09-23 10:27:54: If AT&T's attempt to acquire T-Mobile has done anything, it has shown a very bright light on the company's sophisticated political machinery, including using minority, disability and other groups to parrot company positions in exchange for donations. ..

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DrZEUS

join:2004-01-13
Mississauga, ON

corruption

all I can say is wow...how do these things go unabated?

megatron266
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join:2007-08-11
Miami, FL
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Very easy buddy...Everybody turns a blind eye because they either benefit from it or simply don't care. Unfortunately those that benefit are mostly those that can do anything about it.

This new does not surprise me one bit. I'm sure if more digging it would be found that mostly all politicians are tied to corporations one way or another by means of cash flow.



SlickEnW
Premium
join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA

Quick, hurry

Somebody get this guy a twix


suzy

@comcast.net

At&t payoffs again and again owns the usa now

soon we will be called AT&T land of corp greed and here you new monthy rates instead of America land of the free.

tpkatl

join:2009-11-16
Dacula, GA

AT&T in cahoots!! Say it ain't so!

AT&T buying politicians? Please, tell me that it isn't true!! They would never do that! After all, the have such a pristine history of caring and selfless service to the American people!

They would never, ever do anything dishonest or disreputable, would they?


Mike
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join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
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reply to DrZEUS

Re: corruption

hang em


Simba7
I Void Warranties

join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT

said by Mike:

hang em

..by the legs and have everyone in Tallahassee beat him like a piñata.


Simba7
I Void Warranties

join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT

Idiot?

"As for Marks, he insists he had no idea that ADE was 99% funded by AT&T despite serving on the organization's board."

Is this guy really that dumb? I would think if a large amount of grants/money goes to a particular company, I'd be a little curious.. That way it doesn't bite me in the ass later on.

tdar

join:2004-04-05
Satellite Beach, FL

It's funny how the checks can make you so blind....I guess it's because your eyes are focused on all of those zeros!


firedrakes

join:2009-01-29
Arcadia, FL

reply to DrZEUS

Re: corruption

finale . to late sadly for people and money he moved around could have been used for good


jslik
That just happened
Premium
join:2006-03-17

What part

What part of the saying "Follow the money" did this guy not understand? How clueless can you be?
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ackman

join:2000-10-04
Atlanta, GA

Da money...

AT&T never met a politician they couldn't buy.


franknalco

join:2005-01-27
Littleton, CO

What about the Feds?

If an audit of ADE's books shows that it is spending $4 out of $5 on marketing, why the heck is the Federal Government giving it any money in first place? Do they just blindly do whatever the cheeseburglar Mayor of Tallahassee says to do? I am all for stringing up the Mayor, but where is federal governments responsibility to spend our money wisely? It just seems to me that at every level, there is absolutely no accountability. Everyone involved in this fiasco needs to have a nice jail cell to live in for a while, including the management of ATT and federal minions that approved this funding.


Simba7
I Void Warranties

join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT

said by franknalco:

I am all for stringing up the Mayor, but where is federal governments responsibility to spend our money wisely? It just seems to me that at every level, there is absolutely no accountability.

Wow.. You expect the government to do all of that? Especially these parts:

"governments responsibility"
Ya, right. They're too busy worrying about next year's election and how to kick Obama out of office. They don't really give a sh*t about the economy.

"spend our money wisely"
Um.. You honestly expect them to do this? Look at their track record.

"no accountability"
Just how they like it.
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Namuna

@ms.com

Poetic justice at work

I'm loving the poetic justice of the more AT&T is trying to get their propaganda pushed, the more they keep outing their own moles and inside people!

Hey AT&T, keep telling your "parrots" to speak up, it's working great!

GraysonPeddi
Grayson Peddie

join:2010-06-28
Tallahassee, FL

Disability Group in Tallahassee?

What are they thinking?

(I live in Tallahassee, FL, by the way.)

sparc

join:2006-05-06

reply to megatron266

Re: corruption

exactly, the poor people who this was supposed to help aren't going to able to launch investigations into corruption in government. As long as everyone gets their paycheck/kickbacks/bribes, nobody else asks questions.


BF69
Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN

reply to GraysonPeddi

Re: Disability Group in Tallahassee?

How in the hell did a Democrat get elected to office in the Panhlandle of Florida? That's GOP territory.

pkorx8

join:2003-06-19
San Francisco, CA

Corruption in the US...

And how does corruption in the US differ from corruption in Arab Spring countries, china, afghanistan, iraq?

Answer:
In the US, corporations like ATT has more power than the governmental institutions...

Happy Friday!!!!!

rm3sweet

join:2006-02-02
Columbus, OH

Enabler

Strange that everyone seems pre-occupied by the company involved and relatively quiet about this corrupt Mayor. ATT at fault? yes, but Mayor deserves to be run out of town. He is nothing but an enabler!

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