Investigate Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after public threats to congress
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#2It's either "I have a dream" or "you're dreaming, man".
Not sure which. I am not american, but I wish I could sign this petition and give it the slightest incremental bigger chance of actually resulting in ... something. If that's even possible.
Re: Investigate Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after public threats to congress
#3Yes there is a huge problem with American politics, but I don't know that only going after people who PUBLICLY admit this is the right direction. It might be a good start, but I really feel that you'd need more overarching change to actually make a difference.
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#4While this is funny, bribery has a very specific meaning, and every politician learned it very well during the whole Jack Abramhoff scandal.
What the MPAA, and Chris Dodd, are suggesting here is that they're less willing to make campaign contributions (on the up-and-up, as dubious as the up-and-up has become post-Citizen's United).
I'm quickly tiring of the hyperbole from both sides of the issue. As the days go on, this is clearly becoming less a matter of facts at hand and more a boiling over of old media vs. new media attitudes that have been simmering for 15 years.
I know what this conflict is like first hand. I work on the tech/web side of an old media company. Everything becomes us vs. them, and everything appears on the surface to have ulterior motive, when in fact it almost always first stems from a serious lack of understanding, which breeds frustration, which breeds paranoia, which breeds stupid bills like SOPA, with actual ulterior motives and all.
Honestly, I'm interested what types of companies PG and YC think will "kill Hollywood." My feeling is that killing it will necessitate a much, much more understanding and symbiotic approach to Hollywood than many on HN are willing to acknowledge.
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#5Does anyone else have a lot of trouble getting logged in? I don't just mean that the form doesn't provide any feedback, but that even after logging in (I just reset my password and successfully logged in), when I go back to a petition page I get logged out again (yes I'm refreshing the page).
I'd much rather see a petition for a better website. :/
Re: Investigate Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after public threats to congress
#6What's hilarious is that Dodd was painted as one of the "good guys" during the 2008 presidential campaign. Oh what a difference a few years makes.
Re: Investigate Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after public threats to congress
#7While this is funny, bribery has a very specific meaning, and every politician learned it very well during the whole Jack Abramhoff scandal. What the MPAA, and Chris Dodd, are suggesting here is that they're less willing to make campaign contributions (on the up-and-up, as dubious as the up-and-up has become post-Citizen's United). I'm quickly tiring of the hyperbole from both sides of the issue. As the days go on, t…
I think the argument here is that Chris Dodd is wilfully admitting there isn't a boundary between "bribery" and "campaign donation" in his, or his corporations, mind.
His tone is that his campaign donations should have got him above and beyond treatment from those who didn't. A campaign donation lends no credence of reciprocal action from a candidate. The whole point of backing a candidate is that you believe that candidate supports ideals that are beneficial to you and the public, however Dodd appears to believe that the point of backing a candidate is to pay the most malleable candidate into office.
In Dodd's mindset he committed bribery with his campaign donations. Bribery: "the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty." [emphasis mine]
Dodd believes his donation should influence the actions of his chosen official, thus via the very specific meaning of bribery, he committed it and publicly admitted it.
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#8I love this. Perfect.
Re: Investigate Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after public threats to congress
#9What's hilarious is that Dodd was painted as one of the "good guys" during the 2008 presidential campaign. Oh what a difference a few years makes.
Not how I remember it ... Dodd was intimately involved with the government's actions that contributed to the Housing Crisis and was the top recipient of campaign contributions from Freddie & Fannie.
All of which had the makings for a very difficult election battle in 2010, when Dodd recognized as he opted out of running for re-election in 2010.
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#10It seems like this is getting heavy flagging. I think the rule is if it reach 10 flags before 10 comments the post is killed. So, don't just upvote, comment.