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GeraldRube
Master Cruncher United States Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Post Count: 2153 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Over the last three years Google has been highly invested in the public policy process and in many cases they have molded policy to their whims and desires. In 2008 Barack Obama ran as a pro-net neutrality candidate and Google jumped on that bandwagon donating $814,540 to the campaign. His opponent, John McCain received less than $100,000. Additionally another million dollars was provided by Google to MoveOn.org. This grand show of support was in hopes that it would ensure Google Federal Communications Commission support for Net Neutrality. For the most part they got it. And that policy looks to stick, for now, after last week’s inaction by Congress, allowing the FCC to start passing law for the United States.
----------------------------------------Though recently it appears Google has begun to realize a valuable lesson about the world of D.C. politics, when the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced they would be investigating Google for monopoly practices. Recently, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, spoke with the Washington Post after his first appearance for congressional testimony, and the “take D.C. by storm” expectation certainly appeared to be catching up with Google as Schmidt vocalized his frustration. “So we get hauled in front of the Congress for developing a product that’s free, that serves a billion people. OK? I mean, I don’t know how to say it any clearer,” Mr. Schmidt stated to the Post. “It’s not like we raised prices. We could lower prices from free to . . . lower than free? You see what I’m saying?” http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/11/17/g...-a-good-business-partner/  |
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RT
Master Cruncher USA - Texas - DFW Joined: Dec 22, 2004 Post Count: 2636 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Over the last three years Google has been highly invested in the public policy process and in many cases they have molded policy to their whims and desires. In 2008 Barack Obama ran as a pro-net neutrality candidate and Google jumped on that bandwagon donating $814,540 to the campaign. His opponent, John McCain received less than $100,000. Additionally another million dollars was provided by Google to MoveOn.org. This grand show of support was in hopes that it would ensure Google Federal Communications Commission support for Net Neutrality. For the most part they got it. And that policy looks to stick, for now, after last weekâs inaction by Congress, allowing the FCC to start passing law for the United States. Though recently it appears Google has begun to realize a valuable lesson about the world of D.C. politics, when the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced they would be investigating Google for monopoly practices. Recently, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, spoke with the Washington Post after his first appearance for congressional testimony, and the âtake D.C. by stormâ expectation certainly appeared to be catching up with Google as Schmidt vocalized his frustration. âSo we get hauled in front of the Congress for developing a product thatâs free, that serves a billion people. OK? I mean, I donât know how to say it any clearer,â Mr. Schmidt stated to the Post. âItâs not like we raised prices. We could lower prices from free to . . . lower than free? You see what Iâm saying?â http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/11/17/g...-a-good-business-partner/ Interesting Read that. Give them lots of money and they will like you right up to the point that they find it expedient not to. How any organization of any size is unaware of that is beyond me.  |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 11/17 - All Members:
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Points milestones report ======================== David Autumns reached 17,000,000 points  darth_vader reached 9,500,000 points Runtime milestones report ========================= No runtime milestones found.  Results returned milestones report ================================== Jonathon Wright reached 3,400 results Hintsala reached 2,700 results masurg reached 100 results New members report ================== No new members found. Retired members report ====================== Blizzie retired from the team.  For the week as a team: Statistics Total Run Time Points Results Team Records: Results Returned: 06/08/2011 4,091 Points: 11/02/2011 1,151,277 Runtime: 01/25/2006 1:123:00:53:34 Good crunching folks!!!!! |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 11/17 - Active Members
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Note: Active members are those who earned points in the prior 30 days. Top Twenty active members returning points today: 01: RT - 247,647 points 02: judson Somerville MD - 208,016 points 03: GeraldRube - 124,820 points 04: xroule - 76,618 points 05: Coingames - 68,519 points 06: Daeloan - 45,235 points 07: dkt - 37,582 points 08: David Autumns - 36,276 points 09: parmesian - 26,109 points 10: Blueprint - 24,811 points 11: darth_vader - 22,851 points 12: brown chris - 20,533 points 13: jpenning - 17,355 points 14: Bon Kuhlman - 16,906 points 15: pramodp - 16,585 points 16: NiceMedTexMD - 15,958 points 17: Vuj - 15,224 points 18: finman - 15,122 points 19: lawrencehardin - 12,781 points 20: Fanie - 10,671 points Total points returned today: 1,111,645 Active members returning points today: 35 Average points per member active today: 31,761.2857 |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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.......................CONGRATULATIONS David Autumns ON REACHING 17,000,000 MOT POINTS !!!....................... |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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..........................CONGRATULATIONS darth_vader ON REACHING 9,500,000 MOT POINTS !!!.......................... |
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18665 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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This is such a wonderful time of year. 29F this morning and may not make it out of the 40s today yet we'll see 70F on Tuesday.
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RT
Master Cruncher USA - Texas - DFW Joined: Dec 22, 2004 Post Count: 2636 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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 Good Morning MOT Congratulations David Autums and darth_vader!! My wife made me get up early this morning to help with one of the charities' garage sales. I offered to buy it all if I could stay in bed but she said that if I did, I had to come haul it all off anyway. Then we would have to have a garage sale. Can't win. Oh well. I will have fun messing with people at the sale. Everyone have a great day. REALLY! |
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GeraldRube
Master Cruncher United States Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Post Count: 2153 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Over the last three years Google has been highly invested in the public policy process and in many cases they have molded policy to their whims and desires. In 2008 Barack Obama ran as a pro-net neutrality candidate and Google jumped on that bandwagon donating $814,540 to the campaign. His opponent, John McCain received less than $100,000. Additionally another million dollars was provided by Google to MoveOn.org. This grand show of support was in hopes that it would ensure Google Federal Communications Commission support for Net Neutrality. For the most part they got it. And that policy looks to stick, for now, after last weekâs inaction by Congress, allowing the FCC to start passing law for the United States. Though recently it appears Google has begun to realize a valuable lesson about the world of D.C. politics, when the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced they would be investigating Google for monopoly practices. Recently, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, spoke with the Washington Post after his first appearance for congressional testimony, and the âtake D.C. by stormâ expectation certainly appeared to be catching up with Google as Schmidt vocalized his frustration. âSo we get hauled in front of the Congress for developing a product thatâs free, that serves a billion people. OK? I mean, I donât know how to say it any clearer,â Mr. Schmidt stated to the Post. âItâs not like we raised prices. We could lower prices from free to . . . lower than free? You see what Iâm saying?â http://biggovernment.com/nrbrown/2011/11/17/g...-a-good-business-partner/ Interesting Read that. Give them lots of money and they will like you right up to the point that they find it expedient not to. How any organization of any size is unaware of that is beyond me. I guess looking for special treatment and favors from the government that only money can buy--the peons do not count--only if dead in Chicago-- |
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GeraldRube
Master Cruncher United States Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Post Count: 2153 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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The New Welfare Swindle By CHRISTOPHER ORLET on 11.17.11 @ 6:08AM Ever since I moved to the inner city one thing has puzzled me more than any other, and that is how my low-income neighbors get by. Assuming they aren't doing anything illegal, how do they afford their homes, their meals, their gadgets, their cars?
----------------------------------------Few seem to work, even part time, for they are home in the morning when I leave for work, home if I stop by for lunch, and home when I return in the evening. They can't work the graveyard shift, for they keep me up half the night with their raucous music. I am left to conclude that they seldom, if ever work. Therefore, their funds must come from elsewhere. And none of them strike me as a trust fund baby. http://spectator.org/archives/2011/11/17/the-new-welfare-swindle |
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