[release]By CATHERINE RAMPELL
Following the Supreme Court decision implicitly granting corporations the right to free speech (by determining that political spending is a kind of speech), a corporation has decided to take what it believes to be “democracy’s next step”: It is running for Congress.
With more than a twinge of irony, Murray Hill Incorporated, a liberal public relations firm, recently announced that it planned to run in the Republican primary in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District.
Here is the company’s first “campaign” ad:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHRKkXtxDRA[/media][/release]
Senator Rupert Murdoch (R) will now take the stand.
[url]http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/corporation-says-it-will-run-for-congress/[/url]
Unfortunately, not The Onion.
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Stupid narrow views of SCOTUS :argh:
This seems way to satirical.
This is satire. I call complete bullshit.
[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20028258]This seems way to satirical.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.murrayhillweb.com/pr-012510.html[/url]
That campaign ad can't be real. It's worded so badly that the competition would benefit from airing it.
Oh no! Not the corporations! They take our money and shit dawg! That's why weed ain't in the shops.
[I]feel the rainbow , dude[/I]
[QUOTE=Hemroid_Man;20028312]Oh no! Not the corporations! They take our money and shit dawg! That's why weed ain't in the shops.
[I]feel the rainbow , dude[/I][/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/rating/rainbow.png[/img]
That rainbow?
[QUOTE=Hemroid_Man;20028312]Oh no! Not the corporations! They take our money and shit dawg! That's why weed ain't in the shops.
[I]feel the rainbow , dude[/I][/QUOTE]
What kind of moron says "Now that congress is literally for sale" right in voters faces?
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;20028373]What kind of moron says "Now that congress is literally for sale" right in voters faces?[/QUOTE]
atleast they are honest.
"Democracy's next step"? "Democracy for sale"? I hope this is some kind of joke. If for some inexplicable reason it isn't, this would be democracy's next step to destroy its very foundations.
Thinking back to the thread "What is a Person" ?
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=19588473[/url]
Now you know. It can also be a corporate entity.
[QUOTE=Kolmala;20028489]"Democracy's next step"? "Democracy for sale"? I hope this is some kind of joke. If for some inexplicable reason it isn't, this would be democracy's next step to destroy its very foundations.[/QUOTE]
On the other hand, maybe they'll get rid of sales tax! :buddy:
hooray for people still not fucking understanding what that ruling did.
[QUOTE]“democracy’s next step”[/QUOTE]Yeah, a step in the wrong direction.
Welcome to the Caldari state!
[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;20028596]Welcome to the Caldari state![/QUOTE]
Took me a second to realize the reference to EVE Online
Maybe the company is trying to do this to alert others to the danger of corporate persons having natural rights. (a completely stupid concept since that now means corporations can not only try to destroy each other's competitors by business means but maybe also under the second amendment :O - great for natural persons.. but for corporate personage?)
Magpul needs to enter the race.
Even if they are really running for president nobody will vote for them. I mean, who in their right mind would vote for a corporation?
Fucking late, corporations run for Congress every year.
[QUOTE=SteelReal;20028659]Even if they are really running for president nobody will vote for them. I mean, who in their right mind would vote for a corporation?[/QUOTE]
Vote Brawndo!
[QUOTE=SteelReal;20028659]Even if they are really running for president nobody will vote for them. I mean, who in their right mind would vote for a corporation?[/QUOTE]
you could vote in corporations in order to radicalize the populace into doing something
Get this ruling overturned plz k
This is clearly satire.
Now, that's what I call assuming lobbyism influence :v:
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