Chris Dodd: WTF? He's supposed to be a Democrat.

[CurtEastPoint]

Former Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd, currently chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, condemned the SOPA “Blackout Day” as a “gimmick” and an “abuse of power” by the Web companies participating in the protest against pending anti-piracy legislation.

Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, Craigslist and many other sites “blacked out,” or self-censored their services Wednesday, in protest to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA).

While supporters of the legislation — including the MPAA, the Recording Industry Association of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — have argued that legislation is needed to tackle the problem of foreign “rogue sites” that peddle counterfeit products to Americans, opponents of the legislation argue that it would jeopardize free speech.

Dodd — who received special treatment from mortgage companies during the subprime mortgage meltdown, companies he condemned as “abusive” — issued a statement on the eve of Wednesday’s “blackout,” in which he said that the blackout day was a “dangerous” “gimmick” “designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals.”



Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/18/chris-dodd-sopa-blackout-is-an-abuse-of-power/#ixzz1jvn3k7n2

[Hugabear]

1. Chris Dodd can go fuck himself.

There's nothing progressive about his pro-corporate Hollywood stance whatsoever.

[Aerows]

2. Chris Dodd is a piece of shit

I didn't know he was the President of the MPAA.

As far as I'm concerned, he's a Republican, though I should have known that from the tepid "financial reform" bill he crafted.

Fuck Chris Dodd, and he is not a Democrat, he's a steaming pile of dogshit.

Excuse my language but this revelation makes me despise him with a passion.

[Yavin4]

3. Just Because Someone Wears the Uniform...

that does make them a team player.

We have a lot of lousy Dems in the party.

[redqueen]

9. +1

[gateley]

4. He's essentially a lobbyist. They belong to the Make Me Rich Party. nt

[rurallib]

5. like a lapsed catholic

he was not a true "practicing" Democrat.

[HughBeaumont]

6. Fuck this turncoat clownshoe. Someone here called him "Countrywide Chris".

He's been nothing to me for a while . . . all but a complete embarrasment for the past 6-8 years.

Bathe in the dollars, you "Constitutionalist" joke. Hope it was worth it.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Turnabout is fair play, the corporate media aka; television has all but blacked out this issue

since these bills inceptions earlier this fall.

http://current.com/groups/news-blog/93622278_who-is-and-isnt-covering-sopa-pipa-and-the-jan-18-blackout.htm

"Not surprisingly, this news was met with consternation from the Internet/tech world from Day 1 (Oct. 26, 2011) and nary a peep from the TV news world until last week when Reddit became the first site to announce its protest-by-going-dark campaign. MediaMatters conducted a study of the major network news programs and found that during the time period Oct. 26, 2011 to Jan. 12, 2012, there were a total of two mentions of the controversial bill in the evening hours."

If anything television "news" has abused its' power by purposely dumbing down the people about the critical issues of the day either through omission, obufuscation or just plain lies.

This long time propaganda manipulation by television of the people; has only encumbered their ability to make wise political and policy deliberation.

Thanks for the thread, CurtEastPoint.

[hifiguy]

8. Years ago I had respect for Dodd

but the last few years have shown his true colors - he's just another whore willing to say anything that lines his pockets. Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.

[GodlessBiker]

11. Same here. I heard him speak and he was very good. Now, he's just in it for the money.

Will say anything for the buck.

[GoneOffShore]

10. Chris Dodd is worthless crap

Not an exact quote, but that from a Republican friend of mine who is just as much against PIPA & SOPA as anyone.

[backscatter712]

12. Now he's a confirmed traitor. n/t

[Jello Biafra]

13. He's a republocrat.........