2016 Postmortem

Cali_Democrat

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Wed May 11, 2016, 08:26 PM

May 2016

4. He’s donated to mostly Democrats: Bezos has been described by friends as a libertarian, but he’s given donations to mostly Democrats and a few Republicans. That includes Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of his home state of Washington, in addition to Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont and Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan. Republicans include former Sen. Edward Abraham of Michigan and former Sen. Slade Gorton of Washington. He’s also given regular donations to his Amazon corporate PAC, which donates to both parties.

5. He’s a big proponent of gay marriage: Last summer, Bezos and his wife pledged $2.5 million to defend Washington’s gay marriage law. It was seen as a counterpoint to fast food chain Chick-fil-A, whose president donated money to organizations that oppose same-sex marriage. According to the Seattle Times, Bezos’ contribution was one of the largest political contributions to the gay marriage campaign in the U.S.

http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-jeff-bezos

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Within 7 hrs, Jeff Bezos' WaPo Squeezes Out 4 Anti-Sanders Stories From 1 Tax Study [View all] RiverLover May 2016 OP

Get use to stories like this. Wellstone ruled May 2016 #1

"Corporate Owned News" KansDem May 2016 #7

What really sucks is, Wellstone ruled May 2016 #12

Ghost writers on the payroll? Autumn May 2016 #2

Now that's a scary thought. RiverLover May 2016 #4

Sanders is doing the same thing Corporate666 May 2016 #8

Yeah where? Brockshits blue nation review? Con the Record? Autumn May 2016 #14

How can you not know where... Corporate666 May 2016 #18

That would explain why the talking points hit all over the place at the same time. Autumn May 2016 #15

I contend it's more evil. Only a Democrat will be able to cut Social Security. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #28

I prefer "Winkles Out 4 Anti-Sanders Stories" myself MisterP May 2016 #24

And, regarding the "18 trillion in debt" attack pat_k May 2016 #3

Thanks for sharing this here. RiverLover May 2016 #11

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #16

Fucking Asshole. There's a special circle of hell for these types of dirtbags. nt CentralCoaster May 2016 #5

So 9 more hours to get 12 more negative stories Kall May 2016 #6

Yeah, I was just thinking that they're slacking. frylock May 2016 #17

The Washington Post is one of the best newspapers in America. Cali_Democrat May 2016 #9

Yes, well the gravy train people stick together. RiverLover May 2016 #10

You know the owner. Jeff Bezos, is a Libertarian, right? chascarrillo May 2016 #19

.... Cali_Democrat May 2016 #20

Yes, as you stated, he has donated money to Republican Senator Slade Gorton. Good find. -nt- chascarrillo May 2016 #25

What does any of that kaleckim May 2016 #29

What did we used to call them on DU? The unquotable rag? vintx May 2016 #27

How dare they criticize Sanders! hrmjustin May 2016 #13

And within hours Camp Bansalot oozes out dozens of OPs running with the stories. hobbit709 May 2016 #21

They must be getting very, very nervous. Good!..n/t monmouth4 May 2016 #22

I'm still looking for a factual refutation of the study. Sparkly May 2016 #23

Give me a break kaleckim May 2016 #30

When WaPo does this, the threads oldandhappy May 2016 #26