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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:01 PM Original message |
Poll question: Does sitting on the board of a large, multinational corporation make you a "corporatist"? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. That is a trick question. Gore is on several boards, and he is not a corporatist. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Trick question how? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I did. because you can't answer yes or no to this question. you're wrong either way. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. It's a yes or no question |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. He sits on the board of many. apple is one. I dont think it is a yes or a no question. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Ok I'll make this a little bit more simple: |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I answered at the same time. What I think is there. I think it's more subtle than yes or no. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
49. All poodles are dogs. All dogs aren't poodles. n/t |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. theoretically yes, (it does make one a corporatist), and most people who sit on boards are, |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. There's no logic to your argument.. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Perhaps in that it has different answers depending on one's own agenda. |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Heh heh By George I think you've got it |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Gore is a corporatist |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. not necessarily, no. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. oprah is a corporatist, is she on any boreds...ooops boards nt |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. she owns several companies, so yes. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. Most are, but people like Al Gore & Oprah Winfrey are not. nt |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. What makes them different? |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I think I know: |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. And the message is hypocrisy |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. where the hell did that come froM? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I see. It was a trick question, as I thought. but I didn't even guess it was to provoke another |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. No, it truly was not meant to be a "trick" |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. sick of the hillary fight. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. I understand that you were sincere. When people call her a corporatist it has |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It's only a "trick" if it exposes your double standard. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. what? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. That dude is stirring the pot and is personally attacking me now in 2 threads. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
48. Here's your answer: Neither Oprah or Gore are oppressing people or polluting to make money. nt |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Who is Hillary polluting to make money? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 02:00 AM Response to Reply #52 |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:05 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. How sad...Attacks and lies equal knowledge? |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
55. Yes they are big bad evil devil corporists too. Booga Booga |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Curious results thus far. I would have thought that the consensus was "Yes" |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. I think the fact that she took money from pharmaceutical and HMOs is much more important. Because |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. What on earth is a "corporatist"? |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. a "corporatist" ( according to DU) is something evil therefore it is Hillary Clinton |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Wikipedia has an entry. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. a corporatist is a person who believes more in the welfare and needs of large corporations |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Here's a good explanation of corporatism.. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. very interesting, but the opposite of what it means today. The word and concept may |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I think what people here who use the word "corporatist".. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. could be that corporativism is the concept you posted, basted on cooperation |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. My guess is that most of the people using it |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. oh, it's been around for around a hundred years. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. My greatgrandfather used it a lot. (the word) and strikes and unions were born. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Lots of words have been around for hundreds of years |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. "Corporatist" really has nothing to do with business model corporations.. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Anti-Clinton people |
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UGADUer (161 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sitting on the board and profiting from it like Mrs. Hillary makes you |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
29. The answer is no. Why? |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. One argument for "Yes". Why? |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. No. Pushing the agenda of corporate donors at the expense of the general populace does. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
45. No, but accepting corporate money, and then pushing that corporation's pet projects |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
57. No, because it heavily depends on what you DO on such board. -nt |
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