California Legislate-whores And AT&T (It's The Taxpayers Who Are Really Getting Bent Over)
Wonkette has a neat little summary of the LA Times story on how AT&T has its way with the California legislature:
$8,875,539.91 AT&T political contributions in California$791,868.40
AT&T expenditures on tickets and meals for state lawmakers and staffs$225,001.43
Total AT&T spent on 2011 Speaker's Cup at Pebble Beach$89,749.37
What AT&T spent on iPads at Apple store last year for Speaker's Cup attendees$14,406.76
AT&T's average daily lobbying expenditure120
Number of current California legislators who have received political donations from AT&T120
Number of current California legislators
Here's the full LAT story by Shane Goldmacher and Anthony York, with the disturbing headline/subhead:
AT&T wields enormous power in Sacramento
No other single corporation has spent more trying to influence legislators in recent years. It dispenses millions in political donations and has an army of lobbyists. Bills it opposes are usually defeated.
But, whoops, who are these sleazebags in the legislature -- and who keeps reelecting them?
Single party government pretty much guarantees this sort of abuse will be unopposed.
MarkD at April 23, 2012 12:26 PM
Hey where'd your Bank of America rants go? Something similar happened to someone I went to school with on my FB page, and I want to give her the link. I already recommended the book to her.
NicoleK at April 23, 2012 12:30 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/04/23/california_legi.html#comment-3155886">comment from NicoleKI think my search engine isn't going all the way back. Try searching "Nereida" on my search engine or Google + my site name.
Amy Alkon
at April 23, 2012 1:23 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/04/23/california_legi.html#comment-3155938">comment from Amy AlkonHere are a bunch:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22advicegoddess.com%22+and+%22Bank+of+america%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Look at the "Bombshell" one.
Amy Alkon
at April 23, 2012 1:55 PM
I believe this was your first Bank of America post, and your best:
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/07/28/investigating_b.html
I still think you'd make a great Elvira in that disguise.
Martin at April 23, 2012 1:58 PM
Banco de las Americas (so called by Tom Tancredo because of its offering credit cards to illegal aliens) just booted a firearms manufacturer from its customer base.
Maybe it should be called Bank of PC America.
As for who keep electing the D-bags in the Kalifornia legislature, why, it's your fellow Kalifornians, Amy. You really ought to consider moving to a state like Arizona or Texas before the libs drive Kalifornia into the see. Hell, the Mexicans will probably run your state better, once they are finished with La Reconquista!
mpetrie98 at April 23, 2012 6:10 PM
Props to Amy for keeping up the heat on stuff like this.
Never forget, this is one reason government is more concerned with big business than small business... It's easier to squeeze for contributions. It's more CONVENIENT.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at April 23, 2012 8:40 PM
> consider moving to a state like Arizona or Texas
Burge says California will soon be Detroit with palm trees.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at April 23, 2012 8:43 PM
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