At that time there were 35 entries. Now I have more 15 more to read. We will prevail.

Love this blog.

Jullie

It is a fair frame logic that rests on my observatio­n that patterns in story told around a product are also present with the product.

When Mitt Romney’s spinmeiste­r, Eric Fehrnstrom ran ads in New Hampshire showing an out of context remark by President Obama it told less about Obama than it did product Romney.

It was one big lie. Unfortunat­e, but where to turn when few rules govern?

We can look to another form of contest for guidance, boxing where it was unanimousl­y ruled by the California State Athletic Commission to revoke the licenses of boxer, Antonio Margarito Montiel and his trainer Javier Capetillo after Margarito was found to have illegally doctored hand wraps in 2009 Margarito’­s Gloves were loaded with a plaster like substance.

The CSAC found that even though Margarito did not know about the gloves, as head of the team, he was responsibl­e for Capetillo’­s actions.

Analogies to a “bare knuckled fight” justify the Romney team antics in New Hampshire. This is not as honest as a bare knuckled fight.

It is much more like a Margarito match where the gloves are loaded and actions beg the intersessi­on of an authority, because how can boxers or politician­s, who fight with loaded gloves, be trusted to play fair in any arena.

1.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is an army of lobbyists for hire by mega-corporations like banks and those in the fossil fuel industry. In 2009, it spent more corporate money on lobbying than the next five biggest spenders combined.

2. And 93% of its campaign spending goes to support Republicans and attack Democrats.

3. Google is a paying member of the Chamber, which means that part of the money they make from Google users—ordinary people like us using Gmail, Google search, and other Google products—goes into the Chamber’s pockets to fight for Wall Street and Big Oil.

But the Washington Post and Politico recently reported that at Google headquarters, employees are intensely debating whether Google should quit the Chamber in the next few weeks.

4. Google quitting would be a huge blow to the Chamber’s credibility. That’s why we’re partnering with SumOfUs, a new movement to give consumers a voice in corporate decisions, to make the case to Google that they should leave the Chamber.

As Google users, we can help those Google employees make their case.

Google’s unofficial motto is “Don’t Be Evil.” And they want to do what’s right for their users. But by staying in the Chamber, they’re legitimizing an institution that’s hurting their users all around the world every day. That’s why we’re partnering with the new organization SumOfUs to encourage Google to leave the Chamber.

There are dozens of reasons for Google employees—and Google users—to want Google out of the Chamber.

Google’s business model relies on a free and open Internet; right now the Chamber is pushing Congress to pass an Internet censorship bill that would empower big corporations to shut off ordinary citizens’ websites without even a hearing.

5. Google invests millions in renewable energy; the Chamber has called for a “Scopes monkey trial” to assault the science of climate change.

6. Google leads the world in workplace policies supporting LGBT employees; the Chamber fights against basic anti-discrimination laws.

7.The Chamber’s power rests on its credibility as a voice for business. When Apple quit the Chamber in 2009 for ideological reasons, it made headlines all over the world.

8. If Google quits, it will be huge news and will undermine the Chamber’s influence in Washington.

Google users are the 99%. The Chamber is the 1%. Join the call now for Google to be a champion for its users all over the world by quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:

Thanks for all you do.

–Daniel, Julia, Elena, Peter, and the rest of the team

But of course the slip was apropos because I did get on.

See! I told ya this blog was fucked up.

Chris