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Post by ugonow on Feb 9, 2011 10:51:12 GMT -5
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Post by Loopdilou on Feb 9, 2011 10:53:23 GMT -5
On what grounds?
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Feb 9, 2011 10:58:37 GMT -5
It could be a danger to our country
My first reaction is no.
West suggested that the business deal gives the left-leaning site more control over federal regulations of the Internet
I am unsure what the above cut/paste from the linked article means? How does this deal give AOL control over fed regs?
The beauty of the internet is the ease of starting up websites, blogs, and the diversity of ideas.
AOL is but one of dozens of major web sites that supply news on the internet.
Just look at what happened with "us". MSN decided to terminate(censure) the money forums. So, someone took the bull by the horns, established the same forums here on ProBoards, and we all are here having the same discussions on the same topics.
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Post by Loopdilou on Feb 9, 2011 11:00:02 GMT -5
I think it means West is cuckoo.
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Feb 9, 2011 11:01:02 GMT -5
The thead title is "should the merger be blocked", not whether a congressmen is cuckoo.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 9, 2011 11:01:21 GMT -5
From the link:
"West suggested that the business deal gives the left-leaning site more control over federal regulations of the Internet.
Rush Limbaugh on radio and Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity on television and Andrew Breitbart on the internet.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 9, 2011 11:02:30 GMT -5
West suggested that the business deal gives the left-leaning site more control over federal regulations of the Internet
I am unsure what the above cut/paste from the linked article means? How does this deal give AOL control over fed regs?
The beauty of the internet is the ease of starting up websites, blogs, and the diversity of ideas.
AOL is but one of dozens of major web sites that supply news on the internet.
I'm trying to figure out the logic as well. I'm unsure of how AOL buying a web site gives said web site more power? |
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Post by privateinvestor on Feb 9, 2011 11:02:40 GMT -5
Should the AOL-Huffpo deal be blocked
Absolutely NOT.....the argument to block this merger is weak and will not happen IMHO
Not only that but you can bet that Arianna Huffington gives megabucks to the Dems and has them in her hip pocket......money and liberal media has a lot of power in Washington DC among the Democratic congress members.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 9, 2011 11:07:37 GMT -5
And another thing, people still use AOL? Did I teleport to 1995?
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Feb 9, 2011 11:12:22 GMT -5
And another thing, people still use AOL? Did I teleport to 1995?
It is not AOL as using their dial-up, it is their website. Similar to MSN.Com, Comcast.Net, Yahoo.Com...etc...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 22:10:27 GMT -5
Dang, Savoir-- you just made me want to check out AOL.com. I've never been there. But- I don't want to give a hit to Huffpo so I overcame the urge........
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Feb 10, 2011 10:54:02 GMT -5
I don't think government should get involved. The market will decide- it always does. The AOL stock price has already plummeted- by an amount eerily similar to the amount of the HuffPo buyout...
You can't fool the market. It's been frustrating liberals for a century. That's why they always decry it as "unfair"- the reality is they're just upset that it IS fair. That's why they aim to take over the market by force and destroy it.
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Post by ugonow on Feb 10, 2011 11:31:22 GMT -5
You can't fool the market. It's been frustrating liberals for a century. That's why they always decry it as "unfair"- the reality is they're just upset that it IS fair. That's why they aim to take over the market by force and destroy it.
They are doing a good job of destroying it.The proof of their communist takeover agenda is evident.Record coporate profits and a rising market are the very first signs of a communist shadow government takeover. You can't fool us,Obama. The proof is obvious.
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