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Comcast Sponsors Honors Dinner for Commissioner During Merger Review

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday August 13 2014, @07:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the crooks-and-liars dept.

tt1016268 writes:

Comcast will pay $110,000 to sponsor a major dinner honoring FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn at the same time the regulator is considering whether to approve the cable company's application to acquire Time Warner Cable.

In a barely noticed Senate lobbying disclosure released last month, Time Warner Cable admitted it was also spending $22,000 of its subscribers' money on the same meal.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Subsentient on Wednesday August 13 2014, @07:52AM

    by Subsentient (1111) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @07:52AM (#80727) Homepage Journal

    Can somebody do something to punish Comcast for this? Oh wait, 'Merica. Never mind.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by nyder on Wednesday August 13 2014, @07:56AM

    by nyder (4525) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @07:56AM (#80728)

    Funny how if a person did this it would be considered a bride and illegal, but when a corporation does it, it's okay.

    Maybe we should bring back tar & feathering. Mob justice. No, wait, Pawn Stars is on, I'll have to join the revolution later...

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Wednesday August 13 2014, @08:01AM

      by davester666 (155) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @08:01AM (#80731)

      Sorry, it's "free speech". The kind only cash can say.

      • (Score: 2) by SpockLogic on Wednesday August 13 2014, @01:18PM

        by SpockLogic (2762) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @01:18PM (#80792)

        Sorry, it's "free speech".

        Now this is "free speech". It's a hilarious example of truth in advertising. Some might consider it NSFW.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ilMx7k7mso [youtube.com]

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    • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday August 13 2014, @08:28AM

      by aristarchus (2645) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @08:28AM (#80733) Journal

      Will no one stop these illegal brides! I am sick and tired of all these brides on a plane! Next thing you know, we will have Bridenado! (And you thought Bridezilla was bad enough! But seriously, Soylents, spelling counts?)

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 13 2014, @08:46AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 13 2014, @08:46AM (#80735)

        Damn you autocorrect! [damnyouautocorrect.com]

      • (Score: 2) by nightsky30 on Wednesday August 13 2014, @09:45AM

        by nightsky30 (1818) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @09:45AM (#80741)

        Sharks I can handle. Brides...Way Too Scary.