Democratic Primaries

demmiblue

(36,851 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:12 PM Mar 2019

Oh noes, Senator Warren took money from tech employees!!11!!1

Warren took tech's money while ripping its biggest players

The presidential candidate took at least $90,000 from employees of Amazon, Google and Facebook between 2011 and 2018.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/12/elizabeth-warren-tech-amazon-google-facebook-donations-1216417

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Oh noes, Senator Warren took money from tech employees!!11!!1 (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2019 OP

the employees know well how corrupt tech companies are DBoon Mar 2019 #1

Same with my company zipplewrath Mar 2019 #2

Employees are not the company. nt GemDigger Mar 2019 #3

She also takes money from employees of Wall Street firms... brooklynite Mar 2019 #4

scandal! candidate appears to demonstrates integrity! unblock Mar 2019 #5

This absurd line off attack is getting pretty old. Purity policing taken to the extreme. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #6

Important phrase: George II Mar 2019 #7

DBoon

(22,366 posts)

1. the employees know well how corrupt tech companies are

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:26 PM

Mar 2019

And many have strong progressive leanings

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

2. Same with my company

Reply to DBoon (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:29 PM

Mar 2019

They are always after us to donate to the company PAC, but many of us comment that we frequently see the PAC working AGAINST the interests of the employees.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)

3. Employees are not the company. nt

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:34 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,571 posts)

4. She also takes money from employees of Wall Street firms...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:36 PM

Mar 2019

...my wife included.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

unblock

(52,227 posts)

5. scandal! candidate appears to demonstrates integrity!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:42 PM

Mar 2019

bizarre article. the tone is as if there should be some scandal here, as if when you take campaign money from some employees of a company, you're then supposed to do corrupt things in support of the company.

but here, the "scandal" is that warren is *not* being corrupt!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

comradebillyboy

(10,147 posts)

6. This absurd line off attack is getting pretty old. Purity policing taken to the extreme.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 12:44 PM

Mar 2019

But then I remember Warren denouncing Obama for giving paid speeches...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. Important phrase:

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 03:50 PM

Mar 2019

"...employees of Amazon, Google and Facebook".

Should anyone prohibit employees of any company from contributing to politicians' campaigns? What were their jobs? Could be clerical, maintenance, warehouse, shippers, etc. workers.

Plus, that's over a period of 8 years, a whopping $11,000 per year! Yeah, those everyday people were really buying Warren's influence.

Glad Will Jordan (and you) expose this for what it is, just a feeble attempt at "gotcha".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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