Forbes Magazine Names Monsanto Company of the Year

[cory777]

Source: Forbes

On December 31, 2009, Forbes Magazine named Monsanto its Company of the Year for 2009. The magazine praised Monsanto's economic success and innovative new products.

Robert Langreth and Matthew Herper refered to the company as an economic winner in the Forbes article, "The Planet Versus Monsanto."

"It has created many billions of dollars of value for the world with seeds genetically engineered to ward off insects or make a crop immune to herbicides: Witness the vast numbers of farmers who prefer its seeds to competing products, and the resulting $44 billion market value of the company."

Read more: http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto_today/2010/company_of_the_year.asp

[truedelphi]

1. Sigh, though it could be worse -

Monsanto's chairman could have been given the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Webster Green]

2. Witness the vast numbers of Indian farmers committing suicide..

Because they got sucked into Monsanto's evil plan to control the world's food supply.

Monsanto should be destroyed, and I mean that literally. Fuck those assholes! :grr:

[Speciesamused]

24. They Lie, they cheat, they steal....

Then again Forbes is for corporations not people.
So many are unaware of the devastation this company has
caused in human life. They lied to those Indian people. Gave them seeds that needed more water.
They bring law suits against the few real farmers that remain in this country.
Stay up and aware.

[musette_sf]

3. ...... :-(

[provis99]

4. dandy. the third most evil company on the planet

I guess General Electric takes the top spot, with agriculture giant Viterra in 2nd.

[EFerrari]

5. LOL. Vampire Nation. n/t

[TwentyFive]

6. I thought Monsanto only bought politicians. Are they buying mags now too?

With $44 Billion for creating Frankenstein food...they can buy the entire reThug party...and it's fanboys.

[XemaSab]

7. I wish that in addition to "rec" and "unrec"

there was a choice for "I think the people mentioned in this article are the scum of the earth and everyone on DU should be aware of what scum they are." x(

[winyanstaz]

8. Proof you can't trust a word the main stream media says......

What a load of lies....
monsanto is a killer company...people, animals and insects are dying because of their meddling in the food chain.
They should NOT be company of the year..they should be in jail.

[valerief]

9. Monsanto: they bring death to life and money to 1%ers. nt

[boppers]

10. I'd like next year's winner to be a company creating billions in value with fair trade Organics.

You know, things that people pay for because it's healthier, more sustainable, and self repairing.
Signed,
The Rest of the Fucking Planet.

[CLANG]

11. Coming from Forbes, it's not all that surprising

[bertman]

12. The christians' bible says there will be an anti-christ who will rule for a thousand years

I guess MONSATAN is the fulfillment of that prophesy.

[SkyDaddy7]

21. Biblical Prophecies are not real!

So, my guess is there will be plenty of other companies that will enter this market. So do not worry about this company ruling the world.

[alittlelark]

13. ...sigh.... The Marix sucks.

[pundaint]

14. Well, if the Corporatists like em, they must be bad.

[flyarm]

15. oh yummy..now we can have more GM foods..my mouth is just watering for those cancer causing foods!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

16. I'm sure IBD will be licking their boots as well.

What a country!

Have I ever said how much I really despise Monsanto... and any who champion that POS enterprise?

[carincross]

17. Monsanto GMOs linked to organ damage

http://www.truthout.org/article/three-approved-gmos-linked-organ-damage

"The Committee of Research and Information on Genetic Engineering (CRIIGEN) and Universities of Caen and Rouen studied Monsanto's 90-day feeding trials data of insecticide-producing Mon 810, Mon 863 and Roundup® herbicide absorbing NK 603 varieties of GM maize. The data "clearly underlines adverse impacts on kidneys and liver, the dietary detoxifying organs, as well as different levels of damages to heart, adrenal glands, spleen and haematopoietic system," reported Gilles-Eric Séralini, a molecular biologist at the University of Caen."

[happy_liberal]

27. +1

I was going to post that-there is a thread on this if anyone wants to kick it
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x509095

Monsanto(and the FDA) should be on trial for poisoning our food supply

[era veteran]

18. When will they start making Soma?

Then we won't feel so bad about their evil shit.

[jmowreader]

28. They already DO!

Soma (carisoprodol) is a muscle relaxant. I haven't taken it, but I can assume it's nowhere near as much fun as Huxley's version.

[Joe Chi Minh]

19. They'd have loved Al Capone's operations. Lean and mean.

[Prometheus Bound]

20. God help us! Monsanto? Have they no shame?

[PuraVidaDreamin]

22. Montsanto won't rest until they own all the seeds in the world

Will the people finally rise up then?

[fasttense]

23. Monsanto, Corporation Of The Year????

That's like naming Hitler Man Of The Year, oh wait.

[Luciferous]

29. Heh...

[avaistheone1]

25. Can it get more Orwellian?

Monsanto Company of the year and of course the kicker being Obama as Nobel prize winner.

[Vidar]

26. Monsanto is doing its best to turn nature against mankind. Why not?

[Romulox]

30. Bullshit. It's either AIG or Citi. nt