Comments on: BBC Newsnight Transcript, 9/20/06 http://thinkprogress.org Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:19:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: paul http://thinkprogress.org/bbc-transcript/comment-page-1/#comment-853946 paul Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:35:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/bbc-transcript/#comment-853946 This site wants you to equate tobacco companies and oil companies. The connection is a $30,000 donation to an organization that the tobacco company set up. Of course, exxon has an interest in combating what it believes is excessive regulation on its industry. My question: what difference does it make that the organization was set up by a tobacco company? This site wants you to equate tobacco companies and oil companies. The connection is a $30,000 donation to an organization that the tobacco company set up. Of course, exxon has an interest in combating what it believes is excessive regulation on its industry. My question: what difference does it make that the organization was set up by a tobacco company?

]]> By: Trinary_Suka http://thinkprogress.org/bbc-transcript/comment-page-1/#comment-853860 Trinary_Suka Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:15:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/bbc-transcript/#comment-853860 <blockquote>In order not to incite suspicion that Philip Morris had funded this coalition, they suggested that it should “link the tobacco issue with other more politically correct products” and campaign on issues like global warming</blockquote> huh, makes me wonder how many other lnked issues with other more politically correct products are running around K street.

In order not to incite suspicion that Philip Morris had funded this coalition, they suggested that it should “link the tobacco issue with other more politically correct products” and campaign on issues like global warming

huh, makes me wonder how many other lnked issues with other more politically correct products are running around K street.

]]> By: Armando+Gomez http://thinkprogress.org/bbc-transcript/comment-page-1/#comment-853853 Armando+Gomez Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:13:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/bbc-transcript/#comment-853853 What should be printed behind a box of cigarette is this: Warning: Corporations and the oil industry are hazardous it to your health. What should be printed behind a box of cigarette is this: Warning: Corporations and the oil industry are hazardous it to your health.

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