Tag Archives: lobbying
Guest Commentary: “When Children Work; A Dialogue”
Guest commentator Paul Petersen discusses the need for labor protection for child reality show performers. Continue reading →
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Education, Family, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Popular Culture, Professions, U.S. Society, Workplace
Tagged as "Jon and Kate Plus 8", "Kid Nation", "Survivor", Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, child labor, child stars, children, Common Law, common sense, Coogan accounts, Education, employment law, entertainment industry, exploitation, legislation, lobbying, Motion Picture Association of America, Paul Petersen, Pennsylvania, reality shows, Rep. Tom Murt, The Learning Channel
Shrugging Off Corrupt Fundraising Practices in Congress
While they were debating the just-passed financial reform bill on the floor of Congress, eight members of Congress walked out of the Capitol into fundraising meetings and events where they solicited and received contributions from the very financial institutions that the bill would regulate. Some of the contributions came as crucial votes were taken. The reaction of the Congressmen? “So??” Continue reading →
Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Government & Politics, Leadership, U.S. Society
Tagged as appearance of impropriety, bribery, Code of Ethics for Government Service, Congress, Financial Reform Bill, fundraising, Goldman Sachs, honesty, House Ethics Committee, lobbying, Rep. Joe Crowley, Rep. Tom Price, U.S. House of Representatives
The Unethical Message of the Dems’ “Hypocrisy Defense”
The Democrats are using “The Hypocrisy Defense” now. That tells us everything we need to know. Continue reading →
Filed under Government & Politics, History, Leadership, Professions, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, U.S. Society
Tagged as Africa, Bernie Madoff, bribery, conflicts of interest, corruption, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Party, earmarks, ethics, honesty, House Ethics Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, hypocrisy, Hypocrisy Defense, John Edwards, lobbying, Mexico, Nancy Pelosi, PMA Group, Rep. Charles Rangel, Republican Party, William Jefferson
“Trust Us, It Only LOOKS like Bribery!”
Any and all assertions by House Democrats or Republicans that they are passing legislation in the best interests of the nation are by definition unbelievable, until Congress stops regarding bribery as standard operating procedure, and stops lying to the public about it. Continue reading →
Filed under U.S. Society
Tagged as accountability, breach of trust, bribery, Congress, corruption, cynicism, earmarks, ethics, House Ethics Committee, influence peddling, lobbying, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Magliocchetti, PMA Group, quid pro quo, Rep. Bill Young, Rep. Jim Moran, Rep. John Murtha, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Norm Dicks, Rep. Pete Viscloski, Rep. Todd Tahrt, U.S. House of Representatives
Proof of Dead Ethics: Attacking Your Adversary’s Family
a progressive activist, Hollywood producer Jane Hamsher, is unambiguously trying to harm Hadassah Lieberman jsut because her husband, Sen. Joe Lieberman, isn’t toeing the Democratic line on health care. Continue reading →
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Popular Culture, The Internet, U.S. Society
Tagged as "The Sopranos", coercion, Dick Cheney, ethics, fairness, Hadassah Lieberman, health care reform, intimidation, Jane Hamsher, lobbying, pharmaceutical industry, respect, revenge, Sen. Joe Lieberman, Senate health care bill, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Valerie Plame
Lobbyist Ventriloquism and the Abysmal State of Congressional Ethics
That so many members of Congress allowed their names to be attached to a corporation’s hand-crafted political positions signals that the current U.S. version of democracy is perverted and corrupt to its core. Continue reading →
Filed under Business & Commercial, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement
Tagged as bribery, campaign contributions, conflict of interest, Congressional Record, duty to constituents, ethics, Genentech, health care reform, integrity, jury nullification, lobbying, responsibility, Robert Trout, U.S. House of Representatives, William Jefferson
Ethics Quote of the Week
Throughout his career, U.S Chamber of Commerce head Tom Donohue has demonstrated a talent for distilling fact, wisdom, irony and humor into plain-speaking quips. Continue reading →
The Card-counting Conundrum
The no card-counting rule is unfair, but that doesn’t give anyone the right to break the rules. It is an interesting case study of the sometimes awkward interactions between law, rights and ethics. Continue reading →
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Tagged as blackjack, card-counting, casinos, cheating, courts, ethics, fairness, gambling, law, lobbying, Volokh Conspiracy
October Unethical Website: www.chamber-of-commerce.us.
Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is one of the designated enemies of the Obama administration. This is not a complete surprise. The Chamber, organized at the request of President Taft specifically to communicate the positions and interests of the … Continue reading →
