Hi Mary Beth. I am communicating with you today as a result of zealous fact-checking on the part of subscriber, Steve Lord. He questioned my unsubstantiated claim, when writing the following to you, 'Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to the state legislatures fo…
Hi Mary Beth. I am communicating with you today as a result of zealous fact-checking on the part of subscriber, Steve Lord. He questioned my unsubstantiated claim, when writing the following to you, 'Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to the state legislatures for the purpose of voter suppression.' He was correct. The report's language was vague on that score. The report did not have any information about contributions in 2021. I apologize for my error. Here is what the report had to say on the matter:
'Conclusion
After the January 6 insurrection many corporations announced they were pausing their campaign donations in some capacity. Public Citizen noted at the time that any measures short of lifetime bans on donations to federal level disenfranchisers likely amounted to nothing more than PR stunts'
I hope that you do not mind me posting a copy of this correction to Steve as an end note.
I recall question that article when I first saw it a few months back. While it’s important to get the facts right, and I do appreciate someone willing to go back and correct the record, I believe we need to be diligent nonetheless when it comes to state level politics. Your original comment prompted my thoughts about local beverage distributors in relation to the big soda manufacturers. I may not have made that connection with out our conversation. Thank you. Lovely Sunday wishes to you as well. ~mb
Thanks for this, Fern. One of the reasons I love this forum is because we are so sincere in our desire for accuracy and not afraid to admit when we are wrong. Nicely done.
Hi Mary Beth. I am communicating with you today as a result of zealous fact-checking on the part of subscriber, Steve Lord. He questioned my unsubstantiated claim, when writing the following to you, 'Public Citizen's report indicated that after the failed insurrection, the companies continued to shovel money to the state legislatures for the purpose of voter suppression.' He was correct. The report's language was vague on that score. The report did not have any information about contributions in 2021. I apologize for my error. Here is what the report had to say on the matter:
'Conclusion
After the January 6 insurrection many corporations announced they were pausing their campaign donations in some capacity. Public Citizen noted at the time that any measures short of lifetime bans on donations to federal level disenfranchisers likely amounted to nothing more than PR stunts'
I hope that you do not mind me posting a copy of this correction to Steve as an end note.
Have a lovely Sunday, cheers.
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I recall question that article when I first saw it a few months back. While it’s important to get the facts right, and I do appreciate someone willing to go back and correct the record, I believe we need to be diligent nonetheless when it comes to state level politics. Your original comment prompted my thoughts about local beverage distributors in relation to the big soda manufacturers. I may not have made that connection with out our conversation. Thank you. Lovely Sunday wishes to you as well. ~mb
Thanks for this, Fern. One of the reasons I love this forum is because we are so sincere in our desire for accuracy and not afraid to admit when we are wrong. Nicely done.