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In reply to the discussion: Jan. 10, 2010: Obama appoints Monsanto V.P. Michael Taylor as Food Safety Czar [View all]brentspeak
(18,290 posts)52. Not really, since I voted for Obama
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Jan. 10, 2010: Obama appoints Monsanto V.P. Michael Taylor as Food Safety Czar [View all]
brentspeak
Dec 2012
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I did. What would be the evidence of antitrust activity? Show me. Cut and paste, please. nt
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#5
Price increase does not mean you have antitrust activity. It can be a result of antitrust activity,
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#31
Ah--with no evidence, you switch to the ad hominem. Kindly tell us all your theory of antitrust
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#38
Is this similar to Microsoft and Apple, who together own almost 100% of software in the U.S.?
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#41
Well, the problem is really the Robert's court--you have a series of decisions over the last 5 years
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#42
I see. But it IS suspicious that the DOJ didn't issue a statement and reasoning...
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#43
Monsanto and DuPont have ongoing litigation-we're talking a billion $ judgment against DuPont. It's
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#46
I have no doubt. But we have a little thing our courts require: evidence. nt
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#33
Well, he had also worked for the USDA*** before Monsanto--although I think this highlights
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#6
I meant FDA--which was his first job after passing the bar. Thank you for correcting me. Your time
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#9
His work at a non-profit, or on behalf of African agriculture doesn't fit within the narrative. nt
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#20
potential? This conflicts directly with our basic rights. Al Gore should be appointed, not a person
robinlynne
Dec 2012
#17
Well, he left Monsanto over a decade ago to join a non-profit. And Al Gore? His money came from
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#19
Al Gore's policies are Democratic. Al Gore's policies are correct. as per food, and environment.
robinlynne
Dec 2012
#47
backwards baby. very backwards. Smoking is like eating at McDonald's,a choice.
robinlynne
Dec 2012
#59
Thank you. I wish the ties with Monsanto were not so strong. Privatizing the very seeds we use to
Overseas
Dec 2012
#39
Myth 2: Monsanto will sue you for growing their patented GMOs if traces of those GMOs entered your f
Captain Spaulding
Dec 2012
#51
Reader comments correctly identified the NPR article as pro-Monsanto propaganda
brentspeak
Dec 2012
#58
Bill Gates (a Dem funder) also has deep ties to Monsanto. So there is a complex of interests
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#62
I have no doubt some of their business practices are unethical--but do they rise to
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#34
It becomes difficult to do anything illegal when your lobbyist and lawyers write the laws
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#55
as a liberal I think we need to fight for laws that are fair to society as a whole.
airplaneman
Dec 2012
#57
I agree completely. The Robert's Court has changed antitrust litigation, and not for the better.
msanthrope
Dec 2012
#61
Taylor's ties to monsanto go way back. Within years of his graduation he was working for
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#63