Buying Blue, an update

[TayTay]

Overstock.com apparently supports not only Rethugs, but the Swifties. That's the last time I ever even look at them.

IN THE MONEY: 'Get Shorty's' Path From Utah To Washington

Source: Dow Jones News Service
Date: April 04, 2005


NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A senior U.S. senator's surprising interest in an arcane campaign against short selling followed hefty donations to Republican causes by one of the issue's key champions.

Patrick Byrne, a prominent corporate leader in the home state of Senator Robert Bennett, R-Utah, last year donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a political advocacy group that financed advertisements against Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards. Byrne was also the largest private donor to Utah Republican gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. He also gave to Swift Boat Vets and POWS for Truth, a group that financed anti-John Kerry ads.

Byrne, president and chairman of online retailer Overstock.com (OSTK), has become a crusader and benefactor for conspiracy buffs who believe that Wall Street firms are cheating investors out of millions of dollars by illegally shorting stocks. The practice is known as "naked short selling."

[whometense]

1. Thanks for that info, TayTay.

I've been known to backslide a bit on Target (:blush:), but it will be easy to not buy from Overstock, and I'm very happy to help spread the word.

[Pirate Smile]

2. Tay Tay, you should post this in one of the general forums. I think

a lot of people at DU would want to know this.

Good find.:)

[TayTay]

3. Thanks!

I just put it in GD.

We'll see what response we get.

[Pirate Smile]

4. I just saw that. Thanks.

[Vektor]

5. Amazon is exactly the same.

I won't be buying from either.

[Vektor]

6. Oh, and...can you link me to

your post about this in the discussion forum? I'd like to give it a little kicky-kick.

[TayTay]

7. Thanks folks!

I appreciate the kicks. (Thanks Vektor & Ginny & Pirate!)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3421195&mesg_id=3421195

[Pirate Smile]

8. I nominated it for Greatest Page when it first came out.

Sometimes good posts just drop like a rock.

It seems like you have to insult someone to get some responses.

But that is why the Greatest Page works well.

There was an awesome WP article a couple of weeks ago about Bush's SS reform crap which showed that almost 75% of people would LOSE money in it. It was a great read but there really wasn't much to say after you read it. It had around 5 comments on it but it had 20+ recommendations for the Greatest Page.