Comments on: An Embarrassingly Poorly Reasoned Paper http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Barnaby http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-39821 Barnaby Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:35:01 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/#comment-39821 <p>Don, how much does the ITIF charge the telecommunications industry to fashion a study such as this?</p> Don, how much does the ITIF charge the telecommunications industry to fashion a study such as this?

]]> By: Barnaby http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-47695 Barnaby Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:35:01 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/#comment-47695 <p>Don, how much does the ITIF charge the telecommunications industry to fashion a study such as this?</p> Don, how much does the ITIF charge the telecommunications industry to fashion a study such as this?

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-39820 Don Marti Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:31:15 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/#comment-39820 <p>ITIF. and all the the other lobbying and PR firms that organize themselves as "foundations" or "think tanks", are just doing their job. They've found a gimmick that works, and they go with it. Instead of getting quoted as "example.com spokesperson" they get quoted as "independent researcher for the Independent Institute of Whatever".</p> <p>The people who are bringing discredit on themselves are any reporters or lawmakers who fall for the independent foundation trick.</p> ITIF. and all the the other lobbying and PR firms that organize themselves as “foundations” or “think tanks”, are just doing their job. They’ve found a gimmick that works, and they go with it. Instead of getting quoted as “example.com spokesperson” they get quoted as “independent researcher for the Independent Institute of Whatever”.

The people who are bringing discredit on themselves are any reporters or lawmakers who fall for the independent foundation trick.

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-47694 Don Marti Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:31:15 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/08/an-embarrassingly-poorly-reasoned-paper/#comment-47694 <p>ITIF. and all the the other lobbying and PR firms that organize themselves as "foundations" or "think tanks", are just doing their job. They've found a gimmick that works, and they go with it. Instead of getting quoted as "example.com spokesperson" they get quoted as "independent researcher for the Independent Institute of Whatever".<br><br></p> <p>The people who are bringing discredit on themselves are any reporters or lawmakers who fall for the independent foundation trick.</p> ITIF. and all the the other lobbying and PR firms that organize themselves as “foundations” or “think tanks”, are just doing their job. They’ve found a gimmick that works, and they go with it. Instead of getting quoted as “example.com spokesperson” they get quoted as “independent researcher for the Independent Institute of Whatever”.

The people who are bringing discredit on themselves are any reporters or lawmakers who fall for the independent foundation trick.

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