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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan I Have an Apology from Everyone Who Doubted Obama's Pick, Tom Wheeler?
Remember the outcry over the pick? The accusations against the President? How I and certain other DUERS were corporatist and crypto-fascist Toadies for supporting the pick?
Wait you don't remember any of that? There's a handy search box as provided by the Admin....
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)when they predict he will do ABC, but winds up doing XYZ, they get credit for holding his feet to the fire, otherwise he would have done ABC
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)I say by 5 +-3.
uponit7771
(90,357 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)your fee fees need some stroking?
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,749 posts)That was a great statement. Love the way he reamed Trump
uponit7771
(90,357 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)I lose track.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)and if the wronged party doesn't ask for an apology is one owed?
merrily
(45,251 posts)(I don't believe I opposed Wheeler's appointment, but let's imagine I did.)
Autumn
(45,120 posts)someone knows why he is wonderful today.
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,352 posts)What has that to do with Tom Wheeler, FCC head?
herding cats
(19,566 posts)It was a victory for the people of America, and a kick in the gut for the big corporations.
Edit to add link: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/14/471286113/u-s-appeals-court-holds-up-net-neutrality-rules-in-full
muriel_volestrangler
(101,352 posts)Response to herding cats (Reply #8)
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LonePirate
(13,431 posts)Telecoms and corporate interests lost to consumers and government regulation. I'm sure an appeal to SCOTUS is likely.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Not sure why apologies are owed you.
Also, this should have been done before the last D.C. Circuit decision on this. The SCOTUS spelled out a few years back that the FCC had to go the utility route. Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure Comcast slowed down my service to get me to pay more for faster service.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)As to Comcast, I don't have much of a choice, as so often happens when governments allow monopolies to flourish.