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Comment Re:Sigh (Score 1) 341

You're only partially correct. Corporations can donate directly to a campaign, but they are limited in how much they can donate. They can donate any amount they wish to a PAC or multiple PACS. Now, PACS aren't supposed to donate to campaigns, but they can. Additionally, congresscritters receive compensation from corporations in the form of "after public service" appointments, appoitments for family members, vacations, stock options and many, many, many other ways.

Comment Re:Time will tell (Score 1) 354

It really depends, some programming I watch (Daily show, Colbert Report, Castle) rarely has commercials or they have this option to watch and extended commercial first and then no commercials for that episode during the show. I agree, it's annoying. I'd rather not have to see commercials for user supported tv, but HULU is owned by the big baddies of the media industry so it's inevitable.

Comment Re:Security... (Score 1) 302

It stimulates hormone production. turning it off for a few hours after sex isn't going to cause a pregnancy as the hormones are still being produced. Now, if you turn it off one early morning, then shag it up for the next few days, yeah, you've got an issue.

Comment Re:Hm... (Score 1) 176

The simple fact us America is full of self entitled douchebags who believe it is their right to grant themselves permission for anything they like.

Though there are many here, the country is not actually "full" of them. It just so happens that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

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