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Democrats Appoint RIAA Shill For Convention

Posted by kdawson on from the what-were-they-thinking dept.

An anonymous reader sends us to Boing Boing for a report that "the Director of Communications for the RIAA, Jenni Engebretsen, has been appointed Deputy CEO for Public Affairs for the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Denver." The DNC site has the official press release. Cory Doctorow notes that the RIAA is the most hated "corporation" in America, having beaten out Halliburton and Wal-Mart for the honor, and writes for the DNC's attention, "This represents a potential shear with the left-wing blogosphere."

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  1. So does this mean by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That when I vote Republican, they'll sue my neighbor and her kids?

    1. Re:So does this mean by Sunburnt · · Score: 4, Funny

      That when I vote Republican, they'll sue my neighbor and her kids?
      No, but I'd avoid trying to distribute pictures or videos of the convention. Of course, I'd probably avoid these things anyway.
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  2. I just entered a maddox-like rage... by Jeian · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... at the mention of the term "blogosphere".

    1. Re:I just entered a maddox-like rage... by Bacon+Bits · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Blogosphere" is one of those awful dot-bomb era buzzwords, bandied about by marketdroids and the press to make them look cool and informed about the Internet.


      You mean like "dot-bomb"?
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  3. What did you expect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Birds of a feather...

  4. I stopped reading by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I stopped reading when I saw "blogosphere"...

    1. Re:I stopped reading by Slashdot+Parent · · Score: 5, Funny

      I stopped reading when I saw "blogosphere"...
      "Blogosphere" was the last word in the writeup, so you stopped reading at the last word.

      Way to stick it to the man.
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  5. DNCC is just worried... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...about rampant trading of dem speeches on p2p networks and the potential for remixes and mash-ups without compensation to the original artists like Lincoln and Roosevelt.

    They plan on flooding p2p networks with podcasts that are just bogus loops during the convention.

  6. Re:Article is flamebait by twd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hitler would have said that, if he had had a blog.

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  7. Re:could this affect the /. crowd? by GMFTatsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd say, "Let's have a Slashdot poll," but I'm afraid I'd wake up in 2009 to find Cowboy Neal laughing his ass off from behind the podium ...

    How many butterflies would I have to stomp on to keep that from happening?

  8. Not that it matters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Most music thieves are too lazy to vote in the first place.

  9. Re:Lincoln? by dreddnott · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes - that's why scientists have been able to extract limitless energy from his sepulchral rotation since Richard Nixon became president.

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  10. First Order of Business is DNC Acronym Change? by Evil+W1zard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jenni Engebretsen has proposed that DNC shall now stand for DO NOT COPY... She also will be instituting a new convention which will be named the Democratic Reform Meeting (DRM) which will be held monthly at a Regional Information Assembly Area (RIAA). She will also be engaging in a heavy handed campaign to support Military Personnel Aid and Assistance (MPAA).

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  11. Re:They suck, yeah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Diebold for teh wins!!

  12. Re:Article is flamebait by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 5, Funny

    And it's off
    01 Sept 39_____posted by: Adolf

    Well, our tanks rolled into Poland today, and let me tell you, it went even better than I thought it would. Got a bunch of military stuff to handle tonight, so I can't post much for a few days, but it let me just say, I expect a lot more Vaterland and a lot less Juden, if you know what I mean ;-)

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  13. Re:Big Democrats are VERY Pro-Big Media by Khaed · · Score: 2, Funny

    She's also the biggest gun control advocate in the Senate, so she's not really conservative, either.

    I think the word "bitch" applies, though.

  14. In Related News. . . by twifosp · · Score: 1, Funny
    In related news the Republican National Convention has appointed a newly cloned Hitler as the RNC Deputy CEO of public affairs. When reached for comment, RNC Spokesperson Richard Head had this to say:

    "When we heard that the Dems got the RIAA's Jenni Engebretsen, we knew we couldn't be out done. I mean, that's pretty evil, and their Democrats for cyring out loud. We knew, as Republicans, we could do one better.".

    Republican scientists recently discovered how to clone dead people using a technique described as "Unfathomable Dark Magic" (UDM). The technique is said to use DNA samples, a centerfuge, and the bones of still born children.

    Associated Press Dew Shbag contributed to this report.