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Washington, DC: Politico reporter Eliza Krigman reported on June 11th, that AT&T was paying liberal groups, with no ties to the telecommunications or wireless industry, to support their takeover of T-Mobile.
All of the groups that accepted the money (NAACP, NEA, GLAAD), released statements supporting AT&T's wholesale takeover of T-Mobile. The groups all said their endorsement had nothing to do with the new found cash. AT&T said it supports lots of organizations, with diverse groups of people, and loves sharing the wealth. When it can.
“The money that nonprofits receive from their corporate sponsors sticks not only in their bank accounts but in their minds,” Ellen Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to government transparency, told POLITICO. “This is what I think of as deep lobbying — there is an expectation that when push comes to shove, these groups will come out in favor of their benefactors.”
So to put it in terms we can all understand. ATT is the dominant top here. The NEA, NAACP, and GLAAD, are the sub bottoms. The NEA ($75K) and GLAAD ($50K) are going to spend a lot of time playing sloppy seconds, because the NAACP ($1.0M), can do whatever they want. Ma Bell screwed GLAAD good. Our very own gay bareback sex scandal.
AT&T did not use protection and screwed GLAAD. What did GLAAD get in return? Nothing but egg and stuff on their face, maybe a BK Broiler for good munch?
Who does GLAAD answer to? How can anyone respect their indignation surrounding the Tracy Morgan murder rant, when their opinion and press release operation is for sale. They no longer have any credibility and are going nowhere fast.
