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19. Chamber of Commerce!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:53 PM

Nov 2012

The chamber of commerce is as phony as a three dollar bill. My wife, one the girls in the ladies day golf club in our area were supporting a golf tournament and ladies were coming from all over the western part of the state to play in the tournament. My wife job was to get the brochures printed up with all the hotels/motels, restaurants for meals and other places in the city for their entertainment while there were here, two day deal. I took her down to the local chamber of commerce for some help in preparing what she needed, what joke that was, no help at all and could not even tell her where she get any. Make a long story shorter we when out to the local visiting center along the Interstate and got all the help she needed, they even did the drafting of the brochures as well as printing them up, and the best part, as i remember it was free.

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For U.S. Chamber of Commerce, election was a money-loser [View all] kpete Nov 2012 OP

Great. Just like Rove's 'successes', the LV kingpin's megabux down the drain, etc. codjh9 Nov 2012 #1

makes me happy!!! cally Nov 2012 #2

More good news during a good-news week. mac56 Nov 2012 #3

As always, the world's smallest violin plays "My Heart Bleeds." maddogesq Nov 2012 #4

They are baggers using the good name of the Chamber n/t flamingdem Nov 2012 #5

Used to be the model of everything right in the U.S.... not so much now. nt DCKit Nov 2012 #17

The Chamber has really gone off the rails the last few years Hydra Nov 2012 #22

The US Chamber has no clue about business... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #6

True enough. Do you know that the current head of USCOC DinahMoeHum Nov 2012 #9

I joined my local chamber thinking it was nothing more than a business networking group. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #11

my ex-boss, who is a republican hates the Chamber of Congress Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #12

You meant "Chamber of Commerce," right? We People Nov 2012 #16

oops. I did. Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #23

That only makes me smile. The good guys won the big money lost. denvine Nov 2012 #7

The only advantage from Citizens United was to make the not-so-civic citizens lose a pile of money. freshwest Nov 2012 #14

Chamber of Right-Wing Extremism is a more accurate name. Hissyspit Nov 2012 #8

Ditto. AND, there needs to be endless coverage of such... SoapBox Nov 2012 #15

Applause - Bravo - Yeehaw otohara Nov 2012 #10

No. It can't be. They are a professional business organization and know how to manage money. Kablooie Nov 2012 #13

Their Losses Have Just BEGUN Demeter Nov 2012 #18

I hope you're right, Demeter. The C of C has hurt this country immeasurably since loudsue Nov 2012 #26

Chamber of Commerce! The Last Democrat Nov 2012 #19

Ask me if I give a f*ck. L0oniX Nov 2012 #20

One of the most disgusting piece-of-shit organizations there is. The Stranger Nov 2012 #21

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #24

America is not buying the snake oil the corporatists are selling. loudsue Nov 2012 #25

ah dearie! it brings the tears to me eyes! struggle4progress Nov 2012 #27