tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post110468800017537783..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: The mythical $35 million Pfizer tsunami donation.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1104694139319092092005-01-02T14:28:00.000-05:002005-01-02T14:28:00.000-05:00Oh, you don't have to call him 'Mister.' But it i...Oh, you don't have to call him 'Mister.' But it is funny when you do!dabydeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626730044087695126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1104692645525483432005-01-02T14:04:00.000-05:002005-01-02T14:04:00.000-05:00From CC:
Sorry, that should have read "let me quo...From CC:<br /><br />Sorry, that should have read "let me <B>quote</B> from Mr. Gatsby's own blog ...".CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1104692432490187802005-01-02T14:00:00.000-05:002005-01-02T14:00:00.000-05:00From CC:
You do have to love the way Mr. Gatsby c...From CC:<br /><br />You do have to love the way Mr. Gatsby changes the subject to avoid the very point I was trying to make. Note very carefully how I wrote, "To be fair, <B>it's certainly nice of Pfizer to be this generous</B>...".<br /><br />As anyone (well, anyone moderately literate) can read, my quibble is not specifically with Pfizer. Rather, it's with the conservatives who insist on referring to Pfizer's donation as "$35 million in cash." In fact, let me quite from Mr. Gatsby's very own blog: <br /><br /><I>"Now, in the wake of the catastrophic events in Asia, Pfizer is giving away <B>$35 million</B> to help the victims of the earthquake. Yes indeed, the company that Moore wants to call evil is giving away <B>an amount of money</B> equal to what the entire United States is donating."</I>Of course, as I have already pointed out, Pfizer is doing nothing of the sort. It's not Pfizer's donation that was the point of my post -- it's how the right-wing blogosphere (Mr. Gatsby included) insists on lying about it. Quelle surprise.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1104692102954783672005-01-02T13:55:00.000-05:002005-01-02T13:55:00.000-05:00Jay -- Pfizer's offer is nice. It's welcomed. Bu...Jay -- Pfizer's offer is nice. It's welcomed. But Pfizer is not doing anything that isn't to its advantage and to the advantage of its shareholders -- even if it's just building public goodwill. Companies exist for only one reason -- to increase shareholder value, even if it means 'hanging themselves with their own noose' -- to badly paraphrase someone. Pfizer is donating the $25 million in products because it makes business sense. It's a good thing it also makes social sense as well. And some of the good people at Pfizer probably do have that in their hearts. Good for them.dabydeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626730044087695126noreply@blogger.com