My emailed suggestion to Skinner: Replace the Amazon link w/ B&N

on the home page of DU.

From buyblue.org, here are the stats on both companies in terms of PAC contributions to federal candidates:

AMAZON.COM

2004 election

Total Receipts
$88,000

Total Spent
$132,500

Begin Cash on Hand
$63,500

End Cash on Hand
$19,000

Debts
$0

Date of last report
November 22, 2004

Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates (list recipients)

(39% to Democrats, 61% to Republicans) $100,750

Contributions to this PAC from individual donors of $200 or more (list donors) $88,000

VS.

Barnes & Noble
SOFT MONEY DONATIONS:
NOTE: The donations listed may be made by individuals associated with the organization as well as by the organizationitself.


To Democrats: $30,000 (100%)
To Republicans: $0 (0%)
Total: $30,000

Haven't received a response yet from Skinner (I know it's a busy time of year), but what do you all think of this? I, for one, plan on putting my $$ where my mouth is and will buy from Barnes and Noble. By the way, Borders has teamed up with Amazon, so they're off my list, too.

I'm buying all I can from blue businesses. If I do have to buy from a repug owned shop, then I at least make sure it's locally owned.

moderate the forums. They're being freeped big time.

...I think Amazon has a more generous program when it comes to sharing profits from linked websites.