Talk:Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Bill of 2006

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The 2 links mentioned under "supporters" are not valid supporting organizations. They are corporate funded "astroturf" groups. They should not be incuded. I considered editing the page to remove them, but that would have made it unbalanced. So I looked for a valid site that supports the cope act (by googling "cope act") and found many critical sites and no valid supporters. I'm sure they're there, I just don't have the time to research it.

I may come back here and edit the page, but I'm new to the wiki thing and am not sure of the protocol.

The fact that the 2 sites listed are astroturf (corporate funded sites masquerading as grass roots orgs) is well established, but if you want a reference --

From savetheinernet.com:

The Big Lie of the Week

Don’t be fooled. Web sites like “Hands Off The Internet” are industry front groups — the products of high-priced consultants bought and paid for by the cable and phone industry. Companies like AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth and their trade associations are spending millions every week to mislead and misinform the American public.

Their latest attempt to hoodwink Internet users is a cutesy cartoon at www.dontregulate.org — a clever piece of industry propaganda that is riddled with half-truths and outright lies.

The animation is an example of Stephen Colbert’s “truthiness” in action. Telco giants cloak their real intentions behind a populist message that sounds plausible, while undermining the work of genuine public and consumer advocates.

Visit our “Big Lie” page for a quick guide to cutting through the industry spin.

For a hilarious take on the Bells’ “Astroturf” campaign, visit Jesus’ General.

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