AKA the business lobby with a government sounding name.

I've noticed them airing a lot of anti-currently proposed health care reform ads lately.

Here is a fun clip with them being punked b/c of their anti-climate change positions, I first saw this on facebook.


This clip is interesting in that it delves into what happened in that first video and in that it points out that they claimed to represent 3 million businesses until they were forced to give an accurate number which was closer to 200 to 300 thousand.


Here is another area in which I've seen the US CoC discussed:
http://bluenc.com/movement-fight-chamber-commerce-comes-nc

Quote :

"The US Chamber of Commerce has launched an all out public campaign and lobbying effort to stop federal climate and clean energy legislation from passing Congress. But there's a growing backlash from companies large and small who are making sure that legislators and the public know that the Chamber does not speak for all businesses. North Carolina business owners announced their support today for a clean energy jobs bill and joined the growing number of businesses in America criticizing the United States Chamber of Commerce on the issue. “While Argand Energy Solutions supports our local chamber, the position of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has given us pause as we consider whether or not to renew our membership,” stated Erik Lensch, President of Argand Energy Solutions in Charlotte. “At this time we are unlikely to renew our membership with our local chamber based on the position of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We will be watching closely in the coming months as Congress continues to work to develop comprehensive energy legislation.” That sentiment was echoed by Eric Henry, President of T.S. Designs in Burlington, “We have been a member of our local chamber for many years and will continue to support them, but we do not support the U.S. Chamber of Commerce decision to oppose this energy bill.” Local business owners are part of a growing list of American businesses that have either officially resigned from the United States Chamber of Commerce or publicly distanced themselves from the Chamber’s oppositional policies towards climate change and clean energy legislation. “There are many businesses that are not members of the Chamber and disagree with their position on energy reform that addresses climate change,” stated Yola Carlough, Director of Sustainability at Burt's Bees in Durham, NC. “We left the Chamber of Commerce last year and we are much less likely to return to the Chamber as long as it continues to fight common sense progress for our national energy policy.” The list of major American businesses that have either withdrawn or publicly distanced themselves from the U.S. Chamber specifically because of their opposition to comprehensive federal energy reform includes: - Apple, Inc. – Resigned - Exelon – Resigned - PNM Resources (NM) – Resigned - Pacific Gas and Electric Co (CA) – Resigned - PSE&G – Resigned - Levi Strauss & Co - Resigned - Nike – Resigned from board, will quit Chamber next year - Johnson&Johnson, General Electric, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Alcoa, Duke Energy, Entergy, Microsoft (have all stated that the U.S. Chamber does not represent their views on climate change and clean energy legislation) When Apple, Inc. resigned from the U.S. Chamber on Oct. 5, the company put out a statement noting that “(w)e would prefer that the Chamber take a more progressive stance on this critical issue and play a constructive role in addressing the climate crisis. However, because the Chamber's position differs so sharply with Apple's, we have decided to resign our membership effective immediately.""

10/21/2009 2:33:13 AM

Um. . . it's more like the lazy, leftist media got "punked," dude--and this isn't surprising at all--but then they actually tried to defend their sloppiness. Unforgivable.

CNBC, Reuters fall for climate hoax
10/19/09

Quote :

"In a dramatic shift, the Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that it is throwing its support behind climate change legislation making its way through the U.S. Senate. Only it didn't. An email press release announcing the change is a hoax, say Chamber officials. Several media organizations fell for it. A CNBC anchor interrupted herself mid-sentence Monday morning to announce that the network had 'breaking news,' then cut away to reporter Hampton Pearson, who read from the fake press release. Pearson quickly followed up with a second report saying the 'so-called bulletin' was an 'absolute hoax.' Smelling a rat, CNBC's Larry Kudlow demanded to know whether the White House had been involved. In a story posted Monday morning, Reuters declared: 'The Chamber of Commerce said on Monday it will no longer opposes climate change legislation, but wants the bill to include a carbon tax.' Reuters updated the story to acknowledge the hoax, but it was too late: The Washington Post and the New York Times had already posted the fake story on their Web sites. 'Reuters has an obligation to its clients to publish news and information that could move financial markets, and this story had the potential to do that,' said a Thomson Reuters spokesperson. 'Once we had confirmed the release was a hoax, we immediately issued a correction, and in keeping with Reuters policy, the story was subsequently withdrawn and an advisory sent to readers.'"

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28456.html

Sweet Jesus--one fucking doofus reporter says he wants to finish the "press conference" because he's "on deadline" (at ~2:00). Un-fucking-believable!

10/21/2009 5:58:30 AM

^^ Wow. that was painful to watch. You lie to people and then act all embarrassed when you get caught. I too saw nothing against the Chamber of Commerce in the video.

That said, I never appreciated how much business cards have come to represent authority. When either individual's identity was challenged, the first accusation was for their business card, something that could have been faked for five dollars if they had bothered.

10/21/2009 10:35:42 AM