Comments on: Amazon.com Files Obama Mask As A Terrorist Costume http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111 Just another Firedoglake weblog Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:07:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ericdallastx http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7893 ericdallastx Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:41:27 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7893 <p>Folks, </p> <p>Lets get this straight, Amazon is is not a blog site it is a publicly traded company. Amazon is selling products that suggest that a sworn in United States Senator (a public servant) and a presidential candidate is a terrorist.</p> <p>I am not so sure that Amazon stock holders will be thrilled when they learn about this. This will destroy the public image of this company. </p> <p>And please don’t try to make excuses for Amazon like the tagging is done by users etc. It is their website, their technology and their servers that is promoting this hate. They are 100% responsible for this. If they can’t manage their website then maybe they should not be in the business of selling products online. End of story…</p> Folks,

Lets get this straight, Amazon is is not a blog site it is a publicly traded company. Amazon is selling products that suggest that a sworn in United States Senator (a public servant) and a presidential candidate is a terrorist.

I am not so sure that Amazon stock holders will be thrilled when they learn about this. This will destroy the public image of this company.

And please don’t try to make excuses for Amazon like the tagging is done by users etc. It is their website, their technology and their servers that is promoting this hate. They are 100% responsible for this. If they can’t manage their website then maybe they should not be in the business of selling products online. End of story…

]]> By: mdaniels http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7891 mdaniels Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:34:39 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7891 <p>Yeah… see my comment above, which covered this.</p> Yeah… see my comment above, which covered this.

]]> By: bikingasa http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7887 bikingasa Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:02:41 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7887 <p>Amazon is in process of buying AbeBooks. Buy with confidence?</p> Amazon is in process of buying AbeBooks. Buy with confidence?

]]> By: char982 http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7885 char982 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:50:03 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7885 <p>I just looked it up, and it now has a McCain mask when you type in “terrorist costume.”</p> I just looked it up, and it now has a McCain mask when you type in “terrorist costume.”

]]> By: Sharonidaho http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7858 Sharonidaho Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:22:48 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7858 <p>Just e-mailed Amazon and cancelled my account and told them why. I will be shopping elsewhere. I usually spend $1000 (a least) a year. Hope they get the message.</p> Just e-mailed Amazon and cancelled my account and told them why. I will be shopping elsewhere. I usually spend $1000 (a least) a year. Hope they get the message.

]]> By: mdaniels http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7836 mdaniels Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:12:02 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7836 <p>I agree. You can’t blame a blog or site for the actions that their users/readers take.</p> <p>What you can blame them for is a lack of inactivity/mobility on an issue once they’ve been notified.</p> <p>It’s ridiculous to think that someone could know absolutely everything that’s going on everywhere at every moment.</p> I agree. You can’t blame a blog or site for the actions that their users/readers take.

What you can blame them for is a lack of inactivity/mobility on an issue once they’ve been notified.

It’s ridiculous to think that someone could know absolutely everything that’s going on everywhere at every moment.

]]> By: ashe http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7834 ashe Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:10:20 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7834 <p>Isn’t that like blaming a blog for the comments left by readers?</p> Isn’t that like blaming a blog for the comments left by readers?

]]> By: mdaniels http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7824 mdaniels Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:01:52 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7824 <p>If you do a general search for “terrorist costume” you get a McCain mask– ericdallastx is right– it’s an inherently flawed system that can be abused, but I don’t think Amazon should be blamed– I work for a large company and believe me, it’s hard to regulate ALL of the content that is submitted, no matter how stellar your monitoring resources are. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=terrorist+costume&x=0&y=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb.....0&y=0</a></p> If you do a general search for “terrorist costume” you get a McCain mask– ericdallastx is right– it’s an inherently flawed system that can be abused, but I don’t think Amazon should be blamed– I work for a large company and believe me, it’s hard to regulate ALL of the content that is submitted, no matter how stellar your monitoring resources are.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb…..0&y=0

]]> By: ericdallastx http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-2#comment-7803 ericdallastx Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:32:29 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7803 <p>tpkelly - I am sure you will also find it disgusting if Mccain is listed a a liar, someone who made up the five year in prison thing. </p> <p>Amazon is going to pay thru the nose for this. Trust me, they will be filing for bankruptcy soon.</p> tpkelly – I am sure you will also find it disgusting if Mccain is listed a a liar, someone who made up the five year in prison thing.

Amazon is going to pay thru the nose for this. Trust me, they will be filing for bankruptcy soon.

]]> By: judils http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/1111/comment-page-1#comment-7800 judils Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:28:59 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1111#comment-7800 <p>No worries… Obama supporters must have a good influence on Amazon, the keywords are now “democrat / landslide / winner”… However, McCain/Palin masks have derogatory keywords attached… they better get on the ball.</p> No worries… Obama supporters must have a good influence on Amazon, the keywords are now “democrat / landslide / winner”… However, McCain/Palin masks have derogatory keywords attached… they better get on the ball.

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