Comments for Worst Company In America 2007: Final Deathmatch

Worst Company In America 2007: Final Deathmatch

2007-03-15T19:14:46Z

RIAA and Halliburton advance to the final round for a fight to the death. Who will emerge "Worst Company in America 2007?" Only one can survive! It will probably be the RIAA!

Relive the magic by checking out the preceding posts in this series.

Comment from SexCpotatoes on 2007-03-16

2007-03-16T17:41:15Z

@chimmike: Halliburton rapes taxpayers. No bid contracts and grossly overcharging = no body armor for troops = dead sons and fathers. They both deserve to be on the front lines as human shields.

Comment from Holden Caulfield on 2007-03-15

2007-03-16T02:48:00Z

I might have missed your sarcasm no.no.notorious but I still havent figured out how a person can 'steal' music. Again, this is why my vote is for the RIAA. Somehow they have managed to convince the world that it is actually possible to steal an intangible idea or concept. On top of that, they have convinced the public that such 'stealing' is in the same league as stealing a car.

You wouldnt steal a car would you?

You wouldnt steal a hand bag.

You wouldnt steal a cd. (which by the way carries disproportionately smaller punitive damages)

I just dont get the leap in logic from stealing a cd and listening to a copy of something. If I used my own resources to make a replica of that little old lady's handbag would she accuse me of stealing it if she still had the original? Maybe I am logically impaired or something.

Sony, EMI, Warner, ect. may not be sending people out to fight their war for them yet... oh wait, they already have. Just because people have not died for their cause yet doesnt make them less evil.

Comment from royal72 on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T21:13:24Z

helliburton should certainly win this competition for being a globally evil company. however, the riaa has more of a direct effect and so will most likely win.

Comment from Bassam on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T21:05:26Z

RIAA for trying to kill internet radio with exorbitant internet radio copyright fees.

Comment from no.no.notorious on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:51:20Z

riaa will win because people love stealing music.

Comment from mantari on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:38:42Z

I can't seem to figure out if the RIAA is a corporation or an organization. But it is a trade association. Is it really correct to put them into a competition between companies?

Are we sure that they meet the definition of company? If not, they should be disqualified.

Comment from kcskater on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:32:46Z

@John Stracke: Yeah, the oil division portion. They're not moving the company, just one division. Everybody likes to focus on the Cheney thing when they talk about Halliburton. Read the wikipedia page and factual reporting before making wild emotional claims. Besides, how on earth does Halliburton affect the average consumer?

Comment from Kornkob on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:24:40Z

@chimmike: I'm neither. I'm just not fond of Halliburton and their mercenaries.

Comment from zibby on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:16:47Z

Ben and Jerry's will kill more than these two combined.

Comment from Rajio on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:12:24Z

@winnabago: you've convinced me. good argument.

Comment from John Stracke on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T19:11:01Z

@B:

Haliburton is still incorporated in Delaware, they just relocated their headquarters.

Not even that. They're setting up a second HQ, and sending their CEO there; but they're keeping their current HQ in Texas.

...obviously, they're using a different definition of "headquarters" than the rest of us do.

Comment from chimmike on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:58:35Z

@Kornkob:

Okay.....now voting for Halliburton simply because you're a liberal or democrat isn't exactly a fair vote.

Comment from chimmike on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:57:56Z

I can't fathom how Halliburton beat Wal-Mart. Halliburton doesn't underpay, overwork, and screw it's employees, and it doesn't sell nazi t-shirts.

Halliburton actually brings in a good bit of economical gains to the US economy......while Wal-Mart is almost an exclusive vendor for chinese goods.

My vote goes to RIAA (are they even a company or just a pathetic rich organization?)

Comment from winnabago on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:57:12Z

Yes, Halliburton is pretty evil, but not in that consumerist way. If this were a competition for overall debauchery, then I would swing my vote that way, but as a consumer, the music industry is a direct threat to me, daily. RIAA will take this one, get the trophy ready!

Comment from El_Guapo on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:53:11Z

Can it be a tie? I despise them both so equally, I resent being forced to chose!

Comment from Pelagius on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:53:07Z

We made it this far without a 'nazi' reference? I'm impressed! My money's on the RIAA.

Comment from Wally East on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:51:44Z

Has RIAA ever employed Dick Cheney? No? Well, they can't be all THAT evil.

Comment from Falconfire on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:43:02Z

the RIAA DID sue a paralized man though...

Ok Ok Haliburtons going to win. Last I heard, the RIAA doesnt sent troops to their death defending their assets in a war created to make them and their shareholders more money.

Comment from B on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:35:10Z

Haliburton is still incorporated in Delaware, they just relocated their headquarters.

Comment from Logan26 on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:35:01Z

Go RIAA! Haliburton has nothing on them as far as evilness.

Comment from fivecentnickel.com on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:28:30Z

Aside from the fact that Haliburton has technically left the country, this is a no contest... Halliburton is the devil incarnate. While the RIAA can be troublesome, there's simply no comparison.

Comment from Kornkob on 2007-03-15

2007-03-15T18:24:57Z

Yeah-- unfortunately the RIAA will probably win for 2 reasons: it had an easy schedule and they represent an issue that is much more 'near and dear' to the intarwebnet's heart than the murderous theivery that Halliburton does.