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I keep seeing this argument made and I don't buy it. Certainly the sums of both cases are not exactly $2.7M. Those are just rounded numbers. And certainly ther
by colinbartlett 11y ago
I keep seeing this argument made and I don't buy it.
Certainly the sums of both cases are not exactly $2.7M. Those are just rounded numbers. And certainly there is some very specific list of expenses somewhere justifying that request.
Plus, if her husband owes that debt isn't it reasonable to surmise he owes others?
Do you really think she would take the specific amount her husband owes in an unrelated case and the demand that exact amount from an unaffiliated party in an unrelated case? This is nonsense. Coincidental indeed and not even a very strong coincidence. It's rounding.
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- spcoll 11y agoPeople on here love to hate on Ellen because she's a woman who made it as CEO of a popular tech company. The white male nerds on HN will use any conspiracy theory or baseless attack on her character to try to discredit her. When you're full of hate, you're not going to let logic or facts stop you from hating and spewing lies...
- nateabele 11y agoWow, what a convenient way to derail any potential criticism of what many people see as absurd positions & silly missteps. I see you also quietly slipped in an ad hominem. I'm surprised you didn't go for the trifecta and blame The Patriarchy™.
- fixxer 11y agoKind of like when I criticize Obama and people fire back that my negative opinion of his position on {trade, privacy, entitlements, ... } is due to my innate racism.
- mplscoder 11y agoYour racism is going to morph into sexism when you don't like Hillary. For some reason the Left is allowed to get away with such intellectually bankrupt arguments.
- fixxer 11y agoMaybe we'll get Bernie and I'll get accused of having something against geriatric white men. Would be a nice change.
- brighteyes 11y agoYou seem full of hate yourself, with how you go on about "white male nerds" and their faults.
- leereeves 11y ago> When you're full of hate, you're not going to let logic or facts stop you from hating and spewing lies... You should think about that...
- Sevrene 11y ago>People on here love to hate on Ellen because she's a woman who made it as CEO of a popular tech company. The white male nerds on HN will use any conspiracy theory or baseless attack on her character to try to discredit her. Do you realise that attributing any controversy about Ellen Pao to 'white male nerds' who are 'trying to use anything to attack and discredit her just because she's a woman' is itself a conspiracy theory, with just as much evidence as that which you criticise?
- brighteyes 11y agoAnd not just a conspiracy theory, but one founded on bigotry and hatred.
- SturgeonsLaw 11y agoThat's right, you don't see the same level of vitriol directed at Marissa Mayer or Anne Wojcicki for a reason. The posts I've read have overwhelmingly focused on her litigation actions, her husband's shady hedge fund dealings and her desire to turn reddit into a "safe space" through censorship - all of which are, in my opinion, legitimate points of concern.
- hoopd 11y agoI agree the number is probably a coincidence and it looks bad to focus on it. But the lawsuits in her husband's past are important to keep in mind due to the similarities with her current case.