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12. As Rudyard Kipling wrote

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 12:26 PM

Jul 3

"It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation,
To puff and look important and to say:–
"Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you.
We will therefore pay you cash to go away."

And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane."

(The Danegeld was a tribute paid to Danish invaders of England in the 10th century to keep the levels of burning and pillage to a minimum)

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Paramount Board Worried That CBS Paying Too Much to Trump Risked Shareholder Lawsuits Claiming 'Bribery': NYT [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 3 OP

Not to worry. Luca Brasi, I mean SCOTUS, will fix that. Girard442 Jul 3 #1

Funny. It's worth noting Luca Brasi's johnnyfins Jul 3 #2

From your mouth to God's ears. Girard442 Jul 3 #3

I never thought I'd see the number of gutless pus-hog business and government leaders in my lifetime. Tadpole Raisin Jul 3 #4

It's a suit they'd have likely won. It's 'shut up and go way" money. And yeah, way over billed. mpcamb Jul 3 #5

It completely compromises their integrity. mdbl Jul 3 #7

Yeah, if any integrity exists. Or ever did. And you're right, there's No Exit once you're in that game. mpcamb Jul 3 #11

Well more than that Nasruddin Jul 3 #14

It will encourage Trump to keep blackmailing people MadameButterfly Jul 3 #16

CBS is no longer a credible source atreides1 Jul 3 #6

I didn't know about that piece. MadameButterfly Jul 3 #17

Should have made a counteroffer: $1 and Fuck Off And Die. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 3 #8

Maybe the wrong protagonist, but.... Nasruddin Jul 3 #15

it is bribery azureblue Jul 3 #9

Yeah, but now Shari Redstone will get her $8 billion!!1111!111!!11! PSPS Jul 3 #10

As Rudyard Kipling wrote Retrograde Jul 3 #12

pay your bribe and recieve your benefits quakerboy Jul 3 #13

Since she will be investigated and likely go to prison MadameButterfly Jul 3 #18