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>Wheeler seems to genuinely have consumers's interests in mind, but they're going to have to push back against a _lot_ of business pressure from some of the largest lobbyists in Washington.

Tom Wheeler, former lobbyist for National Cable Television Association, and the Cellular Telephone & Internet Association; genuinely cares what I think? You can't be serious.

>Don't get cynical, your words matter and enough voices coming together on an issue has worked in the past (SOPA) and will work in the future.

What are you talking about COPPA/DOPA/COICA/SOPA/CISPA/CIPA/PIPA keeps getting resurrected, time after time, they've tried everything. Anybody who has been paying attention is right to be cynical.

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"I have met with the Chairman of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, and I believe he is a good actor who wants to do the right thing"

Sam Altman - http://blog.samaltman.com/net-neutrality

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>>I have met with the Chairman of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, and I believe he is a good actor who wants to do the right thing. But he is fighting against very powerful lobbyists and large companies that want to disrupt the freedom of the Internet. We should help him defend it.

That's not nothing, but is Altman merely being diplomatic and trying to appeal to Wheeler's good nature, or could he be a dupe? Either could be the case.

I met a few well connected political types myself, and my impression is that many of them are very good at being likeable. As an example, James Clapper, Keith Alexander, and George W. Bush; all three are strongly controversial public figures who have been reported as being likeable people even by staunch critics who have met them.

Wheeler's long and profitable career investing in and advancing the interests (as a lobbyist) of wireless and cable companies excludes him from the list of people who I would expect to advocate for my personal interests in any case other than when his and my interests intersect, which are few if any.