I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was necessary to make it so convenient for you. I expect the readers of HN are capable of doing Google searches or browsing through http://www.opensecrets.org/.
Next time I'll be sure to include a complete list of references.
While you have been around HN longer than I have, I believe the general feeling of HN is that the burden of proof is on the claimant, which would be you. So yes, please do include a list of references next time.
You don't find it a little odd that you feel it necessary that I provide the links and resources to easily findable information, but the commenter who I replied to need not substantiate his claims in a similar way? Especially when the burden of proof for those statements are much higher? In any event, downvote away. Let your prejudices rein supreme.
> You don't find it a little odd that you feel it necessary that I provide the links and resources to easily findable information, but the commenter who I replied to need not substantiate his claims in a similar way?
Most of what he posted was his opinion. How would he substantiated that what he posted is actually his opinion?
You made a readily verifiable claim and got it wrong. In doing so, you actually provided evidence supporting one of his points.
What sort of nonsense is this? You do a search for tea party, which yields some small local organizations, with relatively no donations. When I refer to tea party, I'm referring to actual candidates. For example, Sharron Angle, Mark Rubio, Rand Paul.
Look at the PAC donations to these people. Look at the sort of people who contribute. You do a poor search and then conclude that I'm wrong based on your poor research ability.
it isn't clear to me how he was supposed to realize that by "tea party" you were actually referring to a specific list of politicians you had in mind, but had not named. would a different list of tea party-connected politicians suffice, or did he specifically need to guess those three in order to have good "research ability"?
How about a link?