Do you think that its fair to ignore the votes of all of the people that voted for these groups?

I think they can do whatever they please as long as it’s in concordance with their own terms of competition. But the negative PR is a down side :p
Or maybe not. I haven’t seen a Chase commercial in a while – maybe they were looking for some free name dropping.

Here is a news flash (consider it a valuable life lesson for free): Life is not fair!

Hypocrisy is everywhere, as always. Everyone has their own ox to gore. Corporate culture can appear mysterious, but mostly its just huge bureaucracy and people covering their asses. In order to do that, you can’t take risks. Yet, in order to make a lot of money, you have to take some risks. Oh well.

@Marina . . . whoa

i thought that was me for a second

I wouldn’t trust anything that has to do with money and facebook.

@Marina, agreed, What a better world this would be if people could get that through their heads and act accordingly.

Also, I bet that in the contest’s fine print Chase reserves the right to deny funding if they choose. Their prerogative.

@Blondesjon I was just channeling you.

@Marina . . . well please stop. . .it tickles.

Yes: The fact is the bank arranged the give away, not out of the kindness of their heart, but out of their need for good PR. Despite the popularity of the groups you mentioned, they’re not good PR, and not something the bank wants to be associated with. Lastly, it’s their money, to do with as they see fit, and I’m sure they’ve got lawyers up the Whazoo willing and able to justify their behavior.

Just another case of corporate bigotry. The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.