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That's completely beside the point. Where do you think the Tea Party would be without the huge money interests that hijacked that movement...AND gave them such an outsized voice? Nowhere, that's where.
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True. Yet, how have the teabaggers been doing?
http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/po...er-fading.html
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And it wasn't just Rove and his Crossroads PAC, it was also Sheldon Adelson, Foster Friese, and (most insidiously) the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity (increased prosperity for us ultra-rich americans, that is). and a whole bunch of other ultra-rich Social Darwinists who want to take this country back to the robber baron days.
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I know. And I'm sure all those scumbags were most unhappy on November 7th. They have tons of dirty money, but the people still get a vote. In spite of all his money, and the horrible CU ruling, the people have the power to jam Shelly's dangling old balls in his mouth and pull them out through his nose. It just sucks that more people don't want to. At least we can take some satisfaction that he didn't get the Rom-bitch he paid so much for.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/...ng-150-million
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I've voted libertarian for the last 20+ years. I had been rethinking that until Gary Johnson came on the scene for the Libertarians. He's what's called a pragmatic/progressive Libertarian as opposed to the Ivory Tower libs that make no sense to me.
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Since FDR, the only president who tried to make real major change (in favor of We The People) ended up with his brains blown out in Dallas.
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I don't see your point. Should we stop trying because anyone decent will surely be assassinated? Would Gary Johnson fare any better?
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Publicly funded campaigns FTW!!!
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Fuck, yeah!
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No. I said that the last time the people stood up and really demanded a change was 40 years ago w/the Viet Nam war.
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My mistake. And I agree. It's amazing what conscription can do. Make it personal, and suddenly people start to give a fuck. Then things start happening. To me, the shame is that we don't NEED to march in the streets and fight with cops and throw shit. All we have to do is use our fucking phones. Lawmakers DO take that shit seriously. They log those calls. They know the ones calling today will be voting (and/or donating) tomorrow. We also have the right and responsibility to attend the town hall meetings and ask real questions. The press always covers those things. I've been approached by reporters who wanted to follow up on a question I asked at a town hall - so then the readers of that paper saw the question - and the response by their elected official. And it didn't cost anything but a few hours of time. We really are so fortunate, and owe so much to the ones who fought for our right to vote, to get involved, and to question our government. We don't need to pick up arms. Just our phones will do - if enough people do it.