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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:30 PM Feb 2015

Papantonio: Dirty Energy Judge Saves Industry Billions

There are few industries that have as much power over our government as the oil industry. Its not just politicians – oil companies have been actively buying off judges for decades. And the ones that can’t be bought are the ones that actually came out of the industry.

America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, talks about this problem with Farron Cousins, executive editor of The Trial Lawyer Magazine.

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Papantonio: Dirty Energy Judge Saves Industry Billions (Original Post) GoLeft TV Feb 2015 OP
Industry owns Congress... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #1
Obama apologists scurrying in to defend this political hack in, 4, 3, 2..... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #2
Why, I wonder, Thespian2 Feb 2015 #3

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
1. Industry owns Congress...
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:59 PM
Feb 2015

… and the biggest corrupt group of judges made sure it would stay that way with their Citizen's United vote!

These filthy judges should be given a glass of water to test what they protect for their pay-masters.

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
2. Obama apologists scurrying in to defend this political hack in, 4, 3, 2.....
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 04:53 PM
Feb 2015

I don't know why anyone is surprised. This happens all the time in an Oligarchy.

- Wake the fuck up.

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Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
3. Why, I wonder,
Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:17 AM
Feb 2015

would anyone, including Obama, appoint such a disgusting person to a critical judicial position...unless...he were told to do so by the dirty energy corporations?

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