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Rex

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35. There is still an Antitrust Department?

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 02:28 PM

Dec 2012

WHY? They never enforce anything and obviously have no real power. Plutocracies don't need antitrust laws, they might affect the uber-wealthy. AT&T is laughing at the DOJ.

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DOJ Mysteriously Quits Monsanto Antitrust Investigation [View all] The Straight Story Dec 2012 OP

Crap NV Whino Dec 2012 #1

that's obama.... tomp Dec 2012 #75

If Monsanto were PATRICK Dec 2012 #2

I wish I could disagree with you Aerows Dec 2012 #18

The corporate mission to make a killing supersedes our right to exist. bulloney Dec 2012 #3

I agree, this isn't the only anti-trust issue that gets Lionessa Dec 2012 #16

I suspect that this is 2naSalit Dec 2012 #45

It's the same B. S. as it was at turn of the 20th century America, it never ends. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #30

IE TPTB never learn. Lionessa Dec 2012 #50

It's the corporate mission to cause mass suffering raking in massive profits from "treating" Dont call me Shirley Dec 2012 #61

Vilsack has leaned on DOJ. BlueToTheBone Dec 2012 #4

why am I not surprised? niyad Dec 2012 #5

This is an abomination and is one of the MOST DANGEROUS threats to our planet. loudsue Dec 2012 #6

How long will it take for polyploidy to work with the rain, wind and birds to return seeds to DhhD Dec 2012 #24

And your plan is for all POOR diabetics to just die quietly in a corner? TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #60

My reply is about SEEDS not the cloning of insulin. Poisonous molecules made in seeds and sent DhhD Dec 2012 #69

Mystery? Nah. With the current DOJ, this is the standard program. Zorra Dec 2012 #7

Many of us remember xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #72

Not in the least bit mysterious tavalon Dec 2012 #8

The DOJ's investigation into Microsoft went the same way. DCKit Dec 2012 #9

"Poof" or "Abracadabra" even..... think Dec 2012 #19

Not a mystery, just business as usual. No wonder saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #10

his seeds and money is in with monsanto offshore I think Iceland lunasun Dec 2012 #51

A major blow for us. The marketplace rationale came from the defeat of GMO labeling in CA. freshwest Dec 2012 #56

Those campaign donations don't come free. Jakes Progress Dec 2012 #11

very sad indeed. nt TeamsterDem Dec 2012 #12

Monsanto said, "Stop it." OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #13

There's a new one every damned day. woo me with science Dec 2012 #14

Hardly surprising... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #15

Mysteriously adieu Dec 2012 #17

The investigation was "holderized" - it's lousy byeya Dec 2012 #20

We The People mtasselin Dec 2012 #21

As well as 2naSalit Dec 2012 #47

k.r Solly Mack Dec 2012 #22

Two words: UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #25

too big to fight wins again scmoore120 Dec 2012 #26

Is It Too Early to Call America Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #27

Too often Dems and Repugs are two sides of the same argument screaming at each other think Dec 2012 #28

I would be way more suprised if the DOJ had taken action against Monsanto JohnyCanuck Dec 2012 #29

marketplace developments that occurred thesquanderer Dec 2012 #31

Seems we couldn't get a simple law passed to label genetically modified food Cleita Dec 2012 #32

Well, I strongly supported 37 The Green Manalishi Dec 2012 #40

The badly written meme was part of what Monsanto propagandized on. Cleita Dec 2012 #41

It was not badly written. roody Dec 2012 #79

Doubleplusungood Berlum Dec 2012 #33

Time to provide an assist: 'What (food) movement? I don't see it. Show me.' Sounds like a plan. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #34

There is still an Antitrust Department? Rex Dec 2012 #35

You nailed it. tblue Dec 2012 #44

It was replaced with the Taxpayers Bail Them Out Department. LeftInTX Dec 2012 #52

It's all about $$$$$ In USA, Inc. Money talks and has power, the rest of us are supposed to RKP5637 Dec 2012 #36

Well, somethings up... ReRe Dec 2012 #37

Will the payoffs to DOJ be made in traditional brown paper bags? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #38

Examine the history of this fiasco. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #39

I'm shocked, I tell you... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #42

I realize and am forced to accept that Obama is pragmatic, rainin Dec 2012 #43

What you say. nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #57

I agree with that, and understand Vilsack came in with ties to GMO industry MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #68

Hmmmm. (nt) DirkGently Dec 2012 #46

Related good read. My go-to on the subject is gmwatch.org news aggregating section. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #48

"Mysteriously?" 99Forever Dec 2012 #49

This is a big deal. Octafish Dec 2012 #53

I'm just surprised they ever started it. forestpath Dec 2012 #54

OK then someone got paid off felix_numinous Dec 2012 #55

It could have been the stick 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #59

Holder DoJ "Investigation" = double cover, whitewash & spin. Sickening. ~nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #58

Death Penalty For MONSANTO - K&R n/t DeSwiss Dec 2012 #62

Monsanto POWER inside the Executifve Branch: bvar22 Dec 2012 #63

WOW buy Organic if you can. These people are working way to hard to keep us in the dark Heather MC Dec 2012 #64

The Corporate Ag Borg is making steady WAR on organics Berlum Dec 2012 #66

That is just the election being over, back to business as usual. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #65

I was wondering where they were too - bread_and_roses Dec 2012 #77

If you garden at home, please use hierloom seeds Marrah_G Dec 2012 #67

Exactly, save the seeds while it's still legal to do so! arcane1 Dec 2012 #74

And that's the way it's gonna be... DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #70

Collusion. blackspade Dec 2012 #71

Elections are over-back to the same old.... dmosh42 Dec 2012 #73

Give me a "C"! Give me an "O"! 1monster Dec 2012 #76

Can you point to any actual evidence of antitrust activity by Monsanto? Even speculate msanthrope Dec 2012 #78

kick woo me with science Dec 2012 #80