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Thu Jul-19-07 01:52 PM
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Edited on Thu Jul-19-07 01:53 PM by Totally Committed
Re: The DLC: How do we stop them? Is it already too late? If it is too late, where do we go from here.
I am just now starting Sirota's book, "Hostile Takeover", but I feel absolutely no hope for the future of this Party, or my future with it.
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| -"corporations commonly account for 3 of every 4 political donations to congressional campaigns" |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 12:18 PM |
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VOTE FOR KUCINICH IN THE PRIMARY! |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 12:21 PM |
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i did in 2004 |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 12:25 PM |
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Me too... and worked for the campaign. |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 12:30 PM |
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3 out of 4??? It's really that high? |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 12:32 PM |
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Yes. Big biz has a stranglehold on our politicians. |
GreenPartyVoter |
Jul-19-07 12:47 PM |
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corporate left versus corporate right |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 12:53 PM |
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I knew it was bad, you know I did, but THIS BAD? 3 out of 4 is 75%! |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 01:32 PM |
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read the post by antigop in this thread |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 01:42 PM |
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Ugh. I'm sick. |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 01:52 PM |
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Jul-19-07 02:06 PM |
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Hmm |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 02:21 PM |
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Please see the article posted in this thread |
antigop |
Jul-19-07 01:04 PM |
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ugly when you see the details, isn't it? |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 01:14 PM |
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I would strongly recommend David Sirota's "Hostile Takeover" n/t |
antigop |
Jul-19-07 01:17 PM |
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thanks. i'll add it to the list. |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 01:36 PM |
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Meanwhile this is a good day to support Act Blue |
Tom Rinaldo |
Jul-19-07 01:12 PM |
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i found these comments disturbing |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 01:27 PM |
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First let me point out those comments are not from the Act Blue solicitation |
Tom Rinaldo |
Jul-19-07 02:10 PM |
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Again, assuming one accepts that this wasn't a conference examining U.S. history in the Middle East |
Tom Rinaldo |
Jul-19-07 02:37 PM |
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Speaking of corporate influence, Obama is dominating on Wall Street with HRC 2nd |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-19-07 01:22 PM |
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Michael Moore's "Sickos for sale" |
antigop |
Jul-19-07 01:24 PM |
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Hillary's #1.... knock me over with a feather! |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 01:35 PM |
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you're missing the key point though |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 01:39 PM |
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i would laugh |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 02:23 PM |
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Actually, I didn't miss that point at all.... |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 02:42 PM |
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i know you didn't |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 02:46 PM |
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Well, first they'd call us names, and then they'd say we weren't REAL Democrats... |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 04:23 PM |
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hiding threads |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 04:33 PM |
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The worst days are the days when the polls are released. |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 04:39 PM |
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son of hiding threads |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 04:45 PM |
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that bob dylan lyric just popped into my head again... |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 05:00 PM |
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Yes, but she is a distant second on Wall Street to Obama (although she beats all Republicans easily) |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-19-07 01:41 PM |
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Thanks for the info. It isn't surprising to see HRC and BO in the top 3 on that list nt |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-19-07 01:42 PM |
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How did he get these number from the opensecrets site? |
penguin7 |
Jul-19-07 03:24 PM |
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here are a couple of more current links |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 04:01 PM |
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Does Edwards talk about taking corporate money out of campaigns? |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 01:34 PM |
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Sadly, none of the major candidates have |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-19-07 01:39 PM |
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And Edwards used to work for those types of firms that you now decry. |
jefferson_dem |
Jul-19-07 02:54 PM |
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We know that. So does Wall Street. Guess what? They prefer Obama by 17-to-1 |
draft_mario_cuomo |
Jul-19-07 03:16 PM |
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this link says HRC leads in contributions from the "securities and investments" industry |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 03:21 PM |
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Bullshit. Corporations are forbidden by law from contributing to congressional candidates |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jul-19-07 02:00 PM |
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It's this kind of open-minded give-and-take that... |
Totally Committed |
Jul-19-07 02:07 PM |
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Yes. |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jul-19-07 02:20 PM |
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PAC's? Junkets? |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 02:24 PM |
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you barely deserve a response |
welshTerrier2 |
Jul-19-07 02:30 PM |
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Big corporations are the 'enemy of state', more than Al Qaida... |
dmosh42 |
Jul-19-07 02:31 PM |
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And the one candidate that has been advocating for public funding of elections for many years is |
Jillian |
Jul-19-07 02:51 PM |
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"the one candidate" is wrong. Kucinich has, as well. n/t |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 03:06 PM |
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sorry ! But at least Kucinich made it in the chart. |
Jillian |
Jul-19-07 03:13 PM |
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True, true. |
redqueen |
Jul-19-07 03:27 PM |
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