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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 11:06 am
(November 8, 2014 at 11:03 pm)Brian37 Wrote: You still have yet to explain to me how removing the barriers to business will magically get them to stop what you already admit they are doing to government.
You're going to have to be more specific. What specific barriers are trying to be removed and by whom?
(November 8, 2014 at 11:03 pm)Brian37 Wrote: You think Rand Paul isn't a corporate shill? HA like I said, if republicans already allow the Koch Brothers to own them, Rand Paul would be even more of a wet dream to the Koch Brothers.
I like the Koch brothers because they are fighting to end corporatism. The are fighting the end ethanol subsidies even though they receive millions of dollars from government for blending ethanol. They are fighting to end all government subsidies
The left loves corporatism....they love giving government money away to their favorite industries. They hate that the Koch brothers call them out on it....so they demonize and lie about the Koch brothers. They brain wash people into hating them....cause if you have a boogie man out there...its easier to rally votes and and raise money.
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 11:18 am
(November 8, 2014 at 9:36 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: He was a guest on HBO's Bill Maher show yesterday. I agree with everything he said 100%. He's one of the few whom I believe could actually stand up to big business and its corrosive influence in politics.
Which is exactly why he will never get a major party nomination. I would love it if an independent would have a real chance. I truly believe that the most important political change that we need to make is to remove the influence of money from politics. It is getting worse and worse, and the American people are getting disenfranchised more and more.
We need to get rid of the lobby institution. Super PACs, all of it, gone.
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 11:41 am
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(November 9, 2014 at 11:18 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Which is exactly why he will never get a major party nomination. I would love it if an independent would have a real chance. I truly believe that the most important political change that we need to make is to remove the influence of money from politics. It is getting worse and worse, and the American people are getting disenfranchised more and more.
We need to get rid of the lobby institution. Super PACs, all of it, gone.
Its harder now for independent to run because all the government regulations require you to either become a defacto election law lawyer or hire an expensive lawyer...or team of lawyers depending the position you are running for. It shouldn't be that way. You should be able to run for any office without fear of running afoul some election or campaign finance law.
The more you regulate it...the worse it gets. The bigger and more powerful government gets...the worse it gets.
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 11:53 am
I think Rand Paul is going to surprise a lot of people on both sides. There are a lot of people that have a taste for something different and the group is growing.
I would love to have a president that is not a war monger. The cost of continuous wars is eroding the wealth in the US for almost everyone.
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 1:07 pm
(November 8, 2014 at 10:00 pm)Brian37 Wrote: (November 8, 2014 at 9:54 pm)Luckie Wrote: I for one have been saying for years that US aid to the nations should be completely cut off. We merely bolster those in power unfairly by taking the peoples' advantage away from natural power play. Give some of that aid to the World health organization, the United Nations, and maybe fund a neutral international refugee camp that can allocate refugees throughout the nations evenly. Other than that, let the world figure out its own shit.
I don't know who I'm voting for in 2016, but I don't have much hope for a progressive future if the Republicans can lie their asses off, consequence free. I feel like I'm in that book 1984 where the public forgets facts as soon as they happen.
Even if you agree with him on foreign policy issues he is still for "less government" and I do not see how that will help because big business is about banks fuel and weapons and conflict helps sell their products.
The world's biggest distraction is religious ideology and that gives great cover for global corporatism to keep humans divided.
Well that's an easy fix. Ban imports, make all the jobs come back to the US. That should even out the playing field 
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 2:21 pm
(November 8, 2014 at 7:21 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I'm willing to wager a zillion skillion dollars, a diamond as big as your head, and my left testicle that this man will NOT be my next president.
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DAMN your left one?????
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 2:26 pm
(November 9, 2014 at 2:21 pm)polar bear Wrote: (November 8, 2014 at 7:21 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I'm willing to wager a zillion skillion dollars, a diamond as big as your head, and my left testicle that this man will NOT be my next president.
Boru
DAMN your left one?????
Well, the right one's got this growth on it....
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 3:16 pm
(November 8, 2014 at 6:06 pm)KUSA Wrote: Opinions?
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 8:30 pm
No, Will is a real comedian, Rand Paul merely plays one in congress.
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RE: Meet your next President
November 9, 2014 at 9:30 pm
(November 8, 2014 at 8:01 pm)Heywood Wrote: There is a lot about Paul I don't agree with...but he wouldn't be a corporate shill like Obama. No? Did he have a change of heart today or something? He already -is- a "corporate shill" Heywood......
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