Damn you, Stephen Cobert!

but... but... bout... unions!

Do individuals = Corporations?

\dnrtfa

Elvis_Bogart: Damn you, Stephen Cobert!

And here is someone who willingly refuses to pull their head out of the sand and is happier being knowingly ignorant and Republican.

So what I'm hearing is that both sides are bad.

Elvis_Bogart: Stephen Cobert

Best government money can buy.

This is lacking in excrement, Holmes.

CITIZENS UNITE!!

/at least the ultra rich ones.

Can I get a "Duh"?

I was told there would be no math.

Besides, Obama's still from Kenya, isn't he?

So? If you Libs don't like it, just move to one of your Communist hellholes in Europe. Saul Alinsky.

Fascists United have their boot on the neck of the American worker and are ready to snap it's neck.

Damn liberal NPR. How dare they tell the truth? We should de-fund them and send their money to GOP candidates.

It's a grassroots movement.

And once again the pro Obama propaganda machine, NPR, reports complete bull excrement and expects people to believe it. Oh that's right; the word "gullible" is no longer in the dictionary!

janicetwg: And once again the pro Obama propaganda machine, NPR, reports complete bull excrement and expects people to believe it. Oh that's right; the word "gullible" is no longer in the dictionary!

Are you trolling? NPR may be liberal, fine, but it doesn't run op Ed Bullshiat as news like MSNBC or Fox news.

Furthermore, I don't care what your political persuasion is, this is very freaky news.

janicetwg: And once again the pro Obama propaganda machine, NPR, reports complete bull excrement and expects people to believe it. Oh that's right; the word "gullible" is no longer in the dictionary!

Not spelled like that it's not. Moran.

As an aside, I see nothing wrong with having a government that is representative of the thoughts and views of 100 of it's people. They all have money and must therefore be wealthy so they are obviously better people than the rest of us and would never do anything to hurt this country just to turn another dime.

janicetwg: And once again the pro Obama propaganda machine, NPR, reports complete bull excrement and expects people to believe it. Oh that's right; the word "gullible" is no longer in the dictionary!

Stop lying.

[A montage of recent SuperPAC attack ads fill the screen. They quickly replace and overlie each other and the volume swells. Suddenly at the bottom of the screen a man steps out as between two theater curtains and says "Wow, there sure have been a lot of these SuperPAC ads on lately, huh? Have you noticed that most of them are anti-Obama? In fact, more than 80 percent of the money raised by superPACs has gone to pro-GOP groups. But did you know that 80 percent of all the money raised by these groups has come from just 100 individuals? That's right, 100 people have donated an average of $10 million each to make sure Romney is elected. Ten million dollars! And these are all hard-nosed businessmen. Do you think they expect to get something in return for their investment? I expect they do. And you won't know what their reward is until Romney is in office.

"Look, we don't have the money to compete with these guys. We scraped together the money for this ad and we'll run it as much as we can but it will soon be drowned out by the Republican noise machine, but ask yourself--you know what the Democrats want to do for this country, because we've told you, in no uncertain terms. Do you really know what the Republicans plan beyond some vague promises? Do you want to put the country in the hands of the people who paid for these ads?"]

largedon: Best government money can buy.

No 5$ bill in the birthday card this year, Mr Smartypants!

Sarcasm will not solve the problem.

The wealthy rigging society for selfish reasons is not surprising. The surprise is how America's rubes will absorb and promote the propaganda created by the wealthy ruling class.

"I tell ya, these damn unions are sending 'Merica down the drain."

They're the idiot peasant from the days of yore prostrating themselves before the king.

Subby, you have a choice: you can ignore what those PACs are saying. On the other hand, I'm guessing you're not terribly concerned about how many votes are bought for real by Democrats in places like Chicago.

C'mon now, these are just people 'making a difference' and 'standing up for what they believe in'.

clambam: [A montage of recent SuperPAC attack ads fill the screen. They quickly replace and overlie each other and the volume swells. Suddenly at the bottom of the screen a man steps out as between two theater curtains and says "Wow, there sure have been a lot of these SuperPAC ads on lately, huh? Have you noticed that most of them are anti-Obama? In fact, more than 80 percent of the money raised by superPACs has gone to pro-GOP groups. But did you know that 80 percent of all the money raised by these groups has come from just 100 individuals? That's right, 100 people have donated an average of $10 million each to make sure Romney is elected. Ten million dollars! And these are all hard-nosed businessmen. Do you think they expect to get something in return for their investment? I expect they do. And you won't know what their reward is until Romney is in office.

"Look, we don't have the money to compete with these guys. We scraped together the money for this ad and we'll run it as much as we can but it will soon be drowned out by the Republican noise machine, but ask yourself--you know what the Democrats want to do for this country, because we've told you, in no uncertain terms. Do you really know what the Republicans plan beyond some vague promises? Do you want to put the country in the hands of the people who paid for these ads?"]

Edit that to remove the obvious Pro-Obama statements "You know what Democrats want because we told you", reword it slightly...

Then find someone with minor video editting skills and a camear. Voilla. Post on Youtube, spam everywhere.

James F. Campbell: Sarcasm will not solve the problem.

Freedom of speech is not a problem, my friend

Why do you hate free speech?
It's just that some of us a speechier than others. Louder voices if you will.

So they will outspend Dems 80 to 20 this election. But Obama is still going to make Romney his biatch.

So, who is going to be the guy and party that will change all of this?

Animatronik: Subby, you have a choice: you can ignore what those PACs are saying. On the other hand, I'm guessing you're not terribly concerned about how many votes are bought for real by Democrats in places like Chicago.

You tell 'em Animatronik! You're one of the smartest farkers here! You're full of well thought out, practical ideas--oh, and your personal hygiene is above reproach.

/Yeah, democratic corruption is fine. Nice farking reading comprehension
//MOAR strawmen, please

Notabunny: James F. Campbell: Sarcasm will not solve the problem.

Freedom of speech is not a problem, my friend

Money is property, not speech. Of course, the corporate whores on the Supreme Court would disagree, consequences to society be damned. It'll all work out okay because it's based on the Constitution.

hinten: Why do you hate free speech?
It's just that some of us a speechier than others. Louder voices if you will.

Our absolutely neutral and positively non-activist Supreme Court has told us money is speech. And the more money you have, the more speech you have.

Notabunny: money is speech. And the more money you have, the more speech you have.

I'm speechless.

You know what would be fun? A law banning all political adds until 1 month before the election. The could have all the free speech they want, it's just that some of it would be at 3:00am competing with Sham Wow! for air time.

Corporations are people and money is speech. I'm starting to see a trend here.

Thanks, Citizens United!

Notabunny: Our absolutely neutral and positively non-activist Supreme Court

Man On A Mission: Notabunny: Our absolutely neutral and positively non-activist Supreme Court

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I don't think (s)he's serious.

Citizens United is going to go up there with the Dred Scott Decision and Plessy v. Ferguson as one of the worst Supreme Court decisions of all time.

Animatronik: Subby, you have a choice: you can ignore what those PACs are saying. On the other hand, I'm guessing you're not terribly concerned about how many votes are bought for real by Democrats in places like Chicago.

Got any proof of this happening in the last 20 years in Chicago? Put up or shut up.

"Corporations are People My Friend"

where is the hero tag?

great to see that at least 100 people are stepping up. Too bad the rest of the country isn't. You get what you deserve if you don't participate!!

janicetwg: And once again the pro Obama propaganda machine, NPR, reports complete bull excrement and expects people to believe it. Oh that's right; the word "gullible" is no longer in the dictionary!

See this is how you troll.

It's the American way.
They just chose to have their speech and vote supersized.

janicetwg: And once again the pro Obama propaganda machine, NPR, reports complete bull excrement and expects people to believe it.

ftfa: "80 percent of all the money raised by these groups has come from just 100 individuals"

of course since all the money raised is from anonymous sources, that estimate is 100% reliable. (I am being sarcastic. It is just a total guess).

According to other people, 90% of the money raised was from donations that were smaller than $50.

Look at the Colbert superpac as an example of that!

(see how easy it is to guess where the money is coming from).

Could it be that we just have the republicans having a primary? Versus Obama who can just sit back and watch the show (though in West Virginia he just about lost)?

I was told that all us poor folks would have cake to eat.

/So we got that going for us.
//Which is nice.

Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos), meaning "a few", and ἄρχω (archo), meaning "to rule or to command")[1][2][3] is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who pass their influence from one generation to the next.

This is what is ACTUALLY going on here. Stop worrying about your stupid perceived threat of socialism.

0Icky0: So they will outspend Dems 80 to 20 this election. But Obama is still going to make Romney his biatch.

If by, "make Romney his biatch," you mean a very close race then yes.