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kpete

(72,011 posts) Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:19 AM Jul 2015

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"We know that government by organized money is as dangerous as government by organized mob"

worth repeating:
https://twitter.com/NicholsUprising/status/625256439922192384/photo/1

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"We know that government by organized money is as dangerous as government by organized mob" (Original Post) kpete Jul 2015 OP

Yes. As we can certainly see. djean111 Jul 2015 #1

Pretty much the same thing as far as what happens to the rest of us hobbit709 Jul 2015 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #3

It *is* worth repeating. But.... Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #4

It berns me up that more aren't. n/t Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #5

Bern baby, bern. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #7

And if you voice support for that candidate you get all sorts of flak from some other supporters. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #6

You know I had to check-Speech at Madison Square Garden (October 31, 1936) TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #8

As a rule the mob avoids killing kids. These bankers don't give a shit Exultant Democracy Jul 2015 #9

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. Yes. As we can certainly see.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:22 AM

Jul 2015

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. Pretty much the same thing as far as what happens to the rest of us

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:29 AM

Jul 2015

Uncle Joe

(58,402 posts)

3. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:33 AM

Jul 2015

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

4. It *is* worth repeating. But....

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:49 AM

Jul 2015

only ONE of the twenty-two or so announced "major party" candidates is repeating it.

Uncle Joe

(58,402 posts)

5. It berns me up that more aren't. n/t

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:52 AM

Jul 2015

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

7. Bern baby, bern. n/t

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:55 AM

Jul 2015

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

6. And if you voice support for that candidate you get all sorts of flak from some other supporters.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 08:54 AM

Jul 2015

Starting with unelectabilty and going downhill from there.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

8. You know I had to check-Speech at Madison Square Garden (October 31, 1936)

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 09:47 AM

Jul 2015

I just don't trust internet, twitter or facebook quotes, but this one is valid- here's a link to a transcript of the whole speech:
http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/speech-3307

Exultant Democracy

(6,594 posts)

9. As a rule the mob avoids killing kids. These bankers don't give a shit

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 01:14 PM

Jul 2015

who pays the price for their crimes.

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