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Jesse Ventura both sides take money from the same people (Original Post) geefloyd46 Jun 2012 OP
How did we ever get to the place where an ex-wrestler, small (l) libertarian Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #1
Uhm no, Democratic voters don't give to Republicans. tridim Jun 2012 #2
The lobbyists do bribe both sides. In fact look at the history of JP Morgan Chase. They gave to still_one Jun 2012 #3
He's right, too. Quantess Jun 2012 #4
Which is why Walker outraised his mzmolly Jun 2012 #5
Sorry to all my democratic brethren that don't like Jesse's libertarian bent geefloyd46 Jun 2012 #6
 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
1. How did we ever get to the place where an ex-wrestler, small (l) libertarian
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:41 PM
Jun 2012

ex-Governor is a voice for truth? Really?

still_one

(92,204 posts)
3. The lobbyists do bribe both sides. In fact look at the history of JP Morgan Chase. They gave to
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 06:44 PM
Jun 2012

both, and for the most part received in return deregulation, and the demise of the middle class

Of course there are exceptions but not from the leadership in either the house or the senate

Ventura may be exactly as you paint him, however, the Democratic party is where it is today because of what he is saying

Bill Clinton and many Democrats gladly jumped on board when reagan started to get rid of regulation, allow media monopolies, you can even hear some of them only too willing to compromise away Social Security and Medicare, when the actual solution is so simple, yet no one states it. Get us out of the trillion dollar wars, and put the money into America, instead of oils companies, and certain corporations

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
4. He's right, too.
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 06:47 PM
Jun 2012

I like Jesse Ventura. Too bad we have to sit through that insufferable Piers Morgan, though.

geefloyd46

(1,939 posts)
6. Sorry to all my democratic brethren that don't like Jesse's libertarian bent
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 10:56 PM
Jun 2012

but that doesn't immediately disqualify every word. I'm not a libertarian myself. In fact I'm probably 180 degrees from it but if you don't see a certain amount of truthfulness at how the parties are at the same trough then we are a long way away from agreement. This is how you vote for hope and change and they bring you out more of the four year old left overs. I'm not saying I feel the two parties are identical but when one stands for business as usual and the other is just bats**t crazy what choice do you really have? How do you ever pressure your party to do the right thing?

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