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L. Coyote

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19. These same people play a significant role in deciding who the Dem candidates are too.

Reply to jonthebru (Reply #11)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 02:58 PM

Jun 2012

One thing about money power, they ignore party lines and dabble everywhere. Money decides who will be the candidate no matter the party.

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Jim HIGHTOWER: Half of the $94M in the Rethug primaries came from these 7 plutocrats [View all] UTUSN Jun 2012 OP

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jun 2012 #1

What a stupid lame country this has become. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #2

K&R EFerrari Jun 2012 #3

Jesus.... AlbertCat Jun 2012 #4

People may not change, but the old ones die L. Coyote Jun 2012 #18

that eqauals 7 million votes for ReThugs, they have little morals uponit7771 Jun 2012 #5

hmm, a lot of these guys are quite old.... unblock Jun 2012 #6

One way to look at this is Smilo Jun 2012 #7

Actually it isn't that simple. jonthebru Jun 2012 #11

You could say they hate us for our Freedom pscot Jun 2012 #17

These same people play a significant role in deciding who the Dem candidates are too. L. Coyote Jun 2012 #19

Money influences all our elections Raine Jun 2012 #31

amazingly 23% of it came from ONE guy hfojvt Jun 2012 #8

I love Jim Hightower. n/t geardaddy Jun 2012 #9

Me too! sonias Jun 2012 #10

Too bad Ann and Molly aren't still with us. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #22

Yes, Jim Hightower always makes me think of Ann Richards. SunSeeker Jun 2012 #28

Just a bit bipolar, for sure... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #30

That's for sure, but we have guys like Bob Perry who is a King maker here. Dustlawyer Jun 2012 #33

Our own tax dollars at work, bail out money laundered and "returned" to "us". nt patrice Jun 2012 #12

Should be titled "Who is buying America"! Historic NY Jun 2012 #13

K&R secondwind Jun 2012 #14

Guess when you ask these guys Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2012 #15

K&R tallahasseedem Jun 2012 #16

DU Rec. woo me with science Jun 2012 #20

Thanks, another great reference. K & R. freshwest Jun 2012 #21

What is it about Republican Born-Again Christians and Mormons and their devotion to JDPriestly Jun 2012 #23

Amen to that. nt raouldukelives Jun 2012 #25

just think of what we could do with this money ThomThom Jun 2012 #24

And They Use Our Money To Do It!!!! shagnasty Jun 2012 #26

Or wear underwear made with lycra jonthebru Jun 2012 #35

K & R n/t glinda Jun 2012 #27

K&R SunSeeker Jun 2012 #29

K & R + 1,000,000 DeeDeeNY Jun 2012 #32

A billion is a thousand million... jonthebru Jun 2012 #34

Amiri Baraka's "Somebody Blew Up America--who, who, who? NJCher Jun 2012 #36