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On Oct 27, 2010, at 1:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > For those whining about the source of campaign revenue, please take delight > in the following: > > <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44216.html> > > Democrats still have still outraised Republicans in this campaign cycle. And > it's not as though they're failing to get their message out. It's that they > have a lousy message to peddle, one that isn't working with the electorate > this time around. Oh, please. And the republicans have no praises to sing about work they can say they've done, except the 2000-20008 debacle. And the tea baggers are just plain bat shit crazy...your point, sir? > >> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Mugsy Lunsford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> At 1:05 PM +1100 10/27/10, mex sara said: >>> >>>> i am having trouble with separating in my head the >>>> concepts ... to me in a democracy government is the people >>>> >>> >>> ahhh, but we are not a pure democracy, we are a representative democracy, >>> with an added twist that corporate entities can now participate in elections >>> the same as any citizen. That means that those who control corporations, who >>> can wield greater dollars than the average citizen, can control the flow of >>> information to their target voters, thereby manipulating the vote. It helps >>> to follow the money; this is a very simplified graphic chart, which doesn't >>> detail the industries involved. If you added in sources of revenue, it would >>> be a more complex chart, but much more clear in whose hands the tea party's >>> votes are held. >>> >> >> >> i can guess the sources of revenue ... especially after reading Bruce's >> link ... it is the voluntary voting that makes it easier i guess >> >> >> >>> >>> http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/ads_teapartyinc.jpg >>> >>> Something that you'll find fascinating as a journalist - the top contenders >>> for GOP/Tea Party candidate for 2012 are all under exclusive contract to >>> Fox. I think that's the first time that one corporate propaganda machine >>> controlled by a multinational has openly employed an entire party in US >>> politics, but I could be wrong. >>> >> >> >> of Rupert being 2nd generation newspaper man has always used his machine to >> advance his views he does it here >> >> http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/40082.html >> >> the Australian is his newspaper >> >> interestingly in the 70's he put that power behind the Labour Party (center >> left) which was elected in 1972 [ first change in government >> from conservative (center right) since 1949 ... but he retracted that >> support in 1975 and the Governor General dismissed the sitting government >> nov 11 1975 .. it is our so where were you when moment ... we don't >> assassinate as the government is at Her Majesties pleasure >> [theoretically] and >> she can sack them as she likes through her representative .. though i doubt >> anyone would try that again >> >> personally that is more scary than anything I have heard so far .... >> >> >> >> >>> -- >>> Mugsy<http://www.DogTownLounge.com>"Still not king." - Aragorn >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "StrataList-OT" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<stratalist-ot%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "StrataList-OT" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. >> >> >> > > Francis Drouillard, PE > Novato, CA 94945 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
