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What happened? (Original Post)
ashling
May 2013
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Cha
(295,907 posts)1. Yeah, what the hell happened?
thankfully there's still pockets of real food and goodness left in America.
Mr.Bill
(24,103 posts)2. In a word, GREED happened. n/t
...Ronald Reagan (and maybe Lee Atwater.)
Mr.Bill
(24,103 posts)4. Yep, a corporate shill in the White House.
Reading a script that made people feel good while they robbed us blind.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)5. What you said there reminded me of....
.... David Cay Johnston's book "Fine Print." Can't remember the subtitle off the top of my head, but it sounds allot like the end of your sentence.
Mr.Bill
(24,103 posts)7. Never heard of that. n/t
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)6. And Voting Republican!
Forgot that one!
You have to vote against your best interests.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)8. indeed
nt
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)9. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
sheshe2
(83,337 posts)10. K&R! nt