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Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:10 PM Dec 2011

Anonymous Uncovers Night Raid Equipment-Maker Donations From NDAA Supporter to Sen. Rob Portman

Anonymous declares:

"Robert J. Portman...we are truly disturbed by the ludicrous $272,853 he received from special interest groups supporting the NDAA bill that authorizes the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens on U.S. soil."

Even in Washington terms, over a quarter million is a ridiculous amount of money from a single special interest group supporting any issue. Congressmen have been bought for far less, with around $50,000 considered a serious ante at anyone's table, and much less merely keeping you in the game.

RT reports:

“Among the supporters of NDAA are California-based manufacturer Surefire, L.L.C., who won a $23 million contract from the Department of Defense three months ago."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/19/1046972/-Anonymous-Uncovers-Night-Raid-Equipment-Maker-Donations-From-NDAA-Supporter-to-Sen-Rob-Portman

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Anonymous Uncovers Night Raid Equipment-Maker Donations From NDAA Supporter to Sen. Rob Portman (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 OP

Anyone not convinced its an All Out War Against the Working Class FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #1

We are disposable. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #2

FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)

1. Anyone not convinced its an All Out War Against the Working Class

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:14 PM

Dec 2011

BeHereNow

(17,162 posts)

2. We are disposable.

Reply to FreakinDJ (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:20 PM

Dec 2011

The tons of cash from corporations that our "representatives"
line their pockets with is not.
It quite simple, really.

Like tree bark soup?
You'll learn to.

BHN

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