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Thunderbeast

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21. We are paying a heavy price

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 01:16 PM

Jul 2018

Twenty five years ago, Reagan led the charge to de-regulate the public airwaves. The subsequent concentration of media ownership coupled with the vile of right wing shock jocks paved the way for our current crisis.

We MUST unravel the media monipolies and re-regulte campaign finance.

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The 30 Year Smear..... [View all] Heartstrings Jul 2018 OP

redumbliCONS are the party of propaganda, hatred, racism, lies and misogyny. democratisphere Jul 2018 #1

I wish I could recommend your post to everyone everywhere to consider.. Stuart G Jul 2018 #2

Yes, except I would simply add the word GREED.... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2018 #17

It enrages me all over again when I think of what they have done to her. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #3

Me. too. Ohiogal Jul 2018 #4

I know how you feel. It all just seems so unfair and the odds just seem so rigged smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #5

And they did such a good job of smearing her, PatSeg Jul 2018 #13

It wasn't just repubs who were smearing her. Cha Jul 2018 #33

Take a number. calimary Jul 2018 #24

Here's my response to Republicans who claim Mrs. Clinton is "crooked" PJMcK Jul 2018 #6

This is just a reminder.... LakeArenal Jul 2018 #7

Also... 11 HOURS of grilling.... LakeArenal Jul 2018 #8

And not once did she take the 5th or Heartstrings Jul 2018 #9

Thank you for posting, Heartstrings! pazzyanne Jul 2018 #10

They created a "James Bond villainess" (fictional characters)... yallerdawg Jul 2018 #11

Yup, the RepubliConMen sell fear, uncertainty, and doubt. And they are almost all men. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #28

If she were as crooked as Republicans say, a lot of them would have voted for her. gulliver Jul 2018 #12

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2018 #14

...and educated! kairos12 Jul 2018 #15

Bingo grantcart Jul 2018 #25

Unfortunately we can't change yesterday. BarbD Jul 2018 #16

I agree.... Heartstrings Jul 2018 #18

True, but we can learn from our mistakes NastyRiffraff Jul 2018 #19

Yeah, but it doesn't hurt me to recognize Cha Jul 2018 #34

Hate wins out! BlueJac Jul 2018 #20

We are paying a heavy price Thunderbeast Jul 2018 #21

I remind every Clinton-hating liberal of this every chance I get. Nitram Jul 2018 #22

True Hav Jul 2018 #27

A really great meme. defacto7 Jul 2018 #23

I wish she would sue for defamation AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #26

It's so frustrating DesertRat Jul 2018 #29

The real one is that she's usually the smartest person WhiteTara Jul 2018 #30

This. nt Skidmore Jul 2018 #31

This is TRUE.. Looking @ you, stein & sarandon LIES. Cha Jul 2018 #32

But her emails! IronLionZion Jul 2018 #35

I have STILL not BlueMTexpat Jul 2018 #36