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In reply to the discussion: John Roberts comes face to face with the mess he made [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)he thinks like most cons - money is free speech and corporations are people. their reality has been shaped by 30 years of repetition of that crap on talk radio and then fox
if talking money in politics progressives and analysts always ignore republican talk radio which if they would pay $1000/hr x 15hrs/day x 1200 radio stations is worth about $5BIL/yr selling the pretext for citizens united, the supremes to pass it, voter suppression legislation based on lies about 'illegal' aliens voting for dems, global warming denial, and so on
that is why we're in this mess- cit united, global warming, media consolidation, and trump
and even though it's the only real advantage republicans have, and the biggest impediment to real democracy, it is completely ignored by those most negatively impacted by it
americans need to get ready to get in the streets when they vote 51-49 for no witnesses