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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:57 PM Jan 2012

Suppose we took all the money out of politics and every major candidate gets an equal amount [View all]

How do we make up for the constant daily barrage of Rush Limbaugh and the others just like him on right wing hate radio?

Or how do we fight back against several FOX cable news channels which are just another arm of the GOP pumping out Republican propaganda 24/7? Dems don't have anything comparable to a FOX news. Not even close.

How do we fight back against that kind of stuff without an edge in money? Any ideas?

Reason I ask this is I don't really recall a lot of discussion about there being too much money in politics until we found someone like President Obama who is really good at fundraising. Probably the best I have seen.

Why the uproar all of a sudden now?

Don

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Suppose we took all the money out of politics and every major candidate gets an equal amount [View all] NNN0LHI Jan 2012 OP

break up clear channel. Vincardog Jan 2012 #1

FOX news? NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #2

Dog is right. Clear channel is a hegemony, and why Johnny Cash flipped off COUNTRY MUSIC. WingDinger Jan 2012 #10

OK. Break up Clear Channel and then we can talk about taking money out of politics NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #13

Suppose we took all the money out of politics and gave each registered voter an equal amount... Scuba Jan 2012 #3

Who decides who is a "major" candidate? SixthSense Jan 2012 #4

What defines a "major candidate"? oldhippie Jan 2012 #5

You can define a major candidate any way you want to. Its immaterial to the questions I asked NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #7

No, it's not immaterial. How many "major candidates" ..... oldhippie Jan 2012 #17

People have a right to discuss issues, even Rush, however when they use their platform Bandit Jan 2012 #6

Let everyone give up to $1000 a year to a candidate. dawg Jan 2012 #8

And with the GOP's media advantage Dems will never win an election NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #9

My plan would cripple them. dawg Jan 2012 #11

How many elections until your plan starts causing the power of the Republican party to decline? NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #12

It would start immediately. dawg Jan 2012 #16

Perhaps you haven't been listening, MadHound Jan 2012 #14

you'll never get the money out...we need transparency so people can see the truth spanone Jan 2012 #15