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In reply to the discussion: Billionaires planning town hall astroturfing to demand cuts to Social Security! [View all]Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)55. It's like a documentary I saw on the rise of the Tea Party.
It featured a housewife who was fucking oblivious all though the Bush Years. Didn't pay attention to the war, the economy, couldn't even name the President or Vice President and didn't even VOTE in 2008.
Then she saw a black guy in the White House and discovered FOX "News" and most importantly Glenn Beck and learned the "truth".
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Billionaires planning town hall astroturfing to demand cuts to Social Security! [View all]
Report1212
Oct 2012
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funded by pete peterson from his tax-free private foundation. why do we allow rich people
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#1
Notice they don't phrase it like that, but you hit the nail right on the head nt
Report1212
Oct 2012
#6
They don't even need to astroturf. They just buy a few politicians and make it so.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#41
Social Security Insurance Trust to be turned over to Congress to be used to buy war machines.
DhhD
Oct 2012
#16
What gets me is people are only focused on the debt because they've been told to....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2012
#18
Next you're going to say our Democratic President agrees with Mitt on Social Security.
hay rick
Oct 2012
#35
I wonder which of the 47% will throw them out of their birddog positions onto the lawn?
lonestarnot
Oct 2012
#28
The world-wide "austerity" programs and initiatives are nothing more than social Darwinism at
kelliekat44
Oct 2012
#31
We never seem to learn from history. Hungry, desperate people can be dangerous.
gkhouston
Oct 2012
#34
We need to fight this by educating Democratic voters AND getting more progressives elected!
LongTomH
Oct 2012
#44
These two disgusting anti-People morons should be thoroughly exposed for what they are.
sabrina 1
Oct 2012
#57