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In reply to the discussion: BILLIONAIRE PENNY PRITZKER BREAKS INTO OBAMA'S CABINET! [View all]CrispyQ
(40,969 posts)60. "... it is an overt slap in the face. Unconscionable."
This ^^^
I can hardly stand to look at him anymore. I used to want to smack the smugness off of Bush's face, when I saw his image, but when I see Obama, I just seethe. And the fact that damned near the entire party voted in favor, just like the repubs, well, there it is, the brick wall.
The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater. ~Frank Zappa
This 6.5 minute video needs to go viral:
Unfortunately, most Americans have a 15 second attention span. Here's a shorter one (3.5 minutes) that should also be viewed:
Our electoral process is completely compromised.

I don't see how we're getting out of this trap.
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I was guilty of remembering "Christian Apologetics" a branch of theology and vigorously
byeya
Jun 2013
#45
Episcopalian Here..and you KNOW what we Feel...but many Catholic & Former Catholic
KoKo
Jun 2013
#51
Yea ...the jury system is fomenting censorship. George Carlin would have gotten the TS by now.
L0oniX
Jun 2013
#31
No wonder there has been no investigations of the Wall St criminals who crashed the world's
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#3
You must have been told by now how naive you are and how you don't 'understand politics'!
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#16
They're not compromising. This is what they want. They fight hard for it.
Skeeter Barnes
Jun 2013
#18
Well I'll Be - This Is Just The Change I Hoped For When I Voted Twice For Obama!
cantbeserious
Jun 2013
#34
I can understand the need to be "Hopeful" given it's early in his 2nd Administration...
KoKo
Jun 2013
#55