Robert Scheer: U.S. Elections Are for Suckers

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3. Guess I'm a sucker then

Interesting for someone who is railing against the use of Super Pacs permitted by the Supreme Court decision, only seems to be railing at the Democrats. At least he acknowledges that the debacle was made possible by a Republican controlled Supreme Court.

Also interesting coming from someone who supported Rand Paul's 2010 bid for Congress.

Support of Republican Candidate for Kentucky Senate
In the October 1, 2010, episode of the radio show "Left, Right and Center", Scheer, a self-described Liberal, expressed support for Rand Paul, son of former Libertarian presidential candidate Ron Paul, in his bid for the 2011-2016 Kentucky Senate seat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Scheer

Who's afraid of Rand Paul? by Robert Scheer

Rand Paul: All of Us Are Corporations

PAUL: Corporations are collections of people. I think we’re all corporations. To say we’re going to punish corporations like they’re someone else. All of us are corporations.

How Does Robert Scheer Feel Now?

I can understand the confusion for some Americans who do not understand what Baby Paul's beliefs really stand for. The media does a terrible job when it comes to explaining the positions our politicians take. And they are even worse when someone like Poppa Paul takes the podium because they either don't spend the time researching a fringe type figure, are afraid to expose their views publicly, or feel it's not worth the effort to do so.

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I understand his frustration absolutely at what has happened since the 2008 election, but Scheer is either too angry to think straight or he's being played for a sucker.

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/how-does-robert-sheer-feel-now



Oh and I find it really disturbing that he blames the financial meltdown on Clinton:

The Democrats Who Unleashed Wall Street and Got Away With It

That Lawrence Summers, a president emeritus of Harvard, is a consummate distorter of fact and logic is not a revelation. That he and Bill Clinton, the president he served as treasury secretary, can still get away with disclaiming responsibility for our financial meltdown is an insult to reason.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/the-democrats-who-unleash_b_1249110.html

Once again he reserves his ire for a Democrat and not GW...wow

Does Citizens United need to go in the dust bin? Absolutely, it should never have happened. Unfortunately thanks to the Supreme Court which already leans Right, it is now law. The Democrats while not happy with that law, are playing by the rules that are now set in place. Do I like the fact that Obama is playing by the rules, in this case? NO, but I realize it is necessary. He needs to win re-election...if for no other reason than to prevent a true takeover of the Supreme Court that will last decades to come, and you will get even more disastrous decisions like Citizens United. It's already 5-4. A few of the Justices will be retiring soon, or worse die while on the bench. They are not spring chickens.