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142. The 1% allows a few Warren's, Grayson's, and Kucinich's because they know that there aren't enough

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:05 PM

Jul 2013

of them to have any real power and make any difference. But just watch what they do if Senator Warren tries to get the 2016 Democratic nomination and it looks like she might succeed.

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We are in a war for our lives. The war is between the 1% elite and the 99%. You are hopelessly [View all] rhett o rick Jun 2013 OP

K&R for every word. MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #1

K&R to the K&R, That's K&Ring. Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #11

K&R and Obama most definitely is NOT looking out for us. Penny Priztker is the forestpath Jun 2013 #2

The Penny Priztker nomination was as disturbing as extending the Bush tax cuts. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #93

Yep...cannot disagree...it was part of the package to be put in place..n/t KoKo Jul 2013 #190

Testify, brother. MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #3

I would love for Senator Warren to win the nomination in 2016. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #20

I suspect that by the time Obama and his banker posse are finished with us MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #28

I hope you're right. I've been about ready to stick a fork in this administration, for a while now. nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #36

Exactly! AnnieK401 Jul 2013 #108

Thank you. sibelian Jun 2013 #4

Oh, but I was just assured Obama is a left-liberal. Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #5

By the insanely right-wing standards of our political discourse in this country nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #16

Actually, it was a rating based on what he had said over the past Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #19

Good point. He's a centrist at best nowadays. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #21

Watch what they do, not what they say. I see dozens of Republicans in this adminstration sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #26

No Goddam wonder Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #27

I'm right here with you, rhett o rick. Zorra Jun 2013 #6

Why do you think Hillary Clinton is exempt? If its Hillary vs Christie maybe they win either way. dkf Jun 2013 #7

If it came down to her vs. Christie, I would vote for her. Albeit with a heavy heart nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #17

My nose has scars on it from pinching too hard. Fuddnik Jun 2013 #33

But what could he do? He never had the votes. Stinky The Clown Jun 2013 #8

I guess he needs to reach across the table. bahrbearian Jun 2013 #10

Across? Fuddnik Jun 2013 #34

+100000 "A war for our lives" is no understatement. woo me with science Jun 2013 #9

the tragedy is that we thought our last chance was 2008... grasswire Jun 2013 #14

. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #37

Then the hope and joy just kind of got washed down the river, as we stared in helpless disbelief. Zorra Jul 2013 #38

Suckered. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #96

Let's not make that mistake again. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2013 #141

I was so excited BobbyBoring Jul 2013 #161

^^^^^+++++ marions ghost Jun 2013 #18

Excellent list... rwsanders Jun 2013 #24

+1000! tex-wyo-dem Jul 2013 #54

This is end stage capitalism.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #101

Degrowth, Permaulture, Slow Money, Relocalize, etc. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #118

+1000 felix_numinous Jul 2013 #156

Sounds good, BUT... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #202

Most real change originates "outside the law",. this is how laws are changed. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #203

The 99% R viewed as Soylent Green;it ain't easy being green. Divernan Jul 2013 #165

Attacks on peaceful protesters. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #104

An excellent and spot on comment. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #119

+1 The interesting times have only just begun. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #137

Good OP. Well put. Thanks. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #12

K&R for the hard reality. zeemike Jun 2013 #13

Kicked sadly. vanlassie Jun 2013 #15

K & effin R truebrit71 Jun 2013 #22

Democratic Presidential Candidates always campaign to the ideas of the left.. however>>>> YOHABLO Jun 2013 #23

Yes, as do the republican candidates October Jul 2013 #82

I disagree. They are not all equally corruptable. Warren/ Feingold/ Grayson/ Kucinich/ etc. grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #139

The 1% allows a few Warren's, Grayson's, and Kucinich's because they know that there aren't enough totodeinhere Jul 2013 #142

You would be right, but, sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #182

Sorry to say you are absolutely spot on. K&R! n/t markpkessinger Jun 2013 #25

I wonder how Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #29

'Internal threat. Citizen in need of reeducation.' sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #30

Sounds accurate to me.....nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #97

"You will be allowed to vote but both choices will be theirs." ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #31

They've perverted our electoral process. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #79

I remember that, too, ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #175

+10000 woo me with science Jul 2013 #170

Well said. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #32

Well said MuseRider Jul 2013 #35

knr "You will be allowed to vote but both choices will be theirs." n/t slipslidingaway Jul 2013 #39

K&R abelenkpe Jul 2013 #40

K&R defacto7 Jul 2013 #41

And in this war, Glenn Greenwald & Ed Snowden are not your freinds. baldguy Jul 2013 #42

Oh, no! Are they working for the commies? nt Zorra Jul 2013 #43

That's it. I bet they're working for the commies! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #98

Tell us who you think are on your side. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #45

It's hard to know who your friends might be. But I trust Snowden and Greenwald over the lying rhett o rick Jul 2013 #57

same here NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #86

wha?? galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #64

In this guy's world Android3.14 Jul 2013 #78

huh? Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #106

So whose side are they on? Apophis Jul 2013 #134

They are undercover secret agents working for the 1%. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #143

... sibelian Jul 2013 #172

This was probably a thread you should have just stayed out of. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #189

K&R. (nt) Kurovski Jul 2013 #44

Great post Oilwellian Jul 2013 #46

K&R hay rick Jul 2013 #47

People should watch Egypt's protests, corruption is causing millions to protest Corruption Inc Jul 2013 #48

We ... the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, etc. won't even come close to anything as polly7 Jul 2013 #49

Maybe it already is. We know so little about what really goes on in the JDPriestly Jul 2013 #68

Publicly funded elections! Clean out almost all of the old politicians and put in new ones Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #126

Excellent post. JEB Jul 2013 #50

Good article! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #103

halleluah Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #51

Old news, man. We learned of this war back in 2009. Sheesh. Coccydynia Jul 2013 #52

That... TRoN33 Jul 2013 #53

You're right. And we don't know how to fight it. But I suggest that we unify around voting machines ancianita Jul 2013 #55

I agree. Free and fair voting is the most important issue. Without it, all other issues will be rhett o rick Jul 2013 #56

Free and fair are irrelevant. Complete public control of the hand counted, non-digital vote process ancianita Jul 2013 #63

"Control the voting process"?? With THIS criminal SCOTUS?! WinkyDink Jul 2013 #94

That's one way of seeing them. But what exactly can this SCOTUS do to prevent The People from ancianita Jul 2013 #117

We have to start somewhere. I say that the county level is the place to take over. ancianita Jul 2013 #121

You are right. The SCOTUS is in on this up to their elbows. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #144

K&R ReRe Jul 2013 #58

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #59

I do recognize it, and I am hopelessly naive. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #115

Then I disagree with your assessment. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #163

I am willing to continue to fight but thinking we can win might qualify as being "hopelessly naive". rhett o rick Jul 2013 #164

Okay, here's where you are wrong...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #166

Recommended. n/t me b zola Jul 2013 #145

Not sure if I should be proud to be the 100th rec... jimlup Jul 2013 #60

Spot on. Also note that Hillary Clinton worked for the Rose Law Firm, which used to work for Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #61

I think it is quite naive hfojvt Jul 2013 #62

Fault is not the issue. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #70

why can't we? hfojvt Jul 2013 #140

You are hopelessly wrong. Where have our jobs gone? China. Who has been stealing OUR DevonRex Jul 2013 #65

... sibelian Jul 2013 #173

who exactly is the 1% Calista241 Jul 2013 #66

No economist will willingly admit it - we are in the beginning stages of a global great depression. Initech Jul 2013 #67

K&R! Phlem Jul 2013 #69

War is usually between 1% and 1%. David__77 Jul 2013 #71

Your analysis of the current economic and political situation is only partially correct. AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #72

the 1% is united in their desire to keep their own power & privilege, and increase it. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #73

That type of misunderstanding could cause the 99 percent to lose. nt AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #75

what type of misunderstanding is that? HiPointDem Jul 2013 #76

What do you recommend? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #160

Pres Obama's wealth of $7.3 million is very close to the $8.4 million needed to be actually in rhett o rick Jul 2013 #111

Membership in the one percent is not about wealth. It is about power. AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #155

The New Deal bordered on socialistic. The make work programs, the FDIC, the Glass-Steagall Act, etc. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #159

The New Deal was NOT a socialistic program. AdHocSolver Jul 2013 #191

What you say make a lot of sense. I will have to learn more. Thanks for the posts. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #195

I agree with much of your post. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #201

His hatred for public education and his desire to dismantle social programs shows he doesn't. duffyduff Jul 2013 #192

Well stated. K&R. nt DLevine Jul 2013 #74

Right On Rhett - Speak The Truth - It Truly Is The 99% Fighting For Our Lives cantbeserious Jul 2013 #77

I wish this wasnt true. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #80

I would have chosen one different word. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #81

+1000 corkhead Jul 2013 #83

Love that song. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #88

Spot on rick! Thanks. Scuba Jul 2013 #84

Truth. H2O Man Jul 2013 #85

"Truth Will Out!" KoKo Jul 2013 #188

.. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #196

K&R Well stated. 99Forever Jul 2013 #87

K & R ctsnowman Jul 2013 #89

Great thread! Raising our awareness of what's really happening!!! hue Jul 2013 #90

Great OP, rhett o rick! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #91

It seems only the foreign 99% grasp this. The US contingent---myself included---still "hopes." WinkyDink Jul 2013 #92

Without a vision, people go stale and die Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #99

Way to misread the entire OP. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #120

So how do you propose to "free da people"?? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #147

There is hope by understanding the issue polynomial Jul 2013 #95

As long as the 99% are split 50/50, we can't win. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #100

Which is EXACTLY what Assange, A. Shwartz, Manning, Hastings & Snowden are/were all about 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #157

They'll go after anyone in their way. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #169

And "have their way" with anyone they so choose. Practice is over, now is for reals. ~nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #200

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #102

Overly cynical crap treestar Jul 2013 #105

Overly Pollyannaish crap.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #107

It's not the first time. chervilant Jul 2013 #186

blindness datasuspect Jul 2013 #116

... sibelian Jul 2013 #174

Who are you gonna believe - rhett o rick or your lyin eyes? tularetom Jul 2013 #179

Russ Tice says the 1% may be using NSA to blackmail politicians on the 99%'s side. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #109

If they can, they will. That's all, folks. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #122

That is exactly right. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #129

I so agree. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #178

Blackmail...Would explain why when a strong Dem Senator or Congressperson speaks out... KoKo Jul 2013 #149

It would explain a whole lot of things that we've seen, yes. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #151

Majority of Repugs on FISA Court....Appointed by Chief Justice Roberts.. KoKo Jul 2013 #153

damn, you're just catching on to this? It's been this way since the founding of our first government bigtree Jul 2013 #110

Truth. It hurts sometimes. CanonRay Jul 2013 #112

Church! n/t Civilization2 Jul 2013 #113

If we are at war for our lives ... when do we take up arms? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #114

I've wondered that myself... KansDem Jul 2013 #123

K&R X 1,000,000,000,000!!! Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #124

WTH? RC Jul 2013 #125

Which is why there is no such thing as a progressive invested in Wall St. raouldukelives Jul 2013 #127

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #128

What about the 40% of American voters who vote in lockstep for the 1%? kimbutgar Jul 2013 #130

yep. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #131

K&R .....Nailed It nt Teamster Jeff Jul 2013 #132

Christie/Clinton...no difference between the two. Apophis Jul 2013 #133

Excellent post! You have put in words an opinion that apparently fits very well on DU. dmosh42 Jul 2013 #135

K&R!! What disturbs me are the liberal pundits and comedians who poo poo this fact. Lint Head Jul 2013 #136

+1 KoKo Jul 2013 #150

+1000 heaven05 Jul 2013 #138

It's the Friedman, stupid! HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #146

K&R felix_numinous Jul 2013 #148

Globally the .01% has decided how to deal with resource and climate issues too. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #152

Feudalism 2.0 Auggie Jul 2013 #158

Sadly the authoritarian conservative Republicans who have served BHO, as listed, will forever indepat Jul 2013 #154

and the biggest battlefront in this war is the TPP cali Jul 2013 #162

So true. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #197

+1 limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #198

Sorry things haven't worked out for you. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #167

K&R Rebellious Republican Jul 2013 #168

The war is really between law-abiding citizens and criminals. reusrename Jul 2013 #171

K&R Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #176

Yep obxhead Jul 2013 #177

I just got through reading lordsummerisle Jul 2013 #180

I have that book on my shelf but never got into it. It is a struggle to read about what has happened rhett o rick Jul 2013 #181

Fuckin A right! MrSlayer Jul 2013 #183

There is nothing new under the sun sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #184

Kick And Recommended cantbeserious Jul 2013 #185

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #187

Chuckles - Too True cantbeserious Jul 2013 #194

rec Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #193

We are called lesser than smart for recognizing this. Rex Jul 2013 #199

kick woo me with science Jul 2013 #204