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Old Codger

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2. Politicians

Fri Jan 1, 2016, 12:39 PM

Jan 2016

Politicians, especially republican politicians are immune to our laws and ethical standards, they live in a world of their own which does not include decency,patriotism or anything that comes close to ethical behavior...And our system lets them get away with it, the fox guarding the henhouse comes to mind...

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Damning New Evidence Shows How Israel Bribed Republican Traitors To Sabotage Obama On Iran Deal [View all] meow2u3 Jan 2016 OP

It all goes back to Nixon sabotaging the Vietnam peace talks to win in 1968... Human101948 Jan 2016 #1

It goes back further than that. Fuddnik Jan 2016 #9

Don't forget Prescott Bush, another Nazi enabler... Human101948 Jan 2016 #11

Old Prescott and a lot of other Wall Street banksters are all over the book. Fuddnik Jan 2016 #16

Sounds like a good read... Human101948 Jan 2016 #18

$16.99 on Nook... I'll have to wait til after 1monster Jan 2016 #35

Reading it now. Reminds me of the current group of crooks/parasites (Cheney/Beltway bandits) erronis Jan 2016 #49

They also wanted to overthrow FDR. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #73

Here are some links to Talbot stuff online starroute Jan 2016 #22

I saw him interviewed on Democracy Now! a couple of weeks ago. Fuddnik Jan 2016 #25

Thanks for these links, starroute! LongTomH Jan 2016 #39

We took a lot of stuff for granted as just the way things were starroute Jan 2016 #40

Yes, want to read zentrum Jan 2016 #58

The U-2 incident was allegedly used to sabotage Ike's overtures to Russia starroute Jan 2016 #21

Yep-American's get caught up in the election hype. jalan48 Jan 2016 #24

Exactly what I thought. This time the Repubs didn't even try to hide their treason stuffmatters Jan 2016 #41

Treason has become a Republican tradition. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #59

Glad you used "Reagan-Bush" Ferd Berfel Jan 2016 #71

Politicians Old Codger Jan 2016 #2

And most of their "discretionary" income comes from places that are not traceable. erronis Jan 2016 #51

And with US funds, too Proserpina Jan 2016 #3

Boy oh boy! Just wait 'til Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi hear about this! Scuba Jan 2016 #4

Yup, they'll be drying their powder almost as furiously... truebrit71 Jan 2016 #12

LOL Ferd Berfel Jan 2016 #15

Boy are they going to be sorry when they here the words "cut it out". GoneFishin Jan 2016 #26

"We don't Cotton to traitors" Qutzupalotl Jan 2016 #5

Cotton's too busy being bought to come back to Arkansas. sinkingfeeling Jan 2016 #32

You're only a traitor if you're a traitor to $$$. That's the world they live in. nt valerief Jan 2016 #6

The only way to make Israel act properly is to give them more money FlatBaroque Jan 2016 #7

And there's 50 years of intercepts, some far more damning, where that came from. leveymg Jan 2016 #8

I wonder how many from both parties didn't need to be bribed. Fuddnik Jan 2016 #13

Depends upon how you define "campaign contribution." In many cases, "bribery" fits. leveymg Jan 2016 #23

I would really like to hear the discussions about the USS Liberty incident. LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #47

I just went to that link and read it. In my head I'm still screaming! Grins Jan 2016 #69

Here's a Nation article on Jane Harman (then House Intel Comm.) caught by FBI on the AIPAC wire leveymg Jan 2016 #72

Wow, even Israel can buy our Congress fasttense Jan 2016 #10

Those Republicans committed Treason Ferd Berfel Jan 2016 #14

Another word for it malaise Jan 2016 #17

Of course, the RW propoganda has a different take... Thunderbeast Jan 2016 #19

Actually, the MSM took the same route. GoCubsGo Jan 2016 #46

Third Way dems are not too different Nyan Jan 2016 #20

Said it then, will say it again. lark Jan 2016 #27

I wonder what it would be like for us to have a Jewish president loyalsister Jan 2016 #55

President Sanders farleftlib Jan 2016 #61

That's what I am hoping! loyalsister Jan 2016 #62

The neocons stick together thru time and... ngGale Jan 2016 #28

Okay now I get it. In RW world this story is that Obama spied on Congress underpants Jan 2016 #29

Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure these must be criminal violations. CanonRay Jan 2016 #30

IOKIYAR. eom tarheelsunc Jan 2016 #31

Trujillo and Somoza pulled the same thing: you criticized their regimes and MisterP Jan 2016 #33

While Hillary parades and works with Kissinger ViseGrip Jan 2016 #34

Oh, come on. Some were traitors for free based on their ideology and hatred for Obama. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #36

Arrest them all for TREASON! ______________ n/t vkkv Jan 2016 #37

"To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature Congressman." Mark Twain Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #38

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2016 #42

Why was the NSA wiretapping those conversations? oberliner Jan 2016 #43

Every call to the Israeli Embassy or the office of the PM of Israel is intercepted. leveymg Jan 2016 #44

And whose job is it to leak the contents of those conversations? oberliner Jan 2016 #52

Everyone's just following orders. leveymg Jan 2016 #60

The NSA monitors foreign communications. That's the very crux of their job. randome Jan 2016 #67

i imagine this would turn into something if some of those 1200 talk radio certainot Jan 2016 #45

Never Forget....Israel is our "friend" and ally... bvar22 Jan 2016 #48

Friend of mine was on a carrier in the Med when that happened. Grins Jan 2016 #70

TREASON, anyone...anyone.... Dr Rise Jan 2016 #50

Nobody saw this coming by the time 2naSalit Jan 2016 #53

when treason doth prosper DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #54

why is this so? why are dems hopemountain Jan 2016 #56

The OP IS ANTI SEMITIC Wolf Frankula Jan 2016 #57

Why can't we recommend replies? NightWatcher Jan 2016 #63

Here in Chicago, A two hour special, PBS Frontline: Netanyahu At War Stellar Jan 2016 #64

I was wondering why my thread didn't take off, it was a dupe. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #65

If democrats has pulled this shit Cosmocat Jan 2016 #66

But, but, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court says there is no Quid Pro Quo!!! Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #68