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chknltl

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19. odd question and observation sequence.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 07:17 PM
Jun 2012

This same odd question and observation sequence was repeated commonly by callers on Thom Hartmann and Ed Shultz radio programs today. First off, President Obama made his own political decision as to how best to support the Dems in Wi. I have not heard any regrets as to our presidents methods of support from the Wi. Democratic party so far. Do you suppose the right wing is fishing for a wedge issue here? That'd be my guess-especially when so many right wing 'concern trolls' are trying to get good use out of this right wing talking point too. It makes a great bit of anti-Obama propaganda, an erosion to his base...see how that works?

Next, your reference to 'all the money spent'... Not sure how you missed it but were you aware that we DEMS were outspent 8 to 1 in Wisconsin. Do you have ANY doubts my fellow DUer, that had we been able to fight this campaign on an equal financial basis that the outcome would be much different? So would you suggest with hindsight, that we should have spent less or invested money we simply did not have in that campaign. If you feel the money spent by we dems in that particular campaign could have been better used elsewhere...well this would make for an interesting OP here in the DU. ,one I urge you to post.

Look, this is my opinion and mine alone: Democracy in America, that thing countless thousands of our citizens fought and died for-fought and died to protect, is being wrested from WE THE PEOPLE by BIG MONEY, (corporate and likely foreign government money to be more precise). What went on in Wisconsin with BIG MONEY having more power over that election than the actual will of an informed electorate is the true story here. The real enemy is there, plain for all to see. Our very democracy was hit and hit damned hard in Wisconsin! WE THE PEOPLE need a spotlight on this in order to be the 'informed electorate' that our democracy requires if it is to survive!

This is not about the right or the left, democrats or republicans, this is about BIG MONEY destroying OUR democracy! Propagandists do not want us seeing that, they want us instead to fight with each other, a 'divided we FAIL' strategy. They do not want you to know about the 8 to 1 advantage the corporate finances had over the citizens of Wisconsin in this fight.

IMHO it dishonors the brave fight fought by our fellow Americans in the campaign in Wisconsin when we question the use of what little resources they had to work with considering the BIG MONEY MONSTER they valiantly went up against.
End of rant,
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GOP Election Fraud in Wisconsin [View all] FarLeftFist Jun 2012 OP
I hope that Wisconsin has a law about this sort of thing GarroHorus Jun 2012 #1
Given their current state of fundraising rules Tushon Jun 2012 #2
LOL n/t GarroHorus Jun 2012 #3
It's called "A Koch and a Smile". Kurovski Jun 2012 #31
Nothing will be done. freshwest Jun 2012 #4
Nothing ever gets done in cases like this. hamsterjill Jun 2012 #6
I spoke to a voter who actually received one of these calls jsmirman Jun 2012 #7
I will dream with you. hamsterjill Jun 2012 #8
people have been convicted for this. Kurovski Jun 2012 #32
Looks like two individuals, right? hamsterjill Jun 2012 #33
I believe it happened in Florida and elsewhere as well. it's not unheard of. Kurovski Jun 2012 #35
+1. the money men don't want it. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #11
True, but if Democrats were doing, something would definitely be done. The media would be all over sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #24
Yet, I said something about it an another thread and the poster trashed Democrats as the crooks. freshwest Jun 2012 #25
There should be a law.. ananda Jun 2012 #5
Why didn't Obama support Tom Barrett? Pavlo Jun 2012 #9
Thanks for your concern...n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #10
Pavlo, your link says: 'Oh, No's! A 404! and has a pic of an unhappy guy. freshwest Jun 2012 #13
Is there another wage-lowering, anti-union, free-trade agreement in the works at the Federal level? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #14
Are you forgetting that Pres Obama took the time truedelphi Jun 2012 #15
odd question and observation sequence. chknltl Jun 2012 #19
many in our own party 2pooped2pop Jun 2012 #20
That's not the link I wanted to use Pavlo Jun 2012 #26
Oh Ok. Actually Scott Walker Recall: Obama Campaign Gets Involved SunsetDreams Jun 2012 #27
I'm sorry, but I'm going to be petty here: AllyCat Jun 2012 #28
"Whenever a Republican and/or disruptor comes here, they call it the "Democrat" party" abolugi Jun 2012 #30
First of all Pavlo Jun 2012 #34
There were some pretty severe prosecutions in New Hampshire if I recall wial Jun 2012 #12
Oh yeah so severe that they did it again in WI n/t dinopipie Jun 2012 #16
yes, figuratively, of course 2pooped2pop Jun 2012 #21
You mean some fines a few years after the election? Doctor_J Jun 2012 #23
If the confessed War Criminals Bush and Cheney get a pass dinopipie Jun 2012 #17
Wisconsin voters went against their own best interests... Brooklyn Dame Jun 2012 #18
And we need to take every gain in stride. AverageJoe90 Jun 2012 #29
thats election fraud. not voter fraud PatrynXX Jun 2012 #22
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