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newspeak

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60. yeah, well that was also the good old-bad robber baron days
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 01:05 PM
Oct 2012

where greed, corruption was a benchmark and labor had no rights. it looks like they are attempting to go backwards. I can just imagine the maniacal look of greed and lust when they think of basically "prison" slave labor. oh, those fences around the building is not keeping the laborers in-no, it's keeping those trying to get a job, out. and those nets we put around the building is not for those attempting to suicide, no, it's for safety in case someone falls off the building.

these sociopaths dream of the day when they can do business in america like any other third world country and they fully control the government-any old dictator will do. CEOs in this country are the highest paid in the industrialized nations. they value ever increasing profits over the welfare of the american people and the well being of this country. I do not consider them americans, and that includes mittens.

the eighties was a mindless greedfest, where healthy american companies in the black were raided and then sold to any foreign entity. the employers weren't even a second thought, some being generational employees. if this is the new SICK mindset, i want no part of it.

if these unamerican CEOs can "threaten" with fear and intimidate their employees to further enrich themselves, then this country is dead. might as well rename it "corporate states of america." oh, and yes, there is class warfare and WS, ceos, plutocrats started it when they began screwing labor, scamming, threatening and installing those wacko blowhards in the media to convince most americans to go against their own interest.

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It's called extortion. Plain and simple. Raster Oct 2012 #1
This is true! defacto7 Oct 2012 #2
It sure sounds like a threat to me. Veiled, but a threat nonetheless. calimary Oct 2012 #3
Plus it's a bogus claim bjobotts Oct 2012 #34
Voter Intimidation...State and Federal Laws.... Evasporque Oct 2012 #52
It is time to eat the 1%. With some fava beans and a nice chianti. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #4
I don't think the side dishes are that important FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #58
faux gras? Raster Oct 2012 #59
If the Kochs hadn't blown that giant cash wad on a losing proposition (mittens), they could afford truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #5
bingo ...n/t rsweets Oct 2012 #9
You think Mitt will lose? The Kochs have other ideas. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #13
How many hours did you campaign for Obama yesterday? JDPriestly Oct 2012 #22
Agreed! They can only win by stealing. bjobotts Oct 2012 #35
These assholes were laying people off when bush was president. They are liars and thieves still_one Oct 2012 #6
If they are the job creators, where are the jobs? The Wielding Truth Oct 2012 #29
exactly still_one Oct 2012 #31
Here KamaAina Oct 2012 #49
It's like a protection racket daleo Oct 2012 #7
If possible, it's a new low... ailsagirl Oct 2012 #37
"If we elect candidates who want to spend hundreds of billions in borrowed money on costly new leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #8
Showing their true colors ffr Oct 2012 #10
These companies are just begging for an heavy IRS audit. Starting with top down. Panasonic Oct 2012 #11
No wonder they feel comfortable sending jobs to China.. they act as if they ARE Communist China. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #12
Can't speak for the Kock... Koch employees... bpollen Oct 2012 #14
Grrrr.... this is getting weird. But it's the Koch Roaches and I didn't expect anything less. Initech Oct 2012 #15
You folks do realize- ruffburr Oct 2012 #16
A new low for the filthy rich. SoapBox Oct 2012 #17
A good argument for nationalizing them DBoon Oct 2012 #18
Could happen! JDPriestly Oct 2012 #23
Nationalize them, and give them $0.01 for their properties Panasonic Oct 2012 #55
The "job creators" have become too expensive and they're not "creating jobs" anywa. aletier_v Oct 2012 #19
The Election of 1896 chuckstevens Oct 2012 #20
yeah, well that was also the good old-bad robber baron days newspeak Oct 2012 #60
So Obama's re-election is going to reduce demand for Koch products? krispos42 Oct 2012 #21
it certainly reduces MY demand for their products! lastlib Oct 2012 #38
I think it is time for a change in federal law. Liberal Veteran Oct 2012 #24
Laws may have already been broken awake Oct 2012 #26
Such law exists. It's called Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Panasonic Oct 2012 #56
Well that is highly unamerican now is'nt it?? nt and-justice-for-all Oct 2012 #25
I hope the rich itch. aquart Oct 2012 #27
If Democrats hold the Senate bluestateguy Oct 2012 #28
... so many...suffer under a single tyrant who has no other power than the power they give him; jtuck004 Oct 2012 #30
They want you to think it's the John Galt strike. Turbineguy Oct 2012 #32
30.,000 drones over the U.S. lib2DaBone Oct 2012 #33
Charge them with election fraud!! lastlib Oct 2012 #36
So buying votes is legal in this country now Thrill Oct 2012 #39
Treason against hard working Americans!!!!! Pauldg47 Oct 2012 #40
The most amazing part of this is that they still think Romney can win. randome Oct 2012 #41
It must hurt to know that they wasted millions lovuian Oct 2012 #42
That's a pretty serious form of terrorism. Things like this can lead to serious violence. Zorra Oct 2012 #43
I figured this would start to get ugly in October Norbert Oct 2012 #44
x2 Smilo Oct 2012 #54
"Even my ass has standards." Brigid Oct 2012 #61
He sounds like us Democrats but in a 180 degree way. Kablooie Oct 2012 #45
Got voter intimidation? KamaAina Oct 2012 #46
I Thought BLACKMAILING was Illegal. Megahurtz Oct 2012 #47
Kick for Monday crowd. LeftinOH Oct 2012 #48
Here's a Juicy Tidbit Megahurtz Oct 2012 #50
tampering? Voter Intimidation? I think so....hello Feds!....nt Evasporque Oct 2012 #51
My boss is hinting Smilo Oct 2012 #53
Tell him to his face: BULLSHIT. Panasonic Oct 2012 #57
Fuck Koch tawadi Oct 2012 #62
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