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americannightmare

(322 posts)
17. The ONLY way to stop this crap...
Fri May 23, 2014, 07:16 PM
May 2014

is to pull the plug on your cable and stop giving them your money. How many have the courage to take the cable needle out of their arm?

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They know they shouldn't be allowed to merge. Fearless May 2014 #1
if they were buying democracy, that would be something, but they are creating a new form of gov't. Javaman May 2014 #11
There's your name for the Washington NFL team KamaAina May 2014 #2
and soon would lobby to be on every night and be the only team in the NFL. nt Javaman May 2014 #12
That would be a great idea! KamaAina May 2014 #13
If they played with themselves, then they would go undefeated davidpdx May 2014 #21
Unlike Washington's NFL team... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #15
As bad as Time Warner is, I hate to think about what a Time Warner merged with Comcast will be. liberal N proud May 2014 #3
You know, if corporations didn't need lobbysts.......... wandy May 2014 #4
And who pays for all this lobbying? SoapBox May 2014 #5
How can that be? discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2014 #6
Bribery kenfrequed May 2014 #7
+100 - The payoff occurs for most after they finish their term. For some while they are still in newthinking May 2014 #18
LET THE BRIBING BEGIN leftyohiolib May 2014 #8
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaarfffffffffffff Arkana May 2014 #9
Representative democracy is a wonderful thing... LanternWaste May 2014 #10
Comcast builds their own government.. misterhighwasted May 2014 #14
, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #16
The ONLY way to stop this crap... americannightmare May 2014 #17
That won't stop it. They will have the internet soon. Only way is to amend the constitution through newthinking May 2014 #19
Comcast has built in lobbying forces beyond K street Leme May 2014 #20
early in the process when charter was trying to buy time warner-experts said the comcast was a dembotoz May 2014 #22
what is wrong with buying a little favorable legislation. Plenty of sellers in D.C. olddad56 May 2014 #23
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