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Skidmore

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19. This is more concerning than anything the

Reply to BadGimp (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 09:52 PM

Dec 2014

NSA does because these people are peddling influence and actually are employers for a large number of people.

Chris Hayes was just talking about this but he was just concerned about the dollars and the political game. All the slices and dices of information they are gathering did not seem to be concernng.

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The Kochs eclipse the RNC [View all] BadGimp Dec 2014 OP

As many/most? Americans sleep at the wheel! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #1

That is liikely the heart of our problem. BadGimp Dec 2014 #2

AND turbinetree Dec 2014 #3

Not even SCOTUS gives a sh**. Many of our institutions are as bad as the Koch Brothers. And this RKP5637 Dec 2014 #8

What happens when the Kochs get too old upaloopa Dec 2014 #4

They likely have an army of people willing to take the lead, they are sadly not unique. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #7

Oh there are lots of nasty little Kochs running around maindawg Dec 2014 #10

From what I am told here Dems don't vote upaloopa Dec 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author maindawg Dec 2014 #11

This is what oligarchy looks like. louis-t Dec 2014 #5

1984 is just around the corner. RoverSuswade Dec 2014 #6

Doesn't hurt that the USSC kisses their ass, allows them to spend unlimited money... Triana Dec 2014 #9

Just another conspiracy theory Deny and Shred Dec 2014 #13

To quote #10 above... malokvale77 Dec 2014 #17

This is how Pinochet of Chili and Franco of Spain took fascist control . Are the American Sheeple geretogo Dec 2014 #14

Only way is to play it back at them with our own long game cstanleytech Dec 2014 #15

Can't they be stopped? heaven05 Dec 2014 #16

I know what would solve it IkeRepublican Dec 2014 #18

This is more concerning than anything the Skidmore Dec 2014 #19

Imagine Midnight Writer Dec 2014 #20

so do they get to choose the candidate? greymattermom Dec 2014 #21

They'll be scripting the candidate, which may be just as useful to them. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #23

"...mastery of election law..." Earth_First Dec 2014 #22

The Kochs eclipse the RNC. K & R and linking. Thanks. freshwest Dec 2014 #24