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appalachiablue

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21. K&R. Take the TV & Internet pacifiers away, and people might take to the streets more.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 09:49 PM

Mar 2016

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on the Banks and Congress, "They basically own the place", 2009.

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America To Establishment: Who The Hell Are You People? [View all] Purveyor Mar 2016 OP

Good post. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #1

Hmm... mehneh Mar 2016 #2

Ah, yes, the sensible woodchuck. "Idealists" however is generous, in that it is not totally merrily Mar 2016 #3

Hahaha mehneh Mar 2016 #4

Do you consider the followin "ideals"? bvar22 Mar 2016 #35

Profiles in Courage noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #5

"go along to get along" is another way of saying the same people. mehneh Mar 2016 #7

The problem is that people generally think their own congresscritters are OK, especially Warpy Mar 2016 #6

Actually that probably isn't true. zalinda Mar 2016 #9

I agree, but I just posted about this in another thread. passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #12

Because jello Mar 2016 #31

/This/ Scuba Mar 2016 #32

Actually it bloody well is Warpy Mar 2016 #16

Go out and ask some people in a supermarket zalinda Mar 2016 #26

What people also don't get is you can't vote out that guy on TV you hate if he isn't on your ballot. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #28

then you didn't experience or live thru 1968! jello Mar 2016 #30

A long held Republican belief is that, "What is good for business (Wall St.) is good for America". jalan48 Mar 2016 #8

We need to bring our Representatives and Senators back home. There is no reason for them A Simple Game Mar 2016 #10

if they go with an anti-establishment candidate and we go with an establishment candate, we lose Vote2016 Mar 2016 #11

K&R zentrum Mar 2016 #13

Establishment to America: ram2008 Mar 2016 #14

Revolution Only Way Left billhicks76 Mar 2016 #15

Easy answer: We're burnt out. Initech Mar 2016 #17

You nailed it SmittynMo Mar 2016 #20

"we bought you and we'll sell you to a candidate or TISA-enabled megacorp: that's who we are" MisterP Mar 2016 #18

This is what so few people understand this election cycle. basselope Mar 2016 #19

K&R. Take the TV & Internet pacifiers away, and people might take to the streets more. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #21

I have to agree with you. Thespian2 Mar 2016 #22

What much of the advanced world can see but many Americans can't. Strange & sad. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #25

the republican rebellion vs 'establishment' - give credit to obama certainot Mar 2016 #23

The people recognize that regulatory agency capture and "pay-to-play" politics . . . cer7711 Mar 2016 #24

It's the year of the anti-establishment candidate Lorien Mar 2016 #27

I Love jello Mar 2016 #29

Our elected officials in DC have LESS THAN 72 days of work scheduled NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #33

Yes and it is trouble when you ignore and or excuse your own parties corruption. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #34