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oldhippydude

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8. actually i noticed something in the last couple of days..
Sat Dec 24, 2011, 09:23 AM
Dec 2011

this whole thing about "voter fraud" that the ALEC folks are pushing.. perhaps its because i'm in New Mexico, and one of the 8
US attorneys fired by the Bush administration for not persuing voter fraud, David Iglesias is from here... for those who dont remember the 06 campaign.. Iglesias was a wistleblower of sorts, and implicated Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M. with phone messages trying to force the issue... Karl Rove was cited as the architect behind this activity..

if we follow the money, it's pretty obvious that what we see happening now in politics, has been on the drawing board for a long time, and as we might have suspected, the trail leads right back to the Bush administration.. the Koch influence ultimatly goes back to the John Birch Society of the 50's and 60's.. it seems to me, that we on the left, often get caught flat footed with these events for a couple of reasons.. first of all, we are not conspiracy oriented as are the right wingers.. in fact the whole right wing belief system is based on interlocking conspiracy theories.. and as importantly we no longer have the 4th estate of an independent press to expose the knowledge to daylight..

as far as the how can they question.. thats really pretty easy, a thouseand radio station, and fokkks news stirring the hate with misinformation.. you get abortion doctors killed, unions busted, anything you want.. the folks who listen to propoganda, are told how smart they are, with a healthy dose of God and faux patriotism

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Kocks are no different than organized crime and should Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #1
I'm hoping that people post that video on FB and tweet Maraya1969 Dec 2011 #2
We know what they tell these people nxylas Dec 2011 #5
actually i noticed something in the last couple of days.. oldhippydude Dec 2011 #8
yes! you've got it oldhippydude!! freshstart Dec 2011 #16
thanks for the info oldhippydude Dec 2011 #19
You are very welcome. freshstart Dec 2011 #21
funny how that name gets around.. oldhippydude Dec 2011 #22
I know freshstart Dec 2011 #28
the whole right wing griftoshere oldhippydude Dec 2011 #29
Yes, you are right. freshstart Dec 2011 #30
why don't Kochs back Ron Paul? Voice for Peace Dec 2011 #23
Do you mean with money? freshstart Dec 2011 #27
David Iglesias has been one of my heroes ever since truedelphi Dec 2011 #25
If you compared them with Al Capone, they would probably laugh. Capone was a piker. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #10
I think the Republican party satisfied the RICO threshold long ago hootinholler Dec 2011 #14
K&R Al Jazeera does some good stuff! burrowowl Dec 2011 #3
k oldhippydude Dec 2011 #4
So let's kick it. K & R. freshwest Dec 2011 #7
chilling to say the very least Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #6
That was pretty good. bluedigger Dec 2011 #9
kick ensho Dec 2011 #11
Kick. for reading and listening later. thanks for posting northoftheborder Dec 2011 #12
Fascinating... RevStPatrick Dec 2011 #13
AJE has put together some really good reports. tabatha Dec 2011 #15
k&r rhett o rick Dec 2011 #17
Very interesting, thanks. Recommend. nt NorthCarolina Dec 2011 #18
kr nt PufPuf23 Dec 2011 #20
Al Jezeera's investigative reporting on just about everything is stellar or tavalon Dec 2011 #24
Who better than Al Jazeera to criticize the tyranny of the energy industry? Kolesar Dec 2011 #26
Vote for Obama cbrer Dec 2011 #31
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