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kenny blankenship

(15,689 posts)
7. Corruption this deliberate and consistent is no mistake.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:46 AM
Oct 2012

If he failed to anticipate how fickle Wall St.'s criminal elites wouid be after doing his utmost to ingratiate himself with them, that may be an oversight, but I don't think for a moment that showing him the future with a crystal ball would have changed his mind. It's not like he's getting nothing from them, and a politician like this doesn't let the possibility of future betrayals interfere with the immediate benefits gained by selling his constituents out in the present. The criminal scum of Wall St. buys both sides, with no promise of loyalty to anyone, and could well afford to go on buying every viable political party even if these were to multiply by a hundredfold.

Nothing will slow the march to debt-serfdom for the 99% until they embrace a political party whose enmity to organized money is ideologically explicit and absolute.

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Take a hint, America libodem Oct 2012 #1
One of the biggest mistakes Obama made ... earthside Oct 2012 #2
+1000 Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #5
Well he did it because they funded him first. Savannahmann Oct 2012 #6
It is important to remember that Bainbridge Bear Oct 2012 #12
mistake? that is very kind of you. robinlynne Oct 2012 #22
Corruption this deliberate and consistent is no mistake. kenny blankenship Oct 2012 #7
Our political class will never do it. Savannahmann Oct 2012 #3
+1 Well stated. n/t Laelth Oct 2012 #11
Money in politics is THE number one issue Cosmocat Oct 2012 #14
When you have the moral compass to acknowledge that someone is crooked, Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #4
huh! heaven05 Oct 2012 #8
Yes, but in the rest of the world the PTB were protected, and that's all that matters. nt valerief Oct 2012 #9
We should have let AIG and the big banks fail. Laelth Oct 2012 #10
They had the power and financial backing to bail themselves out. DhhD Oct 2012 #21
Absolutely in the case of AIG, which was nothing more than a bailout of Goldman Sachs.. girl gone mad Oct 2012 #31
This whole story about Iceland fascinates me. But I don't understand it either. AllyCat Oct 2012 #13
Youtube "Iceland revolution" tama Oct 2012 #25
Thank you!! AllyCat Oct 2012 #27
Can anyone explain to me what the difference is in the broad scope of things between JDPriestly Oct 2012 #15
Atlas shrugged, hid in a valley and the world became a better place. Festivito Oct 2012 #16
This is silly mikki35 Oct 2012 #17
Iceland is not unique in benefiting from disregarding the Big Money types Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #19
I am sure they are using percentages Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #29
Apples and oranges bhikkhu Oct 2012 #18
First, we shouldn't have let the banks fail... Javaman Oct 2012 #20
When tama Oct 2012 #26
"by letting the banks fail you are willfully supporting the destitution of millions of middle class" girl gone mad Oct 2012 #32
Recievership and letting them fail are two different animals. Javaman Oct 2012 #33
I can hardly wait sevenseas Oct 2012 #23
But remember the battle cry Savannahmann Oct 2012 #24
Bravo!! Wish I could rec multiple times. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #28
recommended!!! Bill USA Oct 2012 #30
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #34
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