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hfojvt

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24. I am more cynical than that.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #23)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 12:13 AM

Oct 2015

I think the media could see the dollar signs.

Even the "great socialist" (self proclaimed) Lawrence O'Donnell was on PBS complaining that Gore's tax cut plan would not do anything for HIM and that was why he liked Bush's plan better.

I had an email exchange with Somerby and he mentioned how Ted Koppel was on TV saying "this math makes my head spin" but then he was in some zoning dispute with a neighbor and was seemingly adept at calculating square footages and such.

Oh, he knew damned well which tax plan, which presidential candidate was gonna be better for HIS bottom line.

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Sure they did. Remember the presser with the Dems holding up a muffler? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #10

unfortunately hfojvt Oct 2015 #22

The media had just spent years claiming Dems were unfit to govern because of Clinton.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #23

I am more cynical than that. hfojvt Oct 2015 #24

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