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Dustlawyer

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30. I don't know about back in the day, but this election Hillary has locked up political endorsements
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 10:36 PM
Apr 2016

by hooking them up with her Donors, just like she did for Tweety's wife. If they all weren't above the law an investigation would reveal all of the quid pro quo's occurring. It's this type of crap that Bernie and his supporters are trying to stop!

They have been so transparent about it because they have nothing to fear. If we survive Climate Change, history will look back on this era of American politics and shake their heads.

Since the MSM only spews propaganda and election tit for tat, and too many Americans are either too busy working 2-3 jobs, or too uneducated by failing public schools, we have to be the means for them to learn what has happened in our country. We need to explain to them the real reasons they are struggling, how the MSM propaganda works, and how we need to help Bernie pressure our government to do what is in all of our interests.

It can be done one person at a time. I know, I have been doing it for years to explain the benefits of Publicly Funded Elections and why we need them. That is my starting point and it is the easiest part because everyone agrees that our government is corrupt. Even Republicans will listen because I tell them that the Democrats are just as bad. Using Hillary as my example (since they are unanimous in their hatred of her) I explain how we have lost our Representative Democracy to big Donors.

I explain how they control appointments, legislation, who we have to choose from for every elected position, including judges. If I am talking to a Republican I explain how it can affect their 2nd Amendment rights and the wasting of our tax dollars. If it's a Democrat I usually explain how it has cost them their ability to sue and recover if a big corporation has harmed them, or caused the deterioration of public education... Just try to figure out their hot button issues and you can easily show how it has negatively affected them!

This is what it will take to win this political revolution, educating them on why it is so important and necessary.

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"Almost" Persuaded [View all] Uncle Joe Apr 2016 OP
Hillary Clinton "Almost" Persuaded me to vote for her GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #1
Bill "almost" apologized but couldn't quite get there. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #2
Bill Clinton finished up the Reagan revolution by doing the things Reagan couldn't do. ish of the hammer Apr 2016 #3
yep - that is why many have said that he was the best republican president since ... SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #21
you are right, so left! ish of the hammer Apr 2016 #28
Thanks So Much For This "Uncle Joe!" This Country Is So UN-INFORMED... ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #12
John Lewis said that, eh? Ino Apr 2016 #23
Perhaps John got put on "Hillary's hit list" after 2008? Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #25
Oh, for sure he was... Ino Apr 2016 #27
I don't know about back in the day, but this election Hillary has locked up political endorsements Dustlawyer Apr 2016 #30
No. Not John Lewis. The guy who said he never saw Sanders during the civil rights fight, but he did PatV Apr 2016 #29
...... daleanime Apr 2016 #4
I want to hear a lot more from Michelle passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #5
I hope so as well, passiveporcupine. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #6
Where Can I Check It Out? Haven't Seen Anything... n/t ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #10
I'd just google her passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #15
Thanks A Lot! n/t ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #17
michele alexander was on democracy now earlier this past week. hopemountain Apr 2016 #31
So he didn't nail a drunk gal in a bar Warpy Apr 2016 #7
This is an old song. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #8
VERY OLD! Guess Some Missed It! I Lived In TX And Was ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #9
Yes it came out in 1966 just a few short years after Hillary had become a "Goldwater Girl" a Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #11
Thanks For The Info... But It Seems She Really ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #13
To this I defer to Alphonse Karr. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #14
Checking This Out Right Now... WOW! ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #19
That's What My Mother-In-Law Always Called... ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #16
Creedence Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #18
WELL, Kind Of Foreboding... ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #20
I've never really been a fan of country music, but I kind of liked that! polly7 Apr 2016 #22
"I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison" you can't top that line Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #24
LOL polly7 Apr 2016 #26
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