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Nihil

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11. "The best democracy money can buy" ...

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 05:24 AM

Jun 2013

... as long as you have enough money ... $32,400 is now considered chump change ...

Of *course* you can believe in Hope and Change in the Land of the Free ... just don't
expect it to happen ...

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Man donates $30K in retirement savings to speak to Obama about EVs; gets bumped off guest list [View all] wtmusic Jun 2013 OP

I followed some of the links.. This is interesting Fumesucker Jun 2013 #1

P*O*L*I*T*I*C*A*L C*O*W*A*R*D*I*C*E pscot Jun 2013 #2

You spelled "lackeys" wrong... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #10

How about every other donor who paid for access? quakerboy Jun 2013 #3

I hadn't thought sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #4

He is not a 1%er. So no access to the White House dbackjon Jun 2013 #5

Nevertheless, the DNC got caught cprise Jun 2013 #6

His mistake was talking openly about it shireen Jun 2013 #7

What a bunch of cowards 7962 Jun 2013 #8

He probably shouldn't have promoted it till after he met with Obama rightsideout Jun 2013 #9

"The best democracy money can buy" ... Nihil Jun 2013 #11