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delrem

(9,688 posts)
14. Political parties can be bought out.
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:10 AM
Jan 2016

I saw it recently in BC, Canada, when the provincial Liberal party got bought out lock stock and barrel. It almost made me applaud, even though I was explicitly among the targeted "to be screwed".
It can only happen if the bought out party is extremely weak.

Once bought out, I don't see any possible redemption. You can't buy it back.

What can you say when already back in Oct. 45 members of the Democratic progressive caucus rushed out the door to endorse Hillary Clinton, and only one had the guts to back Sanders? That's so weak that it's barely perceptible. Clearly rife with trojans and other weak characters.

Big money isn't chickenshit. When big money buys a politician and buys a few think tanks to provide the MSM 24/7/52 fodder, and buys the MSM which in turn buys a few fake "progressive" opinionators/bloviators to round out a pretense, they cover every bet, and they do it by both instinct and training. They don't spare a nickel in vetting and buying the best.

Crazy, isn't it? Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #1
To quote merrily in a distant thread, bvf Jan 2016 #10
I know, right? When the word taxes becomes a bad word in the Democratic Party you know liberal_at_heart Jan 2016 #2
We can thank the DLC/3rd Way/Koch Bros for that. lob1 Jan 2016 #28
It's surreal isn't it? Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #30
The tax bogeyman. We have to stop with the Republican framing on everything. Broward Jan 2016 #3
"Free stuff" !!! Autumn Jan 2016 #4
Our transformation is almost complete. draa Jan 2016 #5
Gah! I'll bet those tusks were *not* easy to move... n/t bvf Jan 2016 #11
We know which end is the ass. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #15
I'm glad someone noticed. draa Jan 2016 #16
I'm old enough to remember when democrats didn't spew republican shit. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #17
Me too. draa Jan 2016 #18
Agreed. alcibiades_mystery Jan 2016 #6
Yes! artislife Jan 2016 #19
It is incredibly sad. Hard to believe this is America. senz Jan 2016 #36
Very moving video... artislife Jan 2016 #37
BIG GOVERNMENT!??!! Matariki Jan 2016 #7
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They are trashing Mondale, too. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #9
Reaganomics AgingAmerican Jan 2016 #12
Yup whatchamacallit Jan 2016 #39
Here's how we've been hypnotized on taxes... MrMickeysMom Jan 2016 #13
Political parties can be bought out. delrem Jan 2016 #14
It's the Neoliberals circling the wagons around their chosen candidate. draa Jan 2016 #20
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Lol, yes it is. draa Jan 2016 #22
Reminds me of the left wing of the old GOP. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #23
just FYI hfojvt Jan 2016 #24
Nah RobertEarl Jan 2016 #25
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you say you want a revolution? hfojvt Jan 2016 #29
"No we can't" ? RobertEarl Jan 2016 #31
Right there with ya. Zorra Jan 2016 #42
Yeah, lets crush them and get reparations!!! Wait... wait... were yaw goin!??! lol... uponit7771 Jan 2016 #33
So, you're not with us? RobertEarl Jan 2016 #34
For reparations it is!! Lets go !! Viva La revolution !!! uponit7771 Jan 2016 #35
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Democrats have become the conservative party while Republicans have become the Feeling the Bern Jan 2016 #27
Bingo Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #32
I was always impressed with President Mondale... brooklynite Jan 2016 #40
You must have spit out your caviar when you heard Bernie say that whatchamacallit Jan 2016 #41
I get it! Because I'm rich, so I'm greedy! brooklynite Jan 2016 #43
I value the truth whatchamacallit Jan 2016 #44
Ah..."the voters are too STUPID to vote for my candidate" brooklynite Jan 2016 #46
Only the ones who can't, or won't, detect the heart of the matter whatchamacallit Jan 2016 #47
They remind me of Rush Limbaugh dittoheads! nt m-lekktor Jan 2016 #45
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