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Good business sense in our country consists of being born into wealth, and then placing your capital into investments that are rigged by the system to create more wealth for you. Bloomberg reports that, according to White House financial disclosures,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Jun 14, 2019 at 11:14 AM PDT
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The GOP this week tried to demonize new Democratic Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by running ten-year-old video of her.... dancing.
I know!
SUCH a scandal.
If only she'd assaulted beauty queen contestants back in 2010, why, she'd be...
by Raging Pencils
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on Sat Jan 05, 2019 at 10:42 AM PST
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The Second Amendment protects American citizens’ right to bear arms. And while the NRA pretends to advocate for that particular amendment, they clearly only do so along racial lines, and with one set of interests in mind—the business of making and...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Oct 03, 2017 at 09:49 AM PDT
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Hey everyone, don’t forget that Hillary is holding a big fundraising gala in Philadelphia tonight!
$1,000 or a $27,000 bundle gets you into a private acoustic set with Bon Jovi.
The event is
by The Dead Man
40 comments
on Wed Jan 27, 2016 at 11:26 AM PST
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Our eyes and technology lying to us.
One of the few scientists in the world who insists there is no link between climate change and human activity has been thoroughly busted ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Feb 23, 2015 at 11:07 AM PST
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In a story posted late on a Saturday night, the Topeka Capital Journal issues out a report on potential illegal lobbying, state fund direction and more that has been going on under the Brownback ...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Sun Apr 27, 2014 at 12:43 AM PDT
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Courtesy of Mother Jones , via the Center for Responsive Politics , the chart below demonstrates why the Senate is even considering the approval of the Time Warner Comcast merger.
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by James Hepburn
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on Thu Apr 10, 2014 at 01:39 PM PDT
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More of Sean Hannity's sleazy payola came to light today. From Media Matters:
Hannity's Financial Ties To Tea Party Worse Than You Think
By ERIC HANANOKI
Calderone reported that "Hannity made a ...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Thu Feb 20, 2014 at 06:39 PM PST
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[Just in case my last post was too subtle: America has a 'Welfare' Problem ... let me be clear.]
America has a 'Lobbyist' problem ... It's why Congress is broken. It's why our country is failing ...
by jamess
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on Sun Apr 07, 2013 at 10:54 AM PDT
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Back then we lived in a shoe-box in a hole in middle of road, eating lumps of cold poison for breakfast, comfortably depending on low-level greed to keep politicians happy. Ah, them was the days.
by thefarleftside
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on Fri Jun 22, 2012 at 08:47 AM PDT
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Well hellooooo there everyone! It's Tuesday night, so you know it - it's that time again! Time to leave the bad news and politics behind and instead jam to some of our favorite songs!
Well, a lot ...
by poligirl
133 comments
on Tue Nov 01, 2011 at 05:49 PM PDT
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Since we auctioned off our house, we’ve been holed up in an apartment complex in the heart of Silicon Valley. Not an unpleasant place, we have, however, found that there is a darker ...
by Liberal Thinking
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on Sun Dec 14, 2008 at 06:54 PM PST
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Bloomberg is reporting that Timothy Geithner, looks like he is flexing his new found power and "May" be trying to ...
by Dburn
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on Thu Dec 04, 2008 at 12:39 PM PST
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Today Sheldon Silver was re-elected. He is one of the most powerful men in the state of New York. He's the speaker of the state assembly, and one of the "Three Men in a Room" (the others are the ...
by futurebird
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on Wed Sep 10, 2008 at 06:16 AM PDT
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I few weeks ago I put up a diary titled: To Obama : Fund the MI & Fl Primaries Yourself . If there was one thing I ...
by Thucydides Junior
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on Thu May 08, 2008 at 07:09 AM PDT
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Pay my debt and/or give me the VP spot and I'll "work my heart out for the nominee".
As AC/DC says it,, "It's a Shake Down"..
by Blue Texas
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on Wed May 07, 2008 at 11:32 AM PDT
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MSNBC, quoting the L.A. Times, is reporting that the Obama Campaign is refusing to pay the "traditional" Philadelphia Street Money PAYOLA for the Primary Election.
It's custom in Philly for ...
by IndianaDemocrat
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on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 09:54 AM PDT
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Payola?
In today's newsdump Friday, we find this story slipping in from AP .
FCC Announces $12.5 Million ...
by jillian
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on Fri Apr 13, 2007 at 11:08 PM PDT
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(crossposted from the frontpage of My Left Wing )
All this talk of banning gifts and trips is all fine and good. Even superficial reform, after the ...
by One Pissed Off Liberal
225 comments
on Thu Jan 04, 2007 at 05:13 PM PST
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I thought I would make a short diary for the community to do some W.A.G.-ing about how much money Bush and Cheney stand to collect after they leave office in 2009 or even earlier if by some miracle ...
by Dburn
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on Mon Dec 25, 2006 at 11:50 AM PST
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