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The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics
The Rise of Corporate Freedom of Speech
(Surpassed 2008 total on August 18)
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$2.9 Billion Spent in 08 on Congressional Race

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Corporate money in politics is bad enough. Secret corporate money is intolerable.

Primary Election Results (UPDATED: September 6, 2010)

"The Great 2010 Incumbent (Non-)Revolt"

Senate Primary’s Incumbent Democrats 1 Loss; 7 Wins of 13 Incumbent Republicans 2 Loss; 10 Wins of 12
House Primary’s Incumbent Democrats 2 Loss; 182 Wins of 245 Incumbent Republicans 2 Loss; 146 Wins of 158

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WHEN Did You Become Fiscally Responsible?BEFORE Obama or AFTER Obama??

January 20, 2009$10,838,758,414,164.46 - ↑90% Discretionary Spending at 48.6%

January 20, 2001$5,719,124,940,098.04 - ↑36% January 20, 1993$4,192,107,025,882.17 - ↑62% January 20, 1989$2,601,104,000,000.00 - ↑189% January 20, 1981$909,041,000.000.00

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Are You A Tea Party Hyprocrite??

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Distortions, Hypocrisy & More
"I'm not upset that you lied to me; I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you" Friedrich Nietzsche [Hover to Pause]

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2010 Congressional General Election

August 28, 2010

The Old Man has put together a list of opponents for the upcoming 2010 General Elections to be held on November 2. Of course, all the Primaries haven’t been held yet, so a few names are missing. However, as those elections are held, the party winners’ names will be added.

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What Vehicle To Political Victory – A Platform Or Assassination

Will the two major political parties tell us in writing what they intend to do if put in charge of Congress, or will they just try to point out to us what we already know – that neither of them are fit to govern? [...]

Voter Hypocrisy Strikes Again

Once again, the hypocrisy of the tea party (and the voters) come gallaping forward. [...]

An Interesting Interview With David Gregory (Video)

May 24, 2010

David Gregory

David Gregory, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, has his regular Friday interview with NBC’s Squawk Box last week. As usual his interview was very interesting and informative. This week’s discussion was on the political campaign running up to November’s elections.

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