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0rganism

(23,950 posts)
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:20 PM Jun 2012

This is the first real Citizens United election

Whatever we saw play out over the last 3 months in Wisconsin, expect a much larger scale version of it to happen nationwide starting in August. Now the GOP high-rollers know it works.

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This is the first real Citizens United election (Original Post) 0rganism Jun 2012 OP
This is a mega-wakeup call flamingdem Jun 2012 #1
First of all occupy the media, then the GOP funders Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #2
We need anonymous to crack the donor rosters for the SuperPACs 0rganism Jun 2012 #5
Why isn't the narrative that they are hiding something - Saudi money?? jillan Jun 2012 #7
easy one to answer with a question: who owns the narrative? 0rganism Jun 2012 #9
Time to get off the couch Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #11
Other way around, imo. elleng Jun 2012 #10
We will have to plan now Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #12
Yes, if we could get our energy up. elleng Jun 2012 #14
I don't even want to think about it because it makes me too sick right now. lunatica Jun 2012 #3
Bingo. This is the correct answer. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #4
Right. elleng Jun 2012 #6
Yep. It's what I've insisted all along ProfessionalLeftist Jun 2012 #8
expect it at least 100%. the winner takes all. spanone Jun 2012 #13

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
1. This is a mega-wakeup call
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:21 PM
Jun 2012

We must unite! No more destroying Obama or each other, we can't afford that now

0rganism

(23,950 posts)
5. We need anonymous to crack the donor rosters for the SuperPACs
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:24 PM
Jun 2012

People need to know who's bankrolling the takeover.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
7. Why isn't the narrative that they are hiding something - Saudi money??
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:27 PM
Jun 2012

They can say that the President is not a US citizen - we can surely start saying they are hiding terrorist money or something.

0rganism

(23,950 posts)
9. easy one to answer with a question: who owns the narrative?
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:35 PM
Jun 2012

Search your heart Luke, you know it to be true.

ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)
8. Yep. It's what I've insisted all along
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:33 PM
Jun 2012

I think as anything even remotely resembling a representative Democracy, we're through.

spanone

(135,831 posts)
13. expect it at least 100%. the winner takes all.
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:42 PM
Jun 2012

money is now the greatest voting block thanks to citizens united

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