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December 22, 2015

There are right-wing conservatives who call themselves Democrats - they are here because

Donald Trump is pushing the limits of what it means to be conservative, opening new territory, desensitizing people to what is properly defined as fascism. From the Democratic side, if you listen closely, you'll hear the bow-ties smugly reciting the virtues of "market-based, capital solutions" and "enterprise-level stimulus". It's all the same thing - taking money away from the middle class and below (who by virtue of their low status clearly don't deserve it) and giving it to rich people (who are clearly rich because they are such valuable contributors to the nation).

For the right wing in both parties, it's win/win. Trump both challenges and emboldens every conservative. Now, don't get me wrong, there's a difference between the two parties. In economic terms, the always sensible DNC is offering the nation a model of corporate-run state without all the embarrassing Mussolini-style antics of leading Republicans.

But really the leadership core in both parties share an economic model of an exploitable and benign citizen/subject. Both political parties are converging into a plutocratic model of corporate-state whose governance and favoritism differs in magnitude, but not direction.

In other words:
"You can deal with the evil 3rd way corporate asses at the DNC or I'll bring my friend Donald over to discuss the other options".

Conservatives are finally getting all the attention, Wall Street power and authoritarianism they long for.

The truth is, win or lose Wall Street Democrats never have to worry about affording an abortion. Or health care. Or education. Or anything. After all, it's not their fault you don't make $250,000 a year!

Sure, Democratic conservatives are sort of mushy on the whole gay marriage thing, much like Clinton, but really, they enjoy their privileged lives and neither DNC nor RNC will challenge the status quo. Sure they want world peace, but they're not about to give up their 12% effective tax rate to have it.

We have the option of changing course by voting for the someone who understands that, like global warming, our other environmental problems of injustice, poverty and inequality are man-made. We can start to fix it by voting for the proper candidate.

Don't throw your vote away on the status quo. Make your vote count. We need to change direction from right to left.





December 22, 2015

How do we shake the conservative plague Wasserman Shultz and Hillary have cast

upon the Democratic Party like a disease of medieval proportions?

DNC is out of hand. They have become crazy with power, as bad as the arrogant above-the-law, too-big-too-fail banks whose asses we are expected to get down on our knees and kiss every election cycle.

It is fair to ask, "who is DNC representing? Real people or Wall Street crooks?"

We need a correction and thank god there is relief available.

Bernie is the best thing to happen to the Democratic Party in my generation.

We can start right there.




December 22, 2015

When you are in the booth making your choice between Bernie, Martin and Hillary

you will be presented with a rare opportunity to change the direction of the nation. Such an opportunity comes only once per generation, if at all.

You can right the wrongs and make a statement that enough is enough.

Are you strong enough to do the right thing? For the nation? For yourself?

Or are you going to do what Wall Street is demanding, hoping that if you do what they say, they'll stop hurting you?

There are two candidates who deserve the nomination based on rock solid principals and a genuine level of engagement and understanding of the real world problems facing a majority of Americans.

And then there's Hillary.

Are you going to make a difference? Or not?




December 22, 2015

Hillary, Wasserman and DNC are smearing shit over anyone to the left of Reagan...

and it isn't because they believe they need to do it to win. The conservative brain-trust is doing it because they really want the Democratic Party to move even more to the right. They want more power to corporations, more power to military, less power to working Americans.

For sure, Clinton's supporters actually believe the shit they are saying. Shit like "inclusive capitalism" "profit-sharing" "trickle-down" "supply-side" "projection of force" What's old is new again. Clinton is running a retro-Reagan campaign.

Clinton and her supporters are using the language of sensible Republican conservatives.

The right wing is taking cover in the Democratic Party, tucking in behind the Republicans, a bit to the left. That fact, doesn't excuse the Corporate/Government partnership model keeping Hillary and her bow tie contingent of pragmatists all googly-eyed.

Hillary has been DEAD wrong on gay marriage, Iraq War, banking deregulation, welfare cutbacks, increased prison sentencing, privatization, offshoring to Asia and Mexico - she is NOT going to bring the improvements we need to Government and the US. She channels Republican on these issues.

And despite the failures of her ideology, conservative Democrats say they want Government to be run even more like a (fucked up) business.

OK, then.

Given the collusion between Clinton and DNC, charge them all with anti-trust violations. There is no good that can come from having Clinton move the Democratic Party even more to the Wall Street right.

There's only one response to the DNC and Hillary's move to the hard right territory occupied by wing nuts like JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Rahm Emanuel and Larry Summers:

"HELL NO, WE WON"T GO!"

Those bow tie conservatives squatting in the Democratic Party have become a noose around good government and real justice for the people.




December 22, 2015

Have we gone 24 hours without a Clinton/DNC fuck up? Email? Web leak? Debates? Nixon is

laughing his ass off at the irony of it all.

The golden girl is running quite the enterprise isn't she?

Can't wait until she puts her genius powers to work for the greater good of the middle class and below.

We are so fucked.

You know that, right?

December 20, 2015

It's 3 AM, who do you trust when the phone call comes in?

"Mr/Madam President..."

"Yes, what is it?"

"Goldman is unwinding... there's a run on their stock, they are $430 billion underwater"

"What about Blankfein?"

"We don't know, he was last seen in St. Croix on his yacht."

"What are our options?"

"We can take the bank into receivership, dismiss the executive staff and begin an investigation, or bail them out with tax credits and cuts to social programs and jobs. The first option would hurt Goldman's executives and investors and involves great political risk to Congressional campaigns. The second option distributes the pain across the middle class and below who have no real power to object."

"Understood. Here's my decision..."


Who do you trust to do the right thing?

Easy.

Bernie would do the right thing. Hillary would do the wrong thing.
December 20, 2015

Hillary is very confused about technology. It can be challenging, but also important for economic

development and quality of life.

Hillary should have learned by now that that poor management of tech resources (even something simple like email) can cause political and economic difficulties for the middle class and below.

That's why it's NOT a good idea to send every fucking tech job to India, China and Vietnam.

I don't trust her to do the right thing as far as technology, jobs and the profits being held tax-free, overseas.

She seems clumsy and awkward on maintaining US competitiveness in the areas of economic development and progress for the middle class and below.

We can't continue to outsource our way to economic justice.

December 20, 2015

When China hacks into our email and Dept of Defense Clearance database, Democratic Party

fights for legislation to send millions of good paying American jobs to slave labor in China.

What a great way to appeal to voters...

Perhaps those voters are primarily right wing douche bags who'd vote Republican except for a few social issues at the margins?

Thanks Debbie and Hillary. They're the "nicer" violent minded war hawks and Wall Street conservatives fucking us over on a daily basis with policy tilted towards those who can pay for political favors.

November 28, 2015

I hope people understand that there is a real possibility of another civil war in America

There's a power vacuum created by the lack of any challenge to the right wing political direction in this country. Even Democrats are encouraged to embrace conservative ideologies regarding crime, war, corporations, etc.

While these policies are wholeheartedly embraced by Republicans, to a somewhat lesser extent they are also embraced by Democrats, thanks to the pragmatic system of letting Wall Street money write our legislative policy.

No one is willing to aggressively challenge the right wing policies creating huge pockets of poverty and disparity of justice. Not Bill, not Hillary, not Obama.

As a result, conservatives have become emboldened. They have no fear of serious counter attack. They own the narrative. That's because strong individuals who are willing to call out the corruption and fraud holding our Government captive will never pass the Wall Street audition. So we settle for more of the same.

Severe tension is building in America. Rich versus non-rich. Religious versus non-religious.

With some help from the violent power of our local police force, Democrats and Republicans have been helping the rich defeat the non-rich. Every single motion our Congress makes, is made to the benefit of the rich, to the punishment of the non-rich.

Making things worse for the non-rich, the mainstream political class has taken away our voice and ridiculed us for demonstrating against the injustice. Whisteblowers are punished. Our most corrupt institutions NSA, FBI, CIA, DOJ, FDA, etc have been turned into bunkers against accountability.

All the well-know toxic ingredients for disparity and extremism are being dumped into a giant cauldron. Just how long do you think it can stay this way?

Is Wall Street going to rush in at the last minute and save us?

No. They'll happily sell weapons and chaos to both sides of the fight.

November 28, 2015

Mass shootings and CNN: anything to sell a few more burgers.

Everyone understands how our news outlets give "equal time" to nut jobs amped up with frothy religious vitriol.

"Selling baby parts!" "Selling baby parts!" "Selling baby parts!" "Selling baby parts!" "Selling baby parts!" "Selling baby parts!"

Great television, they say.

Over and over and over a big fucking sensational, unchallenged lie.

Why did they do it? Simple.

They drove home the lie to instigate hate. It is in their best interests to rile up brain damaged extremists to the point of violence. After all, the first place you'll go? CNN. It's a perfect fraud.

CNN and the rest of the swine filled corporate offices of the commercial news business are fueling a war against civil rights and justice, for profit.

From their reptilian centered point of view, why not? The payoff is huge in terms of viewers and page-hits. They have nothing to lose. They're immune from the turmoil they create. Their daughters will always be able to afford an abortion. They'll always be able to have access to health care. Why should they care?

If you've ever wondered to what extreme CNN and the others will engage in for profit, we have an answer.

They will literally bring us Hell on Earth.

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