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tiptoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 01:54 PM
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"There is an evil symbiosis between our elected officials and the PACs that fund their campaigns."
Why I believe this Primary will never end -- crankychatter, May 6, 2008
This Primary contest is not about these two candidates. It is about what these two candidates represent... the principles they embody. This contest is far older than the Primary itself and will continue through the General Election and beyond.

The Clinton's brought us Media deregulation. They brought us NAFTA, CAFTA and a "War on the Poor," that was Ronald Reagan's "wet dream." Senator Clinton's voting record on the IWR, the PATRIOT Act, the exportation of cluster bombs and land mines, the identification of Iran's Republican Guard as a "Terrorist Organization," giving Bush a blank check for expanded conflict in the region: ALL of these actions conflict with what she declares she stands for now... WHO REALLY BELIEVES HER?

There is an evil symbiosis between our elected officials and the PACs that fund their campaigns. This symbiosis is evidenced by the contradictions between Senator Clinton's actions and her words. This symbiosis is institutionalized, in the agency of the D.L.C.. This relationship is at the heart of EVERY regressive policy of the United States Government... every covert act of our Defense Establishment... and the perpetuation of extractive, exploitive, neoliberalism by law and execution.

This corruption is at the heart of this battle. It has been since the 50's.
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 04:11 PM
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1. Absolutely.
The pols (most of them), the money, the corporations. Hmmmm.... Don't see we the people in that list.....
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 09:18 PM
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2. K&R. (nt)
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