The GOP Meets the Main Street Movement

[swag]

Run time: 03:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnIcvgFe1Y   Posted on YouTube: April 29, 2011 By YouTube Member: ThinkProgressVideo Views on YouTube: 10   Posted on DU: April 29, 2011 By DU Member: swag Views on DU: 2432

 

[PATRICK]

1. He can't tell them

a practical truth because he would be lynched. In the global financial entanglements America has exported jobs like other countries export diminishing resources like oil. Demanding some recompense from the corporations enriching themselves at the locals' expense in any form almost requires, in many nations, armed resistance and overall government changes. The distribution of wealth is one thing and the lack of control over resources and jobs is another, horrifically intertwined.

Of course they would do no one any good to bring up. Tearing down one pillar is enough of a project, even if it simply demands some partial return to past taxation structures for the super wealthy. The biggest overall threat of socialism is the tyrannical socialism=plutocracy of the Right with nothing but death and misery for the commons, down to the last person and plant.

When people see the futility of bargaining with lying extremists like Ryan will there by an electoral or street recourse left?

[Shadowflash]

2. This is the difference

between real grassroots and astroturf.

[stlsaxman]

3. why the disco music? why music at all? otherwise- K&R #5!

[libmom74]

4. The Republicans don't care.

They are determined to destroy every safety net in this country and hand even more wealth over the wealthy.

[timefortherevolution]

16. Now that Citizens United is law, of course they're going to

kiss the rings of the rich!

And they'll make out quite handsomely — they've destroyed us while serving, they step down into a lobbying job.

W-H-O-R-E-S.

[ljm2002]

5. An excellent montage...

...here's hoping it shows up on TVs everywhere.

K&R

[KansDem]

6. "You’re our Congressman, don’t laugh at us!!!” directed at Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA)

...with his shit-eating grin.

And that last f*ckwad, “When you have your townhall, you can stand up and give your presentation.” What an asshole!!!

And they are laughing at us!!!

These shitheads need some humbling...

[mikeburetta]

17. own townhall

That congreesman "duffy" yjat said "when you have your own townhall then you can speak" is my congressman and he was the one elected in dave obey`s place. So when it comes to elections folks we need to be out in droves and vote so rethuglicans of this ilk dont stay in power!

[byronius]

7. Excellent.

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[stlsaxman]

9. GOPig- "Lemme tellya what- when YOU have YOUR Town Hall- then....

you can stand up and give YOUR presentation!"

well- Excu-u-u-u-se me, Mr. "Representative Of The People" but- aren't Town Hall two-way affairs?

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[florida08]

10. awesome..more like this please

:kick:

[humanityisfree]

11. when you have your town hall...

what a load of shit - its like he doesn't understand how democracy works...

[Hubert Flottz]

12. The voters gave the GOP enough rope and

they are hanging themselves.

[HughBeaumont]

13. Spread to Facebook. You know what GOP representatives remind me of?

Remember the audio of the guy trying to cancel his AOL account and the representative on the other end absolutely wasn't having it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpDSBAh6RY

That's the modern GOP - they have a script, they're sticking to it and we're all just noise that they semi-politely nod and turn a deaf ear to.

And anyone who answers voters with "appeal to authority" bullshit such as Sean Duffy did in that last segment, plain and simple, they're not there for what the job is supposed to entail. They're in office for a mission, and that "mission" doesn't include anyone who makes under $500,000 a year regardless of party.

[tanyev]

14. Outstanding compilation.

[Raster]

15. "when you have your town hall you can stand up and you can give your presentation"

FACT CHECK ASSHOLE: You work for us. You may think you work for the corporations and the wealthy, but you really work for us.

FACT CHECK ASSHOLE: This IS our town hall. You are invited to give your presentation to us.

FACT CHECK ASSHOLE: We elected you. You serve at our discretion. We pay your salary.