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  • #106
    Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

    Originally posted by unofan View Post
    What practical difference does it make if the profits go to the zaibatsu rather than Warren Buffett? The world is so interconnected that they'd both make the same decisions regarding plant locations, employment, and the like anyway.

    American made is far more important than American owned.
    It's the game they play. If it's about socializing risk and privatizing profit then it's vital to protect American ownership. If it's about workers' rights and environmental protection then it's vital to realize that the market is global and regulation is not competitive. Heads they will, tails we lose.
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    • #107
      Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

      Originally posted by Kepler View Post
      If it's about socializing risk and privatizing profit.
      This is the decision that the American Right has made and is fighting for tooth and nail every day. It's Mitch's and Bone Man's call to order, their daily duty.

      It's also what Elizabeth Warren fights against every day.
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      Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
      Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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      • #108
        Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

        Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
        This is the decision that the American Right has made and is fighting for tooth and nail every day. It's Mitch's and Bone Man's call to order, their daily duty.
        The only change of significance in American politics since 1980 is it used to be the mission statement of the Republicans, whereas now the Dems are getting more and more corrupt. Exactly what you would expect if you allow the rich to buy Congress. It's now a race: can we get the Court back in time to roll back the predators, or will the Dems have simply turned into predators by the time they do get it back?
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        • #109
          Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

          Originally posted by Kepler View Post
          The only change of significance in American politics since 1980 is it used to be the mission statement of the Republicans, whereas now the Dems are getting more and more corrupt. Exactly what you would expect if you allow the rich to buy Congress. It's now a race: can we get the Court back in time to roll back the predators, or will the Dems have simply turned into predators by the time they do get it back?
          The problem is you only have so many Schumer's and Warren's laying around. Wellstone's sudden death really screwed us on the Iraq war deal and until Warren came to power we've almost had nothing on the national stage. Sanders is close but he's too radical to get the national traction we need to quell the oligarchs.
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          Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
          Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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          • #110
            Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

            Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
            The problem is you only have so many Schumer's and Warren's laying around. Wellstone's sudden death really screwed us on the Iraq war deal and until Warren came to power we've almost had nothing on the national stage. Sanders is close but he's too radical to get the national traction we need to quell the oligarchs.
            Summed up in one chart.

            People have no idea how bad inequality is in the US. The questions are: if they did would it change their voting, and if they changed their voting would they still be permitted to vote?
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            • #111
              Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

              Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
              It's also what Elizabeth Warren fights against every day.
              I'm sure she's a saint who's never taken a dime of special interest money, and if she had, she would immediately hold a press conference to inform the public. You know, in the name of transparency.

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              • #112
                Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                I'm sure she's a saint who's never taken a dime of special interest money, and if she had, she would immediately hold a press conference to inform the public. You know, in the name of transparency.
                The thing about Warren is, she might. Today, anyway, she is the real deal. If she actually ran for president I'm sure the process would grind her down to slime the same it's done to every major party candidate since TV began.
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                • #113
                  Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                  Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                  I'm sure she's a saint who's never taken a dime of special interest money, and if she had, she would immediately hold a press conference to inform the public. You know, in the name of transparency.
                  There are no Saints in politics. That being said at least she's trying to talk the talk and walk the walk. More than I can say for the other *** clowns.
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                  Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
                  Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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                  • #114
                    Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                    Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                    There are no Saints in politics. That being said at least she's trying to talk the talk and walk the walk. More than I can say for the other *** clowns.
                    Gillibrand is going to be an interesting case, and not just cause OMG SHE IS HOT!!! She seems to be coming from the right place, but she's also a savvy politician and she's already cast a few votes that were pretty obviously the triumph of pragmatism over principle. So basically she's Hillary except probably not quite as sharp, and nowhere near as sociopathic since that's impossible.

                    Oh, and... a short skirt and a long jacket.
                    Last edited by Kepler; 12-16-2014, 03:52 PM.
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                    • #115
                      Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                      Have the Pakistani Taliban crossed a "red line" and gone too far?

                      Their attack on the school in Peshawar was a direct attack on the Pakistani military, most of the children there were children of the military and many of the teachers there were wives of the military. Even other Pakistani terror groups have condemned that attack.
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                      • #116
                        Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                        Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                        I'm sure [Elizabeth Warren is] a saint who's never taken a dime of special interest money, and if she had, she would immediately hold a press conference to inform the public. You know, in the name of transparency.
                        I recall reading about how she defended Travelers Insurance against a lawsuit in one of her cases. Yeah, champion of the poor and oppressed, barely squeaking by on her joint income of $950,000 with her husband.
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                        • #117
                          Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                          Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                          I recall reading about how she defended Travelers Insurance against a lawsuit in one of her cases. Yeah, champion of the poor and oppressed, barely squeaking by on her joint income of $950,000 with her husband.
                          Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                          There are no Saints in politics. That being said at least she's trying to talk the talk and walk the walk. More than I can say for the other *** clowns.
                          .

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                          • #118
                            Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                            Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                            I recall reading about how she defended Travelers Insurance against a lawsuit in one of her cases. Yeah, champion of the poor and oppressed, barely squeaking by on her joint income of $950,000 with her husband.
                            You're not supposed to start the smear campaign until after she's announced. Didn't you even go to Troll Finishing School?
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                            • #119
                              Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                              Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                              I recall reading about how she defended Travelers Insurance against a lawsuit in one of her cases. Yeah, champion of the poor and oppressed, barely squeaking by on her joint income of $950,000 with her husband.
                              Thats what lawyers do, defend.
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                              • #120
                                Re: Global War on Terror Version 6 - Perpetual Motion Machine

                                Originally posted by walrus View Post
                                Thats what lawyers do, defend.
                                God forbid any professional follow their oath.
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                                Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
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