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MasonDreams

(756 posts)
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 03:25 PM Sep 2019

How is sausage made? Can you show me? Large donations to political campaigns are corruption.

Every issue is affected. I am convinced, the most effective way to win both the White House and down ballot for Democrats is to run a clean candidate and research expose the source of the money of the repub. Money talks.
Now that the Internet IS the medium, Show Me the Money. You can't find the source of Dark money, Pac money, and Super Pac money? No problem, it is already mud just throw it. Next you just ask, why did you vote for _______? Did they give you money?
Oh, one more thing, I almost forgot. Money from foreign sources in campaigns is against the law. So NRA $ from russia? No can do. chinese $ for mitch and wife inc. No can do.

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RKP5637

(67,086 posts)
1. One would think this would be highlighted and really major topics, but often it seems to
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 03:47 PM
Sep 2019

just slide by. IMO MSM could be doing a far better job of exposing what is going on. We used to have serious investigative reporting in the US, some do, but in general it appears anymore MSM just reports on events as they happen.

MasonDreams

(756 posts)
3. Mr. Corruption himself the pResident used to contribute to both parties.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 04:19 PM
Sep 2019

I think big money now buys both parties and the MSM. Defense Dept. major contractors are my biggest fear. They seem to be able to continue endless wars and start new ones. Voters need to control our Government.
Thomas Jefferson was right WeThePeople are the most trustworthy place for Power.

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)
4. Yes, I agree!!! "Thomas Jefferson was right WeThePeople are the most trustworthy place for Power."
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 04:23 PM
Sep 2019

And Dwight Eisenhower was so correct about the MIC. And here we are today, war, deaths, maiming and exploration for profits.

in2herbs

(2,944 posts)
2. I agree with this mind set but can we believe a candidate's explanation about the source(s)
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 04:15 PM
Sep 2019

of their campaign funding if we're not able to see where the dark money comes from?

MasonDreams

(756 posts)
6. We can't believe them, but we must ask, and ask again
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 04:31 PM
Sep 2019

This is an excellent start. Ask who voted to conceal the sources? We can vote them out until we get lawmakers that will outlaw that dark money.

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