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Showing Original Post only (View all)Elizabeth Warren To Jon Stewart: Every Law Protects ‘The Tender Fannies Of The Rich And Powerful’ [View all]
Elizabeth Warren to Jon Stewart: Every law protects the tender fannies of the rich and powerfulTravis Gettys - RawStory
10 Apr 2015 at 07:10 ET
Elizabeth Warren (Daily Show)
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told Jon Stewart that the influence of the wealthy on Washington was so pervasive that many lawmakers had probably stopped noticing.
The problem weve got is that there is so much money flowing into Washington, so much power (and) so many lobbyists, that it becomes the norm, she said. I want to say it this way: The wind only blows from one direction it only blows from the direction of those who have money.
Warren appeared Thursday night on The Daily Show, where she said the wealthiest Americans had tilted the playing field dramatically in their favor.
Powerful corporations (and) rich people have figured out that if you can bend the government to help you just a little bit, its a tremendous payoff, the senator said, and if you can bend it to help you just a little bit more and a little bit more, the playing field just gets more and more tilted, and the rich and the powerful just do better and better.
The rumored 2016 presidential candidate said their influence went far beyond campaign donations.
Theyve invested in Washington in a million other ways, Warren said. The lobbyists are there every day, every meeting that occurs. Theyre there in the regulatory agencies, theyre all over the town to make sure that the tender fannies of the rich and the powerful are always carefully protected in every rule thats written, every conversation, in every discussion.
Watch the entire interview posted online by Hulu:
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Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/elizabeth-warren-to-jon-stewart-every-law-protects-the-tender-fannies-of-the-rich-and-powerful/
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Elizabeth Warren To Jon Stewart: Every Law Protects ‘The Tender Fannies Of The Rich And Powerful’ [View all]
WillyT
Apr 2015
OP
It's a good thing people encouraged her to run for Senate rather than take your "advice" nt
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#25
How many times do I have to say this: a very good source that would know
QuestionAlways
Apr 2015
#26
Why does the idea of the tradition of drafting a candidate upset you so much?
Dragonfli
Apr 2015
#28
When was the last time a candidate for President was successfully drafted?
QuestionAlways
Apr 2015
#36
K & R. Thanks for posting. Warren really tells it like it is, the parasitic bonding of our
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#3
That's what laws are for--to protect the rich and powerful. That's also what armies and police
valerief
Apr 2015
#7
Fresh eyes, fresh voice... Run, Elizabeth, RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Left coast liberal
Apr 2015
#19