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Sun Oct-04-09 12:28 PM
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Poll question: We are waiting for Obama to show the very wealthy they are citizens of America NOT the owners |
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The bottom line in health care reform, reforming Wall Street and banks, energy, and even foreign policy is that we are waiting for Obama to show the very wealthy that they are citizens of this country not the owners, who can command the government to take actions that endanger and even harm the vast majority.
In at least one of those areas I listed, we don't want to see the sociopathic parties negotiated with and placated but instead humbled and neutered.
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:37 PM
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Might be a good reason, but as of my response, nothing's been said yet. :(
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:39 PM
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2. "America is ours, the rest of you guys just live here" |
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That was a quote from Matt Damon's "Mother" character from "The Good Shepherd" - but it was a real quote, given by NY Gov Al Smith, a rich and moneyed person who also tried to depose Roosevelt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Smithhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot
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Sun Oct-04-09 08:11 PM
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15. Heads-up, President Obama! |
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"We Italians, we've got our families and the Church. What do your people have, Mr. Wilson?" "We've got the United States of America. The rest of you are just visiting." http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4747998
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:41 PM
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3. In what respect, Charlie? |
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:48 PM
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7. Regulate, break up monopolies, and criminally prosecute |
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:49 PM
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9. You mean like Bernie Madoff? |
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Sun Oct-04-09 05:33 PM
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13. he was prosecuted because he scammed the scammers--he was in a league of his own |
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:48 PM
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8. I know this will never happen, but hold hearings on who lobbied for the Iraq War and punish |
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those companies accordingly.
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:49 PM
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10. Is lobbying for a war illegal? |
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Sun Oct-04-09 01:00 PM
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12. I'm sure it's not, but if the public knew who was doing it and why, they would be less |
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likely to support similar wars in the future and less likely to use the products of the company that cost their kid a limb, got their face burned off, or got them killed fighting to increase their corporate profits a few percentage points.
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:42 PM
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:46 PM
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5. But, um, Im pretty sure they are the owners |
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"They" own most everything statistically speaking.
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:47 PM
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6. cross-posted at Reddit: vote it up please |
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Sun Oct-04-09 12:57 PM
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11. Other. But they ARE the owners, that's why things are the way they |
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are. I DO want Obama and others to take away that ownership and give it back to We The People.
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