[efarmer]

I.E. Ludi, international finance and banking follows a pattern to find the best combination of investment and safe harbor possible to protect and build financial assets and no conspiracy attached,
is doing it's primary job. My point is that taking their contributions is preventing our government from pursuing the self interest of their constituency, and perhaps no conspiracy here either, we may just believe that we are too big to fail and are acting like it. I have formed the opinion that corporate influence in our government runs at odds to them being capable of best serving their own constituents. If our government is stymied and wealth concentrates and invests outward then to me that is one clue, if the government works toward the long term health of the nation and investment flows inward then that is another.

Since you are curious today, I though you might have your own opinion.

[Ludi]

No, I don't think there is any "conspiracy" attached to the money class continuing to accumulate more money.

[Vogelzang]

I work for the Republicans. We will win!

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Vogelzang', 'I') work for the Republicans. We will win!

[efarmer]

A centerfold from Mad magazine with freckles and a checkered shirt.
The body is covered but the brain is stark naked and has been airbrushed to hide pock marks.

[Denny]

Well, I understand the need to restore Homer. He has been sick for a while. He needs money and he needs cheez doodles.

[PrestonSturges]

I'm trying to figure out who those people were. I can't confirm that ANY of the 90,000 people in the crowd were black Beck fans. I saw 20 people all day, mostly way in the back, and the only ones I talked to were there for the freak show, not to support Beck. Given that most black people probably got interviewed, there may not have been even ONE black person there for Beck. Not counting the ones that were paid.

Out of 90,000.

How is that even possible?

[hillsidedigger]

Glenn Beck is a wussie of the worst kind.

When the truth about him emerges, all people will run from him.

[PrestonSturges]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hillsidedigger', 'G')lenn Beck is a wussie of the worst kind.

When the truth about him emerges, all people will run from him.

[Plantagenet]

Here's a curious bit of news-----Federal employees working at the Dept. of Education in DC were told by their boss, the Secretary of Education, to go to the Al Sharpton Rally.

federal employees told by Obama appointee boss to go to Sharpton rally

I guess that explains why anyone at all bothered to turn out to hear the fatuous gasbag Al Sharpton rant for an hour---their bosses in the Obama administration told them to go!!

[hillsidedigger]

Don't Tea on Me!


http://dh1976.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/ ... arty-hero/

[Pops]

From comments at Kunstlers blog:

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross".
-- Sinclair Lewis

It's a pretty good blog rant too...

[Ibon]

What is this? That any of you, whatever your political persuasion, would waste your time dumbing yourselves down to debate or discuss this topic is a sign that WE ARE PRETTY DAMN BORED AREN"T WE????

[gollum]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', 'A')nd the "diverse crowd" included about 20 black people (0.02%) all of whom got interviewed by reporters, so we know that they aren't 20 Beck heads, mostly just people who came to see what's up.

So you had Beck telling an all white crowd they aren't racists. I heard a white guy complaining to a reporter that he feels it's not fair he can't freely say nigger.......

[efarmer]

Baby steps, baby steps...

First we leave the hateful signs at home.
We learn how to peacefully assemble and reinforce what we strongly believe in.
Then we learn how to find common ground and see people outside our group as
also being citizens of a shared and beloved nation.
Then, we learn how to have dialogue, relations, and pursue everything we can agree
on, realizing it is easier to find one bone of contention and quit almost every minute.

[PrestonSturges]

I think we need to discsuss if we want the oil companies controlling religion in America.

They already exert significant influence on foreign policy, defense policy, economic policy, and obviously energy. Because the Tea party depend on money from the Koch brothers (oil and chemical industry) we see the Tea Party say things like "Abolish the EPA."

Now we are seeing the oil companies make a religious power grab.

[PrestonSturges]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('efarmer', 'B')aby steps, baby steps...

First we leave the hateful signs at home.
We learn how to peacefully assemble and reinforce what we strongly believe in.
Then we learn how to find common ground and see people outside our group as
also being citizens of a shared and beloved nation.
Then, we learn how to have dialogue, relations, and pursue everything we can agree
on, realizing it is easier to find one bone of contention and quit almost every minute.

[efarmer]

There are no laws against direct corporate influence in religions. They just have to keep the tax status to the good. I know many Christians who feel the spoiling of the planet is a sin and whom would not exactly be moved to fervor with oil money. But then again, they don't have a big lavish church or a bunch of bling, they get together in small groups and pray. They pray a lot lately for everyone including themselves. This includes Muslims and Jews and Mexicans and divided Americans who could use a kind word and a spirit of forgiveness and fellowship with each other very badly right now.

To paraphrase Jesus said it is not what goes into your mouth that defiles a person, it is what comes out.

[gollum]

It's a little off the subject, but it's a shame we don't have rigorous separation of corporation and state the way we do church and state. I consider the banksters a hell of a lot more threatening to the future of my country than I do the Mormons, Jews,Muslims, Baptists or whatever.

[PrestonSturges]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gollum', 'I')t's a little off the subject, but it's a shame we don't have rigorous separation of corporation and state the way we do church and state. I consider the banksters a hell of a lot more threatening to the future of my country than I do the Mormons, Jews,Muslims, Baptists or whatever.