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Thanks for the very original

Oxy Mora — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:32:19 +0000

In reply to two Viagra Two!

Thanks for the very original haiku!

Oxy, Your

Aunt Sam — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:29:28 +0000

In reply to Well, I think you have hit on

Oxy, Your statement:

'...because of his wealth, he and his family will keep their freedom. But the rest of us would be denied ours.'

needs to be sent in as a campaign slogan against Rick, Myth or whoever gets the GOP nomination. Because all will strive to deny civil and human rights to Americans.

Succinct, profound and delivers the true message.

The truth is that their power comes only from their wealth and because of their socio-economic status they are 'inoculated' against most of the ills that plague the 99%.

two Viagra Two!

jollyroger — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:23:51 +0000

In reply to And now he is so happy, he's

two Viagra

Two!

Well, I think you have hit on

Oxy Mora — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:39:15 +0000

In reply to And now he is so happy, he's

Well, I think you have hit on the nub of the problem. Now, in the absence of satire, I really don't begrudge this man, or anyone, especially later in life, a romantic life. I would be willing to bet that every woman in his immediate family has used contraception. I assume some of them might actually be concerned that his backing of a religious autocrat like Santorum might lead to actual loss of their freedoms as women. The reality is of course that people of wealth have recourse to solutions that little people do not have.

The first thing that is maddening about Friess, and he's certainly not the only one, we have the Kochs and the Adelson couple also, is that he is single handedly supporting the front runner of the Republican Party in a race for the Presidency of the country. That fact should terrify any citizen, whatever their stripe of politics.

Secondly, imo, the primary motivation of a man like Friess, based upon his enormous business success, is the continuation of the practices which got him there and the desire to maintain his fortune among his heirs after he leaves this earth. I think a democracy needs a strong estate tax system to prevent further wealth accumulation by oligarchical families but I understand the urge from a psychological point of view. What incenses me is that I think Friess is exploiting, through Santorum, the wedge culture issues for the ulterior motives of finance and family and the little people will get very little in return, except a charade of concern about their wishes.

Power is what Friess wants and he has the means to increase it. If Obama is re-elected Friess would actually suffer very little negative impact, except that he will have played a good hand, and lost that particular round. But there is always the next one. I fear for our country when a single puppeteer can have such influence. Without his money, Santorum wouldn't even be in the race.

In short, because of his wealth, he and his family will keep their freedom. But the rest of us would be denied ours.

And now he is so happy, he's

Aunt Sam — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:09:46 +0000

In reply to Thanks, Artsy. I agree, this

And now he is so happy, he's gonna take two Viagra tonight and not worry about the Church's objection to 'spilling seed' for any reason other than to create life.

Had to be said. Or not. But bet it's true.

BTW, Alice Stewart,

Oxy Mora — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:07:46 +0000

In reply to Thanks, Artsy. I agree, this

BTW, Alice Stewart, Santorum's spokesperson, in an interview with Andrea Mitchell referred to Obama's
"radical islamist policies". Then later, called back into the show an said that she mis-spoke, meant to say "environmental" instead of islamic. Right. Same playbook, imo. Gets attention, dog whistles to the base, sucks up air time, mission accomplished.

There is a sizeable group of

Oxy Mora — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:47:41 +0000

In reply to Driftglass agrees AA:

There is a sizeable group of these right wing wealth concentrators who are operating in the wings, people you don't hear of much, like Carl Lindner, etc.

Think of the travesty of this, The Kochs, Adelson, Friess---each backing a horse in the race. It's unbelievable. And of course the individual campaign contributors are nil.

Thanks, Artsy. I agree, this

Oxy Mora — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:42:32 +0000

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Thanks, Artsy. I agree, this is the way these guys normally talk. And we'll never know, but he's spending a lot of his own money and I don't think it was accidental. The guy is a winner, and right now he's winning. The criticism rolls right off his back.

Driftglass agrees AA:

NCD — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:05:41 +0000

In reply to But when an older man, like

Driftglass agrees AA:

.....now, to the horror of their wranglers, these full-body moral lepers -- from the Kochs to Freiss..............are using the force of their riches to bankroll the Loud Public Blabbing of all the loathsome lies and casual bigotries that are the Mother tongue of the Party of God, but which the Republican brain caste and most the the Villager Media have spent a generation trying to cover up.
Because crackpot wingnut billionaires -- who are used to shooting their mouths off to room's full of toadies and lickspittles who will agree with any batshit nonsense that comes out of their boss' pie hole -- just don't fucking care....

But when an older man, like

artappraiser — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:05:49 +0000

In reply to Foster Friess & viagry for the larynx.

But when an older man, like Friess, is confronted with an attractive woman like Andrea Mitchell, especially when a camera is involved, the larnyx is stimulated and out comes a 1950's high school men's locker room joke, the flip side of which is an old white guy who is now past his prime---and the reality of which is that he can still talk a good game.

Exactly how it struck me, great description.

In my opinion, a guy like Friess does not use national television without a specific game plan.

This is where I totally disagree with you! I think just the opposite. He is a classic old fart CEO type of guy (or gal--Marge Schott?) who is used to saying whatever is on his mind and having all the "yes sir" folks praise every word, because no one ever ever dares suggest anything he says might be wrong or even a faux pas, except perhaps a wife of longstanding, if he has one. If he has a new trophy wife, not even then, because she would know to praise everything that comes out of his mouth as brilliant, funny, whatever, or she is outta there. I doubt he thought twice about what he was going to say on teevee, he figured they wanted some of his pearls of wisdom as everyone he knows has always treated his every word . To sum up: no one has ever probably told him: you talk and act like a stupid ass even though most people who know him probably think exactly that.