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I WAS gratified by the

erica20 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:26:07 +0000

In reply to "With any luck, this is the

I WAS gratified by the failure of the Koch brothers to get much traction despite the huge amounts of money they've spent trying to buy respect for their chosen candidates. So I hope, like you, that this is the end of it.

"With any luck, this is the

trkingmomoe — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:06:57 +0000

In reply to I am my own 501(c)(3) religious institution: why Christians and rich people are OK even if they don't pay taxes

"With any luck, this is the last we'll see of it."

Erica, History is on our side. Every 30 to 40 years in the country politics realigns its self. Southern influence with it's backlash has run it's coarse. It started to take hold with Carter's election and the wealthy jumped on the bandwagon with Regan to form the partnership. The election of Obama marked the beginning of a new political era. Only they are being very noisy and ugly as they get pushed out of power. The uber rich will take more time to wind down but their smack down is coming.

I keep watching the House races. That is starting to look better also. This could very well be the last hurrah.

I say we start the dagblog

Aunt Sam — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:04:38 +0000

In reply to I am my own 501(c)(3) religious institution: why Christians and rich people are OK even if they don't pay taxes

I say we start the dagblog church and obtain our credentials on the internet, because don't we 'minister to' those in need of a 'spirited revival' of their senses? And we have 'services' everyday. And definitely non-profit.

But I don't think this is a

erica20 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:15:41 +0000

In reply to Well you give me hope for

But I don't think this is a post about religion. My point is that the mutual bestowal of "specialness" was a way for the rich to hand out a provisional membership in the tribe in exchange for votes, without handing out much by way of actual money or favors. Think of a country club membership that only allows people to walk through the club when no one else is around, and maybe be on a list of members that all the REAL members know is bogus. Except that it works! Like a charm! The lineup for bestowal of unimportant privilege reaches all the way out the door.

Until now.

Democrats, on the other hand, have been very challenged when it comes to vote-buying. If you're a Democrat, you've had to get votes by doing the right thing, which is very difficult and expensive, or purchase them by handing out huge amounts of pork, which tends to call into question the motives behind any "right-thinging" you did before handing out said pork. It makes it almost impossible to put together the kind of casually immoral coalition that the rich and the religious right have had for the past generation.

Until now.....

Well you give me hope for

Richard Day — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:14:31 +0000

In reply to I am my own 501(c)(3) religious institution: why Christians and rich people are OK even if they don't pay taxes

Well you give me hope for chrissakes! ha

Jones and a number of other nutjobs (like Robertson is not a nut job praying for the deaths of Supreme Court Justicies) just say:

HEY, I'M A NEW RELIGION!

So what?

I am the way, the light and the truth...

Okay...

Why?

Religion and other conspiracy theorists will always be with us!

In the beginnings of this country, people came supposedly mocking or eschewing El Papa or other kings who claimed the power of El Papa.

Every time I see the King or Queen of England (UK or Great Britain or whatever) claim some sort of authority, I throw up.

Princess Diane--who gives one goddamn?

We have freedom of religion in this country (and thank the good lord we have this right compared to the Saudis for chrissakes) but we do have the freedom of non religion.

I hate to just defer to the late Hitchens, but I really do not give a damn.

hahahahahah