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I have to agree that there

Richard Day — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:17:36 +0000

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I have to agree that there certainly is a 'right wing' corporate panel or something that seems to plan our nation's course; on the one hand negotiating with the republicans and on the other carefully examining the anticipated moves of the dems.

I know that is what Wall Street has done in this election; pouring tens of millions of dollars into this election. Some of the monies were direct contributions other monies were indirect.'

These think tanks like AEI and Heritage may represent the real planning panels that work for the interests of the corporate oligarchy.

I get a little concerned when conspiracy theories get off mark.

Up here in this literal neck of the woods there is a strong belief that the powers that be had Senator Wellstone killed. But why was Biden not also killed? Or Kennedy?

We need some real planners; some serious think tanks working for the left wing in this country. Certainly there is room for manipulation of corporate interests. The oil industry is not always in sync with other international corporate interests.

We should be playing one coporate pig against the other.

See, I start thinking about this stuff and I am right back in the theatre watching the Parallax View.

Richard, Nixon was a crook,

NCD — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:37:28 +0000

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Richard, Nixon was a crook, but the GOP had enough votes to keep him in office in the Senate, and they told him they wouldn't save his ass. Why? The same right wing that hated JFK grew to hate Nixon, see Time from 1971. If Nixon had started a war with say, China, instead of going to China to talk, does anyone doubt the right would have loved him to the max? They hated him, and refused to get him off the hook for the very small time nonsense in the Watergate Hotel. I was no fan of Nixon but get real, the right ran the show then as they do now. No one complained or investigated when Raygun made the no release of hostages deal with Iran, and then sent them banned missiles later, the deal being made before he was even President.

Nixon went to China, formed the EPA and other unforgivable acts that made him a traitor to the right. I have said before, if anyone thinks it was some victory of truth, justice, Democrats and the American Way to flush Nixon down the tubes it ain't so-the same folks that gave us the JFK assasination, the Vietnam War, Raygun, Iran-Contra, George W. and the impeachment of Clinton helped to send Nixon into retirement.

Well Texas was a state owned

Richard Day — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:47:27 +0000

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Well Texas was a state owned by LBJ, that is for sure.

The legislation ultimately passed by LBJ equaled the achievements of FDR. Barth likes to reprint speeches from JFK that demonstrate more than a possiblility that Kennedy could have triumphed with some fine socio economic changes. But LBJ did it.

It is just that if I have to hear one more bit of testimony concerning the grassy knoll, I will puke on whoever gives that testimony.

I would agree with you to this extent. All repubs and one third of all dems are on the take.

No matter how you crunch those numbers, the American citizen is fucked.

Dick, I don't mention it much

kgb999 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:35:30 +0000

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Dick, I don't mention it much because people already think I'm a loon (and I really don't want to get anyone I know in trouble). But when I was a kid in D.C., I had some friends who's father rose quite high in the Secret Service and had been on duty in Dallas. He and his associates with the shared experience of losing a POTUS tended to wax chatty about it when they got together socially. They believed LBJ set him up too ... something about a bunch of orders they got at the last minute that "could only have come from two people in the world and they didn't come from Kennedy." FWIW.

I just thought it was a common view at the time, but, nope. The few times I've mentioned I always thought LBJ helped set up Kennedy ... folks looked at me like I had an antenna growing out of my head. I have no clue myself ... so I tend to just STFU about the whole thing, too many crazy conspiracies floating around. But thought you might find the tidbit interesting ... I've never personally known a more credible source and they were talking in a context of completely unguarded candor.

On a different topic, I stand by my prediction the Democrats hold both houses with reduced majorities come election day. I think the GOP peaked early. But then, I was dead fucking wrong about Coakley.

And also too. They are all crooks dammit. Also.

Actually I always liked the

Richard Day — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:35:15 +0000

In reply to You got great dolor? HEY BEST

Actually I always liked the English spelling; dolour.

hahahahaah

We could have dolour days at K-Mart or Wallmart or fuckmart or whatever....

hahahahahaha

Yeah, you got a real point

Richard Day — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:33:33 +0000

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Yeah, you got a real point here. Wyatt Earp was a criminal, plain and simple but he is a hero of mine. Probably because he killed a lot of Confederates after the war was over.

We celebrate Liddy with his own radio show and pay him lots of money.

Hunt wrote spy novels and was involved in god knows what kind of felonies throughout his 'career'.

But Hunt is celebrated. Hell, even in this cabal of felons, trust went out the window. In one of the links Hunt demonstrated a belief that Nixon ordered the death by plane crash of his mother for chrissakes.

Kissinger killed Allende. I marvelled at articles I have read about whether or not he ordered the kill but jeeeeeeeeeeesus h. christ, the man admitted it in some interview with Rose on PBS. I saw it.

I really would like to know--and we shall not know for decades after I'm dead--the number of assassination attempts that have been made on certain South American leaders during the Bush Administration.

America likes winners and a winner is someone who continually breaks the law and continually gets rewarded with little fear of reprisal.

THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA!!!

You got great dolor? HEY BEST

quinn esq — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:24:08 +0000

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You got great dolor?

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On other days while I find

Richard Day — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:03:54 +0000

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On other days while I find myself in different moods I would argue with your assessment of all this.

But not today. You are correct in that MSM spouts the propaganda that works best for its owners; corporate America although Ed, Chris (more lately), Keith, Rachel and Lawrence sure do their best to shout out some truths.

These corporate contributions (aint contribution a wonderful word? But bribe is such a more exact term isn't it?) are never ending. And each and every donor (briber) is recompensed many times over for each penny contributed.

Wall Street has purchased this coming election and Americans are none the wiser.

And those contributions had a lot to do with the timidity of the dems over the last two years.

So, I really cannot find myself in disagreement with what you have to say today.

I really can't.

And that causes me great dolor.

As an American who for years

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:28:00 +0000

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As an American who for years wanted to believe the rebulicans were the party catering to the mega banks, mega corps etc, while the democrats were the party for the "people", I have finally realized the left-right paradigm is a cruel hoax. I now believe that our governments (left or right) sole purpose is to cater to the globalist while doing everything possible to supress the voice of Americans people. Through this left-right paradigm we fight amongst ourselves while trillions of dollars are given away to the same banks who created the meltdown, and our civil liberties are eroded at an alarming rate. The unconstitutional Federal Reserve is the shadowy financial instrument for the global elite which doles out trillions and then tells the American people we don't have the right to know who is getting the money ? The neo-cons certainly sped up the destruction of our Democracy with the Iraq and Afganistan wars no question. I agree that there is a war going on in this country. I also agree that the modern neo-con influence began under Nixon. Unfortunately I believe the government stoped serving the people began well before Nixon in my opinion.

I was a loyal Democrat my whole life. Through the daily atacks on our civil liberties ie Patriot Act and others I was forced to really look at how we got here. Through my research I have discovered things like the Trans Texas Corridor. I was appalled by not only the concept but that a foreign corp would be collecting the tolls ! This is one example of the power of the peolpe who stood up and killed the idea ! This is one small example of how our government has failed the American people. We The People must begin to realize that the wars, erosion of civil liberties, financial meltdown and the current devaluation of the dollar all have a common denominator. Additionally if We The People are not able to get past this polarization taking place our voice will be rendered useless. We are being pilaged by the globalist with the help of past and present administratons. If real change is going to come we must all find some common ground such as The Bill Of Rights and The Constitution and demand change !! It is not about You against Me it is US aginst Them !! Them being any mega corp, mega bank or elected official who puts special interest above that of Democracy. We must not allow the "talking" heads to form our opinions for us. Mainstream media on both sides all answer to the "corporate man" and have no desire to report what is really important, only what will bring ratings ! I believe in America, our People and our Democracy but now is the time to prove to Washington that We The People will not allow our Democracy to fall without a fight. God Bless America !!

What can you expect from a

cmaukonen — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:30:31 +0000

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What can you expect from a country that makes heroes out of Butch Cassidy, Bonnie and Clyde and Dillinger. And in fact the movies about these people were some of the highest grossing one of that type.

There is a large portion of this country that has not matured passed the cops and robbers stage one bit and still holds these people in high esteem. To them being a crook is not only OK but in certain cases highly admirable.