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We passed that threshold (selling of souls) when the SC somehow equated freedom of speech with the dollar; that decision inevitably linked politicians to the money. Silliest piece of judicial crap I ever saw.
People listen to speakers who say what they want to hear, free and equitable access to the media is all it should take. Whacko's get bad ratings, media goes elsewhere.
That's the perfect world. Unfortunately the short attention span theater of american TV says whacko's get good ratings.
Maybe that's why OB gets the nod from the dem's - he's essentially promising a chicken in every pot, cheap gas (he skips over the historical truth that triple taxing the oil companies means they have no incentive and stock holders will sell, driving the cash available to research and explore down).
Any surprise that Mr. Change is now courting the same old same old political machines he supposedly eschewed? No surprise on my part as he always has, just now he does it openly. The higher they go, the more alike all politicians get. They find it's easy to shout from the top of the bleachers but when they get to management there really isn't a lot they can do.
Johnny's not much better, but at least in my opinion he does less harm in the long term than OB.
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