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Rove: Obama a ‘political thug’ for Supreme Court remarks

By David Edwards Thursday, April 5, 2012 10:25 EDT President George W.... more

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Epic Failure by Washington Imperils Us All

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McCain: Romney’s VP ‘should be Sarah Palin’

By David Edwards Wednesday, April 4, 2012 10:20 EDT Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was so... more

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Al Gore and Eliot Spitzer analyze issues Democrats face as the 2012 race evolves

Al Gore, former U.S. vice president and chairman of Current TV, and... more

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Chris Hedges: "No Outcry Within Media" on NDAA

(RT) We had reported on the show that a group of political activists and journalists... more

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Romney questioned about his Mormon faith

By Eric W. Dolan Monday, April 2, 2012 16:52 EDT Republican presidential candidate... more

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POLL: Women, Republicans Don't Go Together

Obama now leads Romney by a two-to-one count -- 60 percent to 30 percent -- among... more

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Howard Dean: Striking down individual mandate will help Obama

By David Edwards Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:03 EDT Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean... more

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Biorhythms: Presidential candidates betray Americans on climate change

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Sen. Leahy: Supreme Court thinks corporations can be president

By Eric W. Dolan
Thursday, March 29, 2012 16:21 EDT

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Thursday that corporations could be elected president according to the rationale of the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

“I remain troubled today that the Supreme Court extended to corporations the same First Amendment rights in the political process that are guaranteed by the Constitution to individual Americans,” he said at a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012. “Corporations are not the same as individual Americans. Corporations do not have the same rights, the same morals or the same interests. Corporations cannot vote in our democracy.”

According to the Supreme Court’s logic, we should elect corporations to public office, Leahy said.

“This country has elected General Eisenhower as president, shouldn’t we elected General Electric as president? We know we like to elect a lot of yahoos as vice president, why not elect Yahoo as a corporation as vice president. ”

“Vermonters and Americans across the country have long understood that corporations are not people in this political process,” he continued. “Unfortunately, a very narrow majority on the Supreme Court apparently did not.”

The controversial Citizens United ruling struck down key provisions of the federal McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law and gave rise to super PACS, which have caused campaign spending by outside groups to skyrocket. Super PACs have also exploited a loophole that allows them to postpone the disclosure of their donors until after the elections they participate in.

The DISCLOSE Act of 2012 would require any organization that spends 10,000 or more during an election cycle to file a report with the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours. It would also require the head of any organization that puts out a political ad on TV or radio to state that he or she approves the message, similar to what candidates must do now.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/29/sen-leahy-supreme-court-thinks-corporations-can-be-president/

The DISCLOSE Act of 2010 was blocked by a Republican filibuster in the Senate.

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"Right On Senator Leahy, my Hero of the Day!!!!" =)By Eric W. Dolan Thursday, March 29, 2012 16:21 EDT Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said... more

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Bachmann: ‘Not true’ that people go without insurance because of the cost

By David Edwards Friday, March 30, 2012 12:02 EDT Rep. Michele Bachmann insisted... more

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Romney Elevates His Distance With Car Elevator - Here's His FCQ (Fat-Cat Quotient)

How many poor families can Romney afford?

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Former child janitor to Gingrich: Your jobs plan ‘offended’ me

By David Edwards Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:32 EDT A man who spent part of his... more

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VOTING IN FLORIDA IS NOW ILLEGAL FOR ALL DEMOCRATS

At least that is what Rick Scott and his GOP Bullies are trying to do.

I swear, I am living in a nightmare these days. The GOP/TP is doing everything in their power to make all that is good and just, ILLEGAL and pushing laws that will turn almost everyone’s life into a nightmarish BAD DREAM that we will never awake from. Haven’t these people, who care about no one or anything unless they determine it detrimental to their power and purse, HAVEN’T THEY DONE ENOUGH? They’ve at least done a sufficient amount of PHOOEY to make people realize that they (GOP/TP) don’t give a rat’s ass about the inhabitants of our United States of America, unless such citizens are part of the corporate-hood or very rich.

Come on people, put your thinking caps on, the GOP/TP are out to destroy most of the 99% and it’s BLATANT. They don’t even try to hide their efforts to sabotage, that which we hold dear, they don’t have to. They have succeeded in indoctrinating their entire base, rendering them useless as protectors of theirs and our rights.

The Republican Party is the party of NO (voting NO on every bill that they perceive will make President Obama look good) but their sycophants’, their followers are the posses of YES and can’t wait for their next instruction to vote against their own best interests.

When will the nightmare end? I would wager to bet NEVER, not as long as they can govern and manage the ignorant who look up to them as if they were heroes. To say it’s a CRYING SHAME, is putting it more than mildly, it’s more like a crime that they get away with.

Please watch Rachel Maddow, once again, bring forth and expose the truth, like no other person, media or otherwise, can do. I wish everyone could tune in to the Rachel Maddow Show and learn exactly what these oppressors are up to, instead of listening to Right-wing conservative media or Internet blogs, which try to demonize her. They obviously fear her or they wouldn’t try so hard to silence her voice of REALITY.

thinkingblueAt least that is what Rick Scott and his GOP Bullies are trying to do. I swear, I... more