Stephanie
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Is the Obama starting to sound more and more like HUGO CHAVEZ?
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By Doug Powers August 21, 2010 05:21 PM **Written by Doug Powers
Heres the eye-roller of the day from President Obamas Saturday radio address. This was recorded Thursday at the White House due to a vacation on Marthas Vineyard, which is the perfect command center from where to monitor the Iranians firing up their nuclear reactor (which is being overseen for safety by the people who brought the world Chernobyl whew!).
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This is a Republic and not a Democracy, but thats of little importance at this point because were getting bilked out of both just so they can be sure.
Naturally, labor unions dont fall under the corporations umbrella, but they do their share of advertising its just that most of it goes toward helping Democrats:
Since 1990, labor unions have contributed over $667 million in election campaigns in the United States, of which $614 million or 92 percent went to support Democratic candidates. In 2008, unions spent $74.5 million in campaign contributions, with $68.3 million going to the Democratic Party. Already, unions have contributed $6.5 million to the 2010 elections, and $6 million has gone to Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, D.C.
In ads sponsored by labor unions it isnt always obvious that the ad is paid for at least in part by unions either. Health Care for America Now is just one example. Watch this ad from the 2008 campaign and see if its obvious that its paid for in part by the SEIU, AFSCME, NEA and UFCW.
And forget the corporate takeover nonsense. Ever since the Supreme Court ruling freed up corporate political spending, labor unions are still out-spending corporations:
read it all here and comments.
Michelle Malkin Obama: We Must Stop the Corporate Takeover of Our Democracy
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By Doug Powers August 21, 2010 05:21 PM **Written by Doug Powers
Heres the eye-roller of the day from President Obamas Saturday radio address. This was recorded Thursday at the White House due to a vacation on Marthas Vineyard, which is the perfect command center from where to monitor the Iranians firing up their nuclear reactor (which is being overseen for safety by the people who brought the world Chernobyl whew!).
Heres part of Obamas address:
As the political season heats up, Americans are already being inundated with the usual phone calls, mailings, and TV ads from campaigns all across the country. But this summer, theyre also seeing a flood of attack ads run by shadowy groups with harmless-sounding names. We dont know whos behind these ads and we dont know whos paying for them [the only time we shouldn't care who's paying for something is if that something is a mosque near ground zero -- DP].
The reason this is happening is because of a decision by the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case a decision that now allows big corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. They can buy millions of dollars worth of TV ads and worst of all, they dont even have to reveal who is actually paying for them. You dont know if its a foreign-controlled corporation. You dont know if its BP. You dont know if its a big insurance company or a Wall Street Bank. A group can hide behind a phony name like Citizens for a Better Future, even if a more accurate name would be Corporations for Weaker Oversight.
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Well, we cannot allow the corporate takeover of our democracy. So were going to continue to fight for reform and transparency. And I urge all of you to take up the same fight. Lets challenge every elected official who benefits from these ads to defend this practice or join us in stopping it.
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This is a Republic and not a Democracy, but thats of little importance at this point because were getting bilked out of both just so they can be sure.
Naturally, labor unions dont fall under the corporations umbrella, but they do their share of advertising its just that most of it goes toward helping Democrats:
Since 1990, labor unions have contributed over $667 million in election campaigns in the United States, of which $614 million or 92 percent went to support Democratic candidates. In 2008, unions spent $74.5 million in campaign contributions, with $68.3 million going to the Democratic Party. Already, unions have contributed $6.5 million to the 2010 elections, and $6 million has gone to Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, D.C.
In ads sponsored by labor unions it isnt always obvious that the ad is paid for at least in part by unions either. Health Care for America Now is just one example. Watch this ad from the 2008 campaign and see if its obvious that its paid for in part by the SEIU, AFSCME, NEA and UFCW.
And forget the corporate takeover nonsense. Ever since the Supreme Court ruling freed up corporate political spending, labor unions are still out-spending corporations:
read it all here and comments.
Michelle Malkin Obama: We Must Stop the Corporate Takeover of Our Democracy