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w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 12:38 PM Jan 2012

Jon Huntsman: 'Of course corporations are not people. Who would say such an outlandish thing?'

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/06/1052134/-Jon-Huntsman:-Of-course-corporations-are-not-people-Who-would-say-such-an-outlandish-thing?via=blog_1

At a friendly, very un-Santorum-esque Q&A at the College Convention, a student got another bite at the Occupy apple. Glenn Kaplan couldn't get Huntsman on the record about whether corporations were legally people. The student did.
"Of course corporations are not people," joked Huntman. "Who would say such an outlandish thing!"

Mitt Romney, that's who


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Jon Huntsman: 'Of course corporations are not people. Who would say such an outlandish thing?' (Original Post) w8liftinglady Jan 2012 OP
delicious Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #1
the one semi-sane candidate in the race and newest poll still shows him getting ony 8% WI_DEM Jan 2012 #2
Shows you how far down the toilet --- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #4
Huntsman's positions on almost everything are rightwing loon. Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #3
LOL..of course not. I am alternating Santorum and Romney today w8liftinglady Jan 2012 #5
Glad somebody else has noticed that. PETRUS Jan 2012 #6
That's his problem: Almost is not good enough in today's GOP. subterranean Jan 2012 #9
More importantly, the USSC says so. That Huntsman doesn't know or kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #7
No doubt the Republicans are going to try to get the populace to zbdent Jan 2012 #8
 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
3. Huntsman's positions on almost everything are rightwing loon.
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 12:50 PM
Jan 2012

Just because he manages to say one or two un-loon-ful things every now and then does not get him a get out of the bin free card.

subterranean

(3,427 posts)
9. That's his problem: Almost is not good enough in today's GOP.
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 03:16 PM
Jan 2012

To get the seal of approval in that party, you have to have extreme right-wing positions on EVERYTHING, or you'll be called a RINO or a liberal.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
7. More importantly, the USSC says so. That Huntsman doesn't know or
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 12:56 PM
Jan 2012

understand this, seeing as how it's such a big deal in the news of late, boggles the mind.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
8. No doubt the Republicans are going to try to get the populace to
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 02:34 PM
Jan 2012

believe that the DEMOCRATS and LIBERALS were the ones who "Frankenstein" corporations into attaining "people status" ...

What with today's "liberally-biased media" ...

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