TYT: Does Big Money Own The Government? How Can We Fight It?

[ihavenobias]

Run time: 06:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXz8UvMULm4   Posted on YouTube: September 19, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 22, 2009 By DU Member: ihavenobias Views on DU: 1054

 
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Summary: Cenk talks about how various big money interests are and have been corrupting our government in various ways. The most recent example being pouring money into healthcare to derail real reform. Another would be paying off politicians to fight regulations of the financial industry. The question is, how do we fight back? Cenk offers a couple of suggestions.

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[MannyGoldstein]

1. We Can Fight It By Voting For People Who Don't Suck

It's in the Constitution - check it out.

We get what we deserve.

[pundaint]

9. Our two party system too frequently doesn't give us that option

The financial bar to become a viable candidate makes it hard for an honest person to contend. In most of the elections I have voted in there has been at least one race where I would have voted for "none of the above" if that had been an option. I think is should be an option. If "none of the above" wins none of the candidates could run for that office for two election cycles.

[ro1942]

2. Marcus Aurelius

"the masses don't have enough sense to govern themselves." That's what's wrong with democracy.

[izquierdista]

6. Mark Twain

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."

No wonder the Repubs can cover so much ground.

[OhioChick]

3. K&R n/t

[JDPriestly]

4. Great!

[20score]

5. I hope you do. Without fixing those two problems, we are screwed. K&R

[GivePeaceAchance]

7. Yep, it's a long enourmous struggle but every bit of activism moves ...

folks a step closer.

[Turborama]

8. How about a TYT TV channel of their own?

I really would like to see Cenk of MSNBC but how about they fund raise to get a channel on TV? It might have to have a new name, like Corp. Watch TV or something, though. They could even partner up with http://www.corpwatch.org/">CorpWatch themselves...

:kick: & R

[pleah]

10. K& R

[FiveGoodMen]

11. "Call half of them balls and half of them strikes"

Great analogy!