George Will: The Votes of Congress are Not Swayed by Campaign Contributions

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George Will: The Votes of Congress are Not Swayed by Campaign Contributions

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I'll never believe a word this guy says!

[Captain Hilts]

1. Is THAT why Bob Dole went to Louisville and said nicotine isn't addictive????

[OHdem10]

2. If this were true we would have passed HIR in one month. Some

Democrats said they would not hurt business. what is George
Smoking?????

[Jack Rabbit]

3. !!

:rofl:

[depakid]

4. Yep- and there's no global warming

The guy's a serial liar, and in the days when the US media had a sense of ethics, would have been blackballed a long time ago.

[AlbertCat]

36. would have been blackballed a long time ago.

Well, they did laugh at him... at least (how could you not?)

I wonder how much $$$$ George took to say such a thing.

[digidigido]

5. George, I have a Bridge in Brooklyn you might like to buy

[Jack Rabbit]

38. I'll throw in some beach front property by the Sea of Tranquility

[Triana]

6. On WHAT effing planet?

:rofl:

[Guilded Lilly]

7. Alternate Universe time, George.

Congressional votes ARE bought. Can you spell lobbyist? (can I??? checking spell checker)

With UNLIMITED funds now, they will be bought with a lot more money.
It is eventually horrendous for BOTH parties, if you would look beyond your partisan nose.
"Constituents' wants" is a vapid talking point that stands for NOTHING.

Imagine...unlimited funds.
That's more nacho chips than the entire population will see in a lifetime.

[earcandle]

8. Well! That is good news! If it's true.

[Joanne98]

9. Pathological liar

[aquart]

10. Mini-strokes?

Sorry for his family, but this is proof of an unsound mind.

[AlbertCat]

37. an unsound mind.

C'mon! He was PAID to say it!

[bulloney]

11. If they're not swayed, then why do they spend so much money on political campaigns?

They certainly don't put all of that money and effort into campaign contributions just because they feel charitable.

Geez, what's that dufus George Will smoking?

[dotymed]

35. By LAW Corporations

have a fiduciary responsibility to their stockholders. If they spend money, they have to expect to earn money from that expenditure. That is law. The contributions, legally, have to be viewed as Investments.

[olegramps]

12. They donate because they are the fearless protectors of democracy.

They don't want anything in return except maybe being able help out overworked legislators by getting to author their bills. The same cast of charlatans dominate the Sunday co-called news programs. Why anyone would waste their time watching these charades is beyond me.

[Enthusiast]

13. Hey folks,

we should listen to George Will. He is a smart man.















:rofl:

[ScottLand]

14. I agree it won't change very much. It will just become

more obvious. And many more people will say, "why should I waste my time standing in line to vote? Walmart's got this covered."

[daleanime]

15. This is what passes....

for an Conservative intellectual?:wtf:

[WileEcoyote]

16. This video isn't even worth my view

Instead next time title the film by stating: "George Will says Elephants fly" and I might take the bait.

[The Wizard]

17. Either Goerge Will is on dope

or he thinks the the rest of the world is.
With that statement he revoked his own credibility.
Did anyone expect anything different from a right wing radical?

[NoSheep]

29. What credibility?

:hi:

[4_TN_TITANS]

18. The ultimate conservative idiot.

George Will is the reason I cancelled my subscription to Newsweek years ago. I'm just amazed that this guy still finds paying gigs - every word out of his mouth is inaccurate and uninformed, every prediction guarenteed to miss the target.

[pattmarty]

19. That's why the Republicans are morally bankrupt. This ass hole.........

...............along with Newt Gingrich and Brooks at the NYT are supposed to be the intellectuals of the Republican party. That's pretty funny considering their combined IQ couldn't break 100.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. And chocolate has no calories.

And with every bomb we drop on a foreign country we gain more converts to Democracy, freedom and the American Way!!!!!!!

[doc03]

21. First of all lawyers are people corporations are not

people. Second if that was so why do the stupid SOB's waste all that money? Third I have seen several here on DU that think it is just fine for corporations even foreign ones to buy an election. I think DU is infected with quite a few Freeper trolls.

[kag]

22. Lies, damn lies, and statistics

Lawyers are the greatest contributors, and 83% of their contributions go to Democrats?

He has to have pulled that number straight out of his anal cavity!

George Will is an idiot who knows a few big words.

[Tsar_Bomba]

23. Will is either stupidly naive or a pathological lair

[NoSheep]

28. PAID liar.

[pundaint]

24. Good news, for a second there I thought we were screwed.

Now I see that we are merely presumed stupid by folks in Washington. Our only advantage is their misunerestimation of us

[stubtoe]

25. Perfect example of a talking head who considers himself an "opinion shaper".

It's so easy to see whose pocket(s) he is in. But then the conservative herd isn't very big on rational thought, are they. They'll just quote Will in their LTTE's and blog comments and think it's the God's Truth.

[NoSheep]

26. The very fact the liar keeps his job is evidence of what he is denying.

:rofl:

[KansDem]

27. Will is a partisan hack...don't forget his role in "Debategate."

Six months ago, when Gore campaign adviser Tom Downey received a package containing the Bush campaign material prior to the first debate, he immediately turned it over to the FBI. In sharp contrast, 20 years earlier, top operatives in Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign pored through Jimmy Carter's lengthy briefing book swiped from the White House. Back then, behind the scenes, Will was part of the effort to make the most of the illegally obtained papers.

Will looked at the Carter briefing materials and then helped coach Reagan for a crucial debate with Carter. Promptly after the debate, Will went on "Nightline" to praise Reagan for a "thoroughbred performance." Viewers had no way to know of Will's involvement in prepping Reagan for the debate.

For years, Will was able to cover up the deception. But in mid-1983, the "Debategate" story finally broke, and he took some flak.

At first, Newsweek merely mentioned in passing that Will had been shown the stolen briefing book "and thought nothing of it." A week later, devoting several sentences to the intrigue of its star columnist, the magazine reported that he "saw the Carter materials" and later helped to prepare Reagan "for his confrontation with Carter. Then, in his role as television commentator, Will gave Reagan a favorable review for his performance -- without explaining that he had personally taken part in the event."

During the summer of 1983, various media pillars rumbled with disapproval. As Newsweek observed, "some of Will's fellow journalists have heatedly criticized his partisan role. Jack Nelson, Washington bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, called it 'outrageous.'"

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He lies...

[fascisthunter]

30. this guy has said some of the most outrageous and most disingenuous shit

and he still has a career because the media is owned by the right. Well, he's the perfect egg-head republican shill to represent the right wing. All dweebs with lies and with no conscience.

[plantwomyn]

31. Unfortunately

The votes in Congress are not swayed by what the American people want either.

[Golden Raisin]

32. And rhinoceros farts

smell like freshly-baked cinnamon buns.

[DrZeeLit]

33. some substance just became legal in his household. n/t

[dhpgetsit]

34. The votes of the general public are swayed by campaign ads

and voters DO get to choose the candidates.

[DallasNE]

39. This Is The Same George Will

That used documents he knew were stolen from the Carter Campaign to help prepare Ronald Reagan for his first and decisive debate with President Carter. Will had no ethics back then and he hasn't changed a bit in the interviening years since. Will has long been a scum bag.

[JoePhilly]

40. Can anyone imagine the love child of George Will and Peggy Noonan??

Sorry if I make anyone PUKE ....

But can you imagine all of those POMPOUS, SELF-RIGHTEOUS, ARROGANT, BLOVIATING genes in one person??

[sulphurdunn]

41. Actually, the largest campaign contributors

to federal elections are not lawyers but accountants. Will knows this, but he's not above playing the Republican "evil trial lawyers" card that has been so successful in reducing personal injury suits for corporate malfeasance and suckering brainless Republican rubes since Ronald Reagan's day. He's just another preppy pundit pimp. Can you imagine Bow Tie Willy and Cokie AKA Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborn Boggs Roberts "doing it" in the cloak room of the country club? :smoke: