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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 08:28 PM
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You know how Big Coal owns West Virginia Politics? Well, welcome to the club
Edited on Thu Jan-21-10 08:30 PM by ThomWV
Because now its not just big coal and its not just West Virginia.

Now you all get to see on a national scale what happens when corporate interests own political representatives lock, stock, and barrel. As they say, "it ain't pretty."
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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 08:30 PM
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1. You mean like back door deals
with pharmas and insurers? Or trillions in bailout cash for banks? Or perpetual war for defense contractors? That sort of thing?
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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 08:31 PM
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3. What makes you think they even bother to hide it? You need to learn about Massy
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 08:31 PM
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4. +1
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wtbymark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 08:30 PM
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2. yea, just look at your mountaintops
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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 08:32 PM
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5. Coming soon to hillsides and streams near you.
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 09:52 PM
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6. " I Owe My Soul to the Company Store"
Edited on Thu Jan-21-10 10:12 PM by dgibby
Tennessee Ernie Ford is rolling in his grave.
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