They are scrambling to put in a new face but practices will not change.

[DURHAM D]

[BNJMN]

1. World Monopoly on media, bribing and in bed with the gov't. How do you undo something...

THAT big?

If government isn't used to break up monopolies, what good is it?

[peacebird]

2. To protect the wealthy and promote the corporations well-being perhaps?

<sarcasm>

[BNJMN]

3. But even there, they have to strike balance of *pretending* to be 'for the people'. Um, right?

Or are we that far gone?

[peacebird]

4. The news media helps them promote whatever "disaster" they need to pass their latest giveaway to the

rich, and the corporations promise them platinum parachutes as lobbyists or board members when they leave politics.

as far as pretending to be 'for the people' - I don't think they have to do much more than mouth a non-sensical platitude, wave the flag while proclaiming how christian they are...

[BNJMN]

5. Well, in this case it seems the media was calling the shots and bribing / blackmailing politicians

But they may all be part of the same ultra rich elite.
'So cut the taxes'? Starve the beast?

And give up the paltry remains of protection the gov't affords us?

No.