tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post8479451173505632639..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Blown OffJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32999947745570918392008-03-23T21:14:00.000-10:002008-03-23T21:14:00.000-10:00Didn't the US become a Plutocracy years ago when t...Didn't the US become a Plutocracy years ago when the powerful corporations began poisoning our food with aspartame? or when the drug companies began marketing their drugs on the TV before their clinical trials were completed? Oh yeah, as Andy Parx says, the corporations even rigg the voting machines so their candidate gets in. But that explains why Cheney is such an ass. The people don't count anymore. JosephineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-36169418576843199802008-03-21T10:43:00.000-10:002008-03-21T10:43:00.000-10:00Yes, Andy, you're right, on both counts. And with ...Yes, Andy, you're right, on both counts. And with Cheney, there's not even a 'thank you for sharing."Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62353442268768746182008-03-21T10:26:00.000-10:002008-03-21T10:26:00.000-10:00I am reminded of the lighthouse story, which would...I am reminded of the lighthouse story, which wouldn't be so funny if it weren't plausible (and this sentence wouldn't be so unclear if it didn't have so many double negative):<BR/><BR/>http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-784048978439395312008-03-21T10:15:00.000-10:002008-03-21T10:15:00.000-10:00I think we became a dictatorship, not a democracy,...I think we became a dictatorship, not a democracy, when Diebold and the SCOTUS told us who the president would be. <BR/><BR/>Seems to be the way of politicians whether the President, the Governor or our Council Chair- the response nowadays is "thank you for sharing... next?"Andy Parxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.com