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Related: About this forumThom Hartmann: America Doesn't Give a RAT'S ASS About the Poor
I'm sure you'll see on the corporate news shows this week and this coming Sunday's "Meet The Republican" news shows - why talk about poisoned poor people in West Virginia when there are fancy rich people at the White House Correspondents Dinner?
The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV & FSTV "live" 9pm and 11pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings
classof56
(5,376 posts)Truth to power, as always.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Head On Radio Network's Bob Kincaid (sp?) because he's been pointing it out forever while living in WV.
We've trotted past the gilded age right into Corporate-Atrocity age, Thom.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)Don't you know that anyone on RT is Putin's Prostitute!!
Must be true.
I read that right here on DU!!!
I disagree with the headline.
America DOES care about The Poor.
This is the fastest growing Economic Class in America.
It is the Leadership of BOTH Political Parties sucking up to the 1% that "don't give a rat's ass about The Poor."
The Last time I can remember "The Poor" being mentioned as a Democratic party Issue
was the day John Edwards (warts and all) was forced out of Campaign 2008.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)You will see many posts about Benghazi, the need to help the "middle class", even some posts defending the wealthy, but posts about the poor are very rare and tend to sink like a rock. Those that do care and post about the biggest issue in America today (exponentially growing poverty) number even less than the few loudmouth Boggers with their teen beat swoonfests and blue link denial threads.
I count about 10 such posters in this entire community, you are among them by the way.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)OMG do I f***ing hear you
I'm not big into posting threads but I do read the poverty / growing inequality threads and I support my local food bank......they send me pamphlets with real stories from the community and they are real eye openers
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Even here in the our recently not so liberal paradise of Democratic discussion less than 10% will even acknowledge us.
We are but vermin to both parties and an unsightly mess to be avoided by the suburban multiple car owning comfortable that like politics as either hobby or sport.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)What ever happened to that guy who said he was going to Raise-the-Cap & Tax the RICH?
THAT guy would have made a good President!
If a Democrat runs on "Taxing the RICH",
this is what happens:
[font color=white]......[/font][font size=4]The Army for CHANGE, Jan. 21, 2009[/font]
Too bad he forgot all about THAT on Jan 22nd.
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)He is brilliant, well versed in history, and almost always right on as opposed to that fat hypocritical windbag. He plays the most interesting audio clips of historical figures, such as Teddy Roosevelt, to help illustrate how far we've veered sharply away from a true democracy.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)...but his show got picked up by RT.
That makes him a Putinista!!!!
Good Americans and Good Democrats bury their heads in the sand before watching RT!!!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=92287
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)It would be a different nation.