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JPZenger

(6,819 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 09:15 AM Oct 2015

Kochs trying to buy PA. Supreme Ct., ad blames Judge for staff screwup

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2015/10/21/Group-with-Koch-brothers-ties-launches-ad-campaign-supporting-GOP-in-state-Supreme-Court-race/stories/201510210205?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_term=Autofeed#link_time=1445442700

No surprise. As has occurred in other states, the Kochs are trying to buy 3 seats on the PA. Supreme Court. They are helping to pay for an ad that blames one of the Dem candidates for placing a child in the care of her aunt, who later abused her. The City Human Services Dept. and other staff never told the judge that the aunt had a previous criminal record.
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Kochs trying to buy PA. Supreme Ct., ad blames Judge for staff screwup (Original Post) JPZenger Oct 2015 OP
Shouldn't be hard atreides1 Oct 2015 #1
"This just reinforces my theory that American voters are becoming inherently stupid." RKP5637 Oct 2015 #2
Amen. When people start that..."Americans are pretty smart about..etc" thing, I fire at them... BlueJazz Oct 2015 #3
Americans are so damn brainwashed, they are in a rut! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #4

atreides1

(16,067 posts)
1. Shouldn't be hard
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 09:23 AM
Oct 2015

They've already completed their purchase of Wisconsin!

This just reinforces my theory that American voters are becoming inherently stupid...one morning the people of Pennsylvania are going to wake up and find out they only live in PA because the Koch's allow them to...much like the people of Wisconsin are finding out!

But, it was the majority of voters, who actually took the time to vote, that decided to make America into a country ruled over by the noble classes like the Koch brothers!!!

That little revolt over 200 hundred years ago was a fucking complete waste of time...at least with England in charge the people would have had a better health care system!

RKP5637

(67,088 posts)
2. "This just reinforces my theory that American voters are becoming inherently stupid."
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 09:29 AM
Oct 2015

IMO it's not even a theory anymore. Idiocracy is quickly taking over all of America. It is so F'en frustrating how ignorant, lazy and incapable of rational critical thinking many Americans are today. I'm not sure exactly where the US is headed, but IMO 2016 will be a major fork in the road. I find this nation scary. Imagine Carson as president or Trump, for example.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
3. Amen. When people start that..."Americans are pretty smart about..etc" thing, I fire at them...
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:32 AM
Oct 2015

"I see, we're in debt up to our asses, our health care costs are insane, the USA ranks usually somewhere around eighth to twentieth in just about every category regarding the quality of life, oh... except percentage of prisoners..We're number 1 in that."
"True, the politicians are to blame but who elects the politicians??....right, the American populace"

"Now tell me again that the Americans are smart...I dare you"

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