"Corporations are people." Romney said this yesterday. The people

ShockediSay

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Fri Aug-12-11 06:26 AM
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"Corporations are people." Romney said this yesterday. The people

the Republicans represent and serve, unlike US!< This is the message we need to spread.

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Crazy Dave

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Fri Aug-12-11 06:36 AM
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1. And Hillary Clinton said the same thing about lobbyists in 2008

Both sides are screwing us so accept it and deal with it.

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BlueMTexpat

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Fri Aug-12-11 06:44 AM
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2. The last time I checked, lobbyists were human beings.

Name one corporation that was "birthed" in other than a legal fashion.

False equivalencies again.

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ladjf

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Fri Aug-12-11 07:30 AM
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3. His statement is beyond ridiculous. A corporation is a construct,

designed for the purpose of making a profit. nt

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pipi_k

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Fri Aug-12-11 08:07 AM
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8. And a corporation is...

a construct designed BY people, made up OF people, with the intent of making a profit FOR people.

Without people, there is no corporation.

Corporations aren't made up of horses or robots or fruit flies. They're made up of people.

So, in a sense, Romney is right. Corporations are the people who run them and work for them.

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ellenfl

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Fri Aug-12-11 08:24 AM
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9. that was my alternate read of what he was trying to say, too.

Edited on Fri Aug-12-11 08:25 AM by ellenfl

fortunately for us he muffed it. :silly:

ellen fl

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pipi_k

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Fri Aug-12-11 08:51 AM
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10. I think Romney has the same problem

John Kerry had during the 2000 campaign...he speaks in nuances.

Well, except the other day when he said he would not raise taxes. I believe that's what he said before becoming Governor here in Mass, but he did raise taxes eventually.

Although, in all fairness, the deficit he walked into was wiped out.

I really believe Romney could end up being the Republican candidate. Which would be interesting...to see how the majority of Mass residents would vote. We're a pretty liberal state, but not everyone is above voting for Republicans...

:shrug:

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Uben

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Fri Aug-12-11 07:31 AM
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4. If corporations are people......

....I WANT TO SEE THEIR FUCKING BIRTH CERTIFICATES!

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Mnemosyne

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Fri Aug-12-11 07:37 AM
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5. This ^^^ +1000000000000 n/t

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tanyev

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Fri Aug-12-11 07:40 AM
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6. All people are equal, but some are more equal than others.

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blindpig

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Fri Aug-12-11 07:43 AM
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7. Is that true?

Are the two parties that different in that respect?

The evidence of the Gulf Oil Spill say differently.

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