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Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery”
The Intercept/First Look Media ^ | July 30 2015, 7:09 p.m. | Jon Schwarz

Posted on 07/31/2015 9:37:59 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday on the nationally syndicated radio show the Thom Hartmann Program that the United States is now an “oligarchy” in which “unlimited political bribery” has created “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.”

Both Democrats and Republicans, Carter said, “look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves.”

Carter was responding to a question from Hartmann about recent Supreme Court decisions on campaign financing like Citizens United. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: blasphemer; cancer; carter; citizensunited; georgia; homosexualagenda; jimmuh; jimmycarter; liberalagenda; oligarchy; plutocracy; socialism
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To: Olog-hai

Blind squirrel or stopped watch...or something.


61 posted on 08/01/2015 6:09:49 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Olog-hai

Actually, Jimmah is speaking the truth here. He should know.

The problem with him is selective vision. He almost certainly believes that this is primarily a VWRC problem, and that the Clintons are mostly OK.


62 posted on 08/01/2015 7:03:41 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Olog-hai

A drop of truth won’t erase your statist sins Jimmah.


63 posted on 08/01/2015 7:09:42 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Olog-hai

I don’t agree with much of what he says but he is actually right on this point. Even a blind hog stumbles onto an acorn occasionally.

Elections are bought and sold and vote buying is the name of the game. The Dems are the worst although they are supposedly for the “little guy.” Sheer nonsense. Most of them are uber wealthy. The rest of us peons are the ones getting the bill. The super wealthy can pay very high taxes and still have enough to live three more lifetimes on their riches.


64 posted on 08/01/2015 7:45:17 AM PDT by RichardW
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To: GraceG

LOL!


65 posted on 08/01/2015 9:30:48 AM PDT by vpintheak (Man up and bring it politicians!)
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To: Olog-hai

Dude, remember the panama Canal, Trilateral Commission,, Tehran??

Your fingerprints are all over all of them and more..


66 posted on 08/01/2015 10:07:32 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: Olog-hai; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
It's true, insofar as Carter regards the Demagogic Party and the United States of America as synonymous. Thanks Olog-hai.

67 posted on 08/13/2015 12:48:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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