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Tag Archives: Citizens United
FOX News top source of voter misinformation, study finds
Are FOX viewers simply people who watch the station to reinforce misinformed views they already have? “No,” says Clay Ramsay, research director for the project, “Even Democratic voters who watched FOX News were more misinformed than others.” While all cable news earns some criticism from Ramsay, “FOX displays a particular pattern of misinformation. The more you watch the more inaccurate your views.” Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Financing, Election, Topical
Tagged Bush, Citizens United, Clay Ramsay, CNN, democracy, Election, Fox News, Media Matters, misinformation, Misinformation and the 2010 Election, MSNBC, NPR, Obama, PBS, propaganda, research, stimulus, TARP, University of Maryland, voter, WorldPublicOpinion.org
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Our two-tiered citizenship — that's you on the bottom
In a world where corporations are free to buy “the best government they can afford,” citizens must be equally free to oppose them. When individual rights are subordinate, democracy becomes “Corporatocracy,” a political system that failed spectacularly when tried by a guy named Benito Mussolini. Continue reading
A Citizens United conspiracy, complete with two Supremes
Back in the Nixon era, it seemed crazy that a President – even Nixon – would try to rig an election. It’s a lot easier to believe a band of industrialists might; especially the Koch brothers, who seem to have tried it at least once before. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Financing, Election
Tagged Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, David Koch, Election Financing, Fox News, Ginni Thomas, Jimmy Zuma, John Birch Society, Justice Thomas, Karl Crow, Koch Brothers, Liberty Central, McCain-Feingold, National Review, New York Times, New Yorker, Supreme Court, Washington Examiner, Washington Post
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Meg Whitman’s High Bidder Strategy
I don’t think they auction jobs on Ebay, but if they did, it might look a lot like the California governor’s race. Former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman has already invested $91 million of her personal fortune. “Who cares?” you might say. Well, you should. Whitman is pioneering a new model corporations can use to buy an elected office. And recently, our own Supreme Court just made buying an office much easier… Continue reading
Posted in Election
Tagged auction, California, Candidate, Cheney, Chris Cilizza, Citizens United, coal, democracy, Ebay, Florida, governor, governors, governorship, Halliburton, Jimmy Zuma, Manchurian Candidate, Meg Whitman, Supreme Court, West Virginia
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