Comments on: Manchurian Candidates:Supreme Court allows China and othersunlimited spending in US elections http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/ Greg Palast, reporting for BBC, Harpers and more Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: shondra http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73828 shondra Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:12:31 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73828 Thank you to Greg Palast, as always, for continuing his efforts to provide relevant news to the people. This latest Supreme Court decision has sealed one of my own: to get the hell out of America. I am saddened by the events of the last 10 years, really, watching the political pieces move this nation toward self-destruction. Alas, we cannot forget the most powerful pawn, the people, that have been rendered impotent. We want the politicians to be held accountable for their actions, but refuse to be held responsible for our lack of action... No democracy or republic in the history of government has lasted longer than three hundred years, I believe: we are due for demise, is all. Thank you to Greg Palast, as always, for continuing his efforts to provide relevant news to the people.

This latest Supreme Court decision has sealed one of my own: to get the hell out of America. I am saddened by the events of the last 10 years, really, watching the political pieces move this nation toward self-destruction. Alas, we cannot forget the most powerful pawn, the people, that have been rendered impotent. We want the politicians to be held accountable for their actions, but refuse to be held responsible for our lack of action...

No democracy or republic in the history of government has lasted longer than three hundred years, I believe: we are due for demise, is all.

]]> By: David Ecklein http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73618 David Ecklein Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:28:14 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73618 "Manchurian Candidate"? Overblown or a bad joke - what has happened is an endorsement by the Supremes of what has been going on anyway. The displacement of votes by US corporate dollars. That's bad enough. IMHO Palast should be ashamed to tap into anti-Chinese or anti-Muslim sentiment in this way. Tends to deflect attention from the real beneficiaries of such a stupid ruling. "Manchurian Candidate"? Overblown or a bad joke - what has happened is an endorsement by the Supremes of what has been going on anyway. The displacement of votes by US corporate dollars. That's bad enough.

IMHO Palast should be ashamed to tap into anti-Chinese or anti-Muslim sentiment in this way. Tends to deflect attention from the real beneficiaries of such a stupid ruling.

]]> By: Jack Thaddeus http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73475 Jack Thaddeus Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:56:14 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73475 Obama took no corporate money? Uh....what? I think you need to so some more critical research of Dear Leader Obama before you spout such an ignorant claim. Obama took no corporate money? Uh....what? I think you need to so some more critical research of Dear Leader Obama before you spout such an ignorant claim.

]]> By: lk http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73442 lk Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:49:39 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73442 UBS used to stand for Union Bank of Switzerland before the merger with Swiss Bank Corp. Now it's just a brand name. UBS used to stand for Union Bank of Switzerland before the merger with Swiss Bank Corp. Now it's just a brand name.

]]> By: Aroddo http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73307 Aroddo Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:00:05 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73307 Can't americans do the religious appeal? Coorporations don't have souls, so they are not persons and should never have the same rights. Can't americans do the religious appeal?

Coorporations don't have souls, so they are not persons and should never have the same rights.

]]> By: Tree Smith http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73261 Tree Smith Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:09:11 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73261 Obama most certainly did receive huge donations from corporations. Just under one million dollars from Goldman Sachs alone. Makes it hard for me to take anything in this article seriously if the author can't even get that correct. Obama most certainly did receive huge donations from corporations. Just under one million dollars from Goldman Sachs alone. Makes it hard for me to take anything in this article seriously if the author can't even get that correct.

]]> By: Andy http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73243 Andy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:39:03 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73243 With this new policy handed down by the Supreme Court, corporations can now spend unlimited amounts of money carrying out political activities. The are many troubling aspects of this situation. Corporations control far more assets than even the richest of individuals, even whole countries which means that they have the financial assets to buy anything and anyone they wish. Just to place the power of corporations in an appropriate global context here is some information from a report from the Institute for Policy Studies in 2000: Of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are corporations; only 49 are countries (based on a comparison of corporate sales and country GDPs) (See Table 2). To put this in perspective, General Motors is now bigger than Denmark; DaimlerChrysler is bigger than Poland; Royal Dutch/Shell is bigger than Venezuela; IBM is bigger than Singapore; and Sony is bigger than Pakistan. --------- <a href="http://www.hhhwcenter.com/" rel="nofollow">Andy</a> With this new policy handed down by the Supreme Court, corporations can now spend unlimited amounts of money carrying out political activities. The are many troubling aspects of this situation. Corporations control far more assets than even the richest of individuals, even whole countries which means that they have the financial assets to buy anything and anyone they wish. Just to place the power of corporations in an appropriate global context here is some information from a report from the Institute for Policy Studies in 2000:

Of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are corporations; only 49 are countries (based on a comparison of corporate sales and country GDPs) (See Table 2). To put this in perspective, General Motors is now bigger than Denmark; DaimlerChrysler is bigger than Poland; Royal Dutch/Shell is bigger than Venezuela; IBM is bigger than Singapore; and Sony is bigger than Pakistan.

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]]> By: RobertM http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73224 RobertM Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:40:57 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73224 I think someone ought to do exactly that. Incorporate under the name Al Qaeda, Inc., print up some checks and make donations to every Senator and Congressman that doesn't oppose this insane interpretation of the law and then make a big stink when they cash the checks. News Headline: " 60 Senators accept donation from Al Qaeda." I think someone ought to do exactly that. Incorporate under the name Al Qaeda, Inc., print up some checks and make donations to every Senator and Congressman that doesn't oppose this insane interpretation of the law and then make a big stink when they cash the checks.
News Headline:
" 60 Senators accept donation from Al Qaeda."

]]> By: Ted Bennison http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73195 Ted Bennison Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:54:51 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73195 "Court ruled that corporations should be treated the same as humans." - Shouldn't someone start prosecuting AIG execs for attempted murder? "Court ruled that corporations should be treated the same as humans." - Shouldn't someone start prosecuting AIG execs for attempted murder?

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-73166 Carolyn Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:11:04 +0000 http://www.gregpalast.com/supreme-court-to-ok-al-qaeda-donation-for-sarah-palin/#comment-73166 Well, if corporations are now "natural persons," does that mean we can now sue just like we would an individaul the Delaware corporation of the United States of America? What about the Delaware corporation of the Supreme Court? Or, the Delaware corporation of the Congress of the United States? Hmmmmm . . . . Well, if corporations are now "natural persons," does that mean we can now sue just like we would an individaul the Delaware corporation of the United States of America? What about the Delaware corporation of the Supreme Court? Or, the Delaware corporation of the Congress of the United States? Hmmmmm . . . .

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