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Election eve thoughts of a ramblin’ man
Repubs have a rock on their back, Dems meekly mumble
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March's Lowdown
Giving corporations more power to buy politicians of their choice
"For too long," wailed the senator in a heart-tugging cry for justice, "some in this country have been deprived of full participation in the political process."
Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, has never been mistaken for a bleeding-heart liberal, so you can rest assured that his anguish over inequality did not concern the disenfranchisement of minorities or poor people--or any kind of people, for that matter. No, it is the tragic political deprivation faced by America's corporations that moved Mitch to such an outpouring of woe.
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MASS KILLERS STRIKE AGAIN
For an example of Washington pampering an “axis of evil,” you need look no further than RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris,
and the other members of the global tobacco cartel.
For decades, these greedheads have intentionally addicted millions of people for profit, killing some are calling on food processors to cut the salt they’ve been adding to our meals, the “deep marination” process can quadruple the
amount of salt in poultry, beef, and pork.
Visit your supermarket manager and demand that your meat not be watered, salted, or chemicalized. Better yet, seek out local markets or meat producers who don’t shoot up their
product.