Corporate Jesus

Riches to Ruin

2009-01-26T07:48:00.000-08:00

Not Much Else to Say

2008-12-29T08:24:00.000-08:00

(From Truthdig)

“Private capital tends to become concentrated in [a] few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of the smaller ones,” Albert Einstein wrote in 1949 in the Monthly Review in explaining why he was a socialist. “The result of these developments is an oligarchy of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society. This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature. The consequence is that the representatives of the people do not in fact sufficiently protect the interests of the underprivileged sections of the population. Moreover, under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights.”

“Large sections of the middle class are being gradually proletarianized; but the important point is that they do not, at any rate not in the first generation, adopt a proletarian outlook,” Orwell wrote in 1937 during the last economic depression. “Here I am, for instance, with a bourgeois upbringing and a working-class income. Which class do I belong to? Economically I belong to the working class, but it is almost impossible for me to think of myself as anything but a member of the bourgeoisie. And supposing I had to take sides, whom should I side with, the upper class which is trying to squeeze me out of existence, or the working class whose manners are not my manners? It is probable that I, personally, in any important issue, would side with the working class. But what about the tens or hundreds of thousands of others who are in approximately the same position? And what about that far larger class, running into millions this time—the office-workers and black-coated employees of all kinds—whose traditions are less definite middle class but who would certainly not thank you if you called them proletarians? All of these people have the same interests and the same enemies as the working class. All are being robbed and bullied by the same system. Yet how many of them realize it? When the pinch came nearly all of them would side with their oppressors and against those who ought to be their allies. It is quite easy to imagine a working class crushed down to the worst depths of poverty and still remaining bitterly anti-working-class in sentiment; this being, of course, a ready-made Fascist party.”

"If Barack Obama does not end the flagrant theft of taxpayer funds by corporate slugs and the disgraceful abandonment of our working class, especially as foreclosures and unemployment mount, many in the country will turn in desperation to the far right embodied by groups such as Christian radicals. The failure by the left to offer a democratic socialist alternative will mean there will be, in the eyes of many embittered and struggling working- and middle-class Americans, no alternative but a perverted Christian fascism. The inability to articulate a viable socialism has been our gravest mistake. It will ensure, if this does not soon change, a ruthless totalitarian capitalism." -Chris Hedges

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What a Friend We Have in Senate

2008-12-13T12:56:00.000-08:00

Bought and paid for.

D or R means nothing.

An Eye to the Future

2008-11-10T07:35:00.000-08:00

Dead already?

What are you doing tomorrow?

2008-11-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

They Think You're Stupid

2008-10-15T18:25:00.000-07:00

I Win Again!

2008-10-06T17:08:00.002-07:00

Nicely broken down here.

Don't worry about it though. After all you're children will have much worse things to worry about.

Vote Corporate 08'!

Stupid or Evil?

2008-09-25T16:37:00.001-07:00

Are you a stupid Republican or an evil Republican?

Take the Quiz:

1. John McCain is:
A. a maverick
B. bought and paid for

2. Sarah Palin is:
A. just one of us
B. just as easy to manipulate as stupid Republicans

3. I vote Republican in order to stop:
A. abortion
B. paying my fair share of taxes

4. We are at war in the Middle East because:
A. Jesus is coming back soon
B. oil is running out soon

5. The American government is:
A. based on Christian values
B. a great way to make money

6. Jesus:
A. is one half divine
B. works for my landscaping contractor

7. I'm certain President Bush:
A. talks to God
B. will pardon me and my associates

8. Your children:
A. will burn in hellfire eternally if they don't believe in Jesus
B. will be paying for my lifestyle well into their 30's

9. Educated people are:
A. elitists
B. Democrats, unless they're evil

10. To save a village:
A. you must burn it
B. you must burn it

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Putting Them Side by Side

2008-09-11T07:14:00.000-07:00

September 11, 1973

That was then.

This is now.

Happy Corporate Imperialist Patriot Day!

The Election Has Already Been Stolen

2008-09-08T07:22:00.001-07:00

Students and the youth vote never show up anyway.

They didn't care that their votes weren't counted in 2004, so why would they care in 2008.

Is your state using voting machines?

We're not even a Republic anymore anyhow.

Tyranny is the new Freedom.

An ignorant fascist is a happy fascist.

It's Over

2008-09-04T07:29:00.000-07:00

Fools us all. Look in the mirror for who to blame.

I like my totalitarianism kept secret. No they won't take your television.

Don't worry I don't expect you to do anything but keep shopping.

Breaking -- McCain Announces Running Mate!!

2008-08-29T08:03:00.000-07:00

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The Great Variety

2008-08-25T07:18:00.000-07:00

1900 - R
1904 - R
1908 - R
1912 - D
1916 - D
1920 - R
1924 - R
1928 - R
1932 - R
1936 - D
1940 - D
1944 - D
1948 - D
1952 - R
1956 - R
1960 - D
1964 - D
1968 - R
1972 - R
1976 - D
1980 - R
1984 - R
1988 - R
1992 - D
1996 - D
2000 - R
2004 - R
2008 - ??

Real change cannot be counted on from the Democrats.

They all $erve the $ame ma$ter$.

Where Are They Now?

2008-08-13T07:18:00.001-07:00

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Don't Hope for Change

2008-08-05T07:52:00.000-07:00

For the Record.
We are a Lie.

How the GOP Can Win

2008-07-31T07:24:00.000-07:00

As the Presidential election approaches it is becoming more apparent to anyone who is paying attention that there is no significant difference between the two leading candidates. There is really only one party that rules in America and that party is money. It has been this way for much longer than people will admit, and the blame lies solely with "We the People".
People know something is very wrong up in Washington and with the lack of a second political party to hold anyone accountable the lie that is our Democrat Republic has been laid bare. Citizens that believe in truth and justice, no matter their political leanings, are outraged by both parties. It is with this in mind that Corporate Jesus doles out some advice to the GOP.
This is an opportunity to bury the feeble and complicit Democrats who rode into power in the last election on their false promises of ending the war and holding the corrupt accountable. The left leaning base is angry and with the Democratic party's presumptive Presidential nominee's "centrist" or Republican lite (he's a Corporatist just look at his economic advisers)) views there are many disenchanted Progressives. The GOP has an opportunity to make a good show of doing what the Democrats said they would and thereby cripple the Democrats and steal their further left support base.
My advice to the GOP is to back impeachment. Come out for accountability and the application of justice. Propose to protect the Constitution. Make a show of supporting the end of the war. With the lack of majorities in both houses of Congress nothing will come of the spectacle, except that the progressive base that as of now will vote for a Democrat, will be further disenchanted by the silent and cowardly Democrats that did nothing and watch in shock as the right takes the positions they've been hoping the Democrats would take. The right wing base that lean Libertarian will also applaud this move. Essentially the GOP would be throwing the 29%ers overboard. However, those 29% will never vote for the Democrat, and will follow any strong leader.
This is a big opportunity that has been dropped into the GOP's lap. The Democrats think the election is already won and have betrayed their base. Now is the time to take them.

Portraits of Joe

2008-07-24T09:37:00.001-07:00

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The Senate is Owned by Telecomms

2008-07-10T07:57:00.000-07:00

Yes/Abstain votes in the Senate for HR6304

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN] Aye
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO] Aye
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS] Aye
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Aye
Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN] Aye
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC] Aye
Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM] Aye
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] Aye
Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE] Aye
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Aye
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Aye
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA] Abstain
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Aye
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Aye
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL] Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Abstain
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] Aye
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Aye
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Abstain
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR] Aye
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA] Aye
Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK] Aye
Sen. John Sununu [R, NH] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH] Aye
Sen. John Warner [R, VA] Aye
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1] Aye

4th Amendment protections are still valid for Corporations, just not for citizens.