Why Americans Think Politics Is Corrupt

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As you know most of the communities (such as Bengali) in the entire Indian sub-continent are covered in ‘Culture of Poverty’ (Oscar Lewis), irrespective of class or economic strata, lives in pavement or apartment. Nobody genuinely regret or ashamed of the deep-rooted corruption, decaying general quality of life, worst Politico-admin system, bad work place, weak mother language, continuous consumption of common social space (mental as well as physical, both). We are becoming fathers & mothers only by self-procreation, mindlessly & blindfold(supported by some lame excuses). Simply depriving their(the children) fundamental rights of a decent, caring society, fearless & dignified living. Do not ever look for any other positive alternative values to perform human way of parenthood, i.e. deliberately stop giving birth to any child him/herself till the society improves up the mark, co-parenting children those are born out of extreme poverty, instead. All of us are driven only by the very animal instinct. If the Bengali people ever desires genuine freedom from vicious cycle of poverty, need to involve themselves in ‘Production of Space’ (Henri Lefebvre), an intense attachment with the society at large – creating one different pathway to overcome inherent ‘hopeless’ mindset, decent Politics would certainly come up. – Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, 16/4, Girish Banerjee Lane, Howrah -711101, India.

Siddhartha 7:43AM March 25, 2012

Take your meds, Dom, before the voices start again.

doug shaw of AK 2:18PM December 11, 2011

LEFTY DEM SHILL CAP'N BRAD OF THE DEMTANIC FALLS THROUGH RON PAUL'S ROOF, ENDS UP IN A CHIN-CONTROLLED WHEELCHAIR FOR LIFE, AND YELLS...
Jackpot!!!!!!!
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All that build-up so Cap'n Brad of the Demtanic can crapfling once again at Citizens United.
More like Cap'n Brad is still ticked because Citizens United will provide the legal protections of a corporation for those wishing to pool resources to express free political speech as an added protective layer against leftist assaults on free speech,
and,
Unions won't be the only organizations able to pool resources to express political free speech.
Or for Cap'n Brad fans more used to info in sound-bite format:
Fahrenheit 9/11, critical of Bush, okay. Hillary the Movie, critical of H. Clinton, B-A-D!!!.
If the lefties like Cap'n Brad can't outright censor dissent through intimidation -- such as through SEIU or AFL-CIO thugs, and a flash mob to terrorize some banker's teenage son at home -- next best thing would be to limit the ability to finance dissent.
Cap'n Brad himself is a walking, talking reason why Americans rightfully think politics are corrrupt.
In stark contrast to Cap'n Brad's specious suggestion to restore trust in Congress and the Presidency through getting 'big money' out of campaigns (outside of big Union money of course), Ron Paul's approach is to scale back the scope of Congress and the Presidency to Constitutionally-approved matters -- which would mean no Af-Paks, no Libyas, no Obamacare, no bank bailouts, etc.
Even Cap'n Brad -- who just so coinkidinkally happens to somehow earn (or earned) a living in the 'hurly-burly' cash-is-king mileiu of Bay State politics via Bannon Kommunications -- can recognize that a Congress with less influence to peddle would have commensurately-less corruption associated with it.
It looks more and more like Cap'n Brad's re-elect Obama strategy is to lie in wait, hoping to bring charges that the Paul for President campaign did not fully disclose campaign contributions -- as every USN&WR piece from Cap'n Brad invariably makes the case for a Paul Presidency.
And he as a true win-at-any-cost lefty can argue that all his USN&WR pieces should be recognized by the FEC as direct political contributions to the Paul campaign -- with an assigned monetary value, highly-inflated by Cap'n Brad no less.
The story of a would-be burglar on a homeowner's roof falling through a skylight then successfully suing the homeowner for damages he incurred in his would-be burglary attempt must be Cap'n Brad's lefty dem shill inspiriation. And hero.
More and more, Ron Paul 2012 is about leaving the dead (lefty/righty shills) to bury the dead (Obama and the republicans outside of Paul) while the rest of us move on to something much better. Across the board. Domestically and internationally.
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PS:
"The next best remedy to restored [sic] trust in government is to *****force***** the networks and individual TV and radio stations to give free time to political candidates."
Now that's the biggest, reddest warning flag possible that the originator of that proposal -- Cap'n Brad -- harbors dictatorial delusions of grandeur.
And remains a charter member of the now-fizzled I'm-entitled OWS crowd -- which was supposed to be the lefty rebuttal to those who share Tea Party ideals.

dom youngross of OH 4:07PM December 03, 2011

I thought Pelosi was going to " drain the swamp " , didn't work . I thought Obama was going to be transparent , didn't work , no lobbyist , on C-Span , fundraisers on tax payer dollars , insider trading , corruption ? Tax cheats and dodgers ?
These clowns want more of our money ? I'd rather give it to my dingbat daughter .

Hunter of WI 8:41AM December 03, 2011

Barney needs a new houseboy; I took the liberty of forcing your application - good luck, although I hear the job sucks.

Hank of FL 8:23AM December 03, 2011

Bruce B of NV:
Your claim, "newt's past record on everything from being fined and repirmanded by the u.s. house to the well documented incidences of his philandering."
Whenever a poster makes a comment W/O accompanying documentation, most tend to raise an eyebrow or give a one-sided smile, myself included.
Does your "well documented" incidences of reprimand include: David Bonior (D-Mich), who in 1997, brought 75 charges against Newt - 74 of them were found to have no merit whatsoever. The last charge was highly controversial in that, in a two part investigation, payment for lectures given by Newt were approved by the Ethics Committee along with the IRS's okay.
....this same "Ethics Committee" reversed it's approval and fined Newt $300K! Why?
The only reason that Rep. David Bonior and other Democrats filed 75 ethics charges against Speaker Gingrich in the first place is because Newt filed and forced former Democrat Speaker Jim Wright to resign in 1988. The whole ethics violation farce was about nothing but revenge. Bonior and the Dems. wanted revenge for Jim Wright, and for losing the House in 1994 and 1996.
This is the same "Ethics Committee" that wrote a misleading probation letter on behalf of child pornographer, cocaine dealer, and male prostitute, Steven Gobie!
http://www.gargaro.com/newtmoney.html
Inasmuch as Newt's "philandering", I am, unfortunately, on my third (and final) wife myself, and in my heart, I still consider myself a good person. Additionally, at no time did my ethical upbringing allow me to step out on the wife I was currently married to. Am I a "philanderer"? Frankly, I believe I only had some bad luck with two previous marriages.
Incidentally, it was my 2nd wife who recited several times, "Life's a b---h, and then you marry one .....and THEN you die"!
So you see, my friend, a little investigative research will tell you the "complete" story, not just a portion of it.

John Wayne of NM 6:52AM December 03, 2011

Rich of CO
Yesterday brucetee was saying Cain was a cheating on his wife. Is that proven ? NOOOOO.
Barry says he played no part in recession. He, as lawyer and Acorn certainly did:
“The same ACORN that is continually in trouble for voter fraud, the same ACORN that has pushed the subprime mortgage crisis that has destabilized our economy, is, in the words of Barack Obama, going to shape our national agenda.”
http://theobamafile.com/obamaacorn.htm
Newt certainly made misstates. Was refreshing that Newt so admitted. If we enter into his private life how does it compare to say Martin L. King, Clinton, most any Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, FDR, Moses, etc. ? Newt accomplished much. Most what Bill C. tries to steal credit for such as balanced budget was Newt. There was none before Newt & Contract with America. Newt worked both sides of isle and that is what is needed now.
Brucetee whines that I do not complain about Bush. But when has he complained about a Democrat. As you noted. It is a fact that Bush warned and tried to stop the housing crisis and I have provided proof numerous times especially lately. I have no problem blaming Bush when deserved. I'll stick up for Bush when he's correct.
Of course some candidate are trying to "nail" Newt. That's politics. Newt has large lead. Most so far. 38 % approval.
Can we forget how false charges was brought against bush before election concerning his National Guard sevice ???

Bill Hedges of MO 2:39AM December 03, 2011

Bruce B: "people in his own party are out to nail him to the wall"
Maybe so, but you appear to be arguing that Newt Gingrich is the reason people think politics is corrupt, rather than just one example.
Would you be so quick to point out a Democrat as an example, or is it just a cheap partisan shot?
I'm not arguing that Newt's a good guy. He's not. But I think you should lay the blame equally and accurately, or not at all.

Rich of CO 12:55AM December 03, 2011

john wayne of nm.to elaborate,newt's past record on everything from being fined and repirmanded by the u.s. house to the well documented incidences of his philandering.
people in his own party are out to nail him to the wall.

bruce b of NV 11:42PM December 02, 2011

"I have worked with many men and women of great integrity as a political consultant"
Was that before you twisted them into partisan tools? As a political consultant, it is your job to manipulate the masses through misinformation, deception and ommission. With the possible exception of lawyers, no one career path has more directly led to the degradation of our nation. Nice job.
"The next best remedy to restored trust in government is to force the networks and individual TV and radio stations to give free time to political candidates"
Would that include ALL political candidates, or just the Republicrats? What about the Green Party? The Libertarians? CPUSA? Independents? Who would get to decide?

Rich of CO 9:51PM December 02, 2011