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US and it's Banana Republic Election
10-22-2012, 02:16 PM
As an American I ask you, have you SEEN Americans lately? Or what passes for entertainment? With the rise of Honey Boo Boo, I see the fall of America. Not to sound melodramatic, but bread and circuses are the only thing that the MAJORITY of Mericans want.
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US and it's Banana Republic Election
10-22-2012, 02:54 PM
No if Obama owned the machines themselves questioning it would mean being called a racist or worse. You guys are really worried if you're already making up conspiracy theories. Strangely I have the feeling the numbers will reflect the polls.
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US and it's Banana Republic Election
10-22-2012, 03:45 PM
HIG, a billions-of-dollars hedge fund owns a piece of a voting machine company. Solamere Capital, run by Romney's son, owns a piece of HIG Capital (therefore establishing the family investment link). But big business owns A LOT of companies, including those that produce voting machines. And big business generally supports Romney.
Entertainment industry almost unanimously supports Obama, so almost all the singers and actors donate to and endorse Dems. That doesn't make it a media conspiracy.
In a real banana republic this would come from the party in power, not the opposition. Second, it wouldn't have been discovered, the press wouldn't have reported it, and you wouldn't be linking to those reports on forums or touting conspiracy theory bullshit.
In a real banana republic the investments, the company interests, the machines, and voter integrity wouldn't be as scrutinized as the Dems will now certainly ensure in Ohio, and that's one small part of why America is nothing like a banana republic.
P.S. I don't necessarily want Romney to win. I just don't like pseudo-intellectual America-hating ala RT.
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