New Posts For Thread: Moloch in the statehousehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouseWhat did the Koch Brothers and Exxon-Mobil have to do with the murder of Trayvon Martin?Perhaps you've never heard of ALEC -- the American Legislative Exchange Council. If that's the case, then you aren't aware of why ALEC is the most subversive andCat,You are going to have to believe me on this:I have been working for various levels of Government for over 30 years and it is my experience that there is less satisfaction and more cost with privatized agencies rather than having the Government hahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=518005057#518005057Cat,You are going to have to believe me on this:I have been working for various levels of Government for over 30 years and it is my experience that there is less satisfaction and more cost with privatized agencies rather than having the Government haTue, 27 Mar 2012 22:49:36 -0500That means you haven't read the second part of Allen Ginsberg's Howl.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=518002705#518002705That means you haven't read the second part of Allen Ginsberg's Howl.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:43:32 -0500Which Moloch are you talking about Mec?The ancient Ammonite deity or the US' Military-Industrial Complex?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517999753#517999753Which Moloch are you talking about Mec?The ancient Ammonite deity or the US' Military-Industrial Complex?Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:52:23 -0500I haven't heard Moloch's name invoked since He slaughtered people in Iraq. It's interesting how the gods come back, once folks aren't looking.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517986221#517986221I haven't heard Moloch's name invoked since He slaughtered people in Iraq. It's interesting how the gods come back, once folks aren't looking.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:20:16 -0500This is what you get, when a party (the right wing) considers ignorance a virtue. You support government take over by corporations, because the progressives and the intelligent have stated it is unconstitutional.So we have to support anything the prohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517985595#517985595This is what you get, when a party (the right wing) considers ignorance a virtue. You support government take over by corporations, because the progressives and the intelligent have stated it is unconstitutional.So we have to support anything the proTue, 27 Mar 2012 11:58:45 -0500This is nothing short of a takeover of government at the state level by a monied oligarchy.From the Krugman piece.Many ALEC-drafted bills pursue standard conservative goals: union-busting, undermining environmental protection, tax breaks for corporathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517984743#517984743This is nothing short of a takeover of government at the state level by a monied oligarchy.From the Krugman piece.Many ALEC-drafted bills pursue standard conservative goals: union-busting, undermining environmental protection, tax breaks for corporatTue, 27 Mar 2012 11:31:11 -0500It's good enough to tell me that Krugman causes you cognitive dissonance, and that you believe in the bogeyman.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517984103#517984103It's good enough to tell me that Krugman causes you cognitive dissonance, and that you believe in the bogeyman.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:11:13 -0500Aren't you paying attention? He said he doesn't like Krugman. It is implicitly understood that if he 'doesn't like Krugman' it means he does not have to refute Krugman's argument. That is right out of 'Forsensic Debate 101.' It does not matter whhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517983009#517983009Aren't you paying attention? He said he doesn't like Krugman. It is implicitly understood that if he 'doesn't like Krugman' it means he does not have to refute Krugman's argument. That is right out of 'Forsensic Debate 101.' It does not matter whTue, 27 Mar 2012 10:38:11 -0500Any particular reason why?Any particular reason why?Have you heard that ALEC has written hundreds of bills that have been passed into law by Republican state legislators verbatim?[/quote]Hello,Krugman make me vomit--is that good enough?Soros is a mashttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517982909#517982909Any particular reason why?Any particular reason why?Have you heard that ALEC has written hundreds of bills that have been passed into law by Republican state legislators verbatim?[/quote]Hello,Krugman make me vomit--is that good enough?Soros is a masTue, 27 Mar 2012 10:35:00 -0500Any particular reason why?Any particular reason why?Have you heard that ALEC has written hundreds of bills that have been passed into law by Republican state legislators verbatim?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29027647/Moloch_in_the_statehouse?post_id=517982559#517982559Any particular reason why?Any particular reason why?Have you heard that ALEC has written hundreds of bills that have been passed into law by Republican state legislators verbatim?Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:22:18 -0500