The Story of Citizens United v. FEC (2011)


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Keith Olbermann on on "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission"


www.michaelmoore.com Today, the Supreme Court, of Chief Justice John Roberts, in a decision that might actually have more dire implications than "Dred Scott v Sandford," declared that because of the alchemy of its 19th Century predecessors in deciding that corporations had all the rights of people, any restrictions on how these corporate-beings spend their money on political advertising, are unconstitutional. In short, the first amendment — free speech for persons — which went into affect in 1791, applies to corporations, which were not recognized as the equivalents of persons until 1886. In short, there are now no checks on the ability of corporations or unions or other giant aggregations of power to decide our elections. None. They can spend all the money they want. And if they can spend all the money they want — sooner, rather than later — they will implant the legislators of their choice in every office from President to head of the Visiting Nurse Service. ... Brushing up on how you amend the constitution at www.michaelmoore.com


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Story of Citizens United v. FEC, The Critique


This is a Critique of, "The Story of Citizens United v. FEC," by Annie Leonard youtu.be I previously debunked her video titled, "The Story of Stuff." That four-part series can be seen below along with other links for references. I also debunked, "The Story of Cosmetics," youtu.be , demonstrating that Annie is either dishonest, or she is unaware of an FDA study that debunks most of what she claims. (See Critique below) Part 1 www.youtube.com Part 2 www.youtube.com Part 3 www.youtube.com Part 4 www.youtube.com I challenge Annie to a debate: www.youtube.com Glenn Beck Interview: www.youtube.com Lou Dobbs Interview: www.youtube.com Links and Credits to Citizens United: Actual Citizens United Decision: goo.gl Listen to the Oral Arguments: goo.gl www.volokh.com http www.IJ.org


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Citizens United (Hillary: the Movie) v. Federal Election Commission


The so-called Citizens United case offers the Supreme Court a chance to severely curtail the free speech abuses of the Federal Election Commission. John Samples, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Representative Government, Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Steve Simpson and George Mason University law professor Allison Hayward weigh in. This video was produced by Austin Bragg ( www.twitter.com ) and Caleb Brown ( www.twitter.com ).


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Survey: Massive Lobbyist Power After Citizens United


Cenk Uygur shares the results of a new survey by Public Citizen of the impact of the Citizens United ruling. Subscribe: bit.ly TYT Mobile: bit.ly On Facebook: www.facebook.com On Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Read Ana's blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com Read Cenk's Blog: www.huffingtonpost.com


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On Anniversary of Citizens United Ruling, Common Cause Calls for Investigation of Scalia and Thomas


DemocracyNow.org - Today marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commissiond that opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate spending on election campaigns. We speak with Bob Edgar, the president of Common Cause, which has filed a petition with the US Department of Justice urging it to investigate whether Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas should have recused themselves from the case last year because of a conflict of interest. For thevideo/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for today's entire show, visit www.DemocracyNow.org. Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http


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Maddow on Citizens United v. FEC


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Citizen Radio interviews Greg Palast about Citizens United VS. FEC - Part 2


Subscribe to Citizen Radio for free at wearecitizenradio.com to hear the FULL interview with Greg Palast. (Interview originally aired February 6, 2010). Allison and Jamie spend the hour interviewing muckraking investigative journalist, Greg Palast (http about Citizens United VS. FEC and the power of corporations to buy elections. Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Armed Madhouse, and an investigator of corporate fraud and racketeering. He has been called the "most important investigative reporter of our time" [Tribune Magazine] in Britain, where his first reports appeared on BBC television and in the Guardian newspapers. Palast joins Citizen Radio to discuss the Supreme Courts decision to invest corporations with the same rights afforded to American citizens (Citizens United VS. FEC) (Correction: the secondary header in Part 1 erroneously refers to "Citizens United VS. FCC")


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Reversing Citizen's United - Senators Introduce Amendment


Senator Udall and Senator Bennett have put together a constitutional amendment reversing Citizen's United. Cenk Uygur discusses this development from Occupy Oakland. Watch more of Cenk at Occupy Oakland at current.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com


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Panel Discussion on Citizens United vs FEC: Citizens (dis)United


February 17, 2010 - The Program in Public Law presents a discussion on the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC.


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The Story of Citizens United v FEC (2011)


"The Story of Citizens United v. FEC: Why Democracy Only Works When People Are in Charge" explores the history of the American corporation and corporate political spending, the appropriate roles of citizens and for-profit corporations in a democracy and the toxic impact the Citizens United decision is already having on our political process. It ends with a call to amend the US constitution to confirm that people—not corporations—make the decisions in a democracy. 2011 Free Range Studios


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Justice Clarence Thomas and Citizens United: A Conflict of Interest - ProtectOurElections.org


Clarence Thomas has been caught up in a swirl of controversy surrounding his 20 years of falsifying financial disclosure statements, including those during his nomination process, and using his judicial decisions to enrich his wife. Virginia Thomas has launched two organizations --Liberty Central and Liberty Consulting -- to take advantage of last years Citizens United decision and raised hundreds of thousands in secret money to fund them and help conservative candidates. Common Cause has filed a conflict of interest complaint with the Department of Justice asking that it vacate the Citizens United ruling because of Justice Thomas' conflicts of interest. Well, Protect Our Elections has discovered another even more shocking conflict of Interest. Citizens United actually supported Clarence Thomas during his nomination process and spent over 100000 dollars running ads attacking Senators who opposed Thomas, controversial ads that generated millions of dollars of free publicity from the news flap. Last June, the US Supreme Court was faced with an eerily similar conflict of interest case involving Massey Energy which helped fund the candidacy of Justice Brent Benjamin to the WV Sup Ct. Eventually Massey Energy was sued and the case was heard by the WV Supreme Court. The man suing Massey Energy, Hugh Caperton, moved to recuse Justice Benjamin on the basis of his previous support from Massey. The motion was denied and Justice Benjamin cast the deciding vote in favor of Massey <b>...</b>


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What Citizens United Didn't Say


The Citizens United case fundamentally altered the political landscape, but is often misunderstood. This video explores what the decision really said and some of the myths that have been perpetuated by the reform community and in mainstream media.


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Ben & Jerry on Citizens United


Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield discuss Business for Democracy and Citizens United. www.businessfordemocracy.com http


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Overturn Citizens United: A Constitutional Amendment


Senator Whitehouse joined Senators Tom Udall, Dick Durbin, Charles Schumer, and Jeff Merkley to propose a constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United. By passing this amendment, we can put elections back in the hands of the people and reclaim our democracy from unlimited, anonymous corporate donations. Please join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #ByThePeople


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Road of Appeasement - Citizens United Ad


Citizens United has launched a new web ad entitled "Road of Appeasement". President Obama is leading America on the Road of Appeasement with North Korea, Iran, and Russia.


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The Saving American Democracy Amendment


sanders.senate.gov Warning that "American democracy in endangered," Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that allowed unrestricted and secret campaign spending by corporations on US elections. The first constitutional amendment ever proposed by Sanders during his two decades in Congress would reverse the narrow 5-to-4 ruling in Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. Show your support - sign the petition at sanders.senate.gov


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NN11: John Nichols on post-Citizens United America


Netroots Nation 2011 session on 17 June, After Citizens United: Combating Corporate Power in Elections. The panel included John Nichols of the Nation Magazine; Amanda Turkel of the Huffington Post; Laura Flanders of GRITtv; and Leo Gerard, President of the United Steel Workers (USW).


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Glenn Greenwald Vs. Prof. Lessig On Citizens United (Cenk Moderates)


Greenwald's Take: tinyurl.com Lessig's Take: tinyurl.com Fix Congress: www.fixcongressfirst.org Watch more interviews: www.youtube.com Follow TYT on Twitter: twitter.com


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Is It Just Corporate Free Speech?


In a ruling sometimes characterized as protecting "corporate free speech," the US Supreme Court held this month that "the Government may not suppress political speech on the basis of the speaker's corporate identity" in the case of Citizens United vs the Federal Elections Commission and my support for the free speech rights involved found me in some strange company while this landmark legal decision caused some other people to change their minds or to consider changing their policies, as I show in this video. You can find the full text of all the opinions in Citizens United vs the Federal Elections Commission online at www.supremecourtus.gov The clips I use in this video from ABC's "This Week" come from the program broadcast on January 24, 2010, and the full segment from which I took the clip of South Carolina's Republican Senator Jim Demint is available online at abcnews.go.com The clips I use in this video of Sam Donaldson and George Will are also from that broadcast of ABC's "This Week" and come from the full segment available online at abcnews.go.com The clip I use of "The Daily Show" comes from the January 25, 2010, segment available online at tinyurl.com The clips I use of Lawrence Lessig come from his YouTube video titled "Lessig on Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision: Change Congress Video" available on his ChangeYourCongress YouTube channel at www.youtube.com The clip I use of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address comes from the public domain <b>...</b>


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Citizens United v Federal Election Commission: A Report on Impacts to the States


How will the US Supreme Court's decision affect political campaigns in the 50 states?


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Hayward on Citizens United


Prof. Allison Hayward of George Mason Law School and the Center for Competitive Politics discusses the Supreme Court's upcoming rehearing in Citizens United v. FEC. She also frightens deer and pretends to play bad violin. A brief filed on behalf of a group of campaign finance scholars can be found at www.scribd.com


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Citizens United v Federal Elections Commission


The Supreme Court will return early to hear a case crucial to the future of corporate domination of politics. Find out more about Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission at www.dontgetrolled.org


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民主失竊的故事The Story of Citizens United v. FEC 中文字幕


《東西的故事》第二季:我們在第1季影片中檢視了岌岌可危的物質經濟系統,現在我們來看看系統背後的故事。企業的權力無限上綱,甚至可以影響決策者制訂政策,這在台灣也已見怪不怪。安妮和「東西的故事」影片小組這次再度出擊,目的是為了提醒所有公民在扭轉消費文化之餘,別忘記政策與法律也是許多環境災難的根源,她呼籲大家一起發揮公民的力量,讓政府更有擔當於監督企業污染,讓企業真正能為民服務,而非本末倒置,犧牲人民的政治權利和生活品質來為企業服務。 主講人:安妮‧雷納德。影片製作:Story of Stuff Project & Free Range Studio。字幕翻譯:看守台灣協會。影片字幕編輯:擊流影游工作室。


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Back Angle of Michele Bachmann getting Mic-Checked by Occupy Charleston


OccupyCharleston.org TRANSCRIPT: "Mic check! Mic check! This will only take a minute | We have a message for Mrs. Bachmann. You capitalize on dividing Americans | claiming people that disagree with you | are unpatriotic socialists | and you promote discrimination. This does not help the American People. You parade as a grassroots candidate | but your campaign is funded | by Americans For Prosperity | a group that takes advantage | of legalized money laundering. This does not help the American People. You cater to the One Percent | you oppose paying hardworking Americans | a living wage | and refuse | to promote realistic solutions | to economic problems. This does not help the American people. This 501(c)(4) | is funded by the Koch Brothers | One of of many organizations | that engage | In misinformation| and drowns out the voice | of the American people | A disturbing result | of the Citizens United decision. This does not help the American people. We demand an end to legitimized corruption | through a constitutional reversal | of the Citizens United decision. This will help the American people. Have a pleasant day."


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"Are Corporations Really People?"


Last year, the Supreme Court made a disastrous ruling which upended our democracy by unleashing a tsunami of corporate spending in our elections. The Citizens United ruling has radically changed our democracy -- further tilting the balance of power toward corporate America. Under the guise of the First Amendment, which protects free speech, the Citizens United decision allows billionaires, powerful companies and their executives to put unlimited sums of money into campaigns without even having to be identified. What it essentially says is corporations and billionaires can sit in a room and decide who is going to become the president of the United States, a US senator, a congressperson, or governor. That is not what this country is supposed to be about. Five hundred people packed into a high school auditorium in central Vermont on March 5 to hear from an expert panel, including: nationally-syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, Ben & Jerry's ice cream founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Vermont State Sen. Ginny Lyons, Vermont Law School's constitutional law expert, Prof. Cheryl Hanna, and Rob Weissman, the president of Public Citizen. The overwhelming attendance indicates that interest in this issue is extremely high. It demonstrates that there are thousands of Vermonters and millions of Americans who are worried about the virtually limitless amounts of corporate cash that is flooding our political system and are determined to do they can to take on big money and <b>...</b>


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Anonymous Speech or Disclosure in Political Attack Ads?


More of my videos on campaign finance, corporate personhood, and Citizens United at www.youtube.com The record spending on campaign advertising in the 2010 US midterm elections, especially the large number of ads funded by anonymous corporate donations, raises important questions about the correct the balance between the right of anonymous speech and the need to avoid the corrupting influence of large campaign expenditures from undisclosed sources, as I discuss in this video. The short clips in this video of Candy Crowley, Michael Duffy, David Axelrod, and Gary Bauer, all come from the CNN program "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" broadcast October 17, 2010, the full transcript of which is available online at transcripts.cnn.com The image of the Oyez page describing the 1958 US Supreme Court decision in NAACP vs Alabama comes from www.oyez.org The image of the Oyez page describing the 2010 US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs FEC comes from www.oyez.org


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FreeSpeechforPeople.org kickoff video


Congresswoman Donna Edwards and constitutional law professor Jamie Raskin speak out against the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC and call for a mass movement of people to support a constitutional amendment. Visit FreeSpeechforPeople.org to learn more and get involved!


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The New American Corporatocracy! A Special Comment - Part 1 of 2


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Story of Broke, The Critique


This is a Critique of, "The Story of Broke," by Annie Leonard youtu.be She claims the United States isn't broke. The truth is if you look at our budget, we have a major problem on our hands. I previously debunked her video titled, "The Story of Stuff." That four-part series can be seen below along with other links for references. I debunked, "The Story of Cosmetics," youtu.be , demonstrating that Annie is either dishonest, or she is unaware of an FDA study that debunks most of what she claims. I also debunked, "The Story of Citizens United v. FEC," youtu.be explaining what the Supreme Court decided in that case. (See Critique below) Part 1 www.youtube.com Part 2 www.youtube.com Part 3 www.youtube.com Part 4 www.youtube.com I challenge Annie to a debate: www.youtube.com Glenn Beck Interview: www.youtube.com Lou Dobbs Interview: www.youtube.com Sources and Credits: Eat the Rich: youtu.be thehill.com reason.com www.cato-at-liberty.org www.cato.org www2.ed.gov useconomy.about.com www.cbo.gov www.cbo.gov www.gpoaccess.gov en.wikipedia.org


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Bill Moyers keynote at Public Citizen's 40th Anniversary Gala


Journalist Bill Moyers delivers the keynote address at Public Citizen's 40th Anniversary Gala. For more information, visit www.citizen.org


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Cornel West arrested at Supreme Court


I'm spending 99 days with the 99%... DONATE TO HELP FUND THE PROJECT: www.wepay.com Contact : *** www.facebook.com & www.twitter.com *** For the dedication of the MLK Jr statue, Cornell West decided to get arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest the Citizens United case. JOIN US october2011.org


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Sen. Lindsey Graham on the NDAA, Indefinite Detention of American Citizens


Congress will soon be voting on the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill currently has dangerous provisions attached that would authorize the president to send the military literally anywhere in the world to detain civilians - even American citizens in the United States itself - without charge or trial. CONGRESS NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW! A final vote could come any day! To take action, visit www.aclu.org


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Anonymous: SOPA passed. We are displeased.


Citizens of the United States. We are ANONYMOUS. There is a new bill that the United States government has successfully passed. It is called the Stop Online Piracy Act, or (SOPA) for short. Also known as The Protect IP Act of 2011. The US Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementation of the bill would cost the federal government 47 million dollars through 2016. Translated into plain english, It will cost tax payers 47 million dollars over the next 4 years. The SOPA act will censor you from accessing certain websites and block all access to other areas of the internet that the United States government does not want you to access. The SOPA act essentually means, that even if you make a video of your child playing or singing and you have music playing in the background, or video on TV, you are breaking the law, and the government will order the websites that host your content to censor your content because of their new bill. Or if you visit websites that are on servers not in the United States you will be blocked so that you cannot access them. Ask yourselves, Who really owns the internet? The answer is simple: no one actually owns the Internet, and no single person, organization or government controls the Internet in its entirety. It is more of a concept than an actual tangible entity, and the Internet relies on a physical infrastructure that connects networks to other networks. There are many organizations, corporations, governments, schools, private citizens <b>...</b>


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Man on the Land and The Secretary of State


Our man on the Land Bill or Bill for short republicforarizona.org talks about the relationships between the the United States and the Americans that live on the land as well. it is evident the United States is a foreign corporation operating as a government and the Secretary of State is the bridge between them. Under the Constitution, the President of the United States determines US foreign policy.The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. Created in 1789 by the Congress as the successor to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of State is the senior executive Department of the US Government. The Secretary of State's duties relating to foreign affairs have not changed significantly since then, but they have become far more complex as international commitments multiplied. These duties-the activities and responsibilities of the State Department-include the following • Serves as the President's principal adviser on US foreign policy; • Conducts negotiations relating to US foreign affairs; • Grants and issues passports to American citizens and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the United States; • Advises the President on the appointment of US ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and other diplomatic representatives; • Advises the President regarding the acceptance, recall, and dismissal of the representatives of foreign governments; • Personally participates in or <b>...</b>


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"A Corporation Is Not A Person!" Senator Sanders Offers A Constitutional Amendment!


December 08, 2011 C-SPAN MOXNews.com


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Mitt Romney Flip Flop # 2367


Mitt Romney (former Governor and 2012 Republican Presidential candidate) is being haunted by a 1994 video where he argued against the corrupting influence of money in politics. The Young Turks host breaks it down and includes an interview snippet regarding Citizens United and the Supreme Court. thinkprogress.org


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@Google: Lawrence Lessig: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It


In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government-driven by shifts in campaign-finance rules and brought to new levels by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission-trust in our government has reached an all-time low. More than ever before, Americans believe that money buys results in Congress, and that business interests wield control over our legislature. With heartfelt urgency and a keen desire for righting wrongs, Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig takes a clear-eyed look at how we arrived at this crisis: how fundamentally good people, with good intentions, have allowed our democracy to be co-opted by outside interests, and how this exploitation has become entrenched in the system. Rejecting simple labels and reductive logic-and instead using examples that resonate as powerfully on the Right as on the Left-Lessig seeks out the root causes of our situation. He plumbs the issues of campaign financing and corporate lobbying, revealing the human faces and follies that have allowed corruption to take such a foothold in our system. He puts the issues in terms that nonwonks can understand, using real-world analogies and real human stories. And ultimately he calls for widespread mobilization and a new Constitutional Convention, presenting achievable solutions for regaining control of our corrupted-but redeemable-representational system. In this way, Lessig plots a roadmap for returning our republic to its intended <b>...</b>


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The Occupation of K Street


Occupiers and allies from across the country converged on Washington, DC to take over the seat of power: K Street. The K St area is home to America's most powerful lobbying firms (snlg.ht whose power is measured by cash and access. In the wake of Citizens United v. the FEC that power, access, and, in fact, cash has grown exponentially. Sunlight has supported greater measures for lobbying disclosure for years. Get informed: snlg.ht This video is licensed with an open, friendly, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike Creative Commons license. Translation: remix (!), but link back.


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Dylan Ratigan Explains His Epic Rant (While MSNBC Keeps Him At A Safe Distance)


10 August, 2010 MSNBC


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ACW Responds to Crossroads GPS Ad "Champion" Claiming Elizabeth Warren Started TARP Bailout


www.americancrossroadswatch.org - In an ad so incredibly absurd and false, Karl Rove and his secret cabal of billionaires claim that they are against big bank "executives" and the 1%, and that Massachusetts senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is responsible for the TARP bailout started by George W. Bush.


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CrooksAndLiars.com's John Amato on Wolf-PAC


CrooksAndLiars.com founder John Amato speaks with Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks about Wolf-PAC and Occupy Wall Street. crooksandliars.com www.wolf-pac.com


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