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    Default Does money equal power ?

    If one answers 'yes' to this question then are we to assume that the incredibly wealthy have incredible power yet are somehow the only ones in the world who can be uncorrupted by it?

    If one truly has so much power what is the need to conspire to do anything? You just do it. Nothing can stop you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dilloduck View Post
    If one answers 'yes' to this question then are we to assume that the incredibly wealthy have incredible power yet are somehow the only ones in the world who can be uncorrupted by it?

    If one truly has so much power what is the need to conspire to do anything? You just do it. Nothing can stop you.
    They conspire to guarantee that money always equals power, that society is revolution proof, that they can oppress people as much as they want and the people can never rise up. A global slave plantation, if you will.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSage View Post
    They conspire to guarantee that money always equals power, that society is revolution proof, that they can oppress people as much as they want and the people can never rise up. A global slave plantation, if you will.
    An oldie but a goodie


    What's in a Murdoch-Clinton Alliance? Something for Both Sides


    *Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. More information. May 10, 2006, Wednesday
    By ANNE E. KORNBLUT (NYT); Metropolitan Desk
    Late Edition - Final, Section B, Page 1, Column 1, 784 words
    CORRECTION APPENDED

    DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Political analysts are perplexed and liberals are infuriated by growing alliance between New York Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton and conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch; Murdoch will hold fund-raiser for Clinton re-election campaign; some see cooperation as Clinton betrayal of liberal agenda in light of Murdoch-controlled media's continued attacks on Clintons and Democratic Party

    Correction: May 16, 2006, Tuesday An article on Wednesday about Rupert Murdoch's plans to hold a fund-raiser for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton misstated the stock market value of his News Corporation in some copies. It is $60 billion, not $6 billion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dilloduck View Post
    An oldie but a goodie
    Whole lot of money and power lining up there. How odd !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dilloduck View Post
    If one answers 'yes' to this question then are we to assume that the incredibly wealthy have incredible power yet are somehow the only ones in the world who can be uncorrupted by it?

    If one truly has so much power what is the need to conspire to do anything? You just do it. Nothing can stop you.
    Why would one assume that the wealthy are uncorrupted by power? I's have to say offhand that they would use their power to gain more wealth and more power.

    Being corrupted by wealth and power does not necessarily lead to conspiring to do anything.
    “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Why would one assume that the wealthy are uncorrupted by power? I's have to say offhand that they would use their power to gain more wealth and more power.

    Being corrupted by wealth and power does not necessarily lead to conspiring to do anything.
    That's the beauty of it. They just do whatever they want. There's no need to plan. Don't you think FOX news and Hillary will be an interesting pair ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dilloduck View Post
    That's the beauty of it. They just do whatever they want. There's no need to plan. Don't you think FOX news and Hillary will be an interesting pair ?
    Seems like a blatantly obvious ploy on her part to neutralize a political enemy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Seems like a blatantly obvious ploy on her part to neutralize a political enemy.
    Hillary sweeps Rupert Murdoch off his feet ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dilloduck View Post
    Hillary sweeps Rupert Murdoch off his feet ?
    First, I don't think Fox News is all that overly-critical of Clinton. The left seems to continually cloud over the fact that just because op-eds are critical doesn't mean the actual news is.

    Second, what better way to get an enemy to lay off than pretending to befriend him/her?

    Or, as she has attempted in the past but always fumbled, Hillary may be trying to make the shift right to appear moderate. It worked for Bill.

    Maybe Murdoch's playing along to get her to agree to go on O'Reilly.
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