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Thanks To Citizens United, Everyone’s American–Even Foreigners

Posted on October 30, 2012 in Articles

The Article: Foreign-Owned Firm Gives $1 Million to Romney Super-PAC

The Text: A million-dollar donation by a foreign-owned corporation to a Republican super-PAC has raised legal concerns and opened up the controversial Citizens United Supreme Court decision to new criticism.

Restore Our Future, the super-PAC supporting Republican Mitt Romney’s run for president, received a $1 million donation in mid-August from reinsurance company OdysseyRe of Connecticut, a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Canadian insurance and investment management giant Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.

Fairfax Financial’s founder is Indian-born V. Prem Watsa. Watsa serves as CEO and chairman and owns or controls 45 percent of the company’s shares. He is also the chairman of the board of OdysseyRe, the American subsidiary.

Eugene Debs On Legal Theft

Posted on October 29, 2012 in Political Cartoons

Eugene Debs On Who Controls The Government

Debs spoke these words decades ago, but they are more relevant now than ever.

Romney’s Lukewarm Reception

Posted on October 29, 2012 in Articles

The Article: Why America doesn’t like Mitt Romney by LZ Granderson in CNN Online.

The Text: For the past few months, I have been trying to figure out why Mitt Romney is so unlikeable.

It can’t be because he’s rich, because there are a lot of rich people we like. Hell, President Obama’s rich and 56% of the country views him favorably.

It can’t be because he’s Republican, because Republicans don’t like him either. Last month, when a woman reportedly asked House Speaker John Boehner, “Can you make me love Mitt Romney?” he said, “No… the American people probably aren’t going to fall in love with Mitt Romney.”