qwerty007,
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Originally Posted by qwerty007
So - we are finally starting to see, and put a face to, what has been going on in American politics.
People who have never been elected to office, but with the financial backing of the wealthy, are trying to dictate who should be offered up as leaders for their citizens to elect.
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I think that became clear during the last election. Remember how Sheldon Adelson (the billionaire from Las Vegas in the gambling industry) kept Newt Gingrich in the race way longer than he should have? And then there was the guy (forget his name) who kept Santorum in the race almost all by himself? I remember seeing someone say, after the election, that what any politician now needs is a billionaire. As long as they have at least one they can stay in a race for almost as long as they want. Just imagine if one of these guys were to get elected?
For instance; imagine if some billionaire had just pumped multi-millions of dollars into your campaign and you won. What exactly do you owe that person? Take Sheldon Adelson. He pumped millions into the Gingrich and Romney campaigns while being under investigation for some deals in China. There are allegations that Adelson is actually under the thumb of the Chinese. So now you have a President that owes the Chinese?
The Supreme Court says it couldn't happen but, if the allegations prove true, we could have had a President (Romney) who owed the Chinese whatever they wanted. Wonder what that might be?