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Old 12-14-2016, 04:15 PM
 
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Do you have any idea what the heck you're talking about? I've never seen a more vapid collection of random, specious allegations based on... nothing ... in my life.


Iraq war caused large imbalances in the economy of USA due to the expenses that the government had to do without rising taxes, it also meant that the Middle class had to strugle more with less funding by the government to Social Security and Universities.
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Old 12-14-2016, 04:17 PM
 
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I was right. You're clueless. Tillerson is an energy engineer who has spent 41 years at Exxon, not a lobbying firm.
Sorry, can you be sure that the CEO of Exxon doesn't have shares of the Stocks of Exxon? sorry but you are delusional.
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Old 12-14-2016, 04:37 PM
 
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Does anybody care that Condoleezza Rice and Bob Gates both endorsed this pick?

Or are you all just satisfied yapping about Putin?
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Old 12-14-2016, 04:56 PM
 
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Does anybody care that Condoleezza Rice and Bob Gates both endorsed this pick?

Or are you all just satisfied yapping about Putin?
Rice and Gates are paid lobbyists for Exxon. They work for Exxon thru their company Rice Hadley Gates.

Tillerson boosters have Russia, Exxon business ties - POLITICO
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Old 12-14-2016, 05:14 PM
 
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Do you have any idea what the heck you're talking about? I've never seen a more vapid collection of random, specious allegations based on... nothing ... in my life.
I thought the OP was supposed to be a parody of somebody with scrambled faculties trying to make a point.

Apparently it was not merely fake crazy talk...it was genuine crazy talk.
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Old 12-14-2016, 05:23 PM
 
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Does anybody care that Condoleezza Rice and Bob Gates both endorsed this pick?

Or are you all just satisfied yapping about Putin?
Nope. Why should their judgement be trusted?
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Old 12-14-2016, 05:24 PM
 
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Iraq war caused large imbalances in the economy of USA due to the expenses that the government had to do without rising taxes, it also meant that the Middle class had to strugle more with less funding by the government to Social Security and Universities.
...And then the spaceship landed, and aliens got off, which caused Trump to promise to build a wall and Obama to fly hundreds of millions of dollars to Iran in exchange for hostages which we weren't paying for...

Dude, when you get a cogent thought, come on back.
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Old 12-14-2016, 05:25 PM
 
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On the other Hand, Didn't Trump hate lobbyists? isn't Tillerson himself a lobbyist?
Who needs lobbyists when you can just buy the guy who pays them?
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Old 12-14-2016, 05:26 PM
 
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Sorry, can you be sure that the CEO of Exxon doesn't have shares of the Stocks of Exxon? sorry but you are delusional.
At last count, he had about $150 million in Exxon stock. That's how multinational corporations have paid their CEOs for decades.

What's your point?
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Old 12-14-2016, 05:30 PM
 
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They invest heavily in lobbying.
Nobody invests in lobbying. You hire a lobbying firm to advocate for your cause, just like you hire a law firm to represent you in legal matters.

In fact, most K Street lobbying firms are actually law firms.

I'm certain Exxon Mobile hires lobbyists in Washington and all over the globe. They operate in almost every country in the world.
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