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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:47 PM Original message |
The United Gates of America |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. With his stellar academic record... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He's buying their attention |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Money is a poor substitute for thinking |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Money buys policy, votes, and other money. Doesn't matter if he's stupid. Are the Kochs smarter? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. What's Bill Gate's basic problem? WHY does he want to "transform" (shall we say) schools? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I don't know. Perhaps he's trying to make his mark on the world with his money |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. you really don't have an idea why? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I doubt he needs the money. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. you're looking at things from the pov of an ordinary person. profit per se not the point -- |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Definitely power |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. the thought is revolting. imo though it's not about gates personally or his legacy. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. kr. the gates-broad people are everywhere. 5th column of corruption. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. While all (correctly) decry the Kochs, Scaife, DeVos et al., Gates buys even more influence... |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. k&r |
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