The republican candidate "super pacs" seem to be spending big in the run up to the first primaries....and can picture what the actual presidential race will be like...
Iowa's million-dollar attack ads | World news | guardian.co.uk
Though the "who sponsored this ad" voice overs at the end make me laugh, since sound exactly like the "cheques will not be honoured" end to a Krusty the klown promotion; and about as reliable!
Scary to think these mega funded ads can run without being linked directly to a candidate. The related "citizens united" supreme court ruling seems to have had something to do with freedom of expression, and while this might not seem at first to be something which should apply to corporations and lobby groups, since corporations are legally "persons" in some respects (see here), then it might more be a case of reductio ad absurdum. Good to see the US supreme court standing up for the little guy, even when a multi-thousand head little guy. Though if corporations are persons, could we jail them? just a thought...
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