According to Forbes Of the 50 richest families, 28 mainly donate to Republicans and only seven contribute mainly to Democrats.
Ya think money buys influence and politcal cred?
Forbes magazine has produced the first list that charts the richest families in America worth more than one billion dollars.
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Alan Greenspan - 88 (former Federal Reserve Chairman who schtupps NBC'S Andrea Mitchell anytime he wants to.)
Marion Barry Jr. - 78 (Loves the "Hamburger Helper and crack", just LOVES it!!!)
Singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes is 70.
Actor-director Rob Reiner is 67.(Meathead on "All In The Family"!!! Since then, he's directed movies like "This Is Spinal Tap", "The Princess Bride", "When Harry Met Sally" and "A Few Good Men".and Helped create AFER..and for that..he is rated in the top 10 in my book.
Singer Kiki Dee is 66. Dont got breaking my heart
Jacklyn Zeman (61) General Hospital
Actor Tom Arnold is 54.
(was married to rosanne He lost 70 pounds in 2005 and no one has really cared about him since...or probably ever will)
Axl Rose (Guns & Roses) 51
Connie Britton ("American Horror Story," "Friday Night Lights") turns 46 years old today.
Actress Suzanne Crough (The Partridge Family) is 50.
Actor D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) is 49.
Shaquille O'Neal - 42 (The Big one)
Tyler, The Creator (23)
Ed McMahon - Would have been 91 - (1923 - 2009) (Substandard math skills . . . STELLAR rap skills!!!)
Lou Costello - (1906 - 1959) (Abbott & Costello.) (Real Name: Louis Francis Cristillo.)
Michelangelo - (1475 - 1564) (Italian Renaissance artist famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and his not-terribly-well-endowed sculpture of David.)
1836 - After a 13-day siege, THE ALAMO fell to Mexican forces led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. All 187 defenders of The Alamo, including DAVY CROCKETT and Bowie knife inventor JIM BOWIE, were killed by the Mexicans.
1896 - Charles Brady King drove THE FIRST CAR on the streets of Detroit. When it broke down on a busy street, people yelled at him, "Get a horse!" asshole
1950 - SILLY PUTTY WAS INVENTED
1964 - ELIZABETH TAYLOR divorced her fourth husband, EDDIE FISHER.
1978 - "HUSTLER" publisher LARRY FLYNT was shot and left partially paralyzed by a sniper in Georgia, where Flynt was on trial for distributing obscene materials.It started with BEAVER HUNT?
1980 - SUSAN LUCCI "lost for the first time" at the 7th Daytime Emmy Awards. NINETEEN nominations later, she finally won in 1999 for her role as Erica Kane on "ALL MY CHILDREN".
1981 - WALTER CRONKITE retired after 19 years as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News"
1982 - WILLIE NELSON'S "Always On My Mind" entered the pop chart at #88. The original was recorded in 1972 by ELVIS. Willie's version went on to reach #1 on the country chart and won a Grammy for Song of the Year.
1983 - THE SPONGE contraceptive was approved by the FDA...like that rick Santorum? POPE?
1987 - "DEEP THROAT" sex star LINDA LOVELACE received a thick,organ inside her. She had a liver transplant!
1997 - QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND launched the OFFICIAL ROYAL WEB PAGE.
2006 - DANA REEVE the widow of CHRISTOPHER REEVE succumbed to LUNG CANCER. She was only 44.
2007 - DICK CHENEY'S former chief of staff, SCOOTER LIBBY, was convicted of lying and obstructing an investigation into the leak of CIA operative VALERIE PLAME'S identity. (--Three months later he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and 400 hours of community service. President Bush commuted the prison part of his sentence.)
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This is some scary shit people! These Evil greedy brothers who are super conservatives and behind ALL the TEA PARTY candidates have a mission... control the news and what many people read. I think many of us can assume what type of power that would wield.
Koch Industries, the sprawling private company of which Charles G. Koch serves as chairman and chief executive, is exploring a bid to buy the Tribune Company’s eight regional newspapers, including The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Orlando Sentinel and The Hartford Courant.
Koch Industries is one of the largest sponsors of libertarian causes — including the financing of policy groups like the Cato Institute in Washington and the formation of Americans for Prosperity, the political action group that helped galvanize Tea Party organizations and their causes. The company has said it has no direct link to the Tea Party. and they are fucking Liars!
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Most people dont realize the package shipping is cheaper with USPS...
Come August, you won't have to check your mailbox on Saturdays -- the United States Postal Service is stopping Saturday delivery.
The plan would save about $2 billion a year, the Postal Service said. The mail agency will still deliver packages six days a week and will not change post office operating hours.
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they blame it on refinerys..I would say.. the big oil companies & GOP says lets screw OBAMA a little more and Blame it on him.. 34 days before the election..
CALABASAS, Calif. (KABC) -- The jump at the pump is reaching new heights as gas prices went up 9 cents per gallon overnight.
The Low P gas station in Calabasas had some hefty prices Thursday morning. A gallon of regular was $5.69 for cash-paying customers, and $5.79 with credit. For a gallon of super, the price was $5.89 with cash and $5.99 with credit.
The soaring prices are due to a cutback in supply due to refinery problems. There was a power failure at Exxon Mobil's Torrance refinery. A Chevron oil pipeline was shut down last month, and units are also down at other plants.
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