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SHOW NOTES: Why are politicians asking for support without revealing the party they represent? Because they're embarrassed or duplicitous, or both? Why don't they admit to errors their party has made, or they have made? "We shouldn't have supported this" or "I'm sorry I supported that." Why campaign as if fighting an enemy (the other party) instead of supporting their constituency? Why become a lacky to your party's demands rather than speak out against those with which and with whom you disagree? Why do you insult our intelligence by not providing a positive platform focused on what you can do, rather than merely against what the other side is doing? And how can you claim that you didn't know what you obviously did, and did know what you obviously didn't (or hid)? Why are politicians from states I don't care about with positions that don't affect me, strangers to me, expecting my money, and why are politicians selling each other lists within the party to gain access to potential contributors? It's because their affiliations to party are more important than obligations to us.
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Manage episode 487009620 series 1392109
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SHOW NOTES: Why are politicians asking for support without revealing the party they represent? Because they're embarrassed or duplicitous, or both? Why don't they admit to errors their party has made, or they have made? "We shouldn't have supported this" or "I'm sorry I supported that." Why campaign as if fighting an enemy (the other party) instead of supporting their constituency? Why become a lacky to your party's demands rather than speak out against those with which and with whom you disagree? Why do you insult our intelligence by not providing a positive platform focused on what you can do, rather than merely against what the other side is doing? And how can you claim that you didn't know what you obviously did, and did know what you obviously didn't (or hid)? Why are politicians from states I don't care about with positions that don't affect me, strangers to me, expecting my money, and why are politicians selling each other lists within the party to gain access to potential contributors? It's because their affiliations to party are more important than obligations to us.
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