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Should Politicians Wear Uniforms Like NASCAR Racers?

Submitted by George Washington on 10/07/2011 21:21 -0400

wtjET Should Politicians Wear Uniforms Like NASCAR Racers?

I call on artists to make Nascar jerseys for all of the D.C.
politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, who are – with a few
exceptions – bought and paid for. For example, Obama has raised more money from Wall Street than anyone else.

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Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:46 | 1752200 chindit13

Realistically, this can be accomplished in the internet age. Require all elected officials to post their daily schedule on their website. If they meet with someone, list the name, the actual time spent together, and note how much in contributions the politician has received from that individual or from groups sponsored by that individual. Make the politicians naked before the electorate.

Any politician who claims that would be an invasion of privacy (like the Patriot Act that he passed?), can choose not to become a "public servant".

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:43 | 1752196 Penniless Pauper

Yes. Also the bigger the sponsor the bigger the patch!!

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:27 | 1752177 Lmo Mutton

Hey we could get China to make us some of those dolls that....

OK. Not a good idea. Nevermind.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:16 | 1752159 ac3

This is brilliant.....make it happen

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:08 | 1752151 bill1102inf

A ball gag, a barrel, and the fucking gimp.

Im going to need a pair of pliers .. and a blow torch, and thats just to start.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:14 | 1752156 knukles

Butch: You okay?
Marsellus: Naw man. I'm pretty fuckin' far from okay.
Butch: What now?
Marsellus: What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' niggers, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'ma get medieval on your ass.
Butch: I meant what now between me and you?
Marsellus: Oh, that what now. I tell you what now between me and you. There is no me and you. Not no more.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:06 | 1752149 zombiebank

Great idea!!! I would also propose have
Ing a national referendum on the ballot for term limits. "serving" the "public" should not be a career.

Also, since the super supreme pan court decided that corporations are people, I think the republicans should form a corporation made up of a board of directors Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mit Romney and Rick Perry. Run the corporation for president and show just how stupid this court decisionc was.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:00 | 1752135 DarthVaderMentor

Love it GW. They should be forced to were their advertisers ike this before every political speech and public appearance.

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 23:50 | 1752118 anonnn

The simplest test whether a male is a robot:

Is he wearing a tie?

For a female, I have yet no like test.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 09:55 | 1752670 disabledvet

there is a test...but it's EXPERITMENTAL. Here's the video i got of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnd-ERnWew&feature=player_detailpage

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 09:10 | 1752581 SuperRay

is she a blond tv newscaster? (news being used loosely here)

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 23:58 | 1752134 DarthVaderMentor

The test for a female or a gay male is "is she wwearing a tampon up her orifice?"

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 23:23 | 1752080 poorgman

<3,

http://i.imgur.com/KxrYN.png

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 22:35 | 1752009 XitSam

The politicians would exempt themselves from the law the same way they exempt themselves from the Do Not Call list.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:18 | 1752165 knukles

Would? Would?
Have I been fucking missing something?

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 22:11 | 1751943 the grateful un...

brilliant!!!!

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 22:40 | 1751921 Lucius Corneliu...

Awesome idea!

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 21:53 | 1751878 nmewn

Three piece suits colored red by the blood of the workers and producers of this nation would be more fitting...but the point is well taken here...

Obama has raised more money from Wall Street than anyone else.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 04:21 | 1752373 Praetor

Why not just have all politicians sponsored by Target?

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 08:02 | 1752504 nmewn

First laugh of the day!

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 21:42 | 1751847 Earl of Chiswick

GW you'd do a lot better if you had Boner justaposed with Barney - the risk is that by showing boner only some might think you lean a certain way if you know what I mean

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 09:58 | 1752677 disabledvet

actually he'd do better if he asked who doesn't contribute at all.

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 22:51 | 1752027 George Washington

Yes, if I had created the image, I would have at one Dem and one Repub ...

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 21:22 | 1751798 George Washington

Paging William Banzai ...

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 21:44 | 1751855 Earl of Chiswick

GW bAD form to take the first position in your own post but because you reference ZH's resident Michelangelo you are forgiven

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 22:28 | 1751992 runlevel

imagine if GW had said "FIRST" .. could you imagine????

Fri, 10/07/2011 - 22:22 | 1751978 12ToothAssassin

How do I write a law to get this on the ballot in CA to make politicians wear logos from the companies they accept contributions??? THIS IS THE BEST IDEA IVE HEARD YET.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 00:19 | 1752168 Cynical Sidney

in a capitalist society it's next to impossible to end the influence of money in politics. this article proposes a great idea to mitigate such influences, and i have a similar idea: to anonymize political donations, to allow people and entities to make contributions to any politician and whatever cause they choose, but mask the identify of the donors so that the politicians wouldn't know who's bankrolling them.

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 08:18 | 1752519 Crash N. Burn

"in a capitalist society it's next to impossible to end the influence of money in politics" and yet Dylan Ratigan suggests to the 99%, we should treat all politicians as we would NCAA atheletes - you take money, you're done.

http://worldwideponzicollapse.blogspot.com/2011/10/dylan-ratigan-at-occu...

Perhaps the problem is not one of who does the bankrolling, it is the size of the bankroll required. Campaign spending limits?

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 10:02 | 1752609 Bob

Ratigan's plan works for me. He's looking for a constitutional ammendment. If we can pass them for tiny minded shit like prohibition of alcohol, surely we can do it to make real our purported democracy.

Get the money out. Period. If they take a free trip, a gold watch or keychain, or even share a desert using an extra spoon: Lock 'em up.

This ain't hard and it ain't complicated.

Sign his petition--if tens of millions of people are on board by next election, they will have to address it.

Or demonstrate that we don't have a representative government.

Nearly everybody in this country agrees on the problem and there is one obvious solution: Get the fucking money out.

http://www.getmoneyout.com/

http://www.dylanratigan.com/

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 04:48 | 1752386 AnAnonymous

Just wondering: can the anonymizer be bought out? Hard to think that such vital information would not have a price in this US driven world.

Should Politicians Wear Uniforms Like NASCAR Racers?

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