DMI Blog  Elana Levin  time to get hostile: “the public is
awake” says Sirota  reporting back from our Campaign '06 event
with David Sirota:  Saying "the system is legalized bribery -
money goes in favors go out" David Sirota laid the ground work
for the discussion explaining that what progressives must do is
show Americans what government corruption means to the average
person. He continued, "corruption isn't just Tom Delay and vote
buying and bribery - it's everything that's legal that goes on
every day and doesn't get reported on. Our political debate is
preemptively limited to only include ideas that won't challenge
the corporate status quo too much. The fact that things aren't
being talked about isn't an accident [the problems created by
NAFTA is one big example he cites] ... electeds have been told
by the interests that are funding their campaigns NOT to go
there. That's why the talk is limited."  Sirota explained how
the system actually selects for people that are very good at
shaking down moneyed inte