Alex Gibney
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He said, that's the service you're providing. You're going home.
Yeah. No, I agree with you. And that's why people's hair better be on fire, because this is what happens. This is what money in politics means. It's like it's like crime families paying off the cops. That's what it's like. It's not just, you know. money in politics. It's graft. It's corruption. No, you're describing it.
Yeah. No, I agree with you. And that's why people's hair better be on fire, because this is what happens. This is what money in politics means. It's like it's like crime families paying off the cops. That's what it's like. It's not just, you know. money in politics. It's graft. It's corruption. No, you're describing it.
Yeah. No, I agree with you. And that's why people's hair better be on fire, because this is what happens. This is what money in politics means. It's like it's like crime families paying off the cops. That's what it's like. It's not just, you know. money in politics. It's graft. It's corruption. No, you're describing it.
Right. And the fact that they're the ones who are, you know, money's being taken right out of their pocket. So it's right. I think there's a tendency for people to think those politicians or the government as if the government is not us. But these folks are I mean, in the case of Ohio, they literally took a billion dollars out of the pockets of Ohioans to give it to a.
Right. And the fact that they're the ones who are, you know, money's being taken right out of their pocket. So it's right. I think there's a tendency for people to think those politicians or the government as if the government is not us. But these folks are I mean, in the case of Ohio, they literally took a billion dollars out of the pockets of Ohioans to give it to a.
Right. And the fact that they're the ones who are, you know, money's being taken right out of their pocket. So it's right. I think there's a tendency for people to think those politicians or the government as if the government is not us. But these folks are I mean, in the case of Ohio, they literally took a billion dollars out of the pockets of Ohioans to give it to a.
you know, a handful of executives or to give it to a company, but they wrote that message to each other. They put their heads on Mount Rushmore.
you know, a handful of executives or to give it to a company, but they wrote that message to each other. They put their heads on Mount Rushmore.
you know, a handful of executives or to give it to a company, but they wrote that message to each other. They put their heads on Mount Rushmore.
I don't know what the standards and practices are on this show, but basically screw anybody that ain't us is what they said. They didn't use the word.
I don't know what the standards and practices are on this show, but basically screw anybody that ain't us is what they said. They didn't use the word.
I don't know what the standards and practices are on this show, but basically screw anybody that ain't us is what they said. They didn't use the word.
They're afraid of it because they need to raise money. And and so what do you do? Like if you need to beat your opponent in a primary, you're going to need money and you don't get money by telling your big donors that you're trying to sideline them.
They're afraid of it because they need to raise money. And and so what do you do? Like if you need to beat your opponent in a primary, you're going to need money and you don't get money by telling your big donors that you're trying to sideline them.
They're afraid of it because they need to raise money. And and so what do you do? Like if you need to beat your opponent in a primary, you're going to need money and you don't get money by telling your big donors that you're trying to sideline them.
Everyone's figuring out how to cure polio. Right.
Everyone's figuring out how to cure polio. Right.
Everyone's figuring out how to cure polio. Right.
All of us have got to get, I mean, you know, if you're a billionaire, you made a lot of money through your business, you know, God bless. But that doesn't mean that you get to define the world for the rest of us. You know, we... Who was it told me? I believe this is the correct statistic. The three richest richest Americans, which would be, I believe, Bezos, Musk and I think Zuckerberg.