It's all about the money for Zaccaria

Posted by: Pat Crowley in Elections


Politicians say some crazy things sometimes, but right-wing republican candidate Mark Zaccaria let rip with this doozy on 10 New Conference with Bill Rappleye this morning:

Profit needs to be part of everything we do in an economically orientated society. Without that, why would you do that?

Trying to parse this out is already giving me a headache.  An economically orientated society?  What does that mean?  Doesn’t every society have an economy? So is what Zaccaria really saying that the only motive that people have in society is profit? If I can’t make money of it there is no motive for doing it? Whatever it is?

I think that is exactly what he is saying. The radicalism of this statement, and the cynically view it has of motives of the people of Rhode Island is a sad testament to the views of the Republican Party (and sadly, too many Democrats). But let me ask this question:

Is Zaccaria only running for office in the hopes of personally profitting from being a Congressman?

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DeusEx
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written by DeusEx, February 07, 2010
Pat, should the United States hypothetically spend $2 trillion to save a single life in Africa?

If not, how can you put a price on a human life?
Pat Crowley
I win the bet!
written by Pat Crowley, February 07, 2010
You know who .....I win the bet!

See, I said Dan would be the first person to comment with something totally off subject.

I hope my guess on the foot ball game today is as successful.
DeusEx
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written by DeusEx, February 07, 2010
I never post off-topic. That you frequently miss the connection of lines of reasoning is something else altogether.
thomcahir
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written by thomcahir, February 07, 2010
This from a guy who I asked this week to buy an ad in the Follies booklet and he said, "All this money is begged"?

All I'm looking for is to make money to redistribute in the form of scholarships to needy kids. Maybe I wasn't begging hard enough or it wasn't enough of a profit for him to give some of his hard-begged money to something as benevolent as a scholarship fund.
Contrarian View
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written by Contrarian View, February 08, 2010
Pat, when you do everything in life for no compensation, and live as the begging monks in India do, then maybe I'll listen to what you have to say about profit. Meanwhile, as long as you insist on being paid for whatever work you do, you undermine your own message.

Jeez, do you ever think about what you're going to say for more than five seconds before you post it?
DeusEx
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written by DeusEx, February 08, 2010
Contrarian, Pat only cares about other people provided that they are a part of his union. As long as he and his friends get theirs, everything's fine.

He said it himself when cadillac health plans were exempted from government health care under the plan - hey, you're not in a union, that's YOUR problem.
Contrarian View
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written by Contrarian View, February 08, 2010
Thanks, Deus. I'm aware of Pat's selfishness masquerading as Progressivism. He is definitely a contender for the title of Least Credible Person in RI.

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