The Federal Reserve (a non-elected, independent, private bank) since 1913 has controlled Americas monetary policy. The FEDS dual mandate, Price Stability & Full Employment... and the FED issues the currency. Sounds like a dictatorship to me.
Oh, and there are more than two presidential candidness...
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=558518 - Just one more example of how the media along with mindless shows like SNL promote disinformation witch most of the time leads to groupthink.