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Whoa! Gowdy Sides With Rubio After Getting Money From Bush Super PAC
News Ninja ^ | 12/27/2015 | Wayne Dupree

Posted on 12/27/2015 11:29:28 AM PST by conservativejoy

Everyone that reads this story has to realize the establishment is not going away just because we will it so. They are fighting for their own existence and candidate. GOP candidate Marco Rubio is the establishment candidate right now and everyone needs to settle down and watch how this plays out.

I posted a piece about how S.C. Rep Trey Gowdy was going to travel with Rubio in Iowa to stump for him in the new year. This shocked many as they hold Gowdy in high regard but not so much Rubio. Some are calling it an endorsement but Gowdy's campaign said "FULL SUPPORT" but didn't use the word "endorsement."

Then I was given this information and was shocked to see that Gowdy earlier in the year, along with Senator Tim Scott had been given money from Jeb Bush super PAC.

From Florida Politics (Jan 2015):

The committee launched by the former Florida governor and prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidate announced on Friday it gave nearly $123,000 in contributions. The largest payments were $10,000 each to the Republican Parties of Florida, Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina, as well as the New Hampshire Republican State Committee , each playing an important role in early presidential primaries for 2016.

In addition, the Bush PAC gave $5,200 each to individual Republican candidates, such as U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Rob Portman of Ohio and Tim Scott of South Carolina.

GOP House members who also were beneficiaries of Right to Rise PAC money were U.S. Reps. Barbara Comstock of Virginia, Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, Frank Guinta of New Hampshire, Joe Heck of Nevada, Mia Love of Utah, Martha McSally of Arizona, Elise Stefanik and Lee Zeldin of New York, and David Young of Iowa. They also received $5,200 apiece.

If you are calling Gowdy a RINO after he is doing this for Rubio, STOP! That's his choice and whether or not he choose wisely, that will be on him and his conscious. It's up to you to stick to your candidate and defeat the establishment as you have chosen to do through your social media keyboard activism or walking around the neighborhood door to door.

One thing that does perplex me however, I wonder if Gowdy will return Bush's money to the super PAC. Rumors are that Scott and Governor Nikki Haley will also side with Rubio in the upcoming weeks.


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To: GraceG

21 posted on 12/27/2015 11:55:27 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: conservativejoy

Gowdy has been on board The Cheap Labor Express longer than most of us woud like to admit.
He has a flair for the dramatic and has used that to distract us.


22 posted on 12/27/2015 12:06:17 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: conservativejoy
Whoa! Gowdy Sides With Rubio After Getting Money From Bush Super PAC

Reminds me of Cruz's super PAC funneling $500,000 to Fiorina's corrupt super PAC.

Corruption top to bottom.

23 posted on 12/27/2015 12:07:48 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: conservativejoy
Conservative Review Scorecard; Gowdy 86%, Rubio 79%
24 posted on 12/27/2015 12:10:05 PM PST by Baynative (Liberty lost is a high price to pay for the experiment of socialism.)
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To: gwgn02

probably knew exactly what was going on with those arms shipments to Benghazi.
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The suspicion is the arms shipments were from Benghazi to Syria by way of Turkey. A Turkish diplomat was the last meeting the ambassador had that night.

They have been covering up arming the beginnings of ISIS.


25 posted on 12/27/2015 12:11:22 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: conservativejoy

What if Rubio is the most conservative electable candidate?


26 posted on 12/27/2015 12:11:56 PM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: GraceG

Thank you GraceG, I have saved that


27 posted on 12/27/2015 12:13:41 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: conservativejoy

Im Shocked./

He was always a poser. Talks a lot, no results.


28 posted on 12/27/2015 12:14:30 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Amnesty Boy is NOT electable


29 posted on 12/27/2015 12:14:35 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: conservativejoy
Everyone has a price
30 posted on 12/27/2015 12:21:22 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: Baynative

Neither score is something to brag about.


31 posted on 12/27/2015 12:22:36 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: dragnet2

Bttt


32 posted on 12/27/2015 12:24:46 PM PST by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

If that’s the only flavor being served, I’ll take it.


33 posted on 12/27/2015 12:25:20 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Baynative
Conservative Review Scorecard; Gowdy 86%, Rubio 79% Voting records are one thing, but the record on conservative policies enacted is another. I could boost my conservative creds by voting to dismantle Obamacare, but it makes no difference unless the legislation is passed and signed into law. The only real measure of a congress critter's conservative record is if they are willing to defund the government to stop Obama. Boehner and Ryan have been great at having straw votes to pander to the base, nothing more.
34 posted on 12/27/2015 12:25:35 PM PST by buckalfa (I am feeling much better now.)
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To: Tucker39
One thing that does perplex me however, I wonder if Gowdy will return Bush's money to the super PAC. Rumors are that Scott and Governor Nikki Haley will also side with Rubio in the upcoming weeks.
35 posted on 12/27/2015 12:26:51 PM PST by COUNTrecount (Race Baiting...... "It's What's For Breakfast")
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Amnesty Boy is NOT electable

On what do you base that conclusion?

36 posted on 12/27/2015 12:37:50 PM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Tucker39; All

And that, dear voters, is how a politician can be BOUGHT. In Gowdy’s case, he was bought for chump change. A paltry $5 grand.


Oh, he’s getting a lot more than that out of this sell out!
The same people who own Rubio, his chief of Staff CESAR CONDA and GROVER NORQUIST & Karl Rove own Gowdy AND Paul Ryan! BOUGHT AND PAID FOR!! FOLLOW THE $$! Conda brought Ryan into DC Politics!

You all need to understand this!

The Rubio Deception

https://klsouth.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/the-rubio-deception/

[snip] To understand Rubio, you have to understand his Chief of Staff; a man by the name of Cesar Conda. Who is Cesar Conda? He’s a pro-amnesty immigration lawyer, who once worked as a DC lobbyist for the Association of Immigration Lawyers [video], mutual friend and close associate of fellow amnesty pusher Grover Norquist, who together have carried out their three-decade long Amnesty Jihad. Like Norquist, the amnesty pushers on the left like Cesar Conda.

Norquist, a corporate lobbyist and co-founder of the Islamic Institute, has had ties to CAIR, radical Islam, known terrorist financiers and unsavory relationships with Muslim activist for years. This video warrants particular scrutiny of Norquist, who actively promotes and advances the Islamic agenda. These are Norquist’s bedfellows; it’s why he actively petitioned support for the “Ground Zero Mosque” and it’s why he is very active in “Muslim outreach.”

Norquist is on the Advisory Board of The Hispanic Leadership Fund, member of the Council on Foreign Relations [CFR], Founder of Americans for Tax Reform [ATR] and good pal of felon Jack Abramoff and GOP stooge Karl Rove whose Crossroads GPS group has been a major donor to Norquist’s fund. Secret emails exclusively obtained by Breitbart News show the libertarian Cato Institute, Norquist’s ATR, and Rubio colluding on immigration reform “messaging” after the Boston Marathon bombing.

And, then there is Norquist’s lobbying on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Norquist’s primary interest in DC is Norquist. For his part, he is hitting the media trail attempting to combat what he calls the “bitter enders” who oppose the bill by trying to counteract the effect of “a handful of radio talk-show hosts who talk loudly.” Also assisting Rubio, Conda and Norquist in their Amnesty scheme is the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC], a Soros-backed group. SPLC’s history.

Cesar Conda sat on the Editorial Advisory Board with George Soros of the publication, The International Economy Magazine. He also actively worked to promote and advance Judge Sotomayor’s nomination. Conda was a lobbyist for the powerhouse private prisons GEO Group who supported open borders and government money for incarcerated illegal aliens. He also lobbied for the US Chamber of Commerce, who supports the Gang of Eight Amnesty bill. His paw prints also extend to the expensive bank bailouts, something Rubio claims he was against.

Conda is a domestic policy wonk. His government experience runs deep. In fact, Conda has weaved and bobbed between so many roles in Washington he was included in Roll Call’s “Fabulous Fifty” list of top congressional aides. He undertook policy roles spanning the 1996 Dole-Kemp to Mitt Romney’s 2008 Presidential Campaigns. Both Conda and Norquist worked together to destroy prop 187 in California in the 1990’s.

But, what also sets Rubio’s office apart is Cesar Conda’s supposed continued ties, major abuse of power, and financial relationship with his lobbying firm, Navigators Global. Navigators clients included GlaxoSmithKline, AT&T, Visa and Citigroup, which got $45 billion under the bank bailout. Rubio’s ties to K-Street are extensive. His deputy chief of staff, Sally Canfield, is a former lobbyist for Sanofi-Aventis, a French drug company.

And, from 1997 to 2005 Rubio himself, was a lobbyist. Consider what one of his most vocal critics said about him here, which likely put a halt to Romney selecting Rubio as VP candidate. Consider: City commissioner, lawyer, lobbyist, one-time GOP Party of Florida American Express card holder, top-echelon House leader and, ultimately, House Speaker, oh and Jeb Bush water boy. Florida is a politically corrupt state. From 2000 to 2010, there were 781 federal convictions on corruption charges. That’s an average of one every five days for 10 straight years.

Like Conda, Rubio has amnesty as a core belief. He is John McCain with an ‘accent’; and without a military record of crashing planes. His past record is relevant. And, all you have to do is look at history. This page provides history of the efforts of Floridians to enact immigration enforcement legislation in the 2008 Florida Legislative Session. The result was that legislation was thwarted, at the time, by House Speaker Marco Rubio.

Rubio stalled and “blocked” all immigration enforcement bills in Florida stating: “There is nothing the state of Florida can do unilaterally to solve global warming. And there is nothing we can do unilaterally to solve immigration.” Rep. Juan Zapata, R-Miami and Miami Rep. David Rivera, the son of Cuban exiles, usually ran anti-enforcement interference


37 posted on 12/27/2015 12:37:58 PM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: conservativejoy

I just had another thought....

I thought that Gowdy was an ok guy, would watch him on the Benghazi hearings, thinking he was doing ok....then something happened in the last hearing, something wasn’t right, thinking maybe he just had a bad day....

Then started thinking about the Clinton Crime family and how dirty they play...threats maybe? Something in his closet he doesn’t want out?

Then reading this today, the Bush name came up...hmmmm, the connection with the Clinton Crime Family and the Bush Family and their dirt...ok...so one step further...

Did they both go to Gowdy with some blackmail and Rubio is trying to protect him? Does Rubio have something that neither the Clinton Crime family and/or the Bush family have that they don’t want known???

I don’t know about Rubio, he has always looked and sounded to me like a ‘high school jock’ but he is connected with Schumer, McCain and that group and they are every bit as dirty as both families are....

There is just more to this story than what we are getting, in my opinion only....


38 posted on 12/27/2015 12:39:50 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: frankenMonkey

“So... the state party organizations are also available for purchase? I did not know that. “

Oh, indeed they are. That is what worries me about Levin’s convention of states. Grover Norquist OWNS and has the pledge of over 1300 state legislators who know if they cross him on AMNESTY/BAD TRADE they are gone!

See also: http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3377116/posts?page=37#37


39 posted on 12/27/2015 12:41:23 PM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: conservativejoy

So Gowdy has a price after all.


40 posted on 12/27/2015 12:42:14 PM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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