CA: Governor creates private corporation to oversee fund-raising

Sac Bee ^ | 3/26/04 | Tom Chorneau - AP

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SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has quietly incorporated a private nonprofit group that can help advance his political goals without disclosing the source of its money.

Organizers insist the new corporation, which can raise money, lobby lawmakers and conduct polls, won't be used to hide special-interest donations to Schwarzenegger. But they acknowledged it could legally avoid disclosure under a variety of circumstances.

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Called the California Recovery Team, the new corporation has been organized as a "social welfare" entity exempted from paying taxes under section 501 (c)(4) of the tax code.

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If Davi$ had done this, he'd still be Gub, I bet.

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[Bush Cheney]

Governor creates private corporation to oversee fundraising




Excellent ... !!!

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has quietly incorporated a private nonprofit group that can help advance his political goals without disclosing the source of its money.

Greeeeaaat. Just simply #$%!@*& great.

The "people's Governor" pushing for "open Government".

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Tom Hiltachk, the governor's attorney who created the corporation, said the new entity is identical to an existing Schwarzenegger political action committee known as "Gov. Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Team."

ahhhh, yes. Tom Hiltachk, the contact point listed on the Secretary of State Website for the new PHONE TAX initiative in circulation.

[Amerigomag]

The more Schwarzenegger preforms, the closer he becomes to a Gray Davis clone. Pay for play

Wouldn't it have been fun if, through the magic of a time machine, these shenanigans could have been introduced into the recall debate.

Many on this forum knew this was coming, and worse, but it would have been fun, non the less, to poke the party loyalist's noses in it.

To those loyalists still lurking out there beneath the shelter of large rocks: WE TOLD YOU SO.

[MegaSilver]

To those loyalists still lurking out there beneath the shelter of large rocks: WE TOLD YOU SO.

I'm glad I don't live in CA, and so avoided the whole debate.

My conscience probably wouldn't have let me vote for an anti-gun, pro-choice, somewhat pro-gay-union governor, anyway, but I used to like Arnold. Now, unfortunately, he seems to have been lured by the seduction of power in the People's Republic of California.