Posted on 08/04/2004 11:47:13 AM PDT by hscott
And the fact that this Royal pair won't release tax returns or medical records. What are they hiding?
This wouldn't be happening if Terry Kerry released her complete tax returns for the past decade, as every Presidential candidate and his spouse have done in the past.
Terry Kerry is a victim of her own arrogance on this one. It will not change til she changes.
Don't hold your breath.
And, I still buy W ketchup.
One shouldn't presume this lady is a whack job because of rumors-it's much easier to base it on just listening to her!
not so fast....what is clear is that Tides gives money to CAIR and it isnt clear what they do with it. please see Daniel Pipes's comments
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/394
other info perpetuating the same "urban myths"
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=7835
How Ford Funds the Left
By William Bacon
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 15, 2003
One of the most disturbing realities in American society today is that the Ford Foundation, which is supposed to represent the love of America and of American values, finances the far Left. Ford is especially financially generous, for instance, to radical entities such as the anti-War, neo-Com movement. It also provides substantial grants to the Tides Foundation and its sister non-profits: The Tides Center, Thoreau Center for Sustainability, Groundspring.org, the Tsunami Fund, Tides Canada Foundation, and Highwater, Inc., a for-profit real estate firm that manages Tides’ properties including its home office in San Francisco’s Presidio.
The story of what Tides actually does with its wealth is one that is rarely told or heard of.
It is time to tell it.
Tides was founded in 1976 by Drummond Pike as "a convenient vehicle with squeaky clean books." While the former is undoubtedly true, the latter is, at best, questionable. The Foundation is a foundation in name, only. Legally, it is a public charity; allowed under IRS rules to solicit contributions and distribute them, which is exactly what the group does. It has distributed over $300 million dollars in grants to various groups for the full array of neo-Com activities: anti-globalism, anti-war, gun control, etc.
The Tides Center, although distinct from the Foundation by the letter of the law, itself takes in substantial amounts of money to "manage" various radical-left projects. Of course, each project managed by the Center is subject to a substantial fee -- usually 8 percent of all funds collected. Additionally, the Foundation, itself, may rake off another amount as a "Program Advisory fee" between 1 and 13 percent of the donation.
(snip)
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37244
http://www.anti-cair-net.org/press_009_04
So to find out what the Tides Foundation is up to, you have to ask the Communications Director, who gives you an approximate figure for "gifts" (probably Clintonian parsing, covering $1.4 million in "grants"). Sounds like the Tides Foundation is shadowy and secretive. Why doesn't Tides Foundation publish an itemized accounting of their grants?
Maybe Tides Foundation serves as a convenient money laundering scheme whereby rich looney leftists can donate to radical and subversive organizations, while posing as donators to harmless charities.
As a 527, no money that is donated by Teresa to Tides can be "tagged".
The truth must hurt,right Tess.
"Tides" == money laundering! I'll bet Kerry's money requires extra bleach. :)
Pssssssst.
Teresa Heinz-Kerry is a #$%@&&^%!)#, and furthermore, she @*&$%#^(*))@_!++!!.
before anyone asks:
http://www.danielpipes.org/cair.php
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=11881
http://www.tzemach.org/fyi/docs/winston/june18-01.htm
And one of the nastiest people I have ever met. I have seen her be very rude to people she deemed to be not important. Rude and hurtful.
Worth noting is that the publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is conservative Republican donor William Mellon Scaife,
H.J. Heinz Co: In light of some misleading speculation, the H. J. Heinz Company would like to make clear that neither Mrs. Teresa Heinz Kerry, Senator John Kerry nor any member of their family is involved in the management or board of the H. J. Heinz Company. . . . They have no involvement in the Heinz® Ketchup business or any of the company’s other brands or products.
The Heinz company also said it is "nonpartisan." Worth noting, however, is that the company's Political Action Committee has given nearly all its donations to Republican candidates, including $5,000 to the Bush campaign and nothing to Kerry's as of the most recent reports available. That's additional evidence, as if any was needed, that the company isn't "owned" by Kerry's wife.
Amen - exactly how I have felt since I first was asked to donate to the "combined federal campaign" (CFC) in 1986 as a cadet. (The CFC is just like the United Way but is for Federal employees).
I looked at the pamphlet and saw evil organizations listed and knew I could have no part in funding it!
Exactly, where are the tax returns.
The bottom line is that money is fungible.
Heinz gives to Tides.
Tides gives to looney lefties.
Once TeRAYza cash is stirred into the pot, who knows where it goes?
The federal govrnment can't even keep up with that trash.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.