Posted on 03/31/2005 10:41:19 PM PST by huac
Billionaires Peter Lewis and George Soros have each pledged $10 million to America Coming Together...A billionaire, Lewis is the chairman and chief executive officer of Progressive Corporation, the fourth-largest U.S. personal auto insurer, A leading U. S. business reference manual, Hoover's Handbook of American Business l999, actually described Lewis in print as "a functioning pot-head."... His house features an elaborate series of paintings of Chinese communist Mao Tse-tung by Andy Warhol. Lewis has contributed $5 million to the ACLU ...
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I never understood the reasons why these ultra rich are commie supporters.. they want to be taxed ?
They want to be important.
Warhol's Mao paintings weren't about communism...
Supposedly, a couple of Progressive Insurance guys made it on the Clinton Body Count.
This Lewis jerk who has an insurance empire up here in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, also donated (with much media hooplah) $10 million to Planned Murderhood last year. Kinda' interesting that the fool is in favor of murdering 1.5 million potential customers every year. Not too sure how that consists of a good "business" decision.
He's a wealthy creep. Any time I get a call from Progressive, I hang up after letting them have it.
Good to know who the players and wannabe puppeteers are in the political games.
It's no longer about money for them, it's now about power. They want to be part of the ruling elite, because they know how best to run your lives.
Maybe they want to make sure that no one else becomes as rich as them, by supporting laziness in people (communism/socialism) ?
They can have power if they support conservatives too, as the 2004 poll showed. Infact, in many parts of the south its impossible to have "progressive" links and win a race.
Its about money. As the projected profits of insurance companies is based on a percentage, a rise in insurance prices because of health care and its legal costs makes them more money.
I believe some insurance companies LOVE attorneys.
But ACLU is..
All communists/socialists are typical ACLU sympathizers..
That means, if you are a commie the best bet for you to appear "politically correct" is by obtaining an ACLU membership card.
I was defending the art, not the guy.
Its about money. As the projected profits of insurance companies is based on a percentage, a rise in insurance prices because of health care and its legal costs makes them more money.
What about George Soros then ? I thought he was an investor and had nothing to do with insurance.
They're rich beyond taxes hurting them. They want that neighborhood to stay exclusive too.
bttt
I think more than a few of them get some sort of messiah complex too. They start believing God chose them to help the people or some such rot. I read an interview with Buffett, also a noted left-wingnut, and he made it sound like wealth accumulation meant he had a responsibility to better people in spite of themeselves.
Soros, on the other hand, is a hemmorhoid.
-Eric
Fitzgerald: The rich are different than the rest of us...
Hemingway: Shut the hell up, ya damned sissy and drink your drink before your crazy wife comes back.
God I love Hemingway.
When he was good, he was very good. But when he was faking it, the stuff reads like a comic book.
I like his stuff so much I'm rationing it. Apparently, I haven't run into the comic book material yet.
Because in any socialist entity, being inside the controlling infrastructure is better than being stuck outside. They want control out of the hands of "The People" unless they are the sum of "the people".
The bad stuff is scattered throughout. The Nick Adams Stories are probably some of the best stuff.
Thats good news, because I haven't read those yet. I've been slowly working my way through a short story collection, alternating with a Faulkner collection as night reading.
Faulkner is good as well. You might want to try Light in August or the triology (Hamlet, Town, Mansion).
Lewis, Peter B.
Contributions to 527 Committees:
The chart below shows the total amount of money contributed since August 2000 to 527 committees by this individual donor. Click on committee name for a summary of activity.
Committee Amount Contributed
Joint Victory Campaign 2004 $16,000,000
America Coming Together - Nonfederal Account $2,995,000
MoveOn.org Voter Fund $2,500,000
Young Democrats of America $650,000
Marijuana Policy Project Political Fund $485,000
Democracy for America - Non-federal $250,000
Sierra Club Voter Education Fund $200,000
Stonewall Democrats United $117,220
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund $100,000
Punk Voter Inc. $50,000
Thanks for the nod.
Peter Benjamin Lewis.
He likes to brag that in 1974 -- during the Vietnam War - he bought Andy Warhol pictures of Mao Tse-tung and hung them in Progressive's offices. His employees demanded that the pictures of the old monster be taken down. Lewis refused. Thirty years later, the Mao pictures have some value. One hangs in the Progressive boardroom where, maybe, it motivates Lewis' business ethics.
Lewis has a reported wealth estimated at $3 billion. Progressive Corporation, the fourth-largest auto insurer in North America, employs about 14,000 people with yearly revenues of $8 billion. It is based in Mayfield Village, Ohio. The mogul describes himself as "half screwball, half businessman." His former wife, Toby Devan Lewis, with whom Lewis remains friends, is curator of Progressive's art collection.
In 2000, while visiting his daughter on her sheep ranch in New Zealand, Lewis was caught by customs officials with marijuana in his brief case. He was arrested, his yacht searched and his stash discovered. Charged, he admitted the offense to the police, made it clear that he did not want a lawyer and, the next day, pleaded guilty to charges of importing the plant and resin. After spending the night in jail, Lewis, now with a lawyer and having made a massive donation to a local drug-treatment center, was released without a conviction and the case sealed.
Lewis is, by repute, a generous philanthropist. Foundation sources say he gives to art galleries, museums and colleges with abandon, provided that his wishes are carried out promptly.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/datelinedc/s_264968.html
The quote -- used in the movie Magnolia -- "We are not done with the past, because the past is not done with us," (paraphrased) is generally attributed to Faulkner.
His nobel prize speech (available free in either recorded version or printed online) is one of the great "writer speeches" of the 20th centur.
This has been my first exposure to Faulkner, and I feel forced to admit that I really don't like what I've seen all that much. It's not bad, it's just not THAT good. JMHO. I'll definitely pursue more of his material though, to try to get an idea of why he's considered so important.
As I Lay Dying is a good a place as any to start. A very fast read.
His short stories were written for money, the books are much different.
Re: Geico
Way back the NRA criticized the company for anti-selfdefense statements in a policy statement, so I have always been against them. They have since refuted their statements, but is still classified as a "you decide" from the 2nd Amendment Sisters. I checked out the NRA "black list" and couldn't find the company. I couldn't find any NRA response. I did find that as an NRA member you get a deal on AIG auto insurance So I would advocate this over Geico anyway.
Perhaps that's my issue. I'll pick that one up the next time I have an evening at B&N.
He wants to legalize pot.
He has made a lot of money.
Therefore he has a point?
The point is on the top of his head.
The next time he gets caught with pot they should throw his ass in jail
where he belongs, and keep him there.
Oh, yeah...I forgot. Everybody makes money the exact same way...
"I never understood the reasons why these ultra rich are commie supporters.. they want to be taxed ?"
No, they want to enslave mankind so that they can have everything they want without cost to themselves. They are using their dollars in an attempt to enact such enslavement. They want to remove any resistance, especially Christian resistence...
"Lewis was arrested (in New Zealand) and admitted to three charges of importing drugs after customs officers found two ounces of hashish and 1.7 ounces of marijuana in his luggage. New Zealand Judge David Harvey dropped the charges and invited Lewis to watch the challenger rounds for the America's Cup yacht race while in New Zealand and to "enjoy the fresh air."
Is is possible that the vast amount of funds available for the destruction of America as we know it is coming from the drug trade? Also, that the mind and the soul of this man has been shriveled by the use of hashish and pot?
Auto insurance and communism come together in America???...just lovely...
Iv'e got AAA now...are they American, hopefully????
Does anyone know of any other insurance companiy that sells ATV insurance?
progressive is bad guyz ping
It's no longer about money for them, it's now about power. They want to be part of the ruling elite, because they know how best to run your lives.
You just described our "2 party" system................
I don't know about Lewis, but it is true of Warren buffet in Omaha.
Progressive Insurance is a racket. Lewis figured out how to create a pool of people who had to have insurance because of laws requiring it and charge those bads risks high premiums. In 1994 I had a small accident on snow and bought a Cadillac soon thereafter. When State Farm cancelled me, my agent placed my policy with Progressive. They charged me $900/mo for me and my son. I had to change agents and business insurance to get better rates.
"Nobless Oblige" traditionally expects wealthy people to do philanthropy, but undue political contributions, instead, probably should not be allowed, even though it didn't seem to do much damage in 2004. Anyone who invests money in the hate-filled MoveOn.org is getting senile. Maybe he should be starved to death.(sarcasm)
#5. (#25 in 2004) LONE RANGER • L: 255'0" Y: 1972/1994 Work hard, play hard: That seems to be the philosophy embraced by Peter Lewis. The former CEO of Progressive, one of the country’s largest auto insurers, Lewis has described himself as being “half screwball, half businessman.” The screwball part fits when you discover he dressed up as the Lone Ranger (the TV character, not the yacht) for a meeting with a powerful politician several years ago; but then again, the day was Halloween. Besides his office antics, Lewis is passionate about art and cruising. He’s been aboard Lone Ranger (the yacht, not the TV character) in various locations around the world, including Whangaroa Harbour, New Zealand; the yacht was seen in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, this summer. B: Schichau-Unterwesser, Germany; N: Claus Kusch (conversion); H: Steel; E: 2/4,400-hp Deutz-MWMs
Then why did Obama carry so much of the South?
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