John McCain funded by Soros since 2001

WND ^ | February 12, 2008 | Jerome R. Corsi

[Tigen]

Candidate's Reform Institute also accepted funds from Teresa Kerry

As Sen. John McCain assumes the GOP front-runner mantle, his long-standing, but little-noticed association with left-wing donors such as George Soros and Teresa Heinz Kerry is receiving new attention among his Republican critics.

In 2001, McCain founded the Alexandria, Va.-based Reform Institute as a vehicle to receive funding from George Soros' Open Society Institute and Teresa Heinz Kerry's Tides Foundation and several other prominent non-profit organizations.

McCain used the institute to promote his political agenda and provide compensation to key campaign operatives between elections.

In 2006, the Arizona senator was forced to sever his formal ties with the Reform Institute after a controversial $200,000 contribution from Cablevision came to light. McCain solicited the donation for the Reform Institute using his membership on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, he supported Cablevision's push to introduce the more profitable al la carte pricing, rather than packages of TV programming.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

In 2001, McCain founded the Alexandria, Va.-based Reform Institute as a vehicle to receive funding from George Soros' Open Society Institute and Teresa Heinz Kerry's Tides Foundation and several other prominent non-profit organizations.

[unspun]

How do you spell “anti-American globalism?”

[RDTF]

great tagline :^)

[elpadre]

somehow we must get out of this consuming push for huge sums of money - it is corrupting and tears the fabric of the Republic.

[El Gato]

This couldn’t have been published a few weeks ago. Before Thompson and Romney dropped out?

[NonValueAdded]

McCain used the institute to promote his political agenda and provide compensation to key campaign operatives between elections.

Had to find a way around that pesky McCain / Feingold, eh John? Aw crap, McCain is gonna give us Obama, isn't he?

[DogBarkTree]

Im waiting for pictures of McCain to be released showing him drowning kittens and eating live children. WTF? When will this nightmare end?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Ping! ;)

[Navy Patriot]

Why does this not surprise me?

[texas_mrs]

When will this slow-motion train wreck end?!?!?!

[Tigen]

Mike said the lead horse might break a leg.

[FBD]

when McCain finaly goes away

[littlehouse36]

“When will this nightmare end?”

It is only beginning. The MSM set a huge trap in broad daylight and a third of republican voters fell into it.

[Cosmo]

Is this the story the NYTs was going to run but spiked at the behest of mccain?

[Mr. Mojo]

This couldn’t have been published a few weeks ago. Before Thompson and Romney dropped out?

Even if it were, it wouldn't have even made a ripple. Remember, we're talking about WND/Corsi here.

[El Gato]

somehow we must get out of this consuming push for huge sums of money - it is corrupting and tears the fabric of the Republic.

The only way to handle this is to let anyone donate as much as they want to anyone they want, at any time.

BUT

With severe, political death penalty type, consequences for not reporting all contributions, with the true source identified. And donors of over some threshold should also have to make full and complete disclosure.

Restricting freedom is not the answer. Full exposure is the only answer compatible with freedom.

McCain-Fiengold was an attempt, or at least sold as an attempt, to do it the "restrictions" way.

[Miss Behave]

McCain can bite my silky soft but firm @ss through a park bench.

I have REALLY had it.

[niteowl77]

From cutting POWs/MIAs and their families off at the knees to taking money from Soros and MamaT, this guy is nothing but bad news. Even knowing he was a s**tbird from way back, I haven't known until now the extent of his perfidy. Too many people have given this guy a pass for too long for the fix not to be in.

Mr. niteowl

[benjamin032]

And we are suprised why?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

[BGHater]

John, is that Ketchup on your shirt?

[Republic of Texas]

Im waiting for pictures of McCain to be released showing him drowning kittens and eating live children. WTF? When will this nightmare end?

The Clinton Machine never sleeps. But to answer your question, first Tuesday in November, 2008.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

McCain can bite my silky soft but firm @ss through a park bench.

Say... is it getting warm in here, or is it just me? ;)

[donna]

Arianna Huffington, syndicated columnist and creator of the HuffingtonPost.com, has served on the Reform Institute's advisory committee since the group's inception.

Arianna Huffington!

[Pajamajan]

bookmark

[TCats]

"When will this nightmare end?"

It IS that, isnt it. For me it will probably end when Hillary shysters her way to the Dem Nomination. At that point my worst nightmare will be a foregone conclusion and I'll probably just turn of my TV Set.

[littlehouse36]

Other works by Jerome "I'll Swift Anybody" Corsi:

 

[Yaelle]

Aw crap, McCain is gonna give us Obama, isn't he?

Obama should have just run on the Republican ticket.

[pissant]

This needs to be shouted from the rooftops.

[jamese777]

You are known by the company you keep: Kennedy, Feingold, Soros, Kerry, Edwards and Lieberman.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I hate to see a Republican presidential candidate being mentioned in the same sentence with Soros.

[Miss Behave]

Jim, it has come to this for me.

Thread ping.

[Oystir]

“In 2001, McCain founded the Alexandria, Va.-based Reform Institute as a vehicle to receive funding from George Soros’ Open Society Institute and Teresa Heinz Kerry’s Tides Foundation and several other prominent non-profit organizations.”

Does this statement ring true? McCain must be some sort of genius to figure all this out in 2001.

[RDTF]

and the problem with that is?

[Marathoner]

Crap, it looks like that bastard Soros is gonna win this time no matter who gets elected.

[Miss Behave]

Both? ;-)

[nicmarlo]

ping!

[KeyLargo]

You have not done so already. Start digging!

[RDTF]

I hear Cindy has been indulging in gin soaked raisins since 2000

[FBD]

well, well, well. very interesting.
they have taken down their list of donors:

http://reforminstitute.org/about/donors.shtml

[PhilDragoo]

CLICK McCHURIAN CANDIDATE

[RDTF]

bingo!

[littlehouse36]

“This needs to be shouted from the rooftops...”

... over Texas and Ohio.

[Just mythoughts]

Hmmmmm.... so is SOROS McCain’s Rasputin?

[UCFRoadWarrior]

This couldn’t have been published a few weeks ago. Before Thompson and Romney dropped out?
Even if it were, it wouldn’t have even made a ripple. Remember, we’re talking about WND/Corsi here.

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The MSM wont publish a story linking their sugar daddy George Soros w McCain....may embarrass Soros

Of course, wonder why Bill OReilly never brings up Soros McCain ties

[donna]

“The Reform Institute was founded in 2001 in direct response to the millions of Americans who, during the 2000 presidential campaign, expressed profound disillusionment with corrupt fundraising activities and the political “closed shop.” The initial bipartisan Honorary Chairs of the Advisory Committee were Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE). After Senator McCain resigned his position in 2005, former Congressman and former Fortune 500 CEO Amo Houghton of New York served as President.”

http://www.reforminstitute.org/about/about.aspx

[pissant]

I thought you were a McCainiac. ;o)

[FBD]

never forget, too, that McCain almost defected from the Republican party in 2001

[pissant]

And Virginia and Maryland