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The Senate Carves $90 Million Out of Stimulus For Liberal Activist Group
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/02/02/the-senate-carves-90-million-out-of-stimulus-for-liberal-activist-group/ ^ | February 2, 2009 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 02/03/2009 5:23:54 AM PST by cc2k

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (”LCCR”) is a far left interest group.

The group opposed conservative judges. The group agitates for card check. The group is in favor of the Fairness Doctrine. It is chiefly an agitator for affirmative action programs and tries to pressure banks into giving high risk loans like those that caused the housing crisis. If you oppose them, they label you a racist.

LCCR operates like ACORN. And the Senate Democrats are about to give the $90 million of your money.

Under the cover of the digital television conversion delay, the Senate Democrats want to give the LCCR $90 million.

On page 38 of the Senate version of the stimulus, under the section “Digital-to-Analog Converter Program”, the Senate carves out “$90,000,000.00 . . . for education and out-reach, including grants to organizations for programs to educate vulnerable populations, including senior citizens, minority communities, people with disabilities, low-income individuals, and people living in rural areas, about the transition.”

Sounds innocuous. Here’s the catch:

The program is managed by the Department of Commerce. The program is managed by the Department of Commerce. And the Department of Commerce gave access to the DTV education money to only two groups exclusively: the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) and the LCCR’s Education Fund.: the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) and the LCCR’s Education Fund.

Here’s where it gets funny. Each group is now only getting about $2 million.

The Senate believes it needs to give $90 million more — and only these organizations will be able to get their hands on the money. Only these two groups — one group that helps senior citizens and one group whose members were Democrat foot soldiers in 2008 and, with the “administrative costs” they’ll be able to take in overhead, will be well funded for coming elections.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; acorn; bho2009; congress; congresswatch; demcorruption; democrat; democratcongress; democratcorruption; democrats; dtv; economy; fundingtheleft; lccr; obama; pelosi; porkulus; senatedemocrats; stimulus; stimuluswatch
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To: cripplecreek

Yeah I noticed that too, how about Obamaborn


21 posted on 02/03/2009 6:47:54 AM PST by ReformedBeckite
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To: cc2k

90 mil out of 900 bil not much cutting going on out thar.


22 posted on 02/03/2009 6:49:11 AM PST by boomop1
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To: ReformedBeckite

Money for muslims?

New Recreation Center Dearborn Heights MI 91 $13,500,000.00

Build Canfield Recreation Center Dearborn Heights MI 125 $25,000,000.00

Local Community Centers Dearborn Heights MI 25 $1,000,000.00


23 posted on 02/03/2009 6:50:35 AM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: cc2k
The racist Democrat political organization ACORN is slated to get $5.2 billion dollars of your tax money in the stimulus package.

Obama’s Bill Hands ACORN $5.2 Billion Bailout

24 posted on 02/03/2009 7:35:40 AM PST by blam
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To: cc2k

ACRON and SEIU are run by the same people and they will get billions unless Repubs stand up. SEIU is the illegal alien service workers union.


25 posted on 02/03/2009 7:37:13 AM PST by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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To: cc2k

Let the tax revolt begin.


26 posted on 02/03/2009 7:56:23 AM PST by bayareablues
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To: cc2k
If the money were given to me , it would be put to better use.
27 posted on 02/03/2009 8:11:02 AM PST by dbz77
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To: cripplecreek

I have heard Deerborn MI refered to as Deerbornislam or something of that nature...so I am not suprised that the democratic pork sandwich is going to help support HOBAMA’s brothers in the struggle... its not suprising, either that both liberals and islamic zealots see us as infidels...


28 posted on 02/03/2009 11:11:53 AM PST by Mercedes718 (Id rather be a conservative nutjob then a liberal with NO NUTS and NO JOB..)
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To: cripplecreek
http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/by_state

Page 4 of MS plan and I don't even live in MS

Jackson, MS

Construction of 40 single family affordable housing units in Bon Air Subdivision $4,000,000.00 - 30 jobs - Housing Program

Construction of 20 units of affordable housing in Logino Subdivision $2,500,000.00 - 15 jobs - Housing Program

Construction of 15 units of affordable housing in Royal Manor Subdivision $1,875,000.00 - 12 jobs - Housing Program

Apparently they didn't get the memo about the housing....awww never mind.

Fitness Equipment/Renovations for Training Academy Weight Room $60,000.00 - 0 jobs - Public Safety Program

Jonestown, MS

Renovations of Granny and Lil People Castle Daycare Centers
$200,000.00 - 20 jobs - CDBG Program

Maybe someone could explain why the Govt is supposed to renovate a daycare center.

Laurel, MS

Doorbells $99,600.00 - 2 jobs - Housing Program

What the heck?

29 posted on 02/05/2009 10:33:59 AM PST by angelsonmyside
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To: angelsonmyside

Here in Jackson Michigan they want money to build 20 “Rent to own” homes. Apparently the city is going into real estate development using taxpayer money.


30 posted on 02/05/2009 11:44:46 AM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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