This deserved its own thread...
According to FEC individual searches, Keene gave $500 to Citizens for Arlen Specter in September 2002, another $1500 to the same group throughout 2003 and 2004, and another $500 in January 2006.
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310
THE CARMEN GROUP
FUND FOR A FREE MARKET AMERICA
10/20/2000 250.00 20036543148
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
CARMEN GROUP/MANAGING ASSOCIATE
UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN
VIA UPTON FOR ALL OF US
06/30/2006 500.00 26930227161
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
COLLINS & COMPANY/EXECUTIVE
KOLBE, JAMES T
VIA KOLBE FOR CONGRESS
05/02/2004 500.00 24961814862
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
WEXLER & WALKER/LLOBYIST
PITTS, JOSEPH R.
VIA FRIENDS OF JOE PITTS
02/06/2007 250.00 27930748668
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION/CHAIR
TAYLOR, CHARLES H
VIA CHARLES TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
01/12/2006 1000.00 26960078038
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
05/01/2007 1000.00 27020273673
12/19/2007 200.00 28020324150
12/19/2007 800.00 28020324149
KEENE, DAVID A
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
CARMEN GROUP INC
BURNS, CONRAD
VIA FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2006
09/16/2005 500.00 25020492560
KEENE, DAVID A
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP/GOVERNMENT AFFAI
SANDHILLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
05/24/2004 1000.00 24971250809
KEENE, DAVID A MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION/CHAIR
DAVIS, JO ANN S.
VIA JO ANN DAVIS FOR CONGRESS INC.
11/14/2005 500.00 26990215856
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310
THE CARMEN GROUP
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
09/20/2002 500.00 23020050622
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
CARMAN GROUP
HYDE, HENRY JOHN
VIA HENRY J. HYDE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
12/31/2003 250.00 24990045639
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
CARMEN GROUP INC./EXECUTIVE
AMERICANS FOR TRUTH IN POLITICS
12/10/2003 500.00 24990194041
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE CARMEN GROUP
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
02/13/2003 250.00 23020161568
09/16/2003 250.00 23020383077
11/10/2003 250.00 24020052122
02/04/2004 250.00 24020220398
10/19/2004 500.00 24021050644
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR MR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
01/12/2006 500.00 26020980273
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP COMPANIES/MANAGI
KELLY, SUE W
VIA SUE KELLY FOR CONGRESS
09/27/2006 500.00 26960521635
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP/CONSULTANT
CRANE, PHILIP M
VIA CRANE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
10/20/2003 250.00 24990324747
KEENE, DAVID MR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP/GOVT RELATIONS
BURR, RICHARD M
VIA RICHARD BURR COMMITTEE; THE
09/21/2005 500.00 26020132450
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Only group to donate to is Heritage Foundation. They are the only "conservative" group that did NOT embrace open borders and other "liberal-lite" ideas and positions.
I used to donate and attend ACU yearly event but quit after having Keene treat a conservative Canadian at my table with disregard and a very snippy attitude.
Remember - it's how you treat the "little"' people when no one (except a small few) are watching, mirrors the genuine attitude of servitude and humility (same goes for Frank Luntz - a TOTAL JERK!)
Keene is a liberal scumbag who needs to be swiftly removed from his position in the ACU.
By December of 2007 it was clear that the nomination was going to go to either McCain, Huckabee, or Romney.
We’ve seen that, in addition to McCain not being conservative, he was unable to win.
I know some here liked Huckabee and thought he was conservative, but many didn’t see him as a fiscal conservative at all, which is a major focus for the American Conservative Union.
Hunter was already gone, and while Thompson was still running, it had become clear from poll numbers that he wasn’t likely to survive (a month later, he dropped out).
Rush Limbaugh eventually tried to steer his audience to vote for Romney or Giuliani rather than McCain. Others did the same thing.
Tom Tancredo endorsed Romney as well. And if you posted Romney’s campaign platform without a name on it, you’d get widespread approval here at FR for the conservative positions he was espousing.
Many people who had a chance to sit down and speak directly with Romney came away believing he would do what he said he would do in his campaign. A lot of people didn’t trust that he had changed.
I have no idea why Keene would give money to Specter in 2007, although the amounts are rather small.
I have no other knowledge about Keene’s views on the issues, but generally have found the American Conservative Union to be respectable.
It is very important though that any person who says anything negative about Sarah Palin be attacked brutally, harshly, loudly, and without regard for truth. It’s the Alinsky way, and as many have said, it worked for Obama so why shouldn’t Conservatives adopt the same rules?
Little known fact, David Keane’s wife if a pro-abortion, card-carrying RINO. I know her. Reasonably pleasant lady as RINOs go.
With supporters of Specter/Romney against her, no wonder Sarah is favored by 72% of Republicans.
I’m simply shocked. Who would have guessed his view might not be impartial.
David A. Keene
Dance of the GOP Pander Bears February 13, 2007
Thanks for linking the original comments by Keene so I could read them. He did not bash or trash Sarah Palin. He stated the obvious and gave wise advice. He also noted that she cancelled on her speaking engagement at CPAC2009 after she had confirmed. She and her people could not even manage to deliver a video appearance.
I have never seen statements from Palin that she is a conservative. She has claimed to be a ‘maverick.’ I also don’t know what her position is on the crucial issues of the day: socialized medicine, cap and trade and nuclear disarmament.... all of which issues she is distracting us from with her drama.
We need to be contacting Reps and Senators to work on legislation to stem the tide of socialism in the U.S. When Palin decides what she plans to do next, she will let us know. Personally, I am more interested in the welfare of my country.
Take note of all these pubbies who are bashing Sarah...they will not be forgotten, especially at contribution time.
Nice to see someone finally notice. Sad that it took “Palin-bashing” to bring it to light. I would challenge all conservatives to start peeling back the layers of the onions of the rest of the so-called “conservative” DC organizations that harvest tens of millions of dollars from the rank and file, while regularly selling them down the river. Most of them have been bought out lock, stock and barrel by Romney.
Here is what I don’t understand. Assuming all of these “conservative” pundits, columnsists, and figures who are attacking Palin are really conservative then why the hell would you air it in public. Even if I believed that Palin was wrong (which I don’t) I would never air my frustrations with her so all of the leftist scum could lop it up. Why the hell would any conservative want to be quoted by the enemy as siding with them? This is what I don’t understand about Erick Erickson of redstate.com. Are you proud of yourself that you are quoted in the Washington Compost as siding against the person who makes the liberals shake in their panties?
Thank you so much for posting this.
It’ll be interesting to see if he remains head of the ACU.
ARLEN SPECTER???? I USED to kind of like Keene....NO MORE!