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Palin-bashing CPAC/ACU Chair donated $2,000 to Arlen Specter, endorsed Romney
opensecrets.org ^ | 7/9/09 | Antonnius

Posted on 07/09/2009 12:44:31 PM PDT by Antoninus

David Keene, the Chairman of the American Conservative Union trashed Sarah Palin publicly today on NewsMax. However, a quick search of Mr. Keene's recent political contribution history reveals the following:

David Keene, Managing Associate of the Carmen Group Lobbying Firm, and Head of ACU, Alexandria, VA.

Political contributions in 2008 election cycle:

KEENE, DAVID, ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314 THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC 5/1/07 $1,000 Specter, Arlen (R)

KEENE, DAVID, ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314 THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC 12/19/07 $800 Specter, Arlen (R)

KEENE, DAVID, ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314 THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC 12/19/07 $200 Specter, Arlen (R)

What I want to know is, how does a guy like this get to be the chairman of the ACU? Has the American Conservative Union turned into the American Liberal Republicans Who Are Now Democrats Union when we weren't looking? Apparently so.

That said, if I were Sarah Palin, I'd take this guy's advice and toss it in the bin with the rest of the fish guts.


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To: Paige; La Enchiladita; Jim Robinson
What is sad, I lost a friend because they were told Romney was not a Conservative and would not get my support.

I'd say what you lost wasn't quite a "friend," then. I have some friends who are elite Republicans, and sure enough ... the sneer condescendingly at Palin and think Romney is "superior." Take comfort in the fact -- and spread the word -- that the behavior of Romney supporters speaks volumes about Romney. Look at La Enchiladita's hypocrisy here, prattling about Palin presenting herself as a "victim," when for the past two years at least, the contemptible and deceitful MO of Romney supporters on Free Republic has overwhelmingly been to paint anyone who opposes Romney as an irrational "hater" and anti-Mormon bigot.

For that reason, I hope Jim Robinson continues his excellent policy of letting Romney bots remain on FR. Their behavior is truly one of the best means of proving to conservative thinkers of how truly rotten Romney is.

141 posted on 07/09/2009 4:38:17 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: militanttoby

How did you guess?


142 posted on 07/09/2009 4:40:59 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Mitt Romney is a more subtle version of Arlen Specter with better hair...)
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To: Finny

Mitt supporters are OUR best players...


143 posted on 07/09/2009 4:41:51 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Mitt Romney is a more subtle version of Arlen Specter with better hair...)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Exactly, this needs to stop.


144 posted on 07/09/2009 4:42:35 PM PDT by dforest (Anyone dumb enough to have voted for him deserves what they get.. No Pity!)
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To: Finny
Oh the attacks by the RUDY bunch when I supported FRED. OH lawd they were vicious.
145 posted on 07/09/2009 4:43:07 PM PDT by Paige ("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing," Edmund Burke)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
Sphinter. I had to look to see if you simply misspelled or if that was a real word.

Because it is natural for me to not just make assumptions. The most common result of that kind of thinking is I learn something (though this time I think learning may have actually decreased my I.Q).

sphinter - clicky if you dare

"Wobbly Bob" is in there too. Are you the spoon collector, the brew, or the three legged cat for which the latter is named?

146 posted on 07/09/2009 4:56:03 PM PDT by Clinging Bitterly (He must fail.)
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To: Paige; CharlesWayneCT
I don't remember even the Rudy folks as a majority being so awful, certainly not the flawed personality trait that it IS, as has been demonstrated in thousands of posts over the past few years, in Romney supporters.

I admit I didn't get all fired up about Giuliani because to me, he didn't present even remotely the danger to the Republic that Mitt did and continues to pose, but deceit, whininess, and ugliness on the part of Giuliani's supporters never came across to me in a big way; it seemed to me not much more than a few indulging in high emotions at an emotional juncture in politics.

And also, though I didn't like Giuliani's politics nor admire certain aspects of his persona life, I absolutely LOVED the fact that he was up front always about who and what he belived. He was real and up-front, it seemed to me.

Romney speaks in platitudes and whenever I have closely examined his words in print or in speeches, and I have done it often, I have discovered that while the platitudes say all the things that conservatives like to hear and make up the "campaign platform" CharlesWayneCT blithely buys as legit and worthy of "conservative" support -- the specifics, when you get down to them, are the opposite of anything to do with conservative principle as it was taught to me by my dear ol' dad. Beyond the platitudes, in Romney's own speeches, the "solutions" he proposes always involve more, bigger government in terms of control, regulation, mandates, or penalties.

To tell you the truth, Giuliani, flawed as he was, was the better man and a smaller danger to the Republic. Giuliani was a misguided too-liberal, well-meaning man; Romney is a bonafide Trojan Horse to conservatism in America, and he needs to be rejected NOW. If Romney is on the ticket, my vote will go elsewhere, ALWAYS, EVERY TIME.

147 posted on 07/09/2009 5:06:18 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: ejonesie22
"So keep Heritage on your good list for now,..."

I don't think so. Just transferred them to the same list as Big Tent RINO Central (RNC), NRCC, NRSC and CPAC. Can you say "No more money or support of any kind or nature whatsoever."?

I knew you could...

148 posted on 07/09/2009 5:25:51 PM PDT by Czar ((Still Fed Up to the Teeth with Washington))
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To: Antoninus
His platform is not the problem. His credibility is.

That is the crux of the problem for many, but if you believe that, then the problem with Keene endorsing Romney is not that Keene is a liberal, but that he is a fool.

However, most people who supported Romney are not attacked for being naive, but for being liberals, because calling a conservative liberal is a much more satisfying attack.

149 posted on 07/09/2009 5:56:35 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Leisler

I think 24 years is a long time to head an organization.


150 posted on 07/09/2009 5:57:48 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Lancey Howard

Yes, which makes it harder to take this seriously.


151 posted on 07/09/2009 5:58:23 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: mountainbunny

His Presidential campaign platform. I don’t live in Mass., so I’ve never had to consider Romney for any other office — and we are all talking about the Presidential elections.


152 posted on 07/09/2009 5:59:57 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: ejonesie22
I say this as one of the most loathed of all “Mitt bashers”

That's funny, because you were one of my favorite Mitt Bashers. You were thoughtful, stuck with the issues, and were willing to discuss things even though you never wavered in your opinion.

But that's just me.

153 posted on 07/09/2009 6:06:43 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

I think that is the reason I was loathed ;-)


154 posted on 07/09/2009 6:23:45 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (There's something socialist in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call? MITTBUSTERS!)
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To: Czar

Not quit ready to go there yet. I know of too many good folks there who are on our side.


155 posted on 07/09/2009 6:33:55 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (There's something socialist in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call? MITTBUSTERS!)
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To: Antoninus
thanks, for the information.
@ the very least; We know....
whom the RINOS / CINOS are.

156 posted on 07/09/2009 6:37:22 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Zer0Bambi to the poor voter: Welcome to 0bamacare (Peasant Care ®) You Sucker... Now Die! :^)
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To: SolidWood
"Anyone on or off the Palin ping, write me."

As long as the pixs last, never take me off!

157 posted on 07/09/2009 6:52:55 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: Leisler

Don’t know about Hewitt, but David Keene’s been wearing a rug for years.


158 posted on 07/09/2009 6:57:58 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama: A day without TOTUS is like a day without sunshine)
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To: Antoninus
I was wondering why the hell that RINO MYTH FLIP SLICK WILLARD RINO ROMNEY got such a big deal made over him when he spoke at the last convention.

Lets show up at the next one and make all kinds of trouble for these COUNTRY CLUB RINO's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

159 posted on 07/09/2009 7:03:39 PM PDT by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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To: La Enchiladita
Someone has to stop the cycle, don't you think?

When your master Mitt cries "uncle" the cycle will end.
160 posted on 07/09/2009 7:04:21 PM PDT by Antoninus (Time to fight back--donate to Free Republic, then donate to www.sarahpac.com)
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