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I just answered the phone (unknown name/number) foolishly thinking it might be a poll (I've voted in every election over a lot of years and don't recall ever being polled). Instead, I received a totally inaccurate vmail message (I have also received others on my vmail over the past couple of weeks that are totally bogus regarding Republican candidates). This one was from New House Pac - address Washington, DC (the "other Washington"). I did a google search and found them, but haven't taken the time to read about them yet (saw Pelosi on another search), but know they are...

WASHINGTON - More wealthy donors are giving $1 million or more to partisan political organizations now than before a 2002 law took effect, aimed at removing big money from federal elections. The top giver is George Soros, the billionaire financier who jump-started pro-Democratic efforts to find a way to keep spending the unlimited checks the Democratic Party can no longer collect. Soros, who has given roughly $24 million to various groups opposing President Bush (news - web sites), said he donated so much to these so-called 527s to help the Democrats compete financially with Republicans. "I have to make the...

Earlier this afternoon I received an email in my private box from an organization that purported to be former Bush supporters who have "seen the light" and have decided to support John Kerry. The text of the email is as follows: A week ago, we sent you an email asking for help debunking anti-Bush documents. After receiving hundreds of responses, it become clear that all the documents were actually real: the Bush/Cheney DUIs, the Ken Lay letters, and even the bin Laden memo. For more information visit the documents page: http://www.yesbushcan.com/falsedocs.shtml We also received hundreds of emails from concerned...

In a 1974 burst of reformist zeal, the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to put in place strict limits on the amount of money individuals, PACs and even political parties could spend on campaigns. Such limitations, reformers argued, would make campaigns less expensive and less negative. Further, by removing the corrupting influence of money, the whole legislative process would magically become purer, fairer and wiser. The reformers could not have been more wrong. The 1974 reforms served (at first) as little more than an incumbent-protection scheme. Later, when the courts ruled that candidates could not be prohibited from spending their...

Led by labor unions, interest groups that can urge the public to elect or defeat candidates have poured at least $27 million into the presidential race since Labor Day, with Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry's backers outspending President Bush's by a ratio of more than 5-to-1. The efforts range from pro-Kerry hard-hat stickers handed out by the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee to pro-Bush radio ads, funded by the National Right to Life political action committee, airing in every battleground state. Among the biggest spenders is the United Auto Workers PAC, which yesterday...

Liberal activist Norman Lear told me last week that if George W. Bush wins re-election, "watch what happens to real estate in New Zealand." He wasn't joking. Mr. Lear may have an exaggerated notion of the number of Americans with means to relocate to the other side of the globe. But he accurately reflects the intense feelings of a few who do: himself, financier George Soros, insurance executive Peter Lewis and Hollywood mogul Stephen Bing. Together, they have spent more than $50 million to register new voters and defeat President Bush. They are the X factor in this year's election:...

WASHINGTON -- RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie made the following statement today regarding a Democrat Party manual showing illegal coordination between the Kerry Campaign, the Florida Democrat Party and Democrat 527 shadow groups. Click here to read the manual. "Most people would be shocked to learn that the Florida Democrat Party has spent almost no dollars on federal election activity in the important battleground state of Florida.

  GEORGE SOROS:KERRY-DEMOCRAT PUPPETMASTER We are the only site on the web devoted exclusively to intellectual conservatism. We find the most intriguing information and bring it together on one page for you. HomeArticlesHeadlinesLinks we recommendFeedbackLink to usFree email updateAbout usWhat's New & InterestingMailing ListsIntellectual IconsSubmissions   The Dark Lord Sorosby A.M. Siriano 26 January 2004 What is embodied George Soros is the morphed spirit of the philosopher Karl Popper, who fostered and defined a politico-economic theory called Open Society.   Billionaire and ideologue George Soros, who came out of disembodied obscurity to popular recognition by vowing to unseat President Bush,...

McCain-Feingold Paved Way for 527s This was going to be the year -- thanks to the 2002 campaign finance law -- when big money lost its influence in American politics. But if the election comes down to which presidential candidate is better at getting supporters to the polls, the huge donations of a handful of wealthy liberals named Linda Pritzker, Stephen L. Bing, Peter B. Lewis and George Soros could determine the outcome. Together, they have given more than $26 million to help finance the most extensive get-out-the vote operation in history, the goal of which is to make John...

With an overall fundraising advantage from the beginning of the presidential campaign, Republicans moved far more cautiously than Democrats to invest in 527 groups, but with the election just weeks away, groups aligned with the GOP are outspending their Democratic counterparts on radio and television by 6 to 1. Allies of President Bush have focused the efforts of their 527 groups on advertising, and the two leading pro-Republican groups -- Progress for America and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -- have played a key role in efforts to undermine Democratic nominee John F. Kerry's credentials as a Vietnam War hero...

I was thinking about an effective ad to bring back the "security moms" to Bush... The ad would open with images from the 1993 WTC bombing with thedate scrolling across the screen and the words "World Trade Center, bombed my terrorists...x killed, xxx injured... Next images of Kobar Towers... "Kobar Towers, Saudi Arabia, x dead, x injured... Next The Embassy Bombings... "US Embassy in [x] and [x]... x dead and x injured... The USS Cole... [x dead, x injured... Images from Isreal... suicide bombers in Isreal....x killed, x injured... Then John Kerry's picture with his quote regarding reducing Terrorism to...

In today's Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily it is claimed that Global Information System sources report that supporters of Sen. John Kerry have "prepared a series of television ads to take advantage of a possible major terrorist attack against the US before the [November 2, 2004] election" ["Campaign Supporting US Presidential Hopeful Kerry Readies Ads to Capitalize on Terrorist Attack on US"]. The ads reportedly say of President George W. Bush: "He said he'd keep us safe. He didn't." The report does not identify the tax-exempt 527 group that has prepared the ads.

...The 2004 presidential campaign is being fought as aggressively over the airwaves as it is on the hustings. With many states up for grabs, candidates and their allies are using tailored broadcast ads, like the DNC's Pittsburgh spot, which are also called "tracking" or "pre-buttal" ads. These spots, an advertising innovation this election, are prepared for specific markets and run around the time the opposing candidate makes a campaign appearance. Tracking ads are cheaper and easier to produce than national ads, but can be just as effective.... President Bush's campaign cut the first tracking ad, which coincided with a visit...

I know that this is long, but I have done a bit of the research for you. Front companies and 501c3's, 527's, common membership lists, names, donors, etc. There's more going on than one might at first think. As many of you don't seem to get it, I posted it separately. Pay attention and read it, then send it to someone who will listen. Some few of the links may be outdated. Everything you need to connect Kerry from the DNC to Soros to 527's is here. From ACORN to voter fraud to vandilism and violence to things you never...

It's not an if, it's a when. Pentagon officials have indicated that they plan to send as many as 15,000 more troops to Iraq during the first four months of 2005, and President Bush continues to insist that ''we will stay the course'' until Iraq is stabilized. Where will the additional troops come from? The Bush administration insists that there will be no draft, but the ''backdoor draft'' that has kept so many from the Reserve and National Guard on active duty has backfired, as quotas for new enlistments have not been met. So plans are already advanced for fully...

Media Pushes Fictions over Facts By Robin Boyd Posted On September 27, 2004 @ 09:58 PM EST [Post Comment] The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were the focus for crucial weeks of the 2004 Presidential Campaign. Day after day, Democrats decried the use of “partisan money” to fund the Swifties’ ads, calling on President Bush to denounce the partisan attack against John Kerry. John Edwards called on the President to stop hiding behind what he called a “front group.” The media’s search for Bush/Cheney connections to the Swift Boat vets was also relentless, and it is a study in media...

Forgeries More Interesting Than Facts By Robin Mullins Boyd September 29, 2004 The appearance of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in the 2004 Presidential Campaign has caused quite an uproar. The Democrats decried the use of partisan money to fund the Swift Boat ads. They have called on President Bush to denounce the partisan attack against John Kerry. John Edwards called on the President to "stop hiding behind a front group". The media's search for Bush/Cheney connections to the Swift Boat vets has been relentless. The media has been so focused on uncovering anything that could possibly damage the...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 - George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist who has given $18 million to Democratic advocacy groups to defeat President Bush, is preparing to spend millions more because he fears that Senator John Kerry might lose. Mr. Soros announced on Tuesday that he was sending himself on a $3 million 12-city tour to argue that keeping Mr. Bush in the White House would endanger the nation's security, economy and values and continue "the vicious circle of escalating violence in Iraq." By mid-August, Mr. Soros had given more than $15 million to advocacy groups like America Coming Together. At that...

Something to Yak About - Kerry's Biggest Billionaire Benefactor While John Kerry tries to make like a Regular Joe buying rounds of brewski for Green Bay Packer fans to atone for his 'Lambert Field' gaffe, his support among some of the world's wealthiest people is undeniable. Chief among these Billionaires for Kerry is George Soros, the multi-billionaire financier, philanthropist and bankroller of Left Wing activist groups who says defeating President Bush is, "the central focus of my life." It probably explains his continual undermining of the McCain/Feingold campaign finance law - which Soros supported - in his quest for more...

  Return to the full list of Major PlayersNew Democrat Network, 2004 Election Cycle Formed: 1996 | Web Site Helps to elect centrist Democratic candidates that tend to hold liberal positions on social issues and conservative positions on economic and foreign policy issues. Uses a combination of express advocacy and issue advocacy to support selected candidates at the federal, state and local levels.   Affiliated Personnel: Simon Rosenberg, president and founder (former Clinton campaign aide) Donors: In 2003, the Democratic Governor's Assn gave $200,000, and Aetna Inc and August Capital each contributed $100,000.   527 Activity:  Total Receipts: $7,172,693   Total Expenditures: $6,970,070...