http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/campaign/ en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:08:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281481/posts Daily poll question: Should politicians be ousted from office if they break campaign promises? A Daily Poll http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281481/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:08:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279550/posts President Barack Obama on Thursday selected for ambassadorships in Europe two of his presidential campaign's biggest fundraisers, extending a pattern of rewarding political supporters. Obama chose career foreign service officers to head U.S. embassies in Latvia, Benin and Zimbabwe. Obama said he will nominate William Eacho, chief executive officer of Carlton Capital Group, a private investment company, to be ambassador to Austria. Eacho raised more than $500,000 for Obama's presidential run; he and his immediate family also donated $226,000 to federal politics in 2007-08, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics. breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279550/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:17:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2273171/posts While searching an entirely different matter ... I happened on this. A little difficult to read and it is VWERY long (you've been warned), but I find it fascinating reading and I (at least) can glean some parallel and insight from this. http://www.archive.org/stream/republicancampa03commgoog/republicancampa03commgoog_djvu.txt http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2273171/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262597/posts Former Ohio Republican Rep. John Kasich on Monday formally announced his 2010 campaign for the governorship, setting up a possible contest with Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland. Kasich disclosed his candidacy in his hometown of Westerville, a Columbus suburb that he represented in the House (1983-2001). His announcement was expected; Kasich last month formed a campaign committee to begin raising money for the governor's race. CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262597/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 02:00:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261462/posts Do you agree with putting limits on how much money someone can donate to a state political candidate? Yes 90.3% No 9.7% Total votes: 289 The State Journal Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261462/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 02:40:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258640/posts Hollywood fat cats are planning to shell out the big bucks for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. President Obama will be the star of the multimillion dollar Beverly Hills event. The recession doesn’t seem to have dampened donations on the left coast. The dinner tab will be $30,400 per couple. And a thousand bucks gains entrance to a reception. Hollywood political consultant Andy Spahn told Variety that the sluggish economy is not slowing the response from potential donors. “We will meet our goal,” Spahn bragged to Variety. “It is a tough economy, but there is tremendous excitement about Barack Obama's... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258640/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 22:32:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255626/posts Senator Cornyn, Thank you for your email solicitation. Unfortunately, I cannot in good conscience provide any funds to the NRSC. In my judgement, the GOP in Washington and the NRSC in patricular is too feckless to be trusted to spend my hard earned money wisely. I cite your decision to prematurely and ill-advisedly support Gov. Crist of FL in his senate race as one recent example. You haven't been paying attention. The grassroots in this country are saying they want something else than socialism-lite. We want a return to first principles; a return to the Founders' good work and a... Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255626/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 17:27:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245539/posts US Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is probably among the most despised members of Congress these days. As Chairman of the House Banking Committee, most people have seen his arrogant, condescending manner in various television interviews over the past several months. Well, it turns out that not everyone is upset with ol' Barney. Boston-based Fidelity Investments wants to make sure that Frank wins his next election. So a few weeks ago they "reached out" to him and threw a fund-raiser for Frank at their downtown Boston offices, netting $28,000 for Frank's campaign fund, which was reported in the Boston Herald last... massresistance.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245539/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 19:25:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238106/posts The campaign's over, Obama; it's time to lead John Kass April 26, 2009 In Europe, he chastised America for what he called our "arrogance." In the Caribbean, he gave the dictator of Venezuela a warm smile and a handshake, and called him "amigo." Before the Saudi king, he bowed low and long. And just the other day, in a cynical nod to Turkish generals, the American president who campaigned for human rights quietly avoided the word "genocide" in a resolution marking the anniversary of the 1915 Ottoman Turkish slaughter of more than a million Armenian Orthodox Christians. A few years... chicago tribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238106/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:45:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236566/posts This week CRP posted new 2010 fundraising profiles for members of Congress, including the total that each lawmaker has raised and spent in the 1st Quarter of 2009. Who's raising the most? Who's already spent the most? With nearly all of the records now in from the Federal Election Commission (with the exception of some senators who aren't up for re-election until at least 2012 and have more time to raise money), we offer a few of our observations: Among members of the House of Representatives, Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) have so far raised the... OpenSecrets.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236566/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235887/posts Images of world’s leading politicians were used in printing a series of advertising posters, which appeared in the streets of Amsterdam on the threshold of the birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands. Posters and postcards depict US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wearing a swimsuit and an orange wig and saying: “Up for a party?” French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears hugging his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi. The two politicians have orange boas around their necks: “Let’s go party!” the slogan on the poster says. Another poster with US President Barack Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was supposed... Pravda http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235887/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:13:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231725/posts Back in 1976 and early 1980 everybody knew about Ronald Reagan's political operatives. He had John Sears and Charlie Black. After they were fired we all learned about the late great Lee Atwater. During Senator Jesse Helms early hard-fought campaigns his top political brains Carter Wreen and Tom Ellis developed a nationwide reputation for great campaign strategy. But who does Governor Sarah Palin have who really thinks through her political fund spending decisions?. Perhaps there are many good thinkers with her. Does anyone know who has influence with her and her campaign tactics in Alaska? Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231725/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231394/posts BATON ROUGE -- As Gov. Bobby Jindal's profile in the Republican Party rises, so does the bill for Louisiana taxpayers. Widely considered a GOP presidential contender, Jindal insists he's only interested in re-election as governor, but he has traveled to a dozen states to collect campaign dollars and stump for himself or other Republicans. An Associated Press review shows that providing legally mandated security on such trips has cost the state treasury tens of thousands of dollars since Jindal took office in January 2008, money that has not been reimbursed by Jindal or his campaign. Nola.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231394/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:20:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228782/posts Democratic candidate hopeful, Barack Obama, on the campaign trail in January of '08: Obama: No warrantless wiretaps if you elect meby Anne Broache HANOVER, N.H.--Barack Obama may be leading the Democratic presidential pack in every major poll here, but that didn't dissuade the Illinois senator from a final early-morning rally with the Facebook generation. Clearly not content to leave their votes to the whims of online politicking, the Illinois senator stepped onto a stage fashioned in a Dartmouth College gymnasium, pulled an index card from his inside jacket pocket, and launched into a familiar set of talking points centered... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228782/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:46:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223543/posts Brady Campaign's long record of dishonesty and questionable fundraising practicesLike a hungry ghoul salivating over a fresh grave, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is exulting over recent murders that provide an excuse to disarm law-abiding American citizens. The Brady Campaign argues that gun laws will prevent violent criminals and Mexican drug gangs from obtaining firearms. The success of such laws, including handgun licensing and registration as advocated by the disgraced Million Mom March, in keeping weapons out of the hands of the individual who killed more than a dozen people in Binghamton NY, speaks for itself. In New... IsraPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223543/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:42:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221739/posts STRASBOURG, France – Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans — popular here — to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming. In return, he's hoping for European popular support in the anti-terror fight in Afghanistan. ... But the European public has no stomach for more intense military involvement by their nations. .. Obama and his aides sought ahead of time to frame that outcome in the best possible light. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221739/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2009 19:25:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219054/posts Where Ronald Reagan tore down a wall, Barack Obama has hit one – and it’s made of bricks. European support for the American president is suffering. As Gregor Peter Schmitz asserts in Der Spiegel, “it has become clear that the most contentious issues [between the U.S. and Europe] have been shelved.” This means Obama is no longer asking Europe to replicate his idea of a stimulus plan and he’s not pushing for military help in Afghanistan. On both issues European leaders have declared, “No we can’t.” And people say Bush squandered the world’s sympathy? Anyone remember nuggets like this from... Commentary Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219054/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:35:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2218158/posts First we find out that Christ Dodd - the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee - had received more money from the most slimeball of the big Wall Street players than anyone with the possible exception of now-president Barack Hussein. Then we find out that Chris Dodd wrote a clause that essentially specifically exempted AIG bonus money in Barack Hussein's stimulus package - but only at the direct behest of Barack Hussein's Treasury Department, Dodd hastened to add. Now we find out that AIG was basically under the distinct impression (and we can only wonder how they got that impression)... Start Thinking Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2218158/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2213576/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether government regulation of a movie critical of former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton might also be used to ban books critical of political hopefuls during election season. One justice warned that the future of the nation's campaign finance law could ride on their decision on whether the anti-Clinton movie was journalism or a political attack ad. Government lawyers argued that conservative group Citizens United's 90-minute documentary "Hillary: The Movie" is a political ad just like traditional one-minute or 30-second spots and therefore regulated by the McCain-Feingold law, the popular name... Breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2213576/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:51:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209694/posts BARACK Obama and New York senator Charles Schumer, leading the charge to recoup $US165million ($250million) in bonuses paid to employees of AIG, received nearly $US150,000 in campaign donations from the bailed-out US insurance giant. As the White House attempted to contain a furore that threatens to damage the President's standing, New York newspaper Newsday reported that AIG donated $US101,332 to the US President last year, second only to Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, who received $US103,100. Senator Schumer, who proposed legislation yesterday that would claw the bonuses back through a special tax of almost 100per cent on... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209694/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:01:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202902/posts US President Barack Obama mustered his powerful campaign army on Monday, calling on his millions of supporters to lobby on behalf of his budget and economic plan. The appeal to back the president was made in an email and video sent out by "Organizing for America," the organization which morphed out of Obama's campaign machinery to push his agenda when he entered the White House. In the video, Mitch Stewart, the director of Organizing for America, urged the president's supporters to take part in the "Organizing for America Pledge Project." afp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202902/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 23:55:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2202345/posts He is about to sign his OWN earmarks into law. Lying sack . . . Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2202345/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:17:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202151/posts Bailout firms pay big to D.C.Members of Congress are reluctant to swear off campaign donations from rescue recipients. By Karen E. Crummy The Denver Post Posted: 03/08/2009 12:30:00 AM MST After the biggest federal bailouts in U.S. history, top Washington lawmakers are largely unwilling to say whether they will continue to accept campaign contributions from some of their biggest donors: political action committees and employees of institutions that received the money. Companies that collected bailout money — General Motors, Goldman Sachs, AIG, to name a few — contributed $37 million to federal campaigns last year, with 57 percent of that... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202151/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:24:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192059/posts WASHINGTON – Lawyers hired by mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac are quietly investigating the firm's own $2 million lobbying campaign, The Associated Press has learned. The lobbying effort helped quash proposed new regulations on the company before the housing market collapsed. It was not immediately clear how much Freddie Mac is spending to investigate its own conduct or whether it is spending any federal bailout money on the internal probe. The firm was placed under U.S. government control due to its massive investment losses. One of Washington's leading law firms, Covington & Burling LLP, has spent more than a month... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192059/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191271/posts Eat your heart out Jack Abramoff. President Obama looks forward to a guaranteed supply of Democrat campaign money which will make the imprisoned Republican fundraiser look like the small time operator he was. And better yet, Obama's multi-billion dollar nationwide scheme to circumvent campaign spending laws comes neatly disguised as a Hawaii-only deal for "reconciliation" and "justice". "Campaign finance" isn't even in the bill's description. It is called the Akaka Bill. Reintroduced February 4 for the 2009 Congressional session as S381 and HR862, the Akaka Bill creates a process to establish a Native Hawaiian Tribal Government. If it reaches his... AmericanThinker.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191271/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:02:30 GMT