This is totally misleading, and not what the website says at all. The organizations mentioned didn't get those amounts at all. this is what the site says: Perry: Economic Freedom Fund $5,000,000Club for Growth $150,000 Soros: America Votes 2006 $1,600,000America Votes $500,000 etc..
Ah, I'm getting dugg down for not providing enough content in my last post... OK, try this my misled friends... (Oct 25, 2006)"Perry's FreeEats.com has just been found guilty of violating anti-robo calling laws in Indiana. According to a press release from the Indiana Attorney General, the robocalling group "acknowledged to the court that it maintains a database of 1.7 million Indiana phone numbers and that its calling system may dial each number as many as three times." Using a real live person to make those calls would cost them $2 million more, they complained. A recent IRS disclosure by the Economic Freedom Fund shows that the Indiana calls didn't cost them much at all -- there's a single expenditure for $29,000 on surveys for both Indiana and Georgia." -- <a class="user" href="http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001875.php">http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001875.php</a>Come on, cowards, how can you defend this guy?
They're not giving it "to" the politicians. They don't go out and buy a condo or car with it (usually, and they go to jail if they do. See: Abramoff, Jack). What you're buying is influence. Example: If your a politician and a group representing Big Tobacco funds 20% of your campaign, you make damn sure you vote against that new cigarette tax during your term, to ensure that 20% shows up again the next time around.This system is used for evil more often than not, but you could, in theory, use it for good.
You are calling the 100's of vets that were part of Swift Boat Veterans liars. You are assuming their allegations are untrue and therefore are libeling them. Whats the difference between you and them?
He gave money specifically to groups, some of which he is the only donor, which lied, slandered, harassed, and in some cases MAY have clearly broken the law... In an amazing coincidence, no less than three times when he was under investigation, he donated to the District Attorney and the cases got cleared up. Now call me a conspiracy theorist, but I have a feeling the DA (who Perry insisted handle all the cases) felt A O K with a cool mil in his pocket just for letting someone off the hook. Even if it did cost thousands of other Americans the chance to buy a home.I can't understand how people defend this scum, if he pulled this s**t as a Democrat I would be ashamed of him.And don't even try to bring up Clinton, any of you.
myhappyclamNov 8, 2006
Notice how the blurb tries to mislead people?
thcobbsNov 8, 2006
@MrHappyClamNAW! No one on digg is trying to push a political agenda!
dognoseNov 8, 2006
This is totally misleading, and not what the website says at all. The organizations mentioned didn't get those amounts at all. this is what the site says: Perry: Economic Freedom Fund $5,000,000Club for Growth $150,000 Soros: America Votes 2006 $1,600,000America Votes $500,000 etc..
ardenrNov 8, 2006
Ah, I'm getting dugg down for not providing enough content in my last post... OK, try this my misled friends... (Oct 25, 2006)"Perry's FreeEats.com has just been found guilty of violating anti-robo calling laws in Indiana. According to a press release from the Indiana Attorney General, the robocalling group "acknowledged to the court that it maintains a database of 1.7 million Indiana phone numbers and that its calling system may dial each number as many as three times." Using a real live person to make those calls would cost them $2 million more, they complained. A recent IRS disclosure by the Economic Freedom Fund shows that the Indiana calls didn't cost them much at all -- there's a single expenditure for $29,000 on surveys for both Indiana and Georgia." -- <a class="user" href="http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001875.php">http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001875.php</a>Come on, cowards, how can you defend this guy?
silverstrikeNov 8, 2006
They're not giving it "to" the politicians. They don't go out and buy a condo or car with it (usually, and they go to jail if they do. See: Abramoff, Jack). What you're buying is influence. Example: If your a politician and a group representing Big Tobacco funds 20% of your campaign, you make damn sure you vote against that new cigarette tax during your term, to ensure that 20% shows up again the next time around.This system is used for evil more often than not, but you could, in theory, use it for good.
elebrioNov 8, 2006Submitter
You are calling the 100's of vets that were part of Swift Boat Veterans liars. You are assuming their allegations are untrue and therefore are libeling them. Whats the difference between you and them?
ardenrNov 8, 2006
He gave money specifically to groups, some of which he is the only donor, which lied, slandered, harassed, and in some cases MAY have clearly broken the law... In an amazing coincidence, no less than three times when he was under investigation, he donated to the District Attorney and the cases got cleared up. Now call me a conspiracy theorist, but I have a feeling the DA (who Perry insisted handle all the cases) felt A O K with a cool mil in his pocket just for letting someone off the hook. Even if it did cost thousands of other Americans the chance to buy a home.I can't understand how people defend this scum, if he pulled this s**t as a Democrat I would be ashamed of him.And don't even try to bring up Clinton, any of you.
runlikethewindNov 8, 2006
Also check out the "Top Contributers" category (non-individual contributions). Eight out of 20, including the top two, are unions - totaling $56,847,428, where the other 12 combined total $21,017,844 . Member's dues well spent? Time will tell I suppose.<a class="user" href="http://opensecrets.org/527s/527contribs.asp?cycle=2006">http://opensecrets.org/527s/527contribs.asp?cycle=2006</a>It's also interesting that not a single company that has anything to do with oil is on the list.