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Ron Paul & the Iowa Forum - McCain Contributor Banned Ron: ACT NOW
lewrockwell.com — Excluding Ron Paul from a "tax relief" candidates ’ forum is like excluding Batman from an Anti-Riddler Convention.Even funnier is that these two organizations, in blacklisting Paul, reveal themselves to be even worse than the mainstream media they always criticize.An online petition in support of Paul’s inclusion in this event needs signatures here
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- HNowak, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17Let's turn this around. Please spread the word & sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/rp063007/petition.html
- DGHarrison, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Con sarn it, folks! If you're going to complain to someone and expect him to respect your position, at least spell his name correctly! It's not Sheffler, it's Scheffler -- S-C-H-E-F-F-L-E-R -- with a C. I know you've seen a bunch of messages with the name spelled wrong, but if you'd been observant, you'd have noticed that his e-mail address was slscheffler@iowachristian.com and that should have been a clue for you to check it out.
- brentsanders, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14i don't want to give advertisers any reason to invest capitol into digg.com. not after my experience here. i'd like to see this site go under with all the trolls that think they OWN this site.
- DGHarrison, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8The trolls you're talking about are none other than the neo-con RINO supporters of the other nine "Republican" candidates. Perhaps there're a few Shrillary and Obamination supporters burying the story as well. It's not Digg's fault; it's a war between us Paul supporters and them RINOs. We're busy digging out our story, and they're busy trying to bury it. Perhaps, if you have the energy, you could troll their stories and start piling dirt on them to bury them. Then they can complain that Digg is being mean to them.
- knightswhosay, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Shrillary, that's awesome, I need to remember that for my pinko-Kool-aid-drinking friends.
- specsaregood, on 10/11/2007, -0/+21Somebody at the ronpaulforums dug up this gem:
http://www.rothcpa.com/archives/001719.php
"The group "Iowans for Tax Relief" has a name that belies its purpose. It supports special interest carve-outs and corporate welfare tax subsidies that shrink the tax base and raise the rates on the rest of us. It also refuses to even consider eliminating the deduction for state income taxes in exchange for lower rates. "- janeuner, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Excerpt from their website:
Sponsored by: Iowans for Tax Relief & Iowa Christian Alliance
Co-Sponsored by: Coldwell Banker Mid America Group...
Coldwell Banker? Dissolve the Federal Reserve wha? - brightmidnight, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Coldwell Banker is a real estate company, not a bank.
Call that group and let them know that you're selling your house and were going to call them and you decided not to because of their support of this forum. Here's a list of their supporters:
Lighting Expressions by Shaw
clsmeltzer@shawelec.com
750 Alice's Road
Waukee, IA 50263
Phone: (515) 987-3808
Fax: (515) 987-3812
Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group
Julie Reeves
(515) 224-8810
JReeves@MidAmericaGroup.com
www.coldwellbankermag.com
Americans for Fair Taxation
PO Box 27487
Houston, Texas 77227-7487
Phone: 713-963-9023
Toll-Free: 1-800-FAIRTAX (324-7829)
Fax: 713-963-8403
Politics@fairtax.org
Krishna Engineering Consultant
1454 30th St # 104
West Des Moines, IA 50266
(515) 224-6300
- janeuner, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Excerpt from their website:
- proliberty1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7sword: Go here please:
http://reddit.com/info/1zriq/comments
http://politics.netscape.com/story/2007/06/19/ron-paul-and-the-iowa-forum-mccain-contributor-banned-ron-act-now/- tardmongerster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8And here:
http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/75336/Ron_Paul_Exclued_From_Iowa
- tardmongerster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8And here:
- goldenequity, on 10/11/2007, -0/+17Do not stop calling Iowa.
Do not let this die down.
Make an absolute committment to keep the pressure on...and on....and on.
Live Free or Die isn't just a slogan.- PatriotOne, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10Absolutely. I've rattle the cage a couple times today. I'm saving myself for a second surge tomorrow since their offices are closed now. We need to keep the pressure on daily.
- Marsharks, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Some letters to the Editors may shed some light on these two corrupt organizations. http://www.oneiowa.org/actionnewspaper.htm
- PatriotOne, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12Send a message to these people who are trying to manipulate the masses into voting for thier special interests. Let them know we are gong to take this anymore. Seak up and be heard. It's the only way we can get things done.
- deveio, on 10/11/2007, -9/+13Here is Ed jr's home phone number (563) 263-5459 520
- PatriotOne, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16That's *****. We aren't some of Rudy's thugs.
DO NOT CALL RELATIVES! - mikey90210, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Ed jr is also on the board of the organization. It's not like he's uninvolved.
- brightmidnight, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I found contact information for all the officers of the organization.
Actually, neither Failor is the president:
http://www.taxrelief.org/news_releases/05-15-06.htm
Failor Sr. used to be president, is now "senior counsel", Jeffrey Boeyink is President and Failor Jr is executive vice-president. We may want to give Boeyink a call or email instead.
Jeffrey Boeyink, President, Iowans for Tax Relief
jboeyink@taxrelief.org
All of these guys are Bush supporters.
Honorary Chairman Dean Kleckner is also chairman of this organization, "The Truth About Trade and Technology"
their contact form here:
http://truthabouttrade.org/contact.asp
http://truthabouttrade.org/contact.asp
(515) 274-0800 Call and ask to speak to Dean Kleckner
(240) 201-8451 Fax and address your fax to Kleckner
dkleckner@truthabouttrade.org
Chairman David Stanley of Iowans for Tax Relief
Chairman David Stanley actually seems like he should be supporting Ron Paul from his comments in 1998:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199901/ai_n8839661
"Businessman David Stanley of Iowa has spent decades trying to fight the so-far unstoppable growth of government and the amount of money it extracts from the American people. "We see this as one of the greatest human rights issues of our time," he told HUMAN EVENTS. "Federal taxes right now take the largest share of Americans' money since World War II, and they are almost at the level they were during World War II. And I think that's wrong in principle."
Stanley is the chairman of both the National Taxpayers Union and Iowans for Tax Relief, a group he helped found in July 1978. Both are volunteer, unpaid positions."
snail mail:
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Stanley (she is on the board of directors if you look as well)
$2,000 115 Sunset Drive
Muscatine, IA 52761
dstanley@pearlfunds.com
Stanley's investment fund "Mutual Selection Fund Inc" was renamed Pearl Funds.
Pearl Funds phone number-- 866-747-9030 -- call them and ask to talk to David Stanley
Stanley contributed $2,000 to George W. Bush, his wife contributed another $2,000 to Bush.
http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php?search=1&type=loc&addr=115+SUNSET+DRIVE&zip=52761
"David M. Stanley is chairman of New Hope Foundation. He and his wife, Jeanie, are leaders in United Marriage Encounter, served as its Executive Couple, and have co-presented more than 100 Marriage Encounter Weekends. They are active in the United Methodist Church and its renewal and reform movement. In addition, Mr. Stanley is chairman of National Taxpayers Union and of Public Interest Institute. He is founder and CEO of Pearl Mutual Funds. He was elected six times to the Iowa Legislature and served as House Ways & Means Chairman and Senate Majority Leader."
New Hope Foundation phone number-- 563.264.8080 Call and ask to speak to David M. Stanley
NOTE: THERE IS ANOTHER NEW HOPE FOUNDATION IN MARYLAND, MAKE SURE YOU'RE CALLING THIS ONE AND NOT THE OTHER ONE.
Robert Solt, Vice -Chairman of Iowans for Tax Relief
contact email rsolt@pearlfunds.com
also on the board of the New Hope Foundation and also a vice-chairman of David Stanley's Pearl Funds
Telephone: (563) 264-8000-- call the New Hope Foundation and request to speak to Robert Solt.
NOTE: NEW HOPE FOUNDATION APPEARS TO HAVE ALMOST ALL THE SAME TRUSTEES AS IOWANS FOR TAX RELIEF, along with their wives. Odd. Here are the New Hope Foundation's trustees:
Andrea Failor, President;
Richard Andersen, Director;
Jeffrey Boeyink, Vice President;
Edward Failor, Jr, Vice President;
Edward Failor, Sr, Vice President;
I. Maurene Failor, Director;
Christopher Hoffman, Vice President;
Harry Knutsen, Director;
Robert Solt, Vice Chairman, Treasurer;
Dana Solt, Assistant Secretary;
David Stanley, Chairman;
Jean Leu Stanley, Honorary Chairman, Secretary
Robert Solt's contact number for his PAC, Taxpayers United (note: this may be a home phone number, but I'm posting it because it is publicly available on the Internet and given as his primary contact):
(563) 264-8000
Other contact numbers given for this PAC by Solt and Stanley are the main Iowans for Tax Relief number:
(563) 288-3600
**********************
Cloyd Robinson
Here is a site accusing him of being a "Democrat in Name Only" and a paid lobbyist for "David Stanley's Iowans for Tax Relief organization":
http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/Candidates/DavidLoebsack/_archives/2006/10/6/www.blogforiowa.com/misc/swiowaguy.blogspot.com
Here is an official site confirming that Cloyd Robinson is a hired lobbyist for this organization:
http://www.publicintegrity.org/hiredguns/reg.aspx?state=IA
His primary contact number given as chairperson of the PAC Taxpayers United is:
(319) 396-4999
crobinson@taxrelief.org
**************
Ed Failor Jr.
haven't seen this email posted:
efailorjr@taxrelief.org
****************
Katie Koberg, Public Relations Director: Katie joined the ITR team in 2005 and is our first staff member based full-time in Des Moines. kkoberg@taxrelief.org
***************
Peter Voorhees, Finance Chairman-- Iowans for Tax Relief
Peter Voorhees 713 N Shore Dr, Clear Lake, IA 50428
CEO of Standard Golf Company
pvoorhees@standardgolf.com (319) 266-2638
Finally,
Newspaper email addresses:
CR Gazette: editorial@gazettecommunications.com
Press-Citizen: opinion@press-citizen.com
Daily Iowan: daily-iowan@uiowa.edu
Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun: news@mtvernonlisbonsun.com
Muscatine Journal: comments@muscatinejournal.com
Ottumwa Courier: news@ottumwacourier.com
West Branch Times: rob@westbranchtimes.com
West Liberty Index: index@Lcom.net
Wilton-Durant Advocate News: adnews@netins.net
DM Register: letters@dmreg.com
Burlington Hawkeye: http://www.thehawkeye.com/forms/letters.html (online form only)
Fort Dodge Messenger: editor@messengernews.net
- PatriotOne, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16That's *****. We aren't some of Rudy's thugs.
- Marsharks, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12The president of the Iowans for Tax relief is Jeff Boeyink ( Boy-ink)
His number is (563) 264-0255- at home.
The number for Ed Faillor is also listed in the white pages:(563)
263-5459. Enjoy - RonaldHLevine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16Ron Paul has:
- never voted to raise taxes
- never voted for an unbalanced budget
- never voted to raise congressional pay
What are the principles of Iowans for Tax Relief since they are at odds with that? - mdh4ronpaul, on 10/11/2007, -0/+18Phone numbers to contact people at Iowans for Tax Relief...
David M. Stanley, chairman: 563-263-7203
Edward D. Failor, chief counsel: 563-263-3738
Katie Koberg, public relations director: 563-284-6796
Steve Scheffler at the Iowa Christian Alliance can be contacted via 515-971-7363
These are in addition to the ones in the OP. - deveio, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Ed jr isn't a relative, him and his father are both part of this
- RonaldHLevine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14It's funny, but after I took the time to write a long e-mail for them to consider the purposes of their organization in banning Ron Paul, I got a notice that my e-mail was undeliverable to them.
The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
itr@taxrelief.org on 6/19/2007 5:29 PM
But, I found another way. E-mail didn't work, so I went to their website and looked for another way to contact them. I can't really take off from work to telephone them during business hours and I didn't find anything other than the e-mail address that didn't send from my computer, so I became resourceful and found a way.
I clicked on "Donate" and selected PayPal. Normally I would donate a reasonable amount to an organization that works for "Tax Relief," but I question if they are true to their purpose when they ban Ron Paul who is all about tax relief. Actually, I was a little bit frustrated with the irony of that, so I used PayPal to contribute $0.13 or thirteen cents.
Then I copy and pasted the e-mail that I tried to send into a box called: "Add special instructions to seller"
I hope they raise a lot of money in donations in PayPal payments from contributors in the amount of thirteen cents each.- Marsharks, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13I think Paypal charges .30 cents per transaction too, so they lost .17 cents!!
- beckweth, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Very creative.
- remaxjon, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11If we don't stay on top of this ***** Dr Paul is going to be taken advantage off everywhere. Remember he is the good guy the guy that tells the truth the guy that stands by principle the guy that's smart but quite the guy that wouldn't do anything out of line. So lets be the assholes that harass these ***** for the next 10 days.
- brentsanders, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12You can fax their offices for free from this website: http://faxzero.com/
I couldn't get through on the phone, so i sent them a fax.
here is their office fax number: 563-264-2413 - RonaldHLevine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12http://www.taxrelief.org/itr_pac_donation.htm
Contact information for Iowans for Tax Relief: http://www.taxrelief.org/itr_pac_donation.htm
I found a way to e-mail them, but it will cost thirteen cents ;)
It's funny, but after I took the time to write a long e-mail for them to consider the purposes of their organization in banning Ron Paul, I got a notice that my e-mail was undeliverable to them, so I found another way. I clicked on "Donate" and selected PayPal. Normally I would donate a reasonable amount to an organization that works for "Tax Relief," but I question if they are true to their purpose when they ban Ron Paul who is all about tax relief. Actually, I was a little bit frustrated with the irony of that, so I used PayPal to contribute only $0.13 or thirteen cents. Then I copy and pasted the e-mail that I tried to send into a box called: "Add special instructions to seller" I hope they raise a lot of money in donations in PayPal payments from contributors in the amount of thirteen cents each. - deveio, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11Ed Failor, is a Senior Advisor to the McCain Campaign in Iowa. Everyone calling him should be aware of that.
- remaxjon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Senior Advisor Ed Failor, Jr.
(announced Jan. 23, 2007) Executive Vice President of Iowans for Tax Relief. Senior political advisor to Gov. George Pataki's 21st Century Freedom PAC (announced June 14, 2006; part of initial leadership team; departure reported Nov. 21, 2006). During the 2004 presidential campaign Failor served as executive director of Iowa Victory 2004, helping Bush to carry the battleground state.
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/mccain/mccainorgia.html
link provided for the doubters
- remaxjon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Senior Advisor Ed Failor, Jr.
- CurtisLow101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9How would you like over 100,000 supporters calling your phone..lol
I think you made a mistake David M. Stanley, Edward D. Failor and Steve Scheffler. Shame on you! - deveio, on 10/11/2007, -4/+8
Ed JR's Home Phone Number (563) 263-5459 - CurtisLow101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7NOTE: Please do NOT call there home phones or post there numbers.. Even tho they are in the wrong. Be polite.
- brentsanders, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4No need to post the numbers... its publicly available in the white pages. then again, we could save you the 5 minutes it takes to look it up.
- matador3, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Anybody that buries this sucks. This is a huge story.
- fullquality, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Email response I received from Iowa Christian Alliance (I emailed their webmaster). Please give Katie a call. Her voicemail wasn't full when I called.
Our President, Steve Scheffler, is away from his desk for the next several days and will not be able to respond to your email. It is my understanding that these decisions are being made by Iowans for Tax Relief.
I recommend that you contact Katie Koberg with your concerns. She can be reached at 515-875-4936 or kkoberg@taxrelief.org - mikey90210, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I called the Des Moines newspaper and their political editor is on vacation for the next week. I think that this was supposed to happen under the radar as far as the people of Iowa were concerned.
- KenHowe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Ron Paul should be at any forum he wishes to attend. He is an "official" candidate with strong credentials and should not be ignored. Ron Paul is not, however, the darling of any of the elitist groups so we have to expect this treatment for the duration.. We have to grow in new and exciting ways.
- libertas1776, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6Thanks, Tom Woods, for exposing these cockroaches to the light of day. I will call AND email these so-called "christian taxpayer advocates" myself.
- tesla921, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6To exclude Ron Paul, absolutely the most ardent advocate of tax relief, from the debate makes your organization (Iowans for Tax Relief) look kind of phony. Whaddaya think???
- dovesong, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2It IS PHONY apparently as far as what this ROTH report says. Check this out! This is what they are really about!!
http://www.rothcpa.com/archives/001719.php
- dovesong, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2It IS PHONY apparently as far as what this ROTH report says. Check this out! This is what they are really about!!
- chessmasterjoe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6If he doesn't get invited I hope that all of Iowa's Ron Paul supporters show up to protest. It should make for some good coverage.
- NineseveN, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I sent this to Failor, Koberg and Scheffler (edited the tax stuff out for Scheffler)...
Dear Ms. Koberg,
I am writing to voice my sincere displeasure after finding out that Ron Paul will be excluded from this event without cause or reason. I find it hard to believe that an organization that touts itself as working for "tax relief" could possibly not find favor with the only Presidential candidate that has always voted against tax increases, bloated government bureaucracies, needless spending and pork, the very reasons we Americans are paying such high taxes. The other candidates that you are allowing to participate want to increase spending, so no matter what they say about "tax cuts", taxes will go up under their administrations. However, that is truly beside the point. In the spirit of giving the American people the best possible government, one that they choose, the system must offer real choice, not 9 people saying the same thing only using different buzz words and rhetoric. Ron Paul stands out among the current GOP crop because he is saying something different, something that the American People seem to respond to once his message reaches them. If the GOP and the groups affiliated with it continue to insist on telling me that my only choice is more of the same 9 people saying the same things, my status as a Registered Republican will most assuredly change. I will never, under any circumstances, vote for Bush 2.0 or Bush-Lite; his policies and the failures of his administration with the rest of the GOP parroting the same tripe are what lost us the majority in 2006; offering more of the same garbage will lose the race for 2008. Think on that a bit and perhaps you should reconsider excluding Dr. Paul from this event. We, the People deserve a choice, it's ours to make, so let US decide if Dr. Paul's message is sincere and worthwhile. The non-mainstream candidates depend on forums such as this one and the debates to gain much-needed exposure in order to counter the mountain of wealth and media time that rock-stars like Giuliani receive; cutting any one of them out is nothing short of despicable. Taking such underhanded measures will be the doom of the Republican party.
And BTW, don't bother using the excuse the Dr. Paul isn't showing up in any so-called "scientific polls", according to the most recent Gallup analysis, Ron Paul is currently tied with Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback and Duncan Hunter and trailing Mike Huckabee and Tom Tancredo by a mere 1%, all of which are invited to the event that you have excluded Dr. Paul from. - grunk, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6On the Iowans for Tax Relief Website there is a list of sponsors of the debate. Let them know how you feel, too.
- skyorbit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4This just doesn't make any sense at all.
What I find amazing is that LewRockwell had so much impact. Apparently Woods was called again livid about Tom's piece. :)
Tracy - sherlockamj, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Time to make some phone calls.
- DGHarrison, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Where's the class? Where's the maturity? Come on folks, don't go acting like a 4 year old kid, screaming and kicking at the supermarket cash register because Mama won't buy you a pack of gum. Some of you are reasonable, but the loose cannons crashing about the deck are threatening to sink this ship. It is becoming embarrassing to call myself a Paul supporter with some of the rabid responses I see here. Yikes!
- JiveDadson, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3If you call, be sure it is an office number, not a home phone number. If you get a home by mistake, apologize for the wrong number without saying why you called, and hang up. I listened to Failor today on the radio, and the only points he scored concerned calls to his home.
- sharpewell, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2per divedadson........
"If you call, be sure it is an office number, not a home phone number. If you get a home by mistake, apologize for the wrong number without saying why you called, and hang up. I listened to Failor today on the radio, and the only points he scored concerned calls to his home."
I agree. You only hurt the movement if you talk to and involve the principals' families at home. You need to exercise self control and discernment. Listen to the interview and decide for yourself.
Direct Download of MP3 File (interview starts at 1:01:16)
http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/mickelson-2007-06-20.mp3 - exostencil, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Why was this posted under Political Opinion? It is a factual story, no?
- dovesong, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Take a look at this. It is the ROTH report and Iowa is right up there with the worst ones. No wonder they don't want Ron Paul there. Besides being Mccain supporters and supporters of the big corporate interests, they are also NOT for the kind of tax reform we are, not by a MILE!! Check this out!!
http://www.rothcpa.com/archives/001719.php - Naughten, on 11/11/2007, -0/+0RON PAUL is clearly regarded with fear and loathing by the Leftist Democrats and the Neo-Con Reps, and much of media; and he has proven himself to be the leading debater. If his sacred right to Freedom of Speech, guaranteed by the American Constitution, is somehow denied him; there will certainly be a severe backlash everywhere in America. After the rude and biased behavior of Fox News at the last debate, this ridiculously opinionated and pretentious group suffered such a severe firestorm of criticism by the American People, that it will never recover its former reputation. Ron Paul has moved up so exceptionally fast in the polls, from 2% to 6%, that it has put his opponents into a state of panic. After this next debate they will certainly suffer further humiliation.
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