Unions Use 'Slush' Funds To Elect Dems And Trash Americans

The war against the Tea Party movement is wholly funded by unions and their war room is in a lawyer's office in Washington DC.

300 M Street, Suite 1102 is the law office of Joseph Sandler, a longtime general counsel to the Democratic National Committee. From this office millions of dollars of union members (some of which object to this) flows to help Democrats get elected. campaigning against other views and to push union legislation such as card check in an obvious quid pro quid with the Obama Administration and the Democratic Party. It is unethical and dishonest, but they claim it is legal.

Anti-Tea Party Web Site Part of Scheme to Funnel Funds

Outside of that firm, the center of their activity appears to be a single office in Southeast D.C. -- 300 M Street, Suite 1102 -- which plays host to a sprawling political shell game they have established.

Public records show at least seven political shops listed in Suite 1102, most of which are essentially clones of one another, but all of which have offered money -- from measly thousands to game-changing millions -- in state-level elections across the country:

-The American Public Policy Committee Donations IRS forms

-Patriot Majority Donations IRS forms

-Citizens for Progress Donations IRS forms

-Oklahoma Freedom Fund Donations IRS forms

-Mid Atlantic Leadership Fund Donations IRS forms

-Public Security Now Donations IRS forms

-Pioneer Majority Donations IRS forms

-Bluegrass Freedom Fund Donations IRS forms

The APPC, which developed the anti-tea party ads, has gotten all of its money for 2010 from Patriot Majority and from Citizens for Progress, which is also called Patriot Majority West.
Patriot Majority West sent them $25,000 in January, and Patriot Majority added another $5,000. The groups, both run by Varoga and Rakis, also swap hundreds of thousands of dollars between themselves, money often buttressed by gifts from Patriot Majority Midwest, seen above as the Oklahoma Freedom Fund.

The confusing naming system is intentional, say election law experts, who generally disapprove of the practice.

Is it any wonder that more and more Americans look at unions as corrupt? What took so long...

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UPDATE: Per Webutante's comment;

Unionism, Government And The Pig Stuck Public

Still There

Snow Part Deux

Starting again.

Ron Paul And Things I Wish I Had Missed

The Ron Paul rEvolution is till there, unfortunately. Now they're kicking things up a notch in their effort to isolate America and prevent us from protecting ourselves. They've become better dressed anti war hippies for today's generation. That they may cripple us and help kill our soldiers abroad doesn't seem to be a connect for them. Nor do they see a connect with the America hating left, but sometimes a political movement just has an agenda to raise money that is being driven by a tin ear.

Stuck on stupid
Remember how well the Ron Paul Blimp worked when it propelled Ron Paul into the Oval Office in 2008? Me neither. But that doesn’t deter the Paulians from launching a campaign to litter our skies with a “Peace Blimp"

Please join us this March 20th for the largest online monetary war protest
in history. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $10 each
(minimum), creating a one day total of millions to fly the Peace Blimp until we
the people force our government to end this war.

That these "leaders" feel that they will alter the course of America is laughable, but then is that their real goal? Better a bigger fish in a smallish pond, eh?

Via This Ain't Hell - a really good blog.

Unionism, Government And The Pig Stuck Public

I have long maintained that too much governmental bureaucracy is a grave problem for the United States. That large sections of government, including state and local ones, are now part of unions, collective bargaining and threats to the smooth function of government only makes this problem even worse.

Enter Michael Barone:

Obama and his party are acting in collusion with unions that contributed something like $400,000,000 to Democrats in the 2008 campaign cycle. Public-sector unionism tends to be a self-perpetuating machine that extracts money from taxpayers and then puts it on a conveyor belt to the Democratic party.

Gee, could there be anything wrong with government bureaucrats working in a whole government health care system having a work slow down over negotiations or CIA support employees saying that an enemy attack should not happen on holidays?

And you thought the real problem was that unions are really just a massive fund raising arm of the Democratic Party instead of merely an adversarial machine to blackmail employers into meeting their demands. Wait. Uh-oh, are taxpayers the employers here?

Palin CHEATS! Left Stuck On Stupid.

Seems that Sarah Palin writing notes on her hand has some people convinced that she is a cheat. I have a friend who has always written phone numbers, notes and reminders on her left hand. Now, as a successful business woman, she still does., but she never was nor is now a cheat.
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Doing a simple search brings up Palin supposedly cheating in various ways or maybe her husband cheating or maybe her body parts cheating or maybe someone connected to her cheating, quite possibly in league with her. Or someone she knows. Like McCain. Or one of his pets, but also possibly an Alaskan moose, which is probably why she shot it.
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Illness should never be ridiculed, that would be wrong, but people suffering from Palin Misogyny Syndrom (PMS) should be treated with all means available including psychiatric ridicule.
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As a comfort, these people should also be shown the half full glass of logic that appears to reflect that Palin has never been shown to openly cheat on Andrew Sullivan's uterus. Such a reassurance uttered before the administration of warm cocoa and a lullaby just before bed should ease their pain.

Best Headline Ever

And so true.

HEH: Reagan wins: DC shut down on his birthday.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.....

Via Instapundit

Saturday After The Snow And Ice Storm

3rd Hour Of Snow

2nd Hour Of Snow

Stern/Franken/Couric/Kennedy: 4 Clowns Whose Mere Presence Dooms Success

Howard Stern to Replace Simon Cowell on 'IDOL'?
I guess I am in a minority of one, but I couldn't care less about Idol.

NO JOKE: FRANKEN SLAMS AXELROD AND WHITE HOUSE HEALTH CARE STRATEGY...
Maybe Franken can stomp his feet and punch someone. Maybe snarling while wearing a diaper. Yeah, that'll make statesman like.

VIDEO SHOCK: Katie Couric frolics in Haute Couture and diamonds as CBSNEWS cuts staff...

I seldom watch CBS and I never watch when Couric is on.

Kennedy: Scott Brown's candidacy 'a joke'...

A skinny Melvin Purvis impersonator has more gravitas than Patrick Kennedy. Hey, even Franken and Stern have more gravitas than Patrick Kennedy and Couric is taller than Purvis and she doesn't appear to have a Kennedy problem with driving.

Zack Space Makes US Another Day Older And Deeper In Debt

Way to go Zack, you Blue Dog Democrat! Ohio is oh so proud of you. You can betcha on that. In fact, each and every one of us is $6,000 more proud of you now that you and the government own us.

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

Now that you have gone completely over to the dark side against your constituents and Ohio, you might as well just go ahead and vote for health care "reform" since we're so far in debt we can't afford aspirin, let alone a doctor. Maybe then you'll get to play doctor with your madam Pelosi.

UPDATE: The Ohio Blue Dogs voted liberal and Kucinich voted with the Republicans.

Representative Steve Driehaus (D - 01) Y
Representative Jean Schmidt (R - 02) N
Representative Michael Turner (R - 03) N
Representative Jim Jordan (R - 04) N
Representative Bob Latta (R - 05) N
Representative Charlie Wilson (D - 06) Y
Representative Steve Austria (R - 07) N
Representative John Boehner (R - 08) N
Representative Marcy Kaptur (D - 09) Y
Representative Dennis J. Kucinich (D - 10) N
Representative Marcia L. Fudge (D - 11) Y
Representative Patrick J. Tiberi (R - 12) N
Representative Betty Sutton (D - 13) Y
Representative Steven C. LaTourette (R - 14) N
Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (D - 15) Y
Representative John A. Boccieri (D - 16) Y
Representative Tim Ryan (D - 17) Y
Representative Zack Space (D - 18) Y

UPDATE II:

From Weapons of Mass Discussion

With today's vote adding $6,000 to each and every one's debt, here's the new total:

As of today, the current national debt stands at $12,357,792,719,324.2, leaving every American citizen responsible for $40,151.42.

Obama Prayer Breakfast Prayer For Obama

Start: Me. I. Self. Unero numero. Moi.

Body: My integrity. My policies. My truthfullness. My blah. My faith.

Wrap: My God.

H.J. Res. 45 Armageddon

"We don't have a choice," said Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn. "We are on an unsustainable march toward a fiscal Armageddon."

Yep, and when we arrive in Armageddon, we'll know exactly who got us there, but you'll be able to say you made sure that we all need to share the burden equally. Equal partners and all, eh?

UPDATE: When the vote happens you can find out who voted how HERE. It is important because this vote will add $6,000 to each and every American's share of the debt. Enjoy your day...

Fisher Doomed?

Fisher replaces campaign manager

Bringing in a guy that worked with Angelo's friend Chris Dodd and Louisianna Purchase Landrieu is going to help Fisher? Hopefully Howser can get Fisher a good mortgage deal on an Arcadian shotgun house after the election.

Cupcake Couric $300,000 A Week Rankles Rank And File

COURIC FACES PAY CUT; DEEP LAYOFFS HIT CBSNEWS
Couric's $300,000 a week paycheck has become the obsession of disgruntled CBS staff, just as deep layoffs rock the fishbowl.

Dozens of employees -- including staff members in D.C., San Francisco, Miami, London, Los Angeles and Moscow -- are being let go, the NEW YORK OBSERVER reports.

Couric's current CBS contract expires next year.

Is there a conflict of interest when high dollar talking heads report on high dollar Wall Street?

It's enough to make Dan Rather cry.

Gamekeepers Cottage

Manscombe woods in Cockington village.

So Much For That Military Spending Out Of Control Meme

From Cato

The Union Thugs That Monied Obama Into Office Plan A Tea Party Takedown

In October of 2008 I wrote about Patriot Majority and their peripheral groups and individuals being a front for unions to pour money into Obama's election.

ACORN, Bankers & Now Union Dupes, Patriot Majority For Obama


Well, they're back. Last time they characterized a radical as mainstream in hopes of lining their pockets after he was elected. This time they want to characterize the views of middle class Americans as radical because these "radicals" just might stop their gravy train from fully enriching them in trade for their full support.

Labor union money linked to anti-Tea Party Web site

These groups hope to become the shadow government.

Daily Kos & Political Polls As Propagandic Politics

via Ann Althouse

This type of poll is at least two layered in that it plants ideas in the polled persons minds and when the desired result is obtained the poll can then be used a propaganda by the person paying for the poll.

Ann Althouse delves into the veracity of the poll. That is good to do because the Kos poll results are crap. Kos know it, the media knows it and any thinking person knows it, but many will report it as fact. For Kos, a master of media manipulation, it is a win-win. Some will believe while others will be driven to Kos' site.

Poll: Republicans Think Obama Is A Socialist, And Palin More Qualified To Be President

• 39% of Republicans want President Obama to be impeached.

• 63% think Obama is a socialist.

• Only 42% believe Obama was born in the United States.

• 21% think ACORN stole the 2008 election -- that is, that Obama didn't actually win it, and isn't legitimately the president, with 55% saying they are "not sure." This number is actually significantly lower than it was in a similar question from Public Policy Polling (D) back in November, which said that 52% of Republicans thought ACORN stole it. So does this mean Obama is gaining ground among Republicans? As it is, only just over 20% of Republicans will say that Obama actually won the election.

• 53% think Sarah Palin is more qualified than Obama to be president.

• 23% want to secede from the United States.

• 73% think gay people should not be allowed to teach in public schools. This position puts the GOP base well to the right of none other than Ronald Reagan, who helped defeat the Briggs Initiative, a 1978 referendum in California that would have forbidden gays or people who advocated gay rights from teaching in public schools.

• 31% want contraception to be outlawed.

I wonder if among those polled by Kos there is a probability of 78% who are po'd at being had or if that 78% is snickering at foisting another lie onto the public. Kos gets how this works and is still expecting a governmental post somewhere. May I suggest at the Ministry of Propaganda.