A brilliant move of sorts. Call yourselves Patriots, yet you represent the opposition.
Beware true fellow Patriots. Investigate, Ask BOLD questions and beware of intimidators.
This article by Rick Moran, at American Thinker, whet my inquisitiveness to look further into its background.
January 30, 2010
SEIU behind anti-tea party website
It should be noted that the ad itself was placed by Google and in no way reflected our views. But, as our Editor in Chief Thomas Lifson pointed out, the editorial and advertising functions of the website are completely separate entities – for obvious reasons. Our opinions are not for sale and keeping a wall between these functions is necessary to ensure that. The ad has since been taken down.
But the question of who sponsored it in the first place wasn’t answered until Lee Doren did a little digging:
I just came across a new website titled: http://www.TheTeaPartyIsOver.orgIt is paid for by the American Public Policy Committee. Well, according to opensecrets.org, the two donors for American Public Policy Committee this year are Patriot Majority and Patriot Majority West.
However, according to opensecrets.org, the 2nd largest contributor in 2008 to Patriot Majority was SEIU and other top Unions around America. I imagine the diversion of Union money gets much deeper than this. Please spread the word before they start getting their message out now. Thanks. (H/T: Jim Hoft )
Hat Tip: Ed Lasky
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From: http://www.TheTeaPartyIsOver.org
Our Mission
To prevent the Tea Party’s dangerous ideas from gaining legislative traction.
Our Strategy
Our Strategy is simple. This movement is a fad. Some of their ideas include the belief that programs like Social Security and Medicare are socialistic and should never have been created in the first place and that President Obama is a Socialist. Other ideas include undermining the legitimacy of the federal government in favor of a radical rightwing form of state’s rights. We need to prevent their dangerous ideas from gaining a legislative foothold. So our strategy is to spread the truth about their dangerous ideas and prevent their policies from taking root in America.
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Patriot Majority: Top Contributors, 2008 Cycle
| Rank | Contributor | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees | $5,800,000 |
| 2 | Service Employees International Union | $770,000 |
| 3 | Change to Win | $500,000 |
| 4 | Patriot Majority West | $300,000 |
| 4 | Communications Workers of America | $300,000 |
| 6 | Teamsters Union | $250,000 |
| 7 | Patriot Majority Midwest | $161,000 |
| 8 | United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $125,000 |
| 9 | Bauman Foundation | $25,000 |
| 10 | American Affordable Health Care | $11,874 |
| 11 | Oklahoma Freedom Fund | $10,469 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania AFL-CIO | $6,500 |
| 13 | Bluegrass Freedom Fund | $5,000 |
| 14 | Public Security Now | $920 |
| 15 | American Public Policy Cmte | $861 |
This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service
http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527cmtedetail_contribs.php?cycle=2008&ein=203985568
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American Public Policy Committee: Top Contributors, 2010 Cycle
| Rank | Contributor | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patriot Majority West | $25,000 |
| 2 | Patriot Majority | $5,000 |
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A Post by InvincibleArmour spells this out even further:
ACORN, Bankers & Now Union Dupes, Patriot Majority For Obama
It isn’t just ACORN mining fraudulent votes, it isn’t just failed Wall Streeters and bankrupt banks in the tank for Obama, it’s also 527 groups fronting for unions that are spreading the money and the lies for Obama and Democrat campaigns in all the important swing states.
Instead of being honest and using names including progressive, democrat, labor or other liberal buzz words, many of these groups, under the leadership of Craig Varoga (worked on 1996 Clinton-Gore re-election campaign; former communications director to Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) ), now list themselves as Patriot Majority. They ain’t patriots and they might just lie their way into the majority, but they all are unions that want the good old days of crippling business back.
PATRIOT MAJORITY
Patriot Majority West used to be called Citizens for Progress
Patriot Majority Midwest used to be the Oklahoma Freedom Fund
Patriot Majority New Mexico
Patriot Majority For A Strong America this year
Alliance for North Carolina,
Bluegrass Freedom Fund
American Alliance for Energy Independence
American Public Policy Committee
American Affordable Health Care
Midwest Alliance for Better Government (formerly Public Security Now).
FUNDING
In 2008,
$1.2 million from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
$500,000 from the Change to Win labor federation (which is spearheaded by the Service Employees International Union)
$125,000 from the United Food and Commercial Workers union
In 2006,
$400,000 from SEIU Local 1199
$250,000 from the Massachusetts Teachers Association
$200,000 from the Democratic Governors Association
$50,000 from Patricia Cornwell of CEI Enterprises.
Patriot Majority West: In 2008,
$2.18 million from AFSCME
In 2006
$250,000 from the Democratic Governors Association
$200,000 from Colorado Education Association
$120,000 from AFSCME
$100,000 from SEIU
$25,000 from Tim Gill.
Patriot Majority Midwest: In 2006
$370,000 from the Democratic Governors Association.
Alliance for North Carolina: In 2006
$45,000 from Democratic Governors Association.
Bluegrass Freedom Fund: In 2007
$1 million from William Yung of Columbia Sussex
$640,000 from the Democratic Governors Association
$238,000 from AFSCME.
American Public Policy Committee: In 2008,
$60,000 from the Democratic Governors Association.
Midwest Alliance for Better Government: In 2008,
$50,000 from AFSCME
$45,000 from the Democratic Governors Association.
OTHERS INVOLVED
MIKE RICE: former research director for the California Democratic Party and gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Brown in 1994
DAVE CONTARINO: manager of former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s presidential campaign; former chief of staff to Gov. Richardson
PATRICK J. HALL: former executive director of Oklahoma Democratic Party
JOE HOUSEHOLDER: former communications director for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY); former communications director for former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack
GEORGE RAKIS: former political director of the Democratic Governors Association; former regional political director for the Democratic National Committee; led planning process for America Votes; coordinated campaign director for Michigan Democratic Party during 2000 elections
This is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s union money being masked as just a group of patriots that think like the majority instead of being honest that they are unionists that are attacking Republicans that do represent the real majority, hard working Americans that hate unions.
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My own end note:
I WONDER how the members of these Unions feel when their dues are spent toward election campaigns INSTEAD of benefits for their own members.
The Union members retirement pension funds, their healthcare fund, their education fund, etc. squandered toward the Union bosses agenda; not the members needs……
UNIONS are Pr0gressives = Communists/Marxists/Maoists.
Will Union members eventually WAKE UP and realize they are nothing but pawns and slaves to their “controlling committee” of bosses and stewards; motivating to carry signs, make phone calls and march in the streets at their whim?
Will Union members ever ask HOW MUCH of their dues goes to the bosses and stewards’ agenda?
Will a Union member ever ask one of the top echelon of their Union what their yearly salary is?
How many of you in the Unions don’t have jobs right now? You are scrounging to find money for food, while the bosses and stewards live the life of luxury.
Andy Stern visited the White House…..22 times between January 2009 to June 2009.
Anna Burger is tied to the SEIU, Change to Win and is ON OBAMA’s Economic Recovery Advisory board.
UNION POWER!!!
Response by Romanticpoet:
You forgot your RED STAR and FIST pics!