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keane
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:20 pm Post subject: Giuliani's California Schemin' |
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Giuliani's California Schemin' Money Man
Original source: NYT
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Who is Paul Singer? He and Rudy Giuliani would prefer you not think too much about it.
Singer, who founded the multibillion dollar hedge fund Elliott Associates, has raised $200,000 for Giuliani. He flies Giuliani around in his jet.
And, as of September, his $175,000 contribution was the sole backing for the Republican scheme to split up California's electoral votes. Instead of all the electoral votes in the country's most populous state going to the state's winner (almost surely the Democrat), the ballot initiative would throw the loser (the Republican) his percentage, potentially swinging the election.
Singer tells the Times that made the contribution because he "believes in proportional voting in the Electoral College." |
Which is why he's doing this in every state in the union, right? (Comment mine.)
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| As the Times notes, Singer was also a donor to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004. Presumably that was just because he believes in the truth. |
 (Comment mine.)
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But just because Singer is the only money behind the California scheme doesn't mean it's entirely his baby. There's a whole host of other Giuliani backers who've gotten involved:
-- Anne Dunsmore, who resigned as the Giuliani campaign�s chief fundraiser this September, has taken charge of raising funds for the effort...
-- The only name registered with the organization set up to channel money to the effort, benignly called Take Initiative America, is Missouri attorney Charles "Chep" Hurth III. Hurth, who's contributed $2,000 to Giuliani...
-- Jonathan Wilcox, who was Take Initiative America's spokesman, was previously an aide to Bill Simon, the former Republican gubernatorial candidate who chairs Giuliani's state campaign.
-- James Lacy, the attorney for the initiative, has contributed $2,300 to the Giuliani campaign.
Democrats have already filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Giuliani of being behind the scheme... |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Rudy has been the replacement that the powers that be behind the Bush administration have been thinking of since 2001. |
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keane
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| Rudy has been the replacement that the powers that be behind the Bush administration have been thinking of since 2001. |
I'm not sure what the Repukes standard was before Bush (crook followed by stumble bum/co-conspirator followed by Alzheimers patient  ), but it seems to be skankiest now. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| keane wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
| Rudy has been the replacement that the powers that be behind the Bush administration have been thinking of since 2001. |
I'm not sure what the Repukes standard was before Bush (crook followed by stumble bum/co-conspirator followed by Alzheimers patient ), but it seems to be skankiest now. |
"Sir" Rudy ( he's been knighted by the Queen).
Neat if he was Prez, huh?
Wouldn't these fast-tracked (STEALTH APPROACH) changes to the electoral college formulae constitute
a clear form gerry-mandering?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymander |
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