Posted on 09/29/2004 6:35:25 PM PDT by Chickenhawk Warmonger
Forgeries More Interesting Than Facts By Robin Mullins Boyd September 29, 2004
The appearance of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in the 2004 Presidential Campaign has caused quite an uproar. The Democrats decried the use of partisan money to fund the Swift Boat ads. They have called on President Bush to denounce the partisan attack against John Kerry. John Edwards called on the President to "stop hiding behind a front group". The media's search for Bush/Cheney connections to the Swift Boat vets has been relentless.
The media has been so focused on uncovering anything that could possibly damage the Bush re-election effort, that they have completely overlooked facts that are right in front of their face! John Kerry and the Democratic Party have numerous connections to 527s with assets that dwarf the $100,000 contributed to the Swift Boat Vets by Mr. Perry. In documents found on JohnKerry.com, the Center for Public Integrity, the Center for Responsive Politics and Project Vote-Smart, the connections are obvious and ripe for the picking.
Each of the top 25 individual contributors to 527 organizations, as of Sept. 12, has contributed exclusively to Democrat/Liberal organizations. The total amount contributed by the top 25 is over $57 million dollars. Peter B. Lewis has donated over 14 million while George Soros has forked over close to 13 million.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Here are a few examples uncovered with some research:
Frank Brunckhorst - Top individual contributor to 527s. Joint Victory Campaign donor. America Coming Together donor. Sierra Club donor. DNC Finance Patriot. DNC Credentials Committee member. Total contributions to 527s: $750,000.
Susie Buell - top individual contributor to 527s. Joint Victory Campaign donor. Emily's list donor. DNC Finance Patriot. Kerry campaign fundraiser. Businessmen for Kerry endorser. DNC Rules Committee member. Total contributions to 527s: $1,020,000.
Joe Carmichael - Missouri DNC Member. Grassroots Democrats Co-Chair.
Miguel Contreras - DNC Credentials Committee. Progress for America board member.
Lewis Cullman - top individual contributor to 527s. ACT Donor. Americans for Jobs, Healthcare and Progressive Values donor. MoveOn donor. DNC Finance Patriot. Businessmen for Kerry endorser. Total 527 contributions: $1,650,000
Linda Chavez-Thompson - Vice Chair Democratic National Committee. Voices for Working Families treasurer.
Antonio Villaraigosa - Super delegate for Kerry. National co-chair Kerry/Edwards Latino Steering Committee. DNC Platform Co-Chair. America Coming Together Board Member.
Gov. Bill Richardson - DNC Credentials Committee permanent chairman. Democratic Governors Association vice-chair. Voices for Working Families Vice-President.
Leon Lynch - Super delegate for Kerry. DNC Rules Committee member. United Steelworkers of America International Vice-President. Voices for Working Families Board Member.
William Lynch - Super delegate for Kerry. DNC Member. Voices for Working Families Board Member. Grassroots Democrats - Director.
Minyon Moore - Kerry African-American Steering Committee. Kerry/Edwards Advisor & Strategist. America Coming Together Strategist.
Morton Bahr - Kerry Super Delegate. Grassroots Democrats Co-Chair. Voices for Working Families Board Member.
Lt. Governor Diane Denish - New Mexico Steering Committee for John Kerry. Kerry campaign fundraiser. Grassroots Democrats Board Member.
Donald Fowler - Super delegate for Kerry. Member of the DNC. Grassroots Democrats Board Member.
Harold Ickes - DNC Executive Committee. America Coming Together Chief of Staff. Media Fund President. Emily's List Past Trainer.
Edward McElroy - super delegate for Kerry. DNC Member. American Federation of Teachers Treasurer. Voices for Working Families Board Member.
Mark Weiner - Kerry super delegate. Kerry Campaign fundraiser. DNC Finance Patriot. Grassroots Democrats Director.
Mary Beth Cahill, Marla Romash, Michael Meehan, Steve Elmendorf and Bill Robinson are all members of the Kerry/Edwards Campaign. Cahill is the Campaign Manager. Romash is Teresa's Communications Director. Meehan is a Senior Advisor for Kerry/Edwards and the DNC Director of Message Development and Polling. Elmendorf is the Deputy Campaign Manager for Politics. Robinson is a member of the African-American Steering Committee for Kerry. Working for the Kerry Camp is not all they have in common. Each one has served as a past trainer with Emily's List.
Individuals are not the only ones with a common thread linking them to the Kerry camp, the DNC and 527s. Many organizations are intertwined in the web of funding and endorsements.
Each one of the Top 20 Organizational Contributors to 527 Organizations gave exclusively to Liberal/Democrat groups. Eight of the 20 organizations have directly endorsed the Kerry/Edwards ticket. As of 9/12/04, the Top 20 Organizations had contributed a total of $148 million to 527s. The number one organizational contributor, the Joint Victory Campaign, has given $35 million to 527s. Number 20 of the Top 20 list, the Sheet Metal Workers Union, has contributed 1.3 million.
The media used all of their power to discredit the Swift Boat Vets and connect their organization to President Bush. Meanwhile, the facts about Kerry, the DNC and 527s were swept under the rug. In their rush to land the "big story", the media neglected the one sitting right there waiting with open arms. I guess forgeries and half-truths are much more interesting than the facts when you support the Democratic candidate.
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Robin Mullins Boyd was born and raised in Pooler, GA. She has been a Registered Nurse for 23 years with her primary focus in the Home Health field. Robin is not bashful about expressing her opinions - as evidenced by the 12 Letters to the Editor published in the Savannah Morning News over the past year. She has also published op-ed pieces on America Online's Opinion Page and several other Internet magazines. Robin's first book, Warmongers And Traitors - Thoughts on the War with Iraq, was just released by PublishAmerica. Robin lives in Guyton, GA with her husband, Herby Boyd. She has two children, Tony and Jennifer, and 2 stepsons, Aaron and Chris.
Forgeries More Interesting Than Facts (DNC/527 connections)
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