Soros-Backed Activist Group Disbands as Interest Fades

Washington Post ^ | Wednesday, August 3, 2005 | Thomas B. Edsall

[NickatNite2003]

A year ago, the liberal group America Coming Together was on the cutting edge of national politics, spending tens of millions of dollars on a massive voter-mobilization project in every presidential battleground state.

The dream was that ACT -- heavily funded by billionaire George Soros -- would play a decisive role in getting Democratic nominee John F. Kerry elected president and then remain in business as a permanent force in liberal politics.

Steve Rosenthal, who launched America Coming Together to mobilize voters for Democrat John F. Kerry, said maintaining momentum after the election proved to be harder than expected. Billionaire George Soros's heavy funding of the group ended after the election. Steve Rosenthal, who launched America Coming Together to mobilize voters for Democrat John F. Kerry, said maintaining momentum after the election proved to be harder than expected. Billionaire George Soros's heavy funding of the group ended after the election. (By Jim Graham For The Washington Post)

Instead, the group this week began sending e-mails to most of the 28 people who make up the remaining ACT staff warning that their paychecks would stop at the end of August. All the state offices have been, or are soon to be, closed.

[NickatNite2003]

LOL! :-)

[ncountylee]

Aawwww LOL

[Aussie Dasher]

Excuse me while I reach for a tissue!!!! LOL!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!

[Mo1]

Soro's stops payment huh??

[onedoug]

It's actually because Soros doesn't pay his bills.

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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Peach]

All the money in the world couldn't get Kerry elected. I hope Soros wastes $$ on the next nominee too.

[JRios1968]

Irrational hatred of Bush can only go for so long...

[Prime Choice]

Awww...that's too bad. I was hoping ol' George Soros would keep wasting his money on that fool's game.

I guess ol' Johnny Traitor better cut up his credit card!

[Mo1]

Is he still funding Moveon.org?

[advance_copy]

Well, it looks like America Coming Together is falling apart. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[defenderSD]

LOL....Soros only spends money in attempts to win elections. He doesn't waste his money on offices filled with unproductive leftist idiots. Now that the election is over, these staffers are no longer "useful idiots."

[Tax Government]

What's the matter? Doesn't having a multi-billionaire donor on their side guarantee success?

[BillF]

Ahhh, that's a shame. :)

[Prime Choice]

Doesn't having a multi-billionaire donor on their side guarantee success?

Apparently not. And judging from the looks of things, neither does three Purple Hearts.   ;o)

[JennysCool]

Apparently, America was faking it.

[OldFriend]

Soros will lie in wait to pounce when we least expect it......beware and be aware.

Let's not be complacent about any race at all.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

"It has proven much tougher to sustain this as something year-round than we had anticipated,"

That is what the Democrats in Congress and the MSM are trying to do, keep a steady drum beat of scandal going while trying to delay, delay, delay Bush's agenda so that the Republicans will have no successes to point to. It is the DNC strategy leading up to 2008. It seems to be hurting them more than the Republicans and Bush's agenda seems to be gaining steam along with the economy.

It is beautiful when a plan comes together.

[Clemenza]

What about all of those ads I keep hearing on Rush talking about how the evil "Catholic" John Roberts is going to ruin the country? ;-)

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

Kind of like the announcement of a toxic waste dump closing down.