Posted on 10/12/2006 3:01:28 PM PDT by Aetius
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 11:13 a.m. EDT Progress for America Set to Spend $35 Million
The conservative group Progress for America is poised to spend $35 million to help Republicans maintain control of Congress in the November elections.
The organization emerged in 2004 as the leading independent committee on the right, raising nearly $45 million for ads supporting President Bush and attacking Sen. John Kerry. This time around, the group has amassed between $35 million and $40 million from donors, the New York Sun reports, and has spent about $3 million so far.
Its latest ad focuses on the terrorist threat and its connection to the war in Iraq. The message is delivered by David Beamer, whose son Todd led the charge against the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 on Sept. 11.
"Todd and United 93 fought back on 9/11. We continue to fight in Iraq today,” Beamer declares in the TV spot. "The enemy must be destroyed, in Iraq, and wherever we find them. There can be no retreat in this war.”
Progress for America said it has also purchased tens of thousands of DVD copies of the movie "United 93” and the group is making them available for free via e-mail offers.
The movie depicts events aboard the United flight before it crashed in Shanksville, Pa., aborting what is believed to be a planned attack on the Capitol or the White House.
An earlier Progress for America ad claimed that Democrats want to "cut and run” in Iraq.
Kenneth Warren, a professor of political science at St. Louis University, told the Sun that the ads are "very effective. It’s definitely going to help Republican candidates.”
The ads make no mention of the upcoming election, nor do they refer to any candidate.
I've seen this ad twice -- AND in the California Bay Area, no less!! I can't believe they are spending their money in this state. At least spend it somewhere where's there's a chance of a Rep winning.
Who puts money into this org? Do we have our own George Soros?
...elephant...room.
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I don't know and have been wondering the same thing.
They have a big $25 from me.
Top contributors for 2004 election cycle are listed at www.opensecrets.org
Alex Spanos of AGSpanos - 5 mil
Ameriquest - 5 mil
Chartwell Partners - 4 mil
Alex Spanos
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (This is a typical balanced Wikipedia entry .. "oh, gives money to Bush, must be a creepy capitalist...")
Alexander Gus Spanos (born September 28, 1923 in Stockton, California) is an American real estate developer and self-made billionaire who owns the San Diego Chargers. He is currently married and the father of four children. He lives in Stockton, California.
According to Forbes, in 2004 Spanos was worth $1.1 billon[1]. He has written a book called Sharing the Wealth: My Story which details his rise from a moneyless man of 27 years to one of the world's few billionaires. He started and owns AG Spanos Co, one of the largest construction services companies in the United States [2]. Spanos was also the recipient the AHEPA Award, the prestigious awards to recognize members of the community for their contributions and achievements in their chosen field of endeavor. Spanos was also one of the largest contributors to George W. Bush's campaign in 2004. By contributing $5 million to 527 groups that supported the Bush campaign in 2004, Spanos ranked among the top five GOP donors. President Bush appointed Spanos to the Kennedy Center board in 2004.
In 1997, San Diego taxpayers agreed to spend $78 million to renovate the Chargers’ Qualcomm Stadium in return for a pledge that the Chargers would stay in San Diego until 2020. The city also agreed to buy any leftover tickets that the Chargers do not sell at games. By 2000, however, Spanos was complaining that the team needed yet another new stadium. This apparently was news to the NFL, which already had planned to hold the 2003 Super Bowl at the old stadium. Wildfires that torched San Diego in 2003 have made it all the harder for Spanos to make a case for public funding of a new Chargers stadium, despite threats that he might move the team to Los Angeles.
Thank God for strong conservatives like these people. I just might give to them. I can't give to the RNC now...they'll push for clowns like Chafee. I can't do that, not this election cycle, in good conscience.
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