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SEIU Spends $1 Million Praising Eight House Dems
CQ Politics ^ | 11/22/2009 | Greg Giroux

Posted on 11/22/2009 11:48:02 PM PST by mojitojoe

The Service Employees International Union on Sunday reported spending nearly $1 million on an independent expenditure television campaign praising eight House Democrats for backing a health care bill earlier this month.

Here's how the SEIU spent $998,000 among the eight districts: Baron P. Hill, Indiana's 9th district ($162,000); Dina Titus, Nevada's 3rd ($157,000);

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; bustseiu; bustunions; democrats; healthcarebill; hodes; obamacare; seiu; unioncorruption; unions
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1 posted on 11/22/2009 11:48:03 PM PST by mojitojoe
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To: mojitojoe

They are collecting their dirty payback for their vote.


2 posted on 11/22/2009 11:52:22 PM PST by dila813
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To: mojitojoe

SEIU says, “Sh*t!” and Democrats squat and ask, “What color?”

A little tail is wagging a big dog.


3 posted on 11/22/2009 11:54:11 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Or, a whisker is twitching the cat.


4 posted on 11/22/2009 11:58:40 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America.)
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To: mojitojoe

Good thing SEIU is creating jobs with that money.


5 posted on 11/22/2009 11:59:46 PM PST by MaxMax (Obamao can't play in the Olympic reindeer games)
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To: MaxMax

Jobs for which the workers had best beware they might not get paid.


6 posted on 11/23/2009 12:08:29 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America.)
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To: mojitojoe

Obama paid them ... now they pay him back... it’s only taxpayer dollars... no worries.


7 posted on 11/23/2009 12:16:26 AM PST by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
I’ll have to remember that one.
8 posted on 11/23/2009 12:24:33 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: antceecee

Starve the beast. The less tax dollars, the less they can spend.


9 posted on 11/23/2009 1:05:20 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: mojitojoe

shouldn’t there be a rule to stop tax payer money going towards campaigning for either side


10 posted on 11/23/2009 1:12:35 AM PST by 4rcane
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To: 4rcane

In principle they shouldn’t be using ACORN monies for that. This is what the political action part of union dues are for. But who knows what actually happened.


11 posted on 11/23/2009 1:59:02 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America.)
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To: mojitojoe

I don’t know about anyone else but Gerry Connoly (VA) has been advertising on the local news (by the AFL-CIO), sending out fliers, and having Robo-Calls saying how he saved Medicare. This one week after he voted for the Healthcare bill. He mistakenly sent me a Robo-Call in which I promptly returned the message saying it was nothing more than a lie and I would appreciate not having these in the future.

I also noticed that on Fox they had people out saying how they saved Medicare. Damage control is in full force even as they continue to vote for this.


12 posted on 11/23/2009 2:10:02 AM PST by HarleyD
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The story just says it’s an independent expenditure campaign. If SEIU is using PAC money (i.e. voluntary contributions), that’s fine. But they’ve probably wordsmithed the ads as “informational” or “issue advocacy,” as opposed to “electioneering.” In the real world this is a distinction without a difference, but in the looney tunes world of campaign finance law, it’s the legal fiction which allows them to use compulsory dues money. That’s where the problem lies.


13 posted on 11/23/2009 3:07:12 AM PST by sphinx
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To: mojitojoe
SEIU Spends $1 Million Praising Eight House Dems

Street thugs praising liars and theives?

That is akin to Jeffrey Dahmer getting praise from John Wayne Gacy.


14 posted on 11/23/2009 3:24:36 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: mojitojoe

Here in Michigan Jenny Granholm is giving the SEIU a 2 million dollar tax credit.


15 posted on 11/23/2009 3:42:56 AM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: mojitojoe

but it’s a waste of money because it isn’t going to work.


16 posted on 11/23/2009 4:48:23 AM PST by The Wizard (I support Madame President, the only President in America today)
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To: cripplecreek

Jenny completes the destruction of Michigan.


17 posted on 11/23/2009 5:33:44 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Thank God for term limits on Michigan Governors.


18 posted on 11/23/2009 5:36:50 AM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: cripplecreek

Especially in THIS case!


19 posted on 11/23/2009 5:41:30 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

On the downside, I think its pretty likely that she’ll land a spot in the Obozo administration. Lets not forget, she was an economic advisor on his transition team.


20 posted on 11/23/2009 5:45:50 AM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: cripplecreek

Then she can do to America what she did to Michigan........


21 posted on 11/23/2009 5:46:58 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I have a feeling that the tax credit to the SEIU is a downpayment on her political future.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091120/OPINION03/911200347/1022/local/Howes—State-tax-credit-to-labor-union-is-baffling


22 posted on 11/23/2009 5:49:17 AM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: cripplecreek

Read it, and I agree. A personal gift to Obama’s “Chosen Few”


23 posted on 11/23/2009 5:52:09 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: mojitojoe
Connecting more dots! Where is Glenn Beck when we need him!

George Soros--->$$$ to Open Society Institute

Open Society Institute----> $200,000 to Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG)

"The CACG is run and advised by powerful Democrats. Their board, staff, and advisory committee include top fundraisers and strategists as well as major labor union representation." "Catholic Church Leadership from the Sisters of Mercy, the Jesuit order, the government-funded Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services are also represented at CACG. Catholic academia has a strong presence."

"The SEIU representative on the CACG board is Tom Chabolla, who serves as assistant to SEIU President Andy Stern. Before joining SEIU, he was associate director of programs for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)"

24 posted on 11/23/2009 7:06:17 AM PST by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
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To: icwhatudo

Of course —— the SEIU is simply a front for the high and mighty billioaires like Soros, the self hater.

International Marxists have found success doing this before so why shouldn’t they continue?


25 posted on 11/23/2009 7:45:00 AM PST by eleni121 (For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline)
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To: icwhatudo; LucyT; MHGinTN; 444Flyer; Candor7; manc; Las Vegas Ron; BP2

And who was the most frequent visitor to the WH from January 2009 to September 2009? ANDY STERN! Most corrupt government ever. If this was a Republican president, it would be breaking news evrey single day with all the BS that is going in. MSM=pinko media.


26 posted on 11/23/2009 9:11:43 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: icwhatudo; LucyT; MHGinTN; 444Flyer; Candor7; manc; Las Vegas Ron; BP2
And who was the most frequent visitor to the WH from January 2009 to September 2009? ANDY STERN! Most corrupt government ever. If this was a Republican president, it would be breaking news eveyy single day with all the BS that is going in. MSM=pinko media.
27 posted on 11/23/2009 9:12:03 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: cripplecreek; stephenjohnbanker
Michigan's Jenny Granholm is giving the SEIU a $2 million tax credit.

Keep close watch on whether Granholm gets campaign contributions and election help from SEIU or individuals connected to SEIU. Keep in mind that elected officials are held to a higher legal authority---what is acceptable behavior for citizens might be a crime for elected legislators under oath of office.

WORKING THESIS The FBI should interrogate Granholm to determine if anything of value was promised---money, jobs, political cover to facilitate the deception, and whether Granholm and SEIU colluded to misuse state influence.

Obama is very close to SEIU. Granholm and Obama may have colluded to give her something of value---- a govt gratuity, a job, etc----in exchange for Granholm granting SEIU tax credits.

POSSIBLE CHARGES

(official acts prohibited,
(misuse of state office,
(abuse of public office,
(violating oath of office,
(misuse of government position,
(abuse of government power;
(conflict of interest;
(influence buying;
(conspiracy to deceive;
(misuse of elective office,
(collusion, conspiracy to collude.

Granholm's official campaign finance records filed with the FEC, and state election commission, should be scrutinized for possible violations. Determine if names of Granholm's contributors are legit and whether Granholm illegally used campaign funds, and whether Granholm received campaign contributions to influence Conressional votes.

L/E might consider: (a) conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and evade US banking laws, (b) money laundering, (c) conspiracy to commit money laundering, and, (d) aiding and abetting the preparation of false federal/state income tax returns, (e) collusion, (f) conspiracy to collude, (g) exchanging state benefits for kickbacks or other emoluments, (h) using the power of the state for election purposes.

Authorities might examine multiple conspiracies and transfers of funds as part of a money-laundering, kickback conspiracy. Government audits might show off-the-books bank accounts that were accessed solely by insiders, and that government-funds were used in various illegal schemes that might have integrated: (1) money laundering, (2) tax evasion (stolen money is taxable), (3) violations of US banking and currency laws, (4) conspiracy to commit wire fraud, (5) commercial bribery in various financial schemes, (6) establishing secret offshore bank accounts outside the purview of the IRS and US banking laws, (7) fraudulent and casual accounting practices, (8) non-existent financial oversight, (9) having a hidden financial interest in companies faking business with the company, (10) putting phantom employees on the payroll (money laundering).

There's a zillion ways to launder govt money. Stolen monies could have been disguised by re-routing monies through telephone lines with a maze of complex telecommunications' systems equipped with call-forwarding and voice mail systems, and numerous postal and commercial mail boxes..........and perhaps through money-transfer systems that operate in ethnic enclaves.

Investigators may discover numerous falsified official documents.

Stolen monies could have been disguised by re-routing through a network of domestic and international bank accounts using counterfeit checks.....opening commercial bank accounts in the name of bogus businesses and wire-transferring and/or depositing gov't checks into those accounts. Phony checks could have had invalid bank routing numbers, forged endorsements, or been drawn on the proceeds of other counterfeit checks deposited in other bank accounts. Before banks discovered the fraud, the funds might have been transferred out of the accounts……probably offshore----leaving banks unable to recoup their losses.

State and federal tax authorities could have been swindled. Methods may have included limited-recourse loans to artificially inflate "asset value," to fraudulently borrow real money based on “assets” that didn’t really exist. And so on and so forth, ad infinitum, ad nauseaum.

ACTIONABLE OFFENSES MIGHT INCLUDE
(1) Encouraging the filing of false documents;
(2) Rigging legislation to benefit a special interest.
(3) Forcing taxpayers to underwrite crimes against the state without their knowledge or consent (constitutes the crime of second degree coercion of taxpayers, and should be prosecuted at once);
(4) Not reporting crimes against the state (aiding and abetting).

Investors in tax-exempt Michigan bonds should demand to know if they were misled. Investors need to know the scope and dimension of fraudulent state practices, and whether state officials, and other high officials, colluded to mislead bond investors.

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ACTION Taxpayers demand audits and phone-logs, emails, and electronic transfers these clowns directed to Lehman Bros.

POSSIBLE CRIMES Govt fraud, conspiracy, collusion to conspire, conspiracy to steal; theft of public property and official records, etc etc etc.

FBI TIP PAGE http://tips.fbi.gov/ (you may remain anonymous)

REPORT TAX FRAUD AND TAX LAW VIOLATIONS HERE: IRS TOLL-FREE 1-800-829-0433----you may remain anonymous. EMAIL .......OAAG.Tax@tax.USDOJ.gov

Ask the IRS to determine if taxes were paid (stolen money is taxable).

IRS TOLL-FREE 1-800-829-0433—-you may remain anonymous when reporting tax fraud.

Report fiduciary negligence; signing off on falsified documents here:
EMAIL askDOJ@usdoj.gov
EMAIL enforcement@SEC.gov

Let's find out why this is not being highly publicized.
EMAIL elrushbo@eibnet.com
EMAIL 60m@cbsnews.com

28 posted on 11/23/2009 10:26:37 AM PST by Liz (Obama's the best thing that happened to the Republican Party in a long time.)
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To: mojitojoe

29 posted on 11/23/2009 10:58:08 AM PST by 444Flyer (OBAMACARE: Population control and America Killing Bill!)
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To: mojitojoe

thanks for that and i have sent it to Beck and Hannity not that Hannity will probably do anything about it but I thought what the hell

This is a total sham what is happening to us and this is the one of most corrupted admins in history.

Do you know what is sad too is that there are many in the bozo cult who do not even know what the hell is happening mainly students

Last night I was with my family and two girls cam by trying to put Palin down because they saw me looking at her book while the wife was again browsing.

They then walked by me again and this time I said somehting to them.
One went bright red and back tracked by saying that she didn’t follow politics and that when she said she would never bring the book in her room she meant that it would cause arguments at her school.

She then tells me how she is not into politics and din’t mean anything about it.

The other lesbo looking little boy troll stood there and left when I said to ehr about bozo lying.
The other girl was still trying to backtrack and then trying to tell me how she was a little girl in MS but moved to the west coast. bla bla

When i got her back on track she has no idea about ACORN, SEIU, etc.
She said if she had known she would not have voted for him and then told me how bozo got some idiots into their school Flagler college here in town and tried to get a lefty platform going and that he paid a great deal of money to a group so they could set up.

Seems bozo never got the memo that this here is a very conservative area, town and county.

Sadly we have idiots like the two girls up come down from the north or the west coast who bring their ignorance with them.
Thankfully it is a very small school with a conservative board
sorry for the long post


30 posted on 11/24/2009 7:02:51 AM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman, end of. -end racism end affirmative action)
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To: manc

I think the blind adoration is fading fast as many now realize he is just a little boy in a man’s suit and doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. I think he ran for the perks. That’s it. Free trips, all the goodies that come with living in the WH and being POTUS.


31 posted on 11/24/2009 10:05:08 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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