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Posted on 05/12/2005 11:11:43 AM PDT by bigsoxfan
(CNSNews.com) - Billionaire political activist George Soros, at the center of a controversy involving the alleged use of American taxpayer dollars to support needle exchange programs, Thursday accused his critics of "bigotry" and said they were "endangering the country."
"I really have to question the motives of people who are arguing that the federal government should not support or not use organizations like ours on tasks where we are very well qualified," Soros told reporters in Baltimore. "It is this kind of bigotry and carrying party politics to extremes that is endangering our country."
Soros was responding to allegations made by U.S. Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.), who believes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) violated congressional intent by giving taxpayer dollars to groups like Soros' Open Society Institute (OSI), which support needle exchange programs in Central Asia and elsewhere.
USAID records, obtained by Cybercast News Service , show that the agency guided its grant recipients to spend federal funds in such a way as to free private dollars for the purchase of "clean" needles and syringes for intravenous drug users.
But Soros had a ready explanation for that on Thursday.
"We are not using any government monies for needle exchange. We are using our own funds for needle exchange. And our 'harm reduction' program in Central Asia, I think, has made a significant contribution," he said.
As Cybercast News Service reported on April 25, Soros' Open Society Institute received more than $30 million in U.S. taxpayer assistance between 1998 and 2003, mostly through USAID, yet Soros spent more than $20 million during the 2004 presidential campaign to try to defeat President Bush.
Thursday, he made reference to his political opposition to the president.
The "bigotry" and political extremism to which Soros referred are the reasons why, "in my personal capacity, I have been active in opposing this government," he said.
Asked about some congressional efforts to discontinue federal funding of his Open Society Institute and its subsidiaries, Soros said, "We have been there before the U.S. government was there and we will be probably there after they have gone."
Soros was in Baltimore Thursday to announce the awarding of a new grant to the city.
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Don't people older than dirt usually get dementia and vapor lock? We can only hope.
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What's this "our" business, Mr. Soros?
And can someone here please explain why the Bush administration and the Republican Congress are giving away tax dollars to Soros?
Solution: Stop funding USAID! Think of all the money we can give to illegal aliens who come into the country as criminals, receive SSI courtesy of our politicians and murder our police and then return to their country escaping prosecution. (sarc)
And if you find anyone that knows that....
Ping me. Cause I would like to know why the GOP accepted donations too.
Yellow skin,red nose...this guys days are numbered.
He should use the billions he skimmed off Russia with Clinton's help.
Congress just throws money at everything without ever verifying what the money is being used for.
Maybe, but here it's the USAID (Dept of State) jerks undermining Congress and the Administration.
And can you explain why you think GWB, and Republican Party, as a whole, would give any money, or take any money from this jerk? This guy spent millions trying to 'unseat' GWB, and GOP! I'm sure the Pres. and GOP know who this guy is, and what he is about. I don't believe anyone could even accuse them of knowingly giving or taking money from him! What kind of nuttiness is this?
I wrote my congress person (an R) to ask that very same question. Have not yet received a reply and do not expect to. In fact, I never hear anything back, but I have learned that right wing nuts don't deserve the time of day especially when it concerns how their tax $ is spent.
First off, what do you mean "OUR" country Euro-weenie?
Second... bigotry and extreme party politics....extreme party politics... do you even hear the words that are coming out of your blow hole Soros?
Why isn't this POS, George Soros, in prison yet?
News Flash for Soros...this isn't your country!
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