JIM PEDERSON: ARIZONA’S OWN GEORGE SOROS

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Strip-Mall Tycoon Jim Pederson Is The Top Financier Of State Democrat Parties

“Valley Shopping Mall Developer And State Democratic Party Chairman Jim Pederson Gave More Money To State Political Parties During The 2004 Election Than Any Other Individual Contributor In The Country.” (Mike Sunnucks, “Peterson Tops National List Of State Party Donors,” The Business Journal Of Phoenix, June 23, 2005)

Jim Pederson Gave More To State Political Parties Than Any Other Individual And Ranks 10th Overall In Giving To State Parties. “That is more than any other individual and ranks Pederson 10th in overall giving to state political parties, according to the Washington D.C.-based watchdog and research group.” (Mike Sunnucks, “Peterson Tops National List Of State Party Donors,” The Business Journal Of Phoenix, June 23, 2005)

“Pederson, Who Is Expected To Run For The U.S. Senate Next Year, Gave Just Under $2.3 Million To The Arizona Democratic Party During The 2004 Cycle, According To The Center For Public Integrity.” (Mike Sunnucks, “Peterson Tops National List Of State Party Donors,” The Business Journal Of Phoenix, June 23, 2005)

Pederson Was Also The Primary Bankroller Of The Arizona Democrat Party And Candidates In The 2000 And 2002 Election Cycles. “The chairman of Arizona’s Democratic Party ranks as one of the nation’s top political donors, according to a study by a nonpartisan group. The Institute on Money in State Politics, a Montana-based nonprofit organization, ranked Jim Pederson as the No. 1 donor for the 2002 election cycle. . . . Pederson, a 62-year-old real estate developer, reportedly has donated $5.8 million in three years, with the money going to support state candidates, local party activities and John Kerry’s failed run for the presidency. He donated nearly $3.7 million in the November 2000 to November 2002 cycle, the institute said.” (“Democratic Party Chief Among Top Donors,” The Associated Press, November 12, 2004)

Liberal Billionaire George Soros Is The Top Donor To Democrat-Leaning 527 Organizations

Liberal Billionaire George Soros Was The Largest Donor To Democrat Leaning 527 Groups In 2004, Giving $27 Million. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed June 24, 2005)

In 2002, Soros Also Funded A Ballot Initiative That Would “Require Arizona State Police To Hand Out Free Marijuana To The Ill.” “In their quest to loosen drug laws, three wealthy men have shelled out most of the $1.1 million spent so far to promote a November ballot initiative that would require Arizona state police to hand out free marijuana to the ill. University of Phoenix founder John Sperling and investors George Soros and Peter Lewis have contributed the bulk of the money to finance Proposition 203.” (Elvia Diaz, “Wealthy Trio Back Marijuana Initiative,” The [Phoenix] Arizona Republic, October 17, 2002)

Both Pederson And Soros Invested Millions To Defeat President George Bush

Pederson Spent $1.8 Million Of His Own Wealth To Modernize His State Party And Help Elect John Kerry. “Pederson, a wealthy real estate developer, spent $1.8 million of his own money last cycle to modernize the state party apparatus in hopes of winning Arizona for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D), reclaiming the 1st district seat held by Rep. Rick Renzi (R) and making gains in the state Legislature.” (Chris Cillizza,”Earlier Term-Limit Talk Clouds Kyl’s 2006 Plans,” Roll Call, November 29, 2004)

Soros Would Have Spent Entire $7 Billion Fortune To Defeat Bush “If Someone Guaranteed” Outcome. “Asked whether he would trade his $7 billion fortune to unseat Bush, Soros opened his mouth. Then he closed it. The proposal hung in the air: Would he become poor to beat Bush? He said, ‘If someone guaranteed it.’” (Laura Blumenfeld, “Soros’s Deep Pockets Vs. Bush,” The Washington Post, November 11, 2003)

For Soros, Defeating Bush In 2004 Was “The Central Focus” Of His Life And “A Matter Of Life And Death.” (Laura Blumenfeld, “Soros’s Deep Pockets Vs. Bush,” The Washington Post, November 11, 2003)

Soros Compared The Bush Administration To Nazis. “Soros believes that a ‘supremacist ideology’ guides this White House. He hears echoes in its rhetoric of his childhood in occupied Hungary. ‘When I hear Bush say, “You’re either with us or against us,” it reminds me of the Germans.’ It conjures up memories, he said, of Nazi slogans on the walls, Der Feind Hort mit (‘The enemy is listening’). ‘My experiences under Nazi and Soviet rule have sensitized me,’ he said in a soft Hungarian accent.” (Laura Blumenfeld, “Soros’s Deep Pockets Vs. Bush,” The Washington Post, November 11, 2003)

Soros: “America, Under Bush, Is A Danger To The World. . . . And I’m Willing To Put My Money Where My Mouth Is.” (Laura Blumenfeld, “Soros’s Deep Pockets Vs. Bush,” The Washington Post, November 11,2003)

Liberals Jim Pederson And George Soros Both Support Radical Group MoveOn . . .

Pederson Joined A Pro-Filibuster Rally In Phoenix Sponsored By MoveOn.org. “Former state Sen. Slade Mead, a Republican, joined Wednesday with state Democratic Chairman Jim Pederson in protesting GOP threats to win confirmation for federal judges by changing U.S. Senate rules. . . . The cross-party remarks came at a rally of about 150 people at the federal courthouse in Phoenix. Mead sided with Democrats and MoveOn.org, the liberal sponsor of the rally, in urging preservation of the right to filibuster a judicial appointment.” (Jon Kamman, “Preserving Filibuster Has Support In Arizona,” The Arizona Republic, April 28, 2005)

Billionaire Financier George Soros Contributed $2.5 Million To MoveOn. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed June 24, 2005)

Soros And A Partner Contributed $5 Million To MoveOn’s $15 Million Anti-Bush Ad Campaign. “MoveOn is now poised to be one of the Democrats’ most effective fundraising vehicles during this year’s presidential campaign. It has already raised millions to support candidates and fund ads such as the one criticizing Bush’s $87 billion commitment to rebuilding Iraq. In November, billionaire philanthropist George Soros and his business partner, Peter Lewis, pledged a $5 million matching grant – a dollar for every two raised by MoveOn members – to create a $15 million advertising campaign to defeat President Bush.” (Beth Fouhy, “MoveOn.org Becomes Anti-Bush Online Powerhouse,” The Associated Press, January 10, 2004)

. . . Even Though MoveOn Is Wrong For Arizona

After 9/11, MoveOn.org Collected Signatures For A Statement Calling For “Justice, Not Escalating Violence That Would Only Play Into The Terrorists’ Hands.” (Tony Pugh, “Against Tide, They Clamor For Peace,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 21, 2001)

In A Petition, MoveOn.org Even Called For Using “Moderation And Restraint In Responding To The Recent Terrorist Attacks Against The United States.” “We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of the United States of America and of countries around the world, appeal . . . to all leaders internationally to use moderation and restraint in responding to the recent terrorist attacks against the United States.” (MoveOn.org Website, www.moveon.org/peace/petition/petition.html, Accessed December 17, 2003)

The Petition Stated That Governments Should Not Be “Held Unduly Accountable” For Actions Of Terrorist Groups Operating Within Their Borders. “Furthermore, we assert that the government of a nation must be presumed separate and distinct from any terrorist group that may operate within its borders, and therefore cannot be held unduly accountable for the latter’s crimes. It follows that the government of a particular nation should not be condemned for the recent attack without compelling evidence of its cooperation and complicity with those individuals who actually committed the crimes in question.” (MoveOn.org Website, ww.moveon.org/peace/petition/petition.html, Accessed December 17, 2003)

MoveOn.org Used Inflammatory Rhetoric In Opposing The War In Iraq, Calling For “Regime Change” In America. “Hoping to ‘engage in a little “regime change”’ of its own, a liberal PAC has mined anti-war sentiment to raise millions of dollars for Democratic House and Senate candidates around the country, including several who actually support going to war with Iraq. MoveOn.org, a San Francisco Bay area-based organization with an affiliated political action committee . . . has become a broad pro-Democrat operation that is primarily concerned with opposing war with Iraq.” (Ben Pershing, “Fighting The War On The Homefront,” Roll Call, October 28, 2002)

Pederson And Soros Both Support Liberal Voter Mobilizing Group America Coming Together (ACT) . . .

Pederson’s Real Estate Business, Pederson Group, Contributed $25,000 To America Coming Together. According to Political Money Line, Jim Pederson’s real estate development business, Pederson Group, contributed $25,000 to the Democrat leaning 527 America Coming Together on September 20, 2004. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed June 24, 2005)

Soros Contributed $7.5 Million To America Coming Together. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed June 24, 2005)

Soros’ Commitment To America Coming Together Made Him A “Key Player In The Huge ‘Soft Money’ Push That The Democrats … Hope Will Be One Of The Keys To Matching Bush’s Formidable Fundraising Apparatus In The 2004 Election.” (Mark Gimein, “George Soros Is Mad As Hell,” Fortune, October 27, 2003)

“It Is Not An Exaggeration To Say That Soros Was Personally Responsible For The Breadth And Depth Of America Coming Together’s Efforts.” (Byron York, The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, 2005, p. 86)

. . . Even Though ACT Is Wrong For Arizona

America Coming Together’s $75 Million Fundraising Goal To Defeat President Bush Was “Unprecedented.” “Labor, environmental and women’s organizations, with strong backing from international financier George Soros, have joined forces behind a new political group that plans to spend an unprecedented $75 million to mobilize voters to defeat President Bush in 2004.” (Thomas B. Edsall, “Liberals Form Fund To Defeat President,” The Washington Post, August 8, 2003)

America Coming Together Ran A “‘Massive Voter Contact’ Program To Defeat Bush.” “Activists recently formed America Coming Together, with a pledge to raise $75 million for a ‘massive voter contact’ program to defeat Bush. George Soros will give $10 million for the effort, but names of other donors may not be disclosed.” (Julia Malone, “Activists Race To Fill ‘Soft Money’ Gap,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 21, 2003)

America Coming Together Mounted “The Largest Field Operation This Country Has Ever Seen.” “Rosenthal, ACT’s chief executive, calls it ‘the largest field operation this country has ever seen.’ Drawing on the lessons from labor’s political efforts, it aims in large part at expanding the likely base for progressive Democratic candidates.” (David Moberg, “Decisions, Decisions,” In These Times, September 15, 2003)

Despite ACT’s Unprecedented Fundraising And Massive Voter Contact Program, President Bush Won Arizona By 11 Points. (Chris Cillizza,”Earlier Term-Limit Talk Clouds Kyl’s 2006 Plans,” Roll Call, November 29, 2004)

Like Soros, Pederson’s Best Efforts To Buy And Win Elections For Democrats Failed

Despite His Best Efforts To Elect John Kerry, Pederson Failed To Deliver Arizona. “President Bush won the state by 11 points - far wider than his 6-point margin in 2000 - while Renzi won a huge 59 percent to 36 percent re-election victory and Democrats barely broke even in the state House and Senate. Pederson said he would be doing ‘a lot of research [and] a lot of polling’ to ascertain why Arizona went so strongly for Republicans in 2004. He added that he was ‘very optimistic’ about Democratic prospects in the 2006 Senate race until seeing the results of the recent election; he expects to make a final decision on the contest in the next 60 to 90 days.” (Chris Cillizza,”Earlier Term-Limit Talk Clouds Kyl’s 2006 Plans,” Roll Call, November 29, 2004)

Pederson’s “Résumé Was Diminished Last Year By President Bush’s Double Digit Win In Arizona Over John Kerry.” (Mike Sunnucks, “Pederson Expected To Launch Senate Run Against Kyl,” The Business Journal Of Phoenix, June 2, 2005)

Pederson On 2004: “The Recent Election Proved We Don’t Know The State As Well As We Should.” “In a recent interview, Pederson said his decision to stay on as party chairman should not be read as a signal that he will forgo the Senate race. ‘Right now is not the time to rock the boat,’ he explained. ‘The recent election proved we don’t know the state as well as we should.’” (Chris Cillizza,”Earlier Term-Limit Talk Clouds Kyl’s 2006 Plans,” Roll Call, November 29, 2004)

[RoseofTexas]

I wonder if our party has any Billionaires on our side? Seems the majority of scummy RAT billionaires belong to the communist party !

[Mamzelle]

Wonder if he's a Wheel in Nevada politics, too...?

[Alia]

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