Posted on 10/16/2006 2:50:31 AM PDT by Aussie Dasher
A political action committee created by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, whose financial accountability has been challenged by MCDC members, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to support Republican candidates -- much of it through private companies with ties to conservative activist Alan Keyes.
Claiming access to 500,000 households nationwide, the Minuteman PAC has pledged to do what it can financially to help elect "committed and principled conservative leaders" -- citing as examples MCDC President Chris Simcox and Mr. Keyes.
"Our intent is to secure our borders, and we are hoping to influence the elections to get that done," said Rick Shafton, a political consultant in Sparta, N.J., who recently signed on as spokesman for the Minuteman PAC. "The Minuteman movement has proven to be very popular across the country, and it is raising a lot of money."
According to the most recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) records, the Minuteman PAC spent $240,000 through the first week of September on eight congressional campaigns, although just $5,000 was direct candidate contributions.
The FEC records also show that about 60 percent of the Minuteman PAC's expenditures through early September went to private companies -- several with ties to a labyrinth of Virginia-based tax-exempt charities and fundraising groups founded or headed by Mr. Keyes. The money was used for direct-mail fundraisers, telemarketing programs, advertising campaigns and disbursement fees for four candidates.
The Minuteman PAC spent nearly $88,000 through early September on its own operations, including fees to many of the Keyes-aligned private firms to collect and disburse donations and do direct-mail fundraising, the FEC records show. Other PAC money went to Web site construction, bank charges, salaries and advertising.
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Then why is it so important for you, a wunderkid of politics, to best me?
Who is Allen Bloom?
I have no illusions of being able to "best you." When it comes to flames, you're the all-time champ.
My only hope, and the only reason I even post to you folks, is that conservatives have the opportunity to see you and your friends for what you are.
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Seems you aren't as smart as you think you are.
And like I said in the first place, it fits.
Alan Keyes' mentor, supposedly. First met at Cornell.
Homosexual philosopher.
Yeah, you're brilliant.
LOL! Seriously? Why does it not surprise me at all that Keyes would follow a homosexual philosopher around? lol I'm guessing he's also a lefty. Would I be correct?
He's gay??
I thought Keyes didn't approve of gays.
Oh, man; you wounded me to the quick; judging from your snappy reparte, I can see why you get the big bucks.
Actually, Paul Wolfowitz and perhaps William Kristol are also said to be "followers", I believe...most of them are neo-cons.
Keyes and Kristol were college room mates, I believe.
I'll come back later to check on y'all, after I've gotten some more work done, and after the latest contributors to this thread and you work out your problems with the brilliant but flawed Allen Bloom.
One comment before I go: You are making asses of yourself.
Really? Tell me more about that.
LOL, that's hysterical. What a hoot!
Well, you'd know an A$$ when you saw one, so I'll take your word for it.
I don't know which is more interesting: the fact that you know more about AFer sites than anybody here, or the fact that you always have to "go do some work" when you start taking an A$$whipping.
Is that anything like you people? Posted by anyone other than a self-acclaimed "Keyester", I wouldn't even question it.
Maybe they could use some of their "98 percent" to hire this guy:
http://www.snapsandbytes.co.uk/likka.html
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