Posted on 07/09/2009 12:44:31 PM PDT by Antoninus
David Keene, the Chairman of the American Conservative Union trashed Sarah Palin publicly today on NewsMax. However, a quick search of Mr. Keene's recent political contribution history reveals the following:
David Keene, Managing Associate of the Carmen Group Lobbying Firm, and Head of ACU, Alexandria, VA.
Political contributions in 2008 election cycle:
KEENE, DAVID, ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314 THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC 5/1/07 $1,000 Specter, Arlen (R)
KEENE, DAVID, ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314 THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC 12/19/07 $800 Specter, Arlen (R)
KEENE, DAVID, ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314 THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC 12/19/07 $200 Specter, Arlen (R)
What I want to know is, how does a guy like this get to be the chairman of the ACU? Has the American Conservative Union turned into the American Liberal Republicans Who Are Now Democrats Union when we weren't looking? Apparently so.
That said, if I were Sarah Palin, I'd take this guy's advice and toss it in the bin with the rest of the fish guts.
According to FEC individual searches, Keene gave $500 to Citizens for Arlen Specter in September 2002, another $1500 to the same group throughout 2003 and 2004, and another $500 in January 2006.
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310
THE CARMEN GROUP
FUND FOR A FREE MARKET AMERICA
10/20/2000 250.00 20036543148
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
CARMEN GROUP/MANAGING ASSOCIATE
UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN
VIA UPTON FOR ALL OF US
06/30/2006 500.00 26930227161
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
COLLINS & COMPANY/EXECUTIVE
KOLBE, JAMES T
VIA KOLBE FOR CONGRESS
05/02/2004 500.00 24961814862
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
WEXLER & WALKER/LLOBYIST
PITTS, JOSEPH R.
VIA FRIENDS OF JOE PITTS
02/06/2007 250.00 27930748668
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION/CHAIR
TAYLOR, CHARLES H
VIA CHARLES TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
01/12/2006 1000.00 26960078038
KEENE, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
05/01/2007 1000.00 27020273673
12/19/2007 200.00 28020324150
12/19/2007 800.00 28020324149
KEENE, DAVID A
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
CARMEN GROUP INC
BURNS, CONRAD
VIA FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2006
09/16/2005 500.00 25020492560
KEENE, DAVID A
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP/GOVERNMENT AFFAI
SANDHILLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
05/24/2004 1000.00 24971250809
KEENE, DAVID A MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION/CHAIR
DAVIS, JO ANN S.
VIA JO ANN DAVIS FOR CONGRESS INC.
11/14/2005 500.00 26990215856
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310
THE CARMEN GROUP
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
09/20/2002 500.00 23020050622
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
CARMAN GROUP
HYDE, HENRY JOHN
VIA HENRY J. HYDE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
12/31/2003 250.00 24990045639
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
CARMEN GROUP INC./EXECUTIVE
AMERICANS FOR TRUTH IN POLITICS
12/10/2003 500.00 24990194041
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE CARMEN GROUP
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
02/13/2003 250.00 23020161568
09/16/2003 250.00 23020383077
11/10/2003 250.00 24020052122
02/04/2004 250.00 24020220398
10/19/2004 500.00 24021050644
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR MR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE CARMEN GROUP/EXEC
SPECTER, ARLEN
VIA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
01/12/2006 500.00 26020980273
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP COMPANIES/MANAGI
KELLY, SUE W
VIA SUE KELLY FOR CONGRESS
09/27/2006 500.00 26960521635
KEENE, DAVID ARTHUR MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP/CONSULTANT
CRANE, PHILIP M
VIA CRANE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
10/20/2003 250.00 24990324747
KEENE, DAVID MR
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
THE CARMEN GROUP/GOVT RELATIONS
BURR, RICHARD M
VIA RICHARD BURR COMMITTEE; THE
09/21/2005 500.00 26020132450
Elitists - they’re who we’re truly against. Doesn’t matter what label they have after their name.
They believe in the concepts of elites who are morally and intellectually capable of substituting their goals and decisions in place of YOUR individual goals and decisions.
Unacceptable. Time for a purge.
Keane on Specter: “He is honest and decent, and, unlike many of his colleagues, his word is always good. When he’s with you, he’ll tell you, and when he’s against you, he’ll let you know that, too”
Well, except when push comes to shove and he’s losing big time in the GOP Primary. Just ask Sen. Cornyn.
Keene, like most inside-the-beltway types of any party or stripe, is a self-promoter. He’s figured out how to game the system and make himself fat from donors by simply using the language those donors want to hear. Ultimately, it’s all about HIM.
Guess we weren’t paying attention when we should have been...
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Only group to donate to is Heritage Foundation. They are the only "conservative" group that did NOT embrace open borders and other "liberal-lite" ideas and positions.
I used to donate and attend ACU yearly event but quit after having Keene treat a conservative Canadian at my table with disregard and a very snippy attitude.
Remember - it's how you treat the "little"' people when no one (except a small few) are watching, mirrors the genuine attitude of servitude and humility (same goes for Frank Luntz - a TOTAL JERK!)
Liberal leftist Republicans start and promote these groups to take money, members and air time away from real, authentic groups.
I’ll tell you about the GOP. NOTHING ON THE LEVEL.
Antoninus.....great find!!.............I see the Palin Rapid Response Team is gearing up..........let there be no rest for these beltway phoneys and blood suckers of our donations........EXPOSE THEM. ATTACK THEM. ELIMINATE FROM THEIR POWER BASE IN THE MOVEMENT. I was around as a college kid in 1964 and I can tell you the hard core conservatives who took over the party for Goldwater .....took no prisoners......this must be our position today....to the Beltway Rinos one message only....PALIN or PERISH !!
Keene is a liberal scumbag who needs to be swiftly removed from his position in the ACU.
Anyone have a hi-res of this picture?
By December of 2007 it was clear that the nomination was going to go to either McCain, Huckabee, or Romney.
We’ve seen that, in addition to McCain not being conservative, he was unable to win.
I know some here liked Huckabee and thought he was conservative, but many didn’t see him as a fiscal conservative at all, which is a major focus for the American Conservative Union.
Hunter was already gone, and while Thompson was still running, it had become clear from poll numbers that he wasn’t likely to survive (a month later, he dropped out).
Rush Limbaugh eventually tried to steer his audience to vote for Romney or Giuliani rather than McCain. Others did the same thing.
Tom Tancredo endorsed Romney as well. And if you posted Romney’s campaign platform without a name on it, you’d get widespread approval here at FR for the conservative positions he was espousing.
Many people who had a chance to sit down and speak directly with Romney came away believing he would do what he said he would do in his campaign. A lot of people didn’t trust that he had changed.
I have no idea why Keene would give money to Specter in 2007, although the amounts are rather small.
I have no other knowledge about Keene’s views on the issues, but generally have found the American Conservative Union to be respectable.
It is very important though that any person who says anything negative about Sarah Palin be attacked brutally, harshly, loudly, and without regard for truth. It’s the Alinsky way, and as many have said, it worked for Obama so why shouldn’t Conservatives adopt the same rules?
One reason that some people have trouble taking this seriously.
It is PALIN or PERISH !!
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