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Never Heard Of Sam Wyly? Maybe You Know The Two George Bush Opponents Who He Helped Destroy
The Business Insider ^ | 7-30-2010 | Joe Weisenthal

Posted on 07/30/2010 4:18:44 AM PDT by blam

Never Heard Of Sam Wyly? Maybe You Know The Two George Bush Opponents Who He Helped Destroy

Joe Weisenthal
Jul. 30, 2010, 5:22 AM

Despite being mega-wealthy, it's possible that plenty of folks have never heard of the Texas-based Wyly brothers, who were charged by the SEC with insider fraud yesterday.

So who are they?

Well in addition to being boardmembers of several companies, they're also big GOP boosters, and Sam in particular did A LOT for George W. Bush.

In 2000, he backed a shadowy group "Republicans for Clean Air" that pressed hard to defeat John McCain in the primary.

And in 2004.... well perhaps you remember the Swift Boat ads? Yep, Sam was a backer of that, too.

(Click to the site for a video of John (ugh) Kerry)

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: markets; politics; samwyly; sec

1 posted on 07/30/2010 4:18:48 AM PDT by blam
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With Case Against The Wyly Brothers, The SEC Goes To War Against Offshore Finance
2 posted on 07/30/2010 4:20:41 AM PDT by blam
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I’d imagine we’re gonna see a lot of these “Evil, Corrupt, Republican” stories to try to pull attention away from Charlie Rangel’s woes....


3 posted on 07/30/2010 4:25:02 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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Well good for them.


4 posted on 07/30/2010 4:26:41 AM PDT by beckysueb (January 20, 2013. When Obama becomes just a skidmark on the panties of American history.)
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Golly Gosh!

Backed an effort to defeat McCain!

And was behind Swift Boat Ads!

The Horror!

/sarc


5 posted on 07/30/2010 4:32:17 AM PDT by Hostage
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bttt


6 posted on 07/30/2010 4:36:13 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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I wonder how the Soros’ Weddibg-rally is going. Has Marc Rich accumulated any more charges? The rich on both sides manipulate our government for their own ends and its trickle-down versus redistribution, and neither are fully compatible with democracy. I choose trickle-down, but I’d just as soon burn all the PAC-holes, which are really just a form of collectivism for the more affluent.


7 posted on 07/30/2010 4:39:14 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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It’s Bush’s fault. Again.


8 posted on 07/30/2010 4:54:13 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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And in other news lets have a story about Bush to take the spot light off of Obama&Co. screwing America.


9 posted on 07/30/2010 5:19:47 AM PDT by Vaduz
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So this Sam Wyly guy helped “destroy” McCain and Kerry? Sounds like a good man to me. Couldn’t happen to more deserving folks.

I DO wish he’d done a better job on McCain. Like good enough to make certain he could never run for office again...


10 posted on 07/30/2010 5:53:28 AM PDT by Little Ray (The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!)
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100% pure, corrupt, “Chicago way”, Obama politics.


11 posted on 07/30/2010 5:54:49 AM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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