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Chamber of Commerce: The White House Wants Our Donor Lists So Its Allies Can Intimidate Our Donors
ABC News ^ | 10/13/2010 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 10/13/2010 12:06:28 PM PDT by Qbert

Tuesday afternoon, I spoke with Bruce Josten, executive vice president for government affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, about the White House pressing the Chamber to release its donors list, after President Obama seized on a ThinkProgress report suggesting that since some Chamber money comes from foreign multi-nationals and foreign-based Chamber affiliates, foreign money may be being spent on the Chamber’s political ads.

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TAPPER: But why not just settle the dispute by opening your books?

JOSTEN:  I've explained to you, we're not going to subject our contributors to harassment, to intimidation, and to threats and to invasions of privacy at their houses and at their places of business, which is what has happened every time there's been disclosure here.

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A year ago when we ran issue ads across this country, hundreds of them, against the patients protection and affordable care act, citing the CBO report, citing the Center for Medicare Studies--Services report, the companies that got divulged publicly were harassed, were intimidated.

TAPPER:  How?

JOSTEN: The outside allies of this administration, the SEIU, the AFL-CIO, HCANN - Health Care Action Now network and Moveon.org, all combined and coordinated protests at those companies, at the CEOs' homes in some cases, as they did here with us. And they began a proxy campaign, through outside groups, the Center for Political Accountability, and another group, Walden Asset Management. This is a game, ok? And they like to play that game out. So it's clear that the game here is to harass and intimidate.

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It led to death threats. It led to physical violence, vandalism and economic reprisals from against those people and their homes...

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alinskytactics; bho44; bhofascism; bhotyranny; bolshevikrevolution; bolsheviks; chamberofcommerce; corruption; democrats; disclose; elections; fail; fubo; gangstergovernment; georgesoros; liberalfascism; marxism; obama; saulalinsky; seiu; unioncorruption; unions
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Last week they were peeking into the Koch Brothers' tax returns, and now this...

(Read the whole interview, it's long, but the excerpts only cover minor snippets of what's going on here)

1 posted on 10/13/2010 12:06:34 PM PDT by Qbert
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To: Qbert

BINGO!

The goal is to cajole the C of C into handing over the list so that the Regime can harass all who are on the list.


2 posted on 10/13/2010 12:08:18 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

Hey Tapper, ask Obama to disclose his donor list as well. You know, the list from when he was campaigning.


3 posted on 10/13/2010 12:10:18 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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Tell em they can have the donor list when we can Zero’s college records, his birth certificate, and his mothers visa records....


4 posted on 10/13/2010 12:11:15 PM PDT by Kozak (USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
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Damn. And this is on ABC...

Obama and his Chicago thugs may have tried to strongarm the wrong group.


5 posted on 10/13/2010 12:11:31 PM PDT by Interesting Times (For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: Qbert

Just tell them you will see them in court.


6 posted on 10/13/2010 12:12:00 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: equalitybeforethelaw

Jake Tapper has been turned to “our side”?? Wow, what does he think he is doing to his career by exposing truth at his hour? Amazing.

Still say their are those who could be and should be turned, if we would just quiet down and listen for the sound of a falling tree or two.


7 posted on 10/13/2010 12:19:16 PM PDT by RitaOK
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Well, OF COURSE THEY DO....

But first, Obama should release the Donor lists for his campaign and:

Obama-For-America
Americans for Healthcare NOW
VoteVets
ProjectVote
MediaMatters
BigOilMoney.org
Center for American Progress
Media Matters

Etc,etc,ad.

HYPOCRITES WITHOUT A CLUE....


8 posted on 10/13/2010 12:23:49 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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To: Kevin in California

If he gives up his list for 2008. Also where does all the Move-On money come from? Just SORO’S 100% OR FROM OTHERS?


9 posted on 10/13/2010 12:26:06 PM PDT by ncfool (The new USSA - United Socialst States of AmeriKa. Welcome to Obummers world or Obamaville USSA.)
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To: Qbert

This guy had enough guts to tell the reporter the absolute truth about the thuggery of the left. No backing down, no bending over in the name of political correctness. I wonder what he would charge to give LESSONS at republican get togethers?


10 posted on 10/13/2010 12:30:22 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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The irs will audit everyone that donates.

LLS


11 posted on 10/13/2010 12:33:28 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: Qbert

I’d be much more interested in seeing Hussain’s college transcripts, or his thesis. If he ever even graduated, that is.


12 posted on 10/13/2010 12:35:33 PM PDT by truthkeeper ( Remember in November: VOTE THE BUMS OUT!)
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To: Qbert

13 posted on 10/13/2010 12:38:55 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: RitaOK

I seriously doubt that Tapper has seen the light and suddenly become honest. I would support the “broken clock” theory or simply assume that he is sick or something.
I doubt this will last.


14 posted on 10/13/2010 12:39:21 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (Sometimes the road less traveled.... is less traveled for a reason.)
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To: RightGeek

15 posted on 10/13/2010 12:41:07 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Army Air Corps
I believe a visit from Captain Obvious is in order.

16 posted on 10/13/2010 12:41:08 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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17 posted on 10/13/2010 12:41:19 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Qbert
This same thug action by the "O" administration's minions was brought up in a recent WSJ article...

Shutting Up Business

18 posted on 10/13/2010 12:51:03 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: Kozak

Tell em they can have the donor list when we can Zero’s college records, his birth certificate, and his mothers visa records....”

ALSO: ALL the donor lists of NObama’s campaign- which went on for over 2 1/2 years.

This is another double standard.
Republicans have to tell everything in the recipe.
Democrats just want to sell the recipe for a profit.


19 posted on 10/13/2010 12:52:01 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Qbert

ABC News inadvertently shedding the light of day on Obama’s thugs and the politics of terrorism?


20 posted on 10/13/2010 1:21:43 PM PDT by Spok (Hope and change WE can believe in.)
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