Posted on 11/11/2010 10:55:43 AM PST by STD
Introducing 'Scary Old Dude' No Limit Hold'em for Prosecution Online Poker Contest, or the Pin the Pinstripes on the Puppetmaster George Soro's
That's right people, it's high time we expose every last one of the teasonous, un-American and Constitution hating enemies that are walking the hallways of power. They must be exposed, rediculed and removed from office. To aide in that process, I'd like to introduce a monthly contest here for citizen's who would like to expose corrupt members of government, the media and/or the entertainment community who have taken money from the Puppetmaster "the Scary Old Dude" George Soro's, or any of the exhaustive organizations on his list. Every American must know the name of this his evil man and those he enables.
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Just to break the ice let me post someone from my own home State of Illinois.
In August 2009, Obama announced he was giving $2 billion in U.S. tax dollars to state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA of Brazil for offshore oil drilling. At the same time, George Soros increased his stake $811 million in the same oil company. According to Bloomberg Press, 22 percent of the $3.68 billion of stocks and American depositary receipts of Petroleo Brasileiro are held by Soros Fund Management LLC. [14]
Please note the bibliography Mr. Soro's
bbt
Has anyone done John McCain yet?
Remember the flap when ‘The Won’ ascended to the White House and he had to keep his Blackberry. The Secret Service didn’t want him to because things that go out on a blackberry can be intercepted. Who’s really on the other end of the Blackberry?
Soros supposedly sold his stake in Petroleo Brasileiro in order to buy a 4% stake in the Indian Stock Exchange.
Make a bet. Go to Souljourner’s and find out how much Soro’s gave Jim Wallis! It’ll take ten seconds. Post your bets!
Riddle me this: What is the point (to lefties) of an incremental “progressivism” which slowly creates the structure for a dictatorship but which the incrementalists will never live long enough to actually see?
At least Lenin went from Duma to Revolution to absolute power in fewer than 10 years.
Why would you work your entire life to set up the possibility of a dictatorship that you won’t live to control?
I honestly don’t get it (and I used to be a leftie).
Connect the dots to the Scary Old dude! I’m in for 60K
Is this one of the prizes?
sure, btt this thread. Let’s get busy. This is Veteran’s Day
I raise you $8,400,000 for Social Justice
August 20, 2010 10:55AM
Wallis Admits to Soros Funding
Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Jim Wallis has admitted that Sojourners has received funding in the past from liberal billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Institute.
Last month, Marvin Olasky asked Wallis to admit his affiliations on the left when reported on the money from Soros in World magazine.
George Soros, one of the leading billionaire leftists—he has financed groups promoting abortion, atheism, same-sex marriage, and gargantuan government—bankrolled Sojourners with a $200,000 grant in 2004. A year later, here’s how Jim rebutted a criticism of “religious progressives” for being allied with Soros and MoveOn.org: “I know of no connections to those liberal funds and groups that are as direct as the Religious Right’s ties to right-wing funders.”
Since then Sojourners has received at least two more grants from Soros organizations. Sojourners revenues have more than tripled—from $1,601,171 in 2001-2002 to $5,283,650 in 2008-2009—as secular leftists have learned to use the religious left to elect Obama and others.
In a Patheos interview, Wallis suggested that Olasky was lying.
“It’s not hyperbole or overstatement to say that Glenn Beck lies for a living. I’m sad to see Marvin Olasky doing the same thing. No, we don’t receive money from Soros. Given the financial crisis of nonprofits, maybe Marvin should call Soros and ask him to send us money.
“So, no, we don’t receive money from George Soros. Our books are totally open, always have been. Our money comes from Christians who support us and who read Sojourners. That’s where it comes from. In fact, we’ve had funding blocked, this year and last, by liberal foundations who didn’t like our stance on abortion. Other liberal groups were happy to point out to them that our stance wasn’t kosher on abortion, so our funding was blocked.
“So tell Marvin he should check his facts, and not imitate Glenn Beck.”
Jay Richards of National Review and Olasky responded to Wallis. Here’s Olasky again:
Want to see for yourself what someone apparently did not want you to see? Click here to download the PDF, go to page 225, and you’ll see the grant to Sojourners.
You can also see the 2006 grant by downloading the 990-PF for that year and going to page 125. And by the way, look at page 114 of the 990-PF for 2007: another $100,000 grant to Sojourners “to support the Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform campaign.”
Wallis released a statement through a spokesperson to Patheos.
I should have declined to comment until I was able to review the blog post in question and consulted with our staff on the details of our funding over the past several years. Instead, I answered in the spirit of the accusation and did not recall the details of our funding over the decade in question. The spirit of the accusation was that Sojourners is beholden to funders on the political left, which is false. The allegation concerned three grants received over 10 years from the Open Society Institute that made up the tiniest fraction of Sojourners’ funding during that decade — so small that I hadn’t remembered them.
CT has asked Sojourners if Wallis has any further response.
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Posted by Sarah Pulliam Bailey on August 20, 2010 10:55AM
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I don’t really have any problem at all with Wallis taking Soros money.. The problem comes from accusing a Christian brother of lying without knowing that what you are saying is true.
It is good that he came clean. It is good that he came clean publicly. He does owe Olasky an apology.
Posted by: Josh R at August 20, 2010
Adam,
Having worked for similarly-sized nonprofits for my entire professional life, I find it very hard to believe that the CEO of a $1mil to $5mil organization would have to check to see if they had received a $100,000 grant from a particular foundation. At the nonprofits I’ve worked at which are this size, the CEO was regularly updated on the progress of large grants, signed cover letters for any application materials, and personally signed thank-you letters to large donors - at minimum. In fact, the CEOs were usually involved in the actual solicitation, by meeting with the donor or the donor’s representatives. While it may seem like a relatively small percentage of their revenue, grants of this size make or break the budgets of nonprofits.
Posted by: Micheal Hickerson at August 20, 2010
This is not “gotcha journalism”, why given the small budget of Sojourners did Mr. Wallis not know about the donations? Why was he rude in responding to a classy man like Joel Olasky? The reported episode is good journalisms - showing again that Mr. Wallis and Sojourners have associations and partnerships with groups that express and promote views that are far from the bounds of traditional orthodox chritianity and ought to be viewed as such. Thanks CT for keeping us up todate!
Posted by: TahoeNoah at August 20, 2010
Mr. Wallis,
If the contributions received from Open Society Institute/George Soros are only the “tiniest fraction” of Sojourners funding during that decade (actually 3 sizable donations in the last 6 years) simply write one check for that “tiny” amount and be free of the controversy. Since it is a “tiny” amount your organization won’t miss it.
I can provide you with a short list of ministries/not-for-profits that would be greatly blessed by the contribution of this “tiny” amount ($400,000.00 US)—and in the spirit of fairness would promise not to be beholden to you or Sojourners for your generosity.
Posted by: Mark Clark at August 20, 2010
Sensationalistic journalism? That simply depends upon whose ox is being gored.
It is not just appropriate but mandatory that all Non Profits to be totally open and above board about exactly who is funding them and to whom they are allowing themselves to be held accountable.
Let’s face it: Soros would not be funding any organization that was not in agreement with his political philosophy. It seems that Soros is quite pleased with Sojourners political and doctrinal stances.
Sojourner’s and Wallis’ response to that revelation is telling, isn’t it?
Posted by: mARIGOLD at August 20, 2010
Sojourners is a Democrat front group. It is supported by failed DEMOCRAT Congressional Candidate Tony Campolo and the whole Obama managerie. Joel Hunter, Sojourners and the rest would never speak with such vicious verbage as the hate they spew at Christians who actually walk the walk.
Posted by: Paul Johnson at August 20, 2010
What this tells us is that Jim Wallis has sold his soul to political power just as much as members of the religious right have done. For the Christian, following basic standards of Christian behavior trump political power games. Telling the truth, loving fellow Christians and treating them with kindness and respect, blessing our enemies when they curse us, are all to be so basic to our nature that we would rather fail poitically, economically and socially rather than violate them. Jim (and members of the religious left) needs to repent of making politcal power an idol that he puts ahead of his committment to Christ.
Both members of the political left and right think that if they have the right political position that gives them the right to disobey God’s Word on the command to love our neighbor as ourselves. This is basically the same sin as those who claim to be theologically right but who are arrogant and prideful. It justification by right thinking or right politics, not justification by grace. At some point they have got to come to realize that there is no salvation through politics, but only through Christ.
Political power seems to be a very intoxicating drink that turns people who were once sincere Christians into political lackies, who do whatever their puppet masters on the left tell them to do. We need Christians in politics that are so Jesus focused they are willing to take stands that are unpopular with their party, just because Jesus asks them to. We need Christians who will continue to do what is right even if that is not what works. We need need Christian in politics who reject the idolatry of pragmatic power in order to follow Jesus and his idealism that calls us to love our neighbor as ourself.
Posted by: Curt at August 20, 2010
Great post, Paul Johnson. You have summed it all up and not much more can be said. These revelations prove that those who sell their souls to the political left are no better than those who sell their souls to the political right. Sad that politics have become more important to them than the Gospel and they are willing to sin to achieve and maintain political power.
This is not “gotcha journalism” or “sensational reporting”, but revealing the truth.
Posted by: Ken at August 20, 2010
“There’s no salvation through politics.” okay Paul but you have used this platform for preaching an entirely different issue. The issue isn’t really using politics for anything, in my estimation it’s about Wallis lying to the media when asked about his “Open Book” non profit donors. The reason the question was asked was not really about politics either, it was about why Wallis pretends to be an Evangelical as he promotes a political far left, non biblical agenda.
This issue, regarding Wallis and his Social Justice Gospel is very serious because his kind of thinking is creeping into the Church undaunted. He is a false teacher and we have been warned of such by Jesus himself. I am very grateful for the journalism here and that the topic was dug into because it reveals not only who is supporting Wallis but how he will twist the truth in an outright lie to accomplish his own agenda. He needs desperately to repent.
Posted by: Joie Pirkey at August 20, 2010
What many do not realize is that the liberal-socialist agenda has moved into our church and has supplanted the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a gospel that is man-centered. Instead of focusing on Jesus Christ, sinfulness of man, and salvation the church is focusing on government solutions for fixing the world problems. Instead of reading the Word of God and sermons by George Whitefield, D.L. Moody, Jonathan Edwards, and Charles Spurgeon the church is reading the myriad of books written every 24 hours by unknowns who just arrived on the scene 5-10 years ago. Instead of admiring the evangelical/mission work of Adonirim Judson, Hudson Taylor, and David Livingstone the church describes missional as having a conference every 2 weeks and building a water well instead of telling others about the saving grace of Jesus Christ and His remission of one’s sins.
So where is the church now....Lost and Lukewarm.
Posted by: Faith at August 20, 2010
I find it amazing that “Christians” would criticize World mag for digging into the sorted support of Sojourners by George Soros. Does one actually believe Wallis had no idea of the funding by the Open Society Institute? To criticize Olasky for asking the question and excusing Wallis for ducking is ludicrous. Oh how far the “Religious Left” will go to excuse their allies behavior!
Posted by: Barry Ickes at August 21, 2010
It is very true that left wing politics do not equal the gospel and that there are many in the church who just dress up liberal politics in evangelical clothes. But it is just as true that right wing politics dont equal the gospel and that many churches dress up conservative politics in evangelical clothes. Jesus is Lord and judge of all and both conservativism and liberialism fall short of the glory of God and deserve damnation. There is no safety except in Jesus alone. Finding errors with the left or right will not earn your way into heaven. We all need to repent of our political pharisaism for conservatism and liberalism are both filthy rags.
Posted by: Curt at August 21, 2010
When accepting funds, you have to be as pragmatic as Salvation Army founder William Booth, who said there was only one problem with “tainted” money taint enough!
What is amazing is how few christians seem to be able to distinguish the work of the Lord, i.e. the Gospel, from their economic political agendas. God wants people to believe in His Son, to repent of their sins and enter His eternal Kingdom through Yeshua. God is (IMHO) almost entirely disinterested in human acheivements unless the be devoted to His Glory. We fail when we presume the will of God to be political, economic, or social justice. God is all about love, mercy, grace and holiness. We are ususlly so full of old stale agendas which border on and enter into legalism that we forget that it is our call as christians to lose our lives, not to gain the world. Yet we seek to gain the world for the oppressed and have them carry us after we give it to them. God does not value human agendas.
Posted by: Dave Severy at August 23, 2010
It’s about time someone busted Sojourners. They won a 1st-place award at the Evangelical Press Association annual conference a few years ago for an article based on David and Bathsheba to argue, basically, that anyone in the military is an incipient rapist.
How that was allowed to be published much less win an EPA award was just beyond me at the time. Seems like maybe EPA also needs a good investigation.
Posted by: Buzz at August 23, 2010
Wrong is wrong, lying to something so obviously easy to verify goes to show how mixed up the administration is. If they can’t come clean to something this simple how can we trust them with the rest of the country?
Posted by: TokenGimp at August 23, 2010
Because it is easy to forget your six digit contributors. Hmmm
>Riddle me this: What is the point (to lefties) of an >incremental “progressivism” which slowly creates the >structure for a dictatorship but which the incrementalists >will never live long enough to actually see?
“Progressivism (socialism/communism/statism) is due to Satan, who has long term plans for the world. Most of the lefties that support this are “useful idiots” and merely tools in the big game.
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