Posted on 10/11/2011 9:34:05 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Obama’s ACORN operative in the White House Patrick Gaspard, a former Working Families Party associate, is helping shape domestic policy–
Obama political advisor Patrick Gaspard holds the same White House position his Bush-era predecessor, Karl Rove, did. But before he was the White House political czar he worked in several far left organizations as activist and agitator. NLPC.org reported:
One of the more disturbing aspects of the Obama-ACORN connection is that the White House political affairs director is one Patrick Gaspard.
Gaspard doesn’t register on the media radar screen in the way that his immediate Bush-era predecessor, Karl Rove, did. But as the New Orleans-based ACORN has been implicated in a host of illegal schemes ranging from voter registration fraud to embezzlement to tax evasion, he may get there. That’s because prior to assuming his current job, Gaspard, at least according to ACORN founder Wade Rathke, had been political director for the New York City chapter of ACORN under Bertha Lewis, who last year replaced Rathke as the group’s chief organizer and CEO. What’s more, he’s worked closely with the ACORN-controlled Working Families Party and the largest local within the Service Employees International Union.
This weekend the Working Families Party of New York, Gaspard’s organization, placed an ad on Craig’s list for paid activists to fight Wall Street.
Here’s their ad:
The Working Families Party (WFP) (www.workingfamiliesparty.org) is New York’s most energetic, independent and progressive political party. Formed in 1998 by a grassroots coalition of community organizations, neighborhood activists, and labor unions, we came together to build a society that works for all of us, not just Wall Street CEOs and the well-connected. WFP is independent from corporate and government funding and in-addition we are community based; community funded and equally uninfluenced by both major parties. Our agenda focuses on economic and social justice, corporate accountability, job creation, environmental protection, and investment in education and healthcare.
For the past twelve years the WFP has been at the fore front of progressive politics,
Leading the fight and helping to frame the debate. The WFP has a proud record of fighting for issues that matter and has been instrumental in implementing key pieces of legislation such as Raising New York’s Minimum Wage, Enacting Living Wage Laws, Creating Thousands of Jobs In the Green Economy, Passing Healthcare Reforms on the Local Level, Fighting for Affordable Housing, Keeping Tuition Costs Low, A Progressive Tax Code, Reliable/Cost Effective Public Transit System, Public Financing Of Elections and Corporate Accountability . In addition, we have an unapologetic stance on supporting and pushing good candidates to enact progressive legislation
The WFP is seeking immediate hires.
You must be an energetic communicator, with a passion for social and economic justice.
Only outgoing, articulate dedicated, determined candidates will be considered for the positions.
For those candidates that qualify WFP offers substantial paid-training provided by senior leadership, on varied issues such as: advocacy, public speaking, mobilizing, fundraising, networking and organizing. We invest in passionate people with excellent communication skills and a full benefits package is offered to those candidates that qualify. In addition, there is opportunity for advancement and travel to our satellite chapters and out of state affiliates.
This is not a policy job! Through direct action you will be shaping NY state politics for the next 20 years.
If you care about New York and want to help educate and mobilize around legislative campaigns-then we look forward to hearing from you! Apply at http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/jobs/.
What a coincidence! The organization run by current White House political director Patrick Gaspard is paying far left activists to continue the protests against Wall Street. No wonder Barack Obama supports the far left protest movement!
From left: CECILIA MUÑOZ, director, intergovernmental affairs; MICHAEL STRAUTMANIS, public liaison; CHRISTOPHER LU, Cabinet secretary; HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM, deputy director, Domestic Policy Council; PATRICK GASPARD, political director; PHIL SCHILIRO, director of legislative affairs; MELODY BARNES, director, Domestic Policy Council. (New America Today Mag
Nothing. Because union police departments aren't going to bust union thugs.
THAT's why government employees should never unionize. Working for the government should be the option of last resort for those that can't find jobs in the private sector. Now it's seen as a "career".
within 30 mins this will be news alerts, and all over the wires.
yea right
Thanks for posting a screen grab of the ad for Occupy Wall Street protestors.
That ad is 100% real.
If you know how Craig’s List works you’d know that any ad that is deemed as fake or spam gets flagged by users and removed by Craig’s List admins.
That ad has been up since 9-26!
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/gov/2618821815.html
he did say he wanted a cilivian security force of a million to be as well funded as the military
this is it and the clowns protesting have no clue what the real agenda is, or most of them anyway.
Is ACORN a communist front organization?
Hey, hey, hey - trillions in debt and WE can’t pay...
Hey, hey, hey 9.1 percent unemployment - Obama called that day ...
Hey, hey, hey, Dems gave it away... 9.1 percent unemployment, dems gave it away... YOU must pay.
Hey, hey, hey I’m here because I’m being paid...
The list, ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
I was waiting for someone to find this
Ah, yes! The old “frame the debate” ploy! Where are you Maxwell Smart? Chaos is in the Building! Get on your shoe phone and alert the Chief!
Oops! I forgot! The Chief IS the leader of Chaos!
LOL true
why are these dopes not at the white house where it is their man who has killed jobs?
Why protest republicans with money like today in NY when they ignore the lefts biggest donors like Soros?
Yea I know the answers but surely at least dopey liberal media outlet could ask them that
Grassroots? Spontaneous? I wonder how much of the “solar energy” laundered money is being used to pay for this?
Why am I not surprised? The whole Occupation is just a branch of the re-elect Obama tactic —This is the October Surprise. It will not work because its synthetic—true Astro-Turf. The Beatles were a real innovative musical group—The Monkeys were a construct—a pale copy of a musical group.
You're right on this, manc. The dopey liberal media works hard to NOT see the obvious... Really THERE IS a dem President running the economy -- into the ground.
We should infiltrate them and start talking about this evil billionaire who has collapsed whole economies around the world, and who has funded all sorts of shennanigans, then tell them that his name is George Soros, it would be hillarious for the rabble in the street to turn on their master they don’t know.
and the sheep will still vote for the man again but protest his policies and they can’t even see it.
Patrick Gaspard intentionally keeps a low profile, preferring to work behind the scenes. It makes him effective.
Michael Gaspard
Patrick Gaspard’s brother Michael Gaspard works for The Advance Group. Michael apparently keeps a lower profile than his brother. He does not appear on lobbyist disclosures for The Advance Group in the State of New York. Nonetheless, he works there. Ms. Lewis’s contacts list confirms Michael Gaspard’s employment there.
Tying Bertha Lewis to the Gaspard Brothers
The level of detail Bertha Lewis has for contacting Patrick Gaspard suggests a closeness between the two.
Ms. Lewis has Patrick Gaspard’s office number, home number, and cell phone number. Patrick’s information still contains the 212 area code, which suggests it has not been updated since he moved to Washington, D.C. However, only 131 of the 1,894 contacts, or 7% of the total, list home phone numbers, let alone home, office, and cell phone numbers. For perspective, only 31 of the 1,849 contacts have home, office, cell phone, and business email addresses listed. Patrick Gaspard makes that list.
Gaspard’s contact information also contains his private personal email address making him among the most detailed contacts on the list. Only Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN, and a handful of others have as much personal information in Lewis’s contacts list as Patrick Gaspard.
Bertha Lewis also has Michael Gaspard’s office number and cell phone. In addition, as noted above, Michael Gaspard works for ACORN’s registered lobbying organization and with ACORN’s national spokesman.
Other Administration Connections
A cursory view of Ms. Lewis’s contacts lists shows a couple of other obvious administration contacts too.
It will come as no surprise that Ms. Lewis keeps up with Shaun Donovan. Mr. Donovan is now the Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Before that, Mr. Donovan was the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). In New York City, he worked on affordable housing initiatives right up ACORN’s alley. His contact information has not been updated since he left the HPD.
Then there is Karine Jean-Pierre. She originally worked for John Edwards. In fact, Ms. Lewis’s contacts list still has her listed with John Edwards’ campaign, but also has Ms. Jean-Pierre’s personal and presumably still working personal email address, etc. Ms. Jean-Pierre left there to work for Congressman Anthony Weiner, then became Barack Obama’s regional political director.. She is now the White House liaison for the Department of Labor. That’s a handy contact.
The web of connections from Ms. Lewis’s contacts list goes straight into the White House and out the other door into the Departments of Labor and Housing and Urban Development, circling back to ACORN’s lobbying operation.
With the White House trying to distance itself from ACORN, Ms. Lewis’s contacts there might make it more difficult. She has clear ties to Patrick and Michael Gaspard, the President’s fixer and the man who gets ACORN projects and money.
http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/remember-this-name-gaspard
Get informed. There IS a federal employees’ union. My late parents were members for more 30 years. (One of the reasons is that conservatives and Republicans always get our fannies whipped is because of discredible statements such as this.) Research and facts, people. Not simply off-the-hip shots because you’re angry.
Gee, I'm so shocked and surprised.
So, what's for lunch . . . . ?
that same ad was running in my college campus newspaper 30 years ago
I could give a rip if your parents were federal employees, union members or unicorns. My point is that the federal and municipal "muscle" is unionized and will do ANYTHING to protect it's pension and not rock the vote.
The unionization and militarization of law enforcement was critical to get legal muscle. Who needs thugs with bats if you have law enforcement NOT enforcing laws for those that support unions and finding every little picky ordinance and regulation to crush opponents of unions.
In fact why follow the law if the system is set up to crush opposition.
I'm not angry. I could care less about this government anymore. I'm all for the SHTF scenario where all the parasites crush each other trying to get to the scraps.
The "millionaire" bankers are first (code name for Jews), then it'll be the rich doctors opposing Obamacare, then clergy and entertainment "millionaires" who are conservative and anti-homosexual, and finally the educators that are conservative as intolerant will be attacked.
Should be a hoot. I was in a type of organized government activity and used my benefits also. I enjoyed working for the government, it was an absolute and sublime part of my life. But once I was done, it was all on me to do something for myself.
my union card said. "MOS 0326" just living the dream.
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