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Here's a pleasant surprise in a leftie paper. Ya have to read a ways before ya get to the meat.
1 posted on 01/04/2014 6:08:24 PM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Burying the lead is how you get facts and truth past left wing editors.

A good strong first and second paragraph with reliable class warfare overtones nearly always passes.


2 posted on 01/04/2014 6:14:33 PM PST by donmeaker (A man can go anywhere on earth, and where man can go, he can drag a cannon.)
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To: Navy Patriot

WOW, interesting indeed


3 posted on 01/04/2014 6:16:55 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: Navy Patriot
Nice piece.

Of course, the point should not be: "There are rich guys on the Left who use the power of Big Government to bully people, dominant certain economic sectors, and make themselves even richer."
And point should not be: "There are rich guys on the Right who use the power of Big Government to bully people, dominant certain economic sectors, and make themselves even richer."

The point is that we have a fascist system in which Big Government plays favorites and supports certain players in Big Business and those players return the favor. It is incestuous. It is unfair. And we are supposed to have Limited Government so that this sort of thing is not a big factor in our lives.

It's not Left or Right. Both major parties are playing the same game. Government solutions are no solutions at all.

6 posted on 01/04/2014 6:21:11 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Navy Patriot

Illinois has a Billionaire Bully. He is a DEMOCRAT, best friend of Rahm Emmanuel.

He has instantly become a Republican. Giving money to every Republican organization know to man.

AND the Illinois Tea Party has been bought off too!

They are the number 1 supporter of Bruce ( I am a Republican now) Rauner.

Here is a documentaion of a lot of his money buying off Illinois Conservative groups:

Fact: Rauner made all of his money giving thousands to Democrats in return for earning millions in managing union pension plans. He is a hypocrite on union issues.
Fact: Rauner is openly pro-abortion and cagey on the issue of gay marriage but says he supports same sex civil unions. Rich Miller of Capitol Fax predicts he will support gay marriage after the primary.
Fact: Rauner is Rahm’s best friend and has been his close political ally for decades. Rahm’s staff has made it clear he wants Rauner to win the governor’s office. One thing Rauner will be pushing through is Rahm’s casino.
Fact: Rahm got Rauner’s firm an FCC exemption to allow the SBC deal to go through - earning Rauner’s firm 1/2 billion in six months - using Rahm’s insider connections.
Fact: Rauner gave Democrat Ed Rendell thousands of dollars in his campaign for governor in Pennsylvania and when Rendell was elected, Rauner’s firm received millions in state pension fee business.
Fact: Rauner used his clout to get his daughter into Walter Payton Prep when she didn’t have the test scores she needed.
Fact: Rauner has given $500K to the Illinois Policy Institute. A Roeser employee said that Rauner has given $500K to Roeser. State Board of Election reports say that Rauner gave Roeser $30K just last fall alone.
Fact: Illinois Policy Institute’s Elizabeth Christie is Rauner’s co-finance chair along with Ron Gidwitz - who heavily funded Joe Walsh’s campaign in 2012.
Fact: Joe Walsh just had a town hall with Rauner and now John Tillman is having a joint appearance with Rauner. Walsh’s main radio sponsor - Dick Uihlein was also on Rauner’s advisory committee for governor and his heavily supporting his campaign. Uihlein is Tillman/Proft’s main donor - almost completely responsible for their funding.
Fact: Until last week, Tillman’s associate Bob Costello was the treasurer of Bruce Rauner’s term limits initiative
Fact: Rauner has also given money to for the Good of Illinois and Adam escorted Rauner to a pro-life dinner in Spring.
Fact: Self-proclaimed conservative leaders are selling out and confusing tea party members and not talking about his background and some of them are getting paid to do it.
Fact: Bruce Rauner is worse than a RINO - he’s Rahm Emanuel’s Democrat in the GOP race for governor.
Fact: Tea party conservatives should be very resentful, angry, and betrayed that these so-called “conservative” leaders are being well-paid to help Rahm’s pal Bruce Rauner win the nomination

http://www.chicagonow.com/kelly-truth-squad/2013/04/time-to-question-bruce-rauner-and-his-rahm-republicans/
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/bill-kellys-truth-squad/2013/apr/4/republicans-selling-out-rahms-billionaire-rauner/
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130606/BLOGS02/130609882/#
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130406/ISSUE01/304069983/rauners-love-hate-relationship-with-pension-funds
http://articles.philly.com/2011-01-14/news/27028303_1_political-fund-raiser-ed-rendell-campaign-money
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130424/BLOGS02/130429892/
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/October-2013/Rahm-Rauner/
http://www.sj-r.com/schoenburg/x450317297/Bernard-Schoenburg-Illinois-Policy-Institute-got-half-million-from-Rauner
http://www.chicagonow.com/kelly-truth-squad/2013/11/former-employee-jack-roeser-also-received-500k-from-bruce-rauner/
http://www.illinoisobserver.net/2013/11/21/campaign-cash-helps-boost-rauner-palatine-gop-endorsement/


7 posted on 01/04/2014 6:22:59 PM PST by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty and Let the the Stupid AmericanTaxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: Navy Patriot

Many people on both the left and the right blame their lack of political success on mysterious billionaires who fund the opposing side. They cannot bring themselves to believe that there are simply millions of people who disagree with them on every matter.


8 posted on 01/04/2014 6:23:58 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: Navy Patriot

Er, could he also be referring to Soros, the guy who rocked the market conveniently in 2008 and funds Move On, org???
THAT billionaire?


12 posted on 01/04/2014 6:33:55 PM PST by matginzac
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To: Navy Patriot

bookmark


13 posted on 01/04/2014 6:34:05 PM PST by dadfly
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To: Navy Patriot

Gates, Soros and Spielberg come to mind.


17 posted on 01/04/2014 6:53:19 PM PST by ZULU (Impeach that Bastard Barrack Hussein Obama the Doctor Mengele of Medical Care)
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To: Navy Patriot

Bilbo was rich. Tolkien was writing about the evil in all men of power, not just the rich. He was thinking about Nazi Germany, and how neighbors ratted out each other under communism. Pretty prophetic in relation to the tribulation and peace coming to the world with the Return of the Great King who is a warrior King. He wipes out His enemies, the enemies of Israel.


19 posted on 01/04/2014 10:10:20 PM PST by huldah1776
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