Posted on 01/14/2023 6:52:50 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
As many have eloquently said before, politics is a circle of money. The politicians provide taxpayer funds to selected private sector businesses, and those corporations fund the political efforts of the politicians. It’s a circle of interests disconnected from the American electorate.
In the latest example, the pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer, a multinational who received billions in taxpayer funds for their COVID-19 vaccination and other efforts, now gives a generous $1 million contribution to the Republican Party of Kentucky to expand a new building for the state party. Kentucky is the home state of Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.
Nothing to see here, move along, move along folks….
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blood money
Mitch McTurtle, “brought to you by Pfizer.”
High price whores
We the People no longer have representation in the fetid DC Swamp, we are merely an ATM for their decrepit, amoral and deceitful diddlings. The Doners are represented. We are not.
No one wants to hear it, but Trump has received a lot more than $1 million from Pfizer, and direct to him, not some state party HQ.
A Kentucky conservative (Lee Watts) has some commentary about this during this youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5zH-agVZjk
He has a channel Patriot Point
I’m a fairly recent transplant to KY, so I don’t know if this guy is a local politician, radio host or whatever; but I’m learning about KY politics through some of his videos.
Pittance
I did not know this. Would you mind providing a supporting link? I did a quick search and found nothing. Thank you.
Pfizer contributed a wad to the 2016 inauguration bash, which wouldn’t have gone to DJT. I can’t find anything else.
Trump-tied lobbyists’ revenues peaked in president’s final year
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/01/trump-tied-lobbyists-peaked-in-final-year/
Republican lobbyists emerged as a fundraising force during Trump’s 2020 campaign. And no lobbyist raised more money for Trump than Jeff Miller. The other vice chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee, Miller bundled $10.2 million for Trump’s reelection effort. Miller Strategies raked in cash from powerful pharmaceutical interests such as Pfizer and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Pfizer hires Jeff Miller
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2019/04/12/pfizer-hires-jeff-miller-424439
Interesting- thanks.
All coincidences! /s
As usual, follow the money.
The uniparty is bought and paid for.
This is my take as well. Unless laws are changed, our representation will whittle down to nothing. We are nothing but tax slaves.
Bkmk
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