I think I found the Key to the Gannon scandal!

[DoYouEverWonder]

It is a company called 'Quinn Gillespie & Assoc. LLC.'


Here's the chain of connections:

Jeff Gannon worked for Talon News. Talon News and GOPUSA both belong to Bobby Eberle. The members of the board of directors are mostly active GOP Operatives from Texas.

Board member, Richard M. Powell is the Managing Director for Quinn Gillespie & Assoc. LLC.

Gillespie is none other than Ed Gillespie who was on a 'leave of absence' running the RNC for the 2004 Election.

But hang on folks, this doesn't involve just the GOP, it involves the DEMS too!

So who is Quinn, in this Quinn, Gillespie? Surprise, surprise he is a fellowed name Jack Quinn, a top DEM DC lobbyist.


Check out the News Page on their Website. This goes all the way to the Bush Campaign and the Kerry Campaign! They are all in bed together.


http://www.quinngillespie.com/news/


The Hill, June, 2004

"The home of former Democratic White House hand Jack Quinn and Republican Ed Gillespie (when he’s not running the RNC), this firm has become one of the top full-service shops around, combining lobbying and public-affairs prowess."


Roll Call, November 2004

After helping to secure a second term for President Bush, Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie plans to give up his post by year's end and return to the Washington lobbying shop he helped found four years ago . . . While Gillespie's return provides a boost to Quinn Gillespie & Associates, the firm benefited from his reflected glory at the RNC: It added a bit of business during Gillespie's absence, rather than seeing receipts drop off.


National Journal, August 2004

As Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie mixed it up with White House Chief of Staff Andy Card, several Cabinet members, and countless members of Congress over sushi and Chardonnay last night, seven New York police officers patrolled outside the swank Guastavino's restaurant built into the Queensboro Bridge . . . Security plans for last night's "Salute to GOP Chairman Ed Gillespie" were six months in the making. "Given Ed's role as chairman, we fully expected him to attract a very senior VIP crowd -- it was a fundamental part of our thinking from the very beginning," said Rick Powell, managing director at Quinn Gillespie & Associates.


Legal Times, November 2004

If Pennsylvania is a must-have battleground state for Sen. John Kerry, then the four suburban counties flanking Philadelphia could prove his Waterloo. It's Quinn Gillespie & Associates' Bruce Andrews' job to ensure that doesn't happen. As political director for the Kerry-Edwards coordinating committee in Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties -- an area with more than a sixth of the state's population -- Andrews is charged with directing the push to tip the suburbs into the Democratic column in a state where rural Republican and urban Democratic votes roughly cancel each other out.


The National Journal, March, 2004

"At a time when some lobbyists are making news for all the wrong reasons, Quinn Gillespie's David Hoppe stands out. Ask around town about the former "chief of staff" to ... Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and expect to hear words such as 'mature,' 'solid,' and 'credible' from Democrats and Republicans alike. With his one-year ban on lobbying 13 Senate leaders and their aides over, Hoppe can now ply his new trade unfettered in the upper chamber. But Hoppe already helped the firm boost earnings nearly 20 percent last year ... according to Managing Director Richard Powell -- even with name partner Ed Gillespie on a leave of absence to run the Republican National Committee. Partner Jeff Connaughton credits Hoppe with helping to fill the rainmaking role that Gillespie left open."

The National Journal, March, 2004

"The Kerry campaign reports that it now has 182 elite fundraisers nationwide, including 59 "co-chairs" who have raised more than $100,000 apiece... Kerry's co-chairs from K Street include Manny Ortiz of Quinn Gillespie & Associates."

[EST]

1. Good friggin' catch...

Let's begin the investigation, now! (or right after the DNC broadcast on cspan)

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Here's a list of the members of their 'team'

Jack Quinn

Ed Gillespie

Jeff Connaughton


Bruce Andrews
Rochelle Behrens
Julie Carney
Christopher Delaney
Michael Hacker
Dave Hoppe
Virginia Hume
Michael Hussey
Scott Hynes
Sue Garman Kranias
Juan Carlos Iturregui
Marc Lampkin
David Lugar
Nicolas Maduros
Donna Marino
Harriet James Melvin
Manuel Ortiz
Andrew Poe
Richard Powell
Marti Thomas


http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/team.phtml

[EST]

6. Thank you.

This'll give me something to do this weekend. Send the bastards packing.

[maryallen]

98. Outlaw lobbying.

[starroute]

155. If you outlaw lobbying . . .

. . . only outlaws will have lobbies.

(Sorry -- it's late and I couldn't help myself.)

[Roland99]

191. I think we'll see a revolution in our lifetimes that will change the face

of American politics.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

197. Hi

[Joanne98]

9. Michael Hussey and Michael Hacker? Are these real names?

Or just jokes.

[Career Prole]

36. Sue Garman Kranias

She also led the firm's U.S. Environmental Practice Group. She served in a client leadership or senior counseling role for dozens of clients, including the American Petroleum Institute, BP, Colgate-Palmolive, Enron, Ford Motor Company, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Terminix International and Texaco.

Before joining B-M, Ms. Garman worked for the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association. There she gained in-depth knowledge of many environmental and regulatory issues facing the chemical and consumer products industry.

A flack for all the finest companies. :puke:

[Tigress DEM]

70. Is BP - Bush Petroleum?

[Career Prole]

86. LOL! Actually British Petroleum, so it's closer to Blair Petroleum

which is sorta like Bush Petroleum after all!
http://www.bp.com/home.do?categoryId=1

[Tigress DEM]

92. At least it's one step removed from the evil overlord.

I think Blair is getting tired of being *'s pony boy.

[Career Prole]

96. I'd imagine he's getting pretty sore

and sorry he ever rolled over, if you catch my meaning.
Amazing how all this subterfuge seems to be "one step removed" from The Evil One.
Kinda gives me the impression that the source of the trickery isn't actually Babs Bush's bouncing baby boy Doosh, but someone also a step removed.
The shrub himself is a tool.
A monkey wrench, if you will.

[Tigress DEM]

111. * is a tool allright.

[DulceDecorum]

37. Quinn Gillespie & Associates: CLIENTS

CORPORATIONS

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Caribbean Property Group, LLC
CEMEX
City of San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Coca-Cola Company
College Loan Corporation
Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico
Cote d’Ivoire
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Diageo plc
EADS North America
Entergy Corporation
FM Policy Focus
Genworth
Hewlett Packard
ICAP plc
Microsoft Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Sabre Holdings, Inc.
Safeway, Inc.
SBC Communications
Silverstein Properties
Sony Corporation of America
Travelocity.com
Tyson Foods
USEC Inc.
Verizon
Verizon Wireless
Zurich Financial Services Corporation
Confidential FORTUNE 100 Financial Services Client
Confidential FORTUNE 150 Insurance Client
Confidential FORTUNE 250 Consumer Product Client


ASSOCIATIONS & COALITIONS

American Hospital Association
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)
British Columbia Lumber Trade Council
Class Action Fairness Coalition
Forest County Potawatomi Community
International Dairy Foods Association
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
National Association of Realtors
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/clients.phtml


The firm was started by Democratic White House veteran Jack Quinn and Republican communications specialist Ed Gillespie after they and Jeff Connaughton, another QGA principal, successfully collaborated on behalf of American high tech companies to reverse U.S. policy on encryption technology. As leaders of QGA, Jack Quinn and Ed Gillespie provide an unparalleled combination of strategic abilities, bipartisan experience and understanding of the Washington policy and communications landscape.
Quinn and Gillespie have surrounded themselves with the best public affairs talent in Washington. Our team of nearly 20 government relations and communications professionals have broad and extensive experience in Republican and Democratic politics and government service, and are held in high regard by the people currently shaping policy in the nation's capital. Collectively, their bios are an impressive show of legislative, executive branch, association, public relations, coalition, political and private sector experience and skills.
Quinn Gillespie & Associates believes that shaping public policy in the 21st Century is about more than just relationships and lobbying. QGA attacks client problems with a "campaign style" integrated approach. We believe that sound policy, careful research, pinpoint political and audience targeting, bold and succinct messages and an experienced understanding of the political and policy process are crucial to success.
Quinn Gillespie & Associates knows Washington and we know how to solve the public policy problems our clients confront every day. QGA offers a full range of public affairs services, including strategic planning, message development, legislative and executive branch lobbying, public relations, coalition management, corporate positioning and advertising production and placement.
http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/

[DoYouEverWonder]

41. Funny, they don't mention

any of the campaigns that they've worked on.

I guess they don't want people to notice they they ran both the Kerry Campaign and the Bush Campaign.

[DulceDecorum]

107. That is because

neither of them won the election.

[Greyskye]

115. Heh. Subtle and true.

[DulceDecorum]

47. Quinn Gillespie & Associates: STRATEGIC PARTNERS

Strategic Partners
Mindshare Interactive Campaigns L.L.C.
Opinion Media

In less than 24 hours, Mindshare can easily integrate Letter Campaign into your extranet, intranet or existing public Web site or behind your firewall. Letter Campaign can also be configured to have the same look and feel as your site to ensure a seamless experience for your supporters.
Your organization can pre-determine the message to be sent and can decide which format is most effective: postal mail, telegram, fax or e-mail -- automatically.
http://www.mindshare.net/services/technology/lettercampaign/

GSA Schedule
For U.S. Federal Government Agencies who are interested in services from Mindshare Interactive Campaigns, we offer services through the AIMS schedule.

Schedule type:
GSA Federal Supply Schedule Advertising and Integrated Marketing Solutions (AIMS) Schedule 541

Restricted to clients:
All US Federal Government Agencies
http://www.mindshare.net/gsa/

So,
was GannonGuckert rendering services via a GSA Schedule?
Both GOPUSA and Mindshare appear on
Townhall.com RightPages
http://www.townhall.com/rightpages/60.asp
Townhall.com is the first truly interactive community on the Internet to bring Internet users, conservative public policy organizations, congressional staff, and political activists together under the broad umbrella of "conservative" thoughts, ideas and actions. Townhall.com is a one-stop mall of ideas in which people congregate to exchange, discuss and disseminate the latest news and information from the conservative movement. Townhall.com is committed to inform, educate and empower the public through this emerging electronic medium.
http://www.townhall.com/about/

If you look at the Regular contributors
you will see
Maggie Gallagher and Armstrong Williams,
both of whom have been caught presstituting for the Bush Administration.
Now, GannonGuckert is may be linking up to the same media-machine.

[KharmaTrain]

75. Excellent Stuff!!!

The trail goes through here...now how is "Gannon" really connected?

I wonder if this site advertised on either his or his webcast.

I'm still trying to decifer the "Congressional Gallery" remark "Gannon" made in an NPR interview early in the week as his source of his being accredited to cover White House activities. The preliminary trace I made led to the Senate Repugnican leadership...and what appears to be an alternative credential system for their pet "journalists" and to bypass the "conventional" press.

The Gillespie link really makes a ton of success, since his operations were based in Va...right near the Eberles and eagerly played the role of hatchet-man and fixer throughout the campaign.

I still don't know what to make of Quinn.

Thanks for all your hard work. It's been appreciated and hopefully will find its way into this labrynth.

Cheers

[DoYouEverWonder]

95. Gannon works and writes for Talon News

Bobby Eberle owns Talon News and GOPUSA.

Richard Powell is on the Board of Directors for GOPUSA.

Richard Powell is the Managing Director for Quinn Gillespie & Associates.

[DulceDecorum]

106. Now, more than ever

politics in the US is looking like ice cream containers in a Baskin Robbins.
It doesn't matter which one of the 31 flavors you pick,
the same guy owns them all.

We can see the branches.
Now we need to trace them down to the truck,
and strike the root.

[KharmaTrain]

109. Gotcha So Far...But...

And I've checked the strings here...how does Powell leap to Quinn...or is he conduit to Gillespie. Still a little too grey...but a lot more solid material than there was 24 hours ago.

The one who still gets my interest is Elizabeth Eberle. I've seen references that she has served on several executive boards and as a treasurer. The bios posted have her political connections, I'm curious about her, and others corporate ones.

[DoYouEverWonder]

112. Powell is Quinn & Gillespie's managing director

The only thing that would be a more direct connection would be if they were all married to each other.

Gannon works for Powell, Powell works for Quinn & Gillespie.

[KharmaTrain]

118. Let's Dig A Bit Deeper First

On the surface, looks like a duck. From some of the reading I've been doing, this firm looks like it's two seperate operations...except for where the checks are written. Quinn doing Democratic stuff, Gillespie doing the other and Quinn playing bag man.

I see the connection (still not really proven) to Gillespie through Eberle, but not how Quinn or Powell would be involved other than guilt by association at this point.

There's no giving a pass to any Democrat who abets Repugnicans, just let's not get too far ahead here...let's get some solid evidence that gets "Gannon" to at least Gillespie and the RNC...and then see how that relationship evolved. If Quinn & or Powell are involved, then we have a serious problem.

[DoYouEverWonder]

120. Looks like Powell's wife works in the White House

Dina Powell, the West Wing's Hire Power

By Ann Gerhart
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 11, 2005; Page C01

<snip>

Powell is the president's headhunter, charged with filling hundreds of jobs in the next several weeks -- ambassadors, Cabinet heads, undersecretaries, commissioners. She is the soul of discretion. What's in the safe? Forget it.

Those new people tramping the corridors of federal power will have left some part of themselves with Powell, who at 31 is the youngest person ever to direct the presidential personnel office and its roughly 35 employees.

<snip>

About this, Powell will say only that she meets with the president "regularly." In this disciplined White House, there are usually only four people, outside the legal vetters, who know which people have gotten the nod -- Bush, Vice President Cheney, political adviser Karl Rove and Powell. Asked if Powell simply prepares the paperwork or actually makes recommendations on hiring, Office of Management and Budget director Josh Bolten says, "Both."

<snip>

Powell, who is married to public affairs executive Richard Powell, and has a 3-year-old daughter, always seems to have been mature beyond her years. She worked her way through the University of Texas by serving as a full-time legislative assistant to a state senator. After graduation, she took an internship with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), intending to go on to law school. Instead, she moved over to work in the office of fellow Texan Dick Armey, then the House majority leader. "We immediately recognized her brains and her ability," says Armey, "and then her charm, and finally, I think somebody noticed she was gorgeous, too."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A64575-2005Jan10?language=printer

[KharmaTrain]

121. Another Great Catch

This resume drips Texas Repugnican...now I'm still not sure Powell's relationship to Quinn. I can definitely see how he intertwines with the Eberles and Gillespie. Again, Elizabeth Eberle's name keep coming to mind...and Mrs. Powell appears to be in a similar situation.

Again, the thing missing here are the cross links to commercial, religious groups and "think tanks" or other such groups where the networking and money laundering can go on and no one is the wiser.

New question...would Mrs. Powell, through her access to Armey and DeLay...able to run interference for "Gannon"...for such things like his hard press pass.

Thanks for all your digging and replies.

[DoYouEverWonder]

124. According to this little tidbit

Quinn was running the whole show while Gillespie was on leave to run the Bush Campaign. I don't think he can claim that he only handled the DEM clients at that point?


The Hill, March, 2004

"Jack Quinn named one of Washington, DC's Top Lobbyist: The Democratic half of the Quinn Gillespie team, Quinn is holding down the fort now that partner Ed Gillespie is heading the Republican National Committee."

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:zaOlRmANA9IJ:www.quinngillespie.com/news/+%22Richard+Powell%22+%22jack+Quinn+%22&hl=en&client=firefox-a

[KharmaTrain]

126. Close...But

Playing devil's advocate here...if Gillespie was off on RNC business (and most of the campaign he was doing that dog & pony voter registration/intimidation thing), then didn't his Repugnican clients go with him?

Again, no pass to Quinn whatsoever, and your revelations have given me a very bad taste as well...I just want this stuff to be solider than diamonds...cause we know the wingnuts and Freepers will find any little whole and pick it apart.

Cheers!

[DoYouEverWonder]

128. Gillespie announced his return

to Quinn Gillespie as soon as the election was over. Everything that I've read indicates that Gillespie was on a leave of absence.

There is no indication that Gillespie continued any of his consulting work, while he was employed full time by the GOP.

[KharmaTrain]

144. A Real Fine Line...What We Know...

Sure, while Gillespie (that weaseldick...thank-you that felt good to write that) was "on hiatus"...at least in an official capacity, the big question is how well connected he remained in an "unofficial capacity". Also, I would imagine that "Gannon" was already rolling along by then and Eddie had better fish to fry.

Before we go even deeper, let's take a step back and try to put things in a perspective. We know that there are connections from "Gannon" through the Eberles to Powell and on to Quinn-Gillespie. (Stop me at any point if I miss something)

The address Eberle lists as their GOPUSA/Talon is in northern Virginia...as is the RNC headquarters...Gillespie's digs while on hiatus from Quinn-Gillespie.

Powell fits into this picture very neatly...especially his wife, who, one could draw parallels to Elizabeth Eberle...Bobby's wife...who both appear to be conduits to other organizations and corporations.

The hunt goes in two directions...one is the money, the other is the access. Gillespie and Powell come dead red as people who could make the connections, but I don't think they'd be the ones getting their hands dirty.

Quinn's role is undetermined...as he was the sole partner in charge of Quinn-Gillespie throughout 2004...but was Eberle or "Gannon" using or networking with that company by then...or had they moved along with Gillespie into the RNC...along with other dirty tricksters (from the Lee Atwater/Floyd Brown school) who were already in place and ready to do their dirty tricks.

Just in writing this I can still see myself getting way ahead of things here.

The missing link, IMHO, is finding out more about the corporate/money connections of this firm and anyone associated with the Eberles. These folks sure had plenty on hand...now how did they get it and where did that money originate from.

This is almost as fun as watching CSI...sadly, it's reality!

[DoYouEverWonder]

167. Richard Powell is the connection

He's on the Board of Directors for GOPUSA, which is owned and operated by Bobby Eberle.

Richard Powell is the Managing Director for Quinn Gillespie. He is the guy that runs the day to day operation of the place. That's seems to me to be a major direct connection.

Here's another direct link to the Dem side:

Kerry's fundraiser Manuel Ortiz,


The National Journal, March, 2004
"The Kerry campaign reports that it now has 182 elite fundraisers nationwide, including 59 "co-chairs" who have raised more than $100,000 apiece... Kerry's co-chairs from K Street include Manny Ortiz of Quinn Gillespie & Associates."


http://www.quinngillespie.com/news/


MANUEL ORTIZ

Manuel Ortiz works with national & international clients providing strategic planning and government affairs counseling. Mr. Ortiz participates actively in the National Democratic Party and its overall leadership structure. He is also actively involved in national Democratic campaigns with both policy and fund raising efforts.

Prior to joining Quinn Gillespie in April 2003, Mr. Ortiz served as a transactional attorney with the international law firms of Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand and Greenberg Traurig LLP. During this time, Mr. Ortiz counseled private and public sector clients in the following areas: public infrastructure, energy, transportation, capital markets, communications, environmental, and technology. He gained significant experience dealing with Latin American clients and Fortune 100 companies doing business in the region. Mr. Ortiz frequently counseled entities doing business with the Federal Government as well as international companies developing business in Latin America.

Mr. Ortiz has experience representing and advancing the interest of US territories with federal agencies, Congress and the White House.

Mr. Ortiz, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from the University of Kansas, where he also served as Captain of the Men’s Tennis Team.

http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/ortiz.phtml


Quinn Gillespie is not just some lobbying firm. They have placed key people inside both campaigns and are directly involved in the policy and operation of both parties. The whole thing is rigged and these are the folks who are doing the rigging.

[KharmaTrain]

168. Follow Powell...

Both Powells seem intertwined in a lot of different parts here, and now the question turns to what other connections he has other than with Quinn-Gillespie...especially with other people like Eberle. Someone posted about Bernie Finkelstein...another GOOP dirty trickster who goes after Hillary...these guys seem to have very similar MOs.

Next is how do you connect Powell to "Gannon" and how does this also play into Quinn-Gillespie. Assuming Powell took over for Gillespie (who from my reading pretty much dominated the firm's billing), I'm sure the two didn't sever contacts over the time and it'd be interesting if there was a way to see where these two could or would have caught up with one another...then to see if any of our other principals are not too far away.

The other wild card here is how this cabal intersects with others...especially in the media...that link is still not as clear.

There's good stuff on DailyKos about Morton Blackwell and his "journalism school"...the one "Gannon" went to. He also was involved with the Slime Boaters and I remember reading he also was "consulting" Indian gambling interests. He's gotta connect in somewhere.

Cheers!

[HR_Pufnstuf]

196. Powell's old GOPUSA Bio from wayback machine.

His Bio URL is still listed in Google, but currently not listed. However, wayback machine found it.

Wayback machine - Mar 16, 2004.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040316202356/http://www.gopusa.com/bios/richardpowell.shtml

Richard M. Powell
Member, Board of Directors, GOPUSA

"Richard Powell brings a wealth of political and business experience to GOPUSA.com. He is the founder and president of JPX Interactive Technologies, Inc., a comprehensive technology integration firm offering consulting, deployment and integration services in the business, government and education market segments. The firm has a specialty practice area focusing on the development and implementation of web portals that channel best practice content to educators and students. Richard also consults privately for political candidates and policymakers, helping them develop their education message and K-16 education reform policy initiatives. He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry, and is active in national, state and local political and civic causes. Richard is a graduate of St. Edward's University. He resides in Austin, Texas where he likes to spend his free time running competitively, traveling and working with at-risk youth.



Missing Google Listing:

GOPUSA - Richard Powell
... GOPUSA Online Market. >> Click here for more details! Richard M. Powell
Member, Board of Directors, GOPUSA. Richard Powell brings ...
www.gopusa.com/bios/richardpowell.shtml
redirects to
http://www.gopusa.com/missing/

[Zan_of_Texas]

127. Okay, but hold on.

Let me tell you about one of the largest, most influential law firms in Texas.

They had lobbying contracts. They made political donations. Lots of 'em. I saw judges walk into the offices, and other political candidates, to see the top guy.

BUT, the firm was determinedly neither Democrat nor Republican. It donated to BOTH SIDES often. It had high-ranking partners, some who were fluent with Dems, some with Repubs.

They played both sides of the fence, and it was no secret. That way, when the power changed, they would still have their entree.

That said, it wouldn't surprise me to find collusion at the tops of the two parties, but I don't think a lobbying firm with a foot in each camp is proof of it. Couldn't it be just an "eggs in two baskets" strategy?

[DoYouEverWonder]

130. But these two partners

who at various times worked in 'official' capacities in the White House and the presidential candidates.

Quinn was Gore's Chief of Staff until Jan 2000, 11 months before the 2000 Election when he left to start this PR company with Gilespie.

Then Gillespie goes on a leave of absence to Chair the RNC for the 2004 campaign.

These are key people, in key positions working inside and outside of the WH.

What it boils down to is that the same PR firm, ran the DEM and the REP campaign for the 2004 election. The whole thing was an inside job.

[starroute]

133. In Texas, Democrats and Republicans seem to blur together

Lloyd Bentsen, for example, was a Democrat, but he was part of the same business circles as Bush Sr.'s pals Walt Mischer and Jack Trotter. According to my notes, at one point Mischer was the largest single donor to both Bush and Bentsen -- and this was in the 80's, when it looked as though the two of them might even run for president against one another.

I think what it comes to is that business trumps politics with these people every time.

[lostnfound]

135. If you're the candidate, why would you trust such an arrangement?

The only reasons I can think of aren't good ones.

[starroute]

136. Kerri Houston is also with Fronters of Freedom

Kerri Houston, one of the GOPUSA board members, is also connected with the American Conservative Union and is Vice President of Policy for an anti-environmental group called Frontiers of Freedom:

http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=35

In 1996, former Senator Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) started Frontiers of Freedom to fight environmental regulations, particularly the Endangered Species Act and any law seen as infringing on "property rights." Frontiers of Freedom calls itself the "antithesis" of the green movement.

FoF has strong ties to the western "wise use" movement, and is part of the Alliance for America Network and the Grassroots ESA Coalition. FoF runs The Center for Free Market Environmentalism and Conservation (ff.org/centers/cfmec.html) and The Center for Science and Public Policy.

Frontiers of Freedom receives money from ExxonMobil and is also funded by the usual right-wing foundations. (Scaife, Bradley, Olin, etc.) See http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipientpientID=133

Frontiers of Freedom is also known for having brought suit to withdraw the Rainforest Action Network's tax-exempt status. See:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/Corp/RANBoise.cfm
http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/role/globdem/globprot/2001/0621irs.htm

Malcolm Wallop, who founded Frontiers of Freedom, is also a senior fellow with the Heritage Foundation, a signatory of the Project for a New American Century, and a heavy supporter of missile defense. He's associated with the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, founded by another PNAC signer, Richard V. Allen, and has particularly close ties with the Republic of Korea. See http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/wallop/wallop.php

Oh, and there's a Reverend Moon connection for the Asian Studies Center. (Isn't there always?)

http://watch.pair.com/heritage.html

The 1975 Congressional investigation of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) activities in the U.S. noted a connection between Heritage and the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Edwin J. Feulner, Jr. was recruited in 1977 by Richard Scaife to become Heritage president, a position he holds today . . .

<snip>

In the early 1980s, the KCIA began making donations to Heritage Foundation. In turn, Heritage established an Asian Studies Center which The Nation magazine of 1/23/89 states "has quartered apologists for Chun's regime."

The Wall Street Journal of August 1995 does not mention Sun Myung Moon, but references the Korea Foundation, one of Heritage's largest donors and an affiliate of the South Korean government. The article clearly states that Heritage Foundation promotes and actually writes pro-Korean legislation.

[starroute]

138. Frontiers of Freedom and Lynn Francis Bouchey

Bouchey is a long-time Moon operative, and it turns out he's also involved with Frontiers of Freedom.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conservatives_target_the_Rainforest_Action_Network

On the 11 June {2001}, Wallop updated the attack from earlier in the year. In the National Review he attacked the "Enemy": "Combining illegal and legal, violent and non-violent tactics, these so-called "green" revolutionaries employ Lenin's tactical code: Conceal one's true objectives, and mobilize "useful idiots." Led by the likes of Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Rainforest Action Network this cult of the latter-day Left crusades against every consumer, marketer, or developer of natural resource-based products. No producer or consumer is immune. They target people who drink milk, use electricity, live in a home built of wood or consume paper products made of wood, drive a car, take Viagra, or enjoy seedless watermelon."

In fact Wallop, and his co-author, L. Francis Bouchey, also from the Frontiers of Freedom Institute, used the old Wise Use analogy that environmentalists were all watermelons, green on the outside, but red inside. Under the headline "From Red to Green?" they noted that within recent history there was "The lineage from red to green to eco-radicalism and violence."

Bouchey, who started off in Young Americans for Freedom back in the 60's, was working for Moon's Unification Church by 1980. In the 80's, he was associated with such Moon-related groups as CAUSA and the American Freedom Coalition. He was also the leader of the Council for Inter-American Security, another group with extensive ties to Moon that had a great deal of input into Reagan's Latin American policy and his support for the Contras.

I'd been wondering what Bouchey had been doing with himself since the 80's, but I can't say I'm exactly happy to see him show up here. :eyes:

The real question, of course, is whether there's any connection between GOPUSA and Frontiers of Freedom aside from their having Kerri Houston in common.

[starroute]

140. Yet another Moon/Frontiers of Freedom connection

This is from a a message board thread of a year ago discussing a 1998 news release by the "Science & Environmental Policy Project" attacking the Kyoto Treaty. (The link doesn't post properly, so to view it, take out the space before the ";" and paste it into your browser.)

http://www.newsrake.com/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=670

The Science & Environmental Policy Project was founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer on the premise that sound, credible science must form the basis for health and environmental decisions that affect millions of people and cost tens of billions of dollars every year.

http://www.sepp.org/abtsepp.html

S. Fred (in full Siegfried Frederick) Singer (b. 1924) is President of The Science & Environmental Policy Project, a non-profit policy research group he founded in 1990. He is also Distinguished Research Professor at George Mason University and professor emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia.

Singer is also a director of The Washington Institute for Values in Public Policy, a group founded by the Unification Church in 1982, and an Adjunct Fellow of "Frontiers of Freedom" (http://www.ff.org/about/staff.html).

And further down, there's a quote from the Frontiers of Freedom webpage about Kerri Houston. The boldface and comments in parentheses are the poster's.

Kerri Houston, Vice President of Policy

Kerri Houston is a public policy analyst and expert in media, marketing and external relations for public policy institutes. Her areas of expertise include tax, social security reform, and healthcare. Prior to joining Frontiers of Freedom, Ms. Houston served as National Field Director for the American Conservative Union. She was also executive director of State Policy Network and director of external affairs for Dallas' Institute for Policy Innovation. A strong proponent of individual and economic liberty, Ms. Houston is a Brain Trust columnist for Investor's Business Daily, and her opeds have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times - (note - Moonie owned), The Dallas Morning News, Forbes magazine, Intellectual Ammunition, and numerous other print, internet and institutional publications. She has appeared on Fox News and MSNBC, and was a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Ms. Houston is a member of the National Paycheck Protection Working Group and an advisor to the Texas Conservative Coalition's Health and Human Services Task Force. She serves on the Board of Directors for GOPUSA.com (surprised?) and the Board of Advisors for The Project for California's Future. She was also nominated to serve on the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security. Well known for her dedication to presenting public policy in a way that will "pass the dinner table test," Ms. Houston brings a sharp wit and a practical spin to her areas of expertise.

http://www.ff.org/about/staff.html#

[KharmaTrain]

142. We're Gonna Need A Clearing House Here

Maybe we can set up a post somewhere where all this info can be all put together. As always, these things get so wide-ranging and it's easy to either duplicate research (many times people coming up with different conclusions) or as a place to launch further probes from.

Great stuff in here, but maybe we're getting a bit off base. We're seeing how tied in all these people and groups are...now to find the money. The missing thing here is which corporates are involved and how all these groups get their funding.

Thanks for all your posts and great work.

Cheers!

[FreedomAngel82]

184. It's so funny how

everybody in Bush's administration is some how either from Texas or has roots to Texas. :shrug:

[OzarkDem]

113. Why don't Dems use these high tech tools?

Apparently, they know about them, yet sit in DC with dying grassroots and a lame communications structure.

[Career Prole]

132. "Our team...held in high regard by the people currently shaping policy"

I guess they would be.
So far on the "team" I've found a Bush Pioneer (Marc Lampkin) and a pair of Kerry bundlers...
Jeff Connaughton Lobbyist Quinn Gillespie
Manuel Ortiz Lobbyist Quinn Gillespie
http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/demfundraising/bundler_search.cfm

Strange bedfellows indeed!

[Carolab]

143. Silverstein Properties?

As in Larry Silverstein??????

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

162. None other.....

... Larry A. Silverstein serves as President and CEO of Silverstein Properties, Inc ... Real Estate, his "Silverstein Workshop" became ... Mr. Silverstein is acknowledged for his philanthropic ...

http://www.silversteinproperties.com/management.htm

[Up2Late]

187. Yup, Larry "WTC" Silverstein

Larry "I want to get paid twice, for Tower 1 and Tower 2" Silverstein:evilfrown:

[flyarm]

159. ok diamler chrysler was a sponser for the dnc national convention!

i was a delegate to the dem national convention..the first nights sponser was diamler chrysler!!..they paid for a concert for the delegates!!
with bostonpops, and a couple other bands..in open air concert and they paid the fireworks!!

fly
still looking at list for familiar names!!

[Up2Late]

186. Silverstein Properties=9/11 connection?

Is this Larry Silverstein? The guy who Bought the WTC a few weeks before it was hit?:hurts:

[Career Prole]

43. Remember when googling women using two last names

such as "Jane Smith Doe" to search for "Jane Smith" and "Jane Doe" also.

[Career Prole]

65. The bioless Rochelle Behrens...an ironic coincidence perhaps?

"The NEC takes all charges very seriously," NEC Vice Chairwoman Rochelle Behrens said. The College senior said that although there were two charges filed during elections in the fall, and one during last spring's elections, "this is the first violation over endorsements."

It's only the University of Pennsylvania's NEC but strangely enough, the charge being discussed was this...

The College Democrats selected Rechtschaffen and 14 other candidates running for School of Arts and Sciences UA positions through an application process.

When Rechtschaffen filled out the group's screening questionnaire, College Democrats claim he listed his name as Eric Mordecai and failed to mention that he serves as the executive director of the College Republicans.

"The Executive Board of the Penn Democrats feels that our organization was misled and that we have a responsibility as representatives of our membership" to bring this charge, said Eisenberg, a College junior.
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/406bd5c9128db?in_archive=1

Well I'll be hornswoggled! A stealth Republican sneaking in and running as a Democrat! Who'd a thunk it?
Rochelle Behrens doesn't seem like a very common name to me... :eyes:

[susu369]

3. Gillespie & Racicot - both former slimy Enron lobbyists

Oldie but goodie:
New Report Outlines Ed Gillespie’s Lucrative Work on
Behalf of Enron, Other Large Corporations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – By appointing Ed Gillespie, a leading corporate lobbyist, to head the Republican National Committee, President Bush has opened a conduit for Corporate America to strengthen its already formidable influence in the White House and Congress, Public Citizen said today.

The lobbying firm Gillespie co-founded in 2000, Quinn, Gillespie & Associates, has grown into one of the capital’s most lucrative, in part because of Gillespie’s strong ties to the Bush administration.

A party chairman works hand-in-hand with the White House and congressional leaders on policy matters and election strategy, and wields a great deal of influence on legislation that may benefit contributors to the national party. Gillespie access to inside information will be invaluable to the clients and partners at Quinn Gillespie – even if Gillespie does not lobby or engage in any policy discussions with clients of his firm, in which he will continue to hold an ownership stake.

-snip-
Gillespie has worked to keep national energy policy in lockstep with the wishes of Enron and other energy giants. Quinn Gillespie earned $700,000 from Enron in 2001 alone to lobby the White House on the electricity crisis on the West Coast. The administration aggressively supported Enron’s position against re-regulating electricity markets. Gillespie also channeled money from DaimlerChrysler and Enron to his 21st Energy Project, which bought print and television ads in July 2001 to promote the administration’s energy plans, including blocking any increase in fuel-economy standards.

-more-
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:UK1AevjS_YkJ:www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm%3FID%3D1457+%22Ed+Gillespie%22+%2Benron+lobbyist+&hl=en

[Canuckistanian]

46. Amazing how often ENRON pops up, isn't it?

When we're talking sleazy political dirty tricks.

[Career Prole]

4. WTF!?!?!

"The home of former Democratic White House hand Jack Quinn and Republican Ed Gillespie (when he’s not running the RNC), this firm has become one of the top full-service shops around, combining lobbying and public-affairs prowess."

Excellent digging, and a shocking (and somewhat unnerving) discovery.
Beautiful work!! DU detectives...sic 'em!

:yourock:

Edited to add I just put in a plug for your post for "The Greatest".

[AntiCoup2K4]

5. Not surprised to find Ed in this, but who's this Quinn guy?

Is he DLC?? And if not, what the fuck is he doing with Ed Gillespie in the first place.

Also, is Richard Powell another one of Colon's hellspawn?

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Here's some stuff on Richard Powell

I really doubt if he is related to Colin:



Richard M. Powell
Member, Board of Directors, GOPUSA

Richard Powell brings a wealth of political and business experience to GOPUSA.com. He is the founder and president of JPX Interactive Technologies, Inc., a comprehensive technology integration firm offering consulting, deployment and integration services in the business, government and education market segments. The firm has a specialty practice area focusing on the development and implementation of web portals that channel best practice content to educators and students. Richard also consults privately for political candidates and policymakers, helping them develop their education message and K-16 education reform policy initiatives. He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry, and is active in national, state and local political and civic causes. Richard is a graduate of St. Edward's University. He resides in Austin, Texas where he likes to spend his free time running competitively, traveling and working with at-risk youth.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1589662


I haven't had a chance to dig around for this Quinn fellow

[LizW]

10. Is this the same Jack Quinn?

http://www.clintonfoundation.org/legacy/070293-president-names-jack-quinn-as-chief-of-staff.htm

"For Immediate Release July 2, 1993

VICE PRESIDENT GORE NAMES JACK QUINN CHIEF OF STAFF Long-time Advisor Moves from Counsel Job to Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Al Gore today named Jack Quinn his chief of staff, and praised Quinn, one of his long-time advisors, as "an experienced, smart, and dedicated leader." Quinn had served as Counsel to the Vice President and Deputy Chief of Staff.

"Jack has been an invaluable part of my staff and will be able to play an even more effective role now," said the Vice President. "He is a good friend, whose advice and counsel I value greatly."

Quinn, 43, had been serving as Acting Chief of Staff since Roy Neel, Gore's long-time Chief of Staff, was named Deputy Chief of Staff to the President."

[Old and In the Way]

Makes you wonder about some of these people in the Party.

I've thought for years that we've been kneecapped by people who are secretly working for the other side. Not saying Quinn is a mole, but I find it hard to believe a person working for Al Gore could form a partnership with Ed Gillespie.

[AP]

19. It's not uncommon for Dems and Repubs to have consultancy firms together

It doubles the number of potential clients. The Dems work for the Dems and the Repubs for the Repubs. Some work for both.

One thing about politics is that you really can't hide your strategies. You can keep the planning secret, but often the best strategies are the most obvious, and once you start implementing them, they're out there for everyone to see.

[EFerrari]

24. Sounds good but really, who would expect this to work?

The term "co-mingling" comes to mind. And the firm's goals will inevitably supercede the client's goals.

[AP]

30. I suspect the way it works is that only people with impeccable reputations

get hired.

You build up a career of doing great work, and then you find that you can create these Dem-Repub partnerships which open you to way more money and a guaranteed revenue stream regardless of who is in power.

[John_H]

77. It works too damn well. That's the problem.

Want to have some quality time with a senator or ten? Easy. All you have to do have the cash to hire Clinton's former lawyer and the chairman of the GOP. Or maybe you can head down K street to the offices of two former Seanate majority leaders--dole and mitchell.

[DoYouEverWonder]

54. Here's a business review and Ed and Jack's 'humble' beginnings

Ed Gillespie and Jack Quinn Turned a Talk Show Encounter into a Butch-and-Sundance Business Plan.


Ed Gillespie strolls around the newly-designed Connecticut Avenue office space for his startup company, showing off the amenities to a visitor. He points to a construction worker's mark noting where a sliding glass door will be built between his office and that of partner Jack Quinn. "This," he says, gesturing, "shows how much we like each other."

They'd better. Both men quit good jobs to launch Quinn Gillespie and Associates, a policy and lobbying shop built around the connections of the partners, Gillespie a long-time Republican operative, and Quinn a top echelon Democratic mover and shaker. The duo pumped in $750,000 in seed money, taking a bank loan and temporarily draining children's college education funds to launch the new firm.

The decision was stressful, but both Quinn and Gillespie say they didn't lose a night's sleep worrying. On the same day at the end of 1999, the two men coordinated their resignations. "I went first and I called Jack, and left a voice mail saying, 'Butch, it's Sundance, and we have jumped off the cliff,'" Gillespie remembers with a laugh.

Unlike the myriad of new technology startups across the region, there is no exit strategy for Quinn Gillespie. The firm is an unlikely target for a corporate roll-up effort, and is never going to have an IPO. So the now-traditional entrepreneurial route to riches is closed off. What Quinn and Gillespie have is cash flow. From day one. And a sizzling reputation.

more...

http://www.bizforward.com/wdc/issues/2000-07/bestpractices/

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. OMG, he is the same Jack Quinn!

Here's his bio from Quinn Gillespie.


Jack Quinn is co-chairman of Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC, a strategic consulting company he formed in January 2000 with Ed Gillespie. Quinn Gillespie & Associates provides clients with strategic planning advice and government and public affairs counseling in a wide range of areas including high technology, energy, financial services and insurance, telecommunications, international transactions, health care, regulatory issues and a host of legislative matters.

Before co-founding Quinn Gillespie & Associates, Mr. Quinn was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter for twenty years. In addition, Mr. Quinn served as Counsel to the President of the United States from November 1995 to February 1997. At the time of his appointment by President Clinton, he was Vice President Gore’s Chief-of-Staff and Counselor, a position he undertook in June 1993. Between January 1993 and May of that year, Mr. Quinn was the Vice President’s Counsel and deputy Chief-of-Staff. Mr. Quinn was also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center where he taught a seminar in constitutional law for three years.

Mr. Quinn has served on the Boards of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Neuralab, Ltd., the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and TF Software. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Quinn is a 1971 graduate of Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences and is a 1975 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center where he was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. While in college and law school, Mr. Quinn served on the staff of the United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs (1969-73), the Democratic National Committee (1973) and Senator Floyd Haskell (D-CO, 1974-75). In 1975-76, at the age of 26, Mr. Quinn served as Campaign Director of the Udall for President campaign.

http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/quinn.phtml


I think my head is going to explode. They are all in it together these bastards.

[Tinoire]

31. Bookmarked! Check out the Quinn quote....

Thanks for digging that up! The co-habitation needs to end.

====

AFJ reports that Clinton simply “failed to make judicial appointments a priority” and “failed to use his bully pulpit”, leaving many seats vacant for long periods of time. In effect, as Temple University Law Professor David Kairys recently observed, Clinton “essentially turned over the selection of judicial appointees to a small group of conservative Republicans.”

Kairys makes the important point that the “Clinton administration's disappointing nomination record has been accompanied by an utter failure to challenge or engage conservative dominance of the public debate about law and justice. This is one of the most disastrous failures of the Clinton administration.” Gore, who is more conservative than Clinton, “is apt to be worse.”

Indeed, we get a little honesty from the White House itself on the matter. "Our mission is not to counteract the conservative appointments of the Reagan and Bush years," said White House Counsel Jack Quinn. Peter Erichsen, Associate Counsel to the president, described the Clinton judges as "militantly moderate," while Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick reiterated this point, stating "The president is quite a conservative person, and the people he is attracted to judicially are moderate."

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles/Sunil_SupremeScare.htm

[DoYouEverWonder]

34. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick

Even 9-11 Commissioner Gorelick? She's one of THEM too? Oh why am I not surprised?

I'm not a drinker, but I think I need to go get drunk and sort this all out.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

199. The "bi-partisan" commission was a scam. Most had vested interests

in the results.

[Tigress DEM]

101. Clinton did a lot of bi-partisan things to get US closer to the middle

and away from the far right. By making appointments that didn't get the repubs into a butt ugly storm he was able to keep things moving forward and get things done.

The amount of Bushit that has piled up (and kept) the legislature from actually doing its job is simply evidence that Clinton was focused on getting the most things actually accomplished that would make America better instead of just trying to push through the DEM agenda and spend time arguing with repubs.

[hector459]

80. Not ALL in it together but Dems have been major infiltrated for a long

time. Problem is, most Dems are too trusting and don't think along the lines of evil deeds. I think for all his brains, Clinton was very naive about certain people working with and for him. He was burned badly by several of these people.

[EST]

152. Not sure just where to put this, but the all in it together

gets thicker:
Roy Neel-Howard Dean campaign manager, directed The Nader Project-to minimize the impact of the nader vote.
Served as chief of staff for Sen & V.P. Gore/ policy &communications

Deputy chief of staff for Clinton.

Previous: Pres & CEO U.S. Telecom representing the regional Bells and 1000 local Bell for seven years led the crew on passing landmark legislation reducing the regulations on telecom industry.
Director of AMTRAK

From pdf at:httphttp://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/files/c/c4uDeM/Neel%20Roy
%20BIOROYNEEL.pdf://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/files/c/c4uDeM/Neel%
20Roy%20BIOROYNEEL.pdf
Looks like he works both sides of the fence, too.

[kainah]

179. Quinn Gillespie isn't exactly a secret operation

If you've paid attention to K Street operations, the founding and flourishing of Quinn Gillespie isn't news. I was outraged when I heard about the founding of this in 2000 but it was a mere drop in the bucket of flourishing conflicts of interest that have taken over our government in the last few decades. At the time, Quinn Gillespie was touted as a way for Quinn ("and his ilk") to survive since the K Street Project had frozen out Dems. As I recall, Quinn was even in one of the shows in the short-lived K Street HBO project with Mary Matalin and James Carville.

I appreciate the research that is going on in this thread but I am failing to see how it ties to Guckert/Gannon just yet as it is hardly surprising that Quinn Gillespie exists or that members of the board of one politically active group -- GOP-USA -- would be an active employee in another politically active group -- Quinn Gillespie.

The problem here, that we must always be aware of, is when do logical connections -- i.e., people active in politics will be active in politics -- into "insider trading type" behavior.

Keep in mind simple facts. For instance, you'd expect the plumbers in your town to know the other plumbers. And they'd possibly even be good friends. They might even go on trips together. Or go to trade shows. They will probably even all have similar fee schedules. None of that, in and of itself, proves anything nefarious is happening.

But, if all the plumbers in town go together somewhere for a weekend and the next Monday all of them are charging the same amount, and more than before, for their services, you've got a good circumstantial case that something else has happened.

Right now, I don't think we're there with Quinn Gillespie & Guckert/Gannon.

[hector459]

78. Quinn= DINO? Is he an "infiltrator" of the RNC? Looks like it.

You just know with the shit the RNC pulls, how they were able to get all the stuff going against Clinton, Gore, Dean, and Keerry that someone had to be on the "inside" helping them out. Not "Deep Throat" but "Deep Spy" They fight dirty, always have, always will. Many southern Dems are really Republicans in place to make sure they control from all aspects of local and state politics. We call them "Dixicrats."

[Tigress DEM]

99. As much as I'd like to say Quinn is DINO - I don't see facts that he ..

took money from RNC. Which was where I was thinking when I did an earlier post?

Same office and such, but any proof Quinn did actual wrong?

[DoYouEverWonder]

103. Same company

Quinn and Gillespie are Managing Partners? It doesn't matter who generated the business, it's all going to the same company with the same bank account.

[Tigress DEM]

110. It could be set up that way.

There are other ways of setting up a company. They could have different divisions with fully separate accounting systems.

I'm just saying I don't know. It smells entirely too fishy to me, but I don't want to jump to conclusions unless I have facts.

[donsu]

8. kick

nt

[BanzaiBonnie]

11. This is disgusting

I say make professional lobbying illegal. The system has become too sophiticated and is rife with graft and corruption.

Only allow Senators and Congressman to talk to citizens in public meetings. More town hall forums in their respective states. Require that media report on what was discussed, what messages are being relayed to their elected officials, in EVERY meeting. Let the people truly have a voice.

[Old and In the Way]

12. This needs to stop.

I hope Dean will use this to purge Democrats whose 1st alleigance is to their corporate sponsers. Probably not a lot we can do about a person who decides to trade on their influence, but the DNC ought to expose this and disavow anyone who works with the enemy.

[DulceDecorum]

18. And that Thomas Barnett neo-Dem is supremely toxic

He designed the Iraq War.
God, I hate him.

[itzamirakul]

14. I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!

I have been saying all along that the Neocons and the NeoDems are in cahoots. They are basically one group that divided up and infiltrated both parties.

They are global power seekers.

[Career Prole]

20. It's sickening.

Here we've been, many of us, wondering what to do when old friends and indeed family members get sucked in by the right wing. I personally haven't had an enjoyable talk with my little brother since 2000, and these bastards all this time have been in league together stirring the friggin' pot and cackling about it!!
This division of the citizenry was planned all along.
Damn them to hell. :grr: :grr: :grr:

[itzamirakul]

28. If you can get to them and

show them how the Neocons and Neodems are really in cahoots together and that their agenda is for world domination and is NOT for the betterment of American society, perhaps with the latest incidents they will look a little more closely.

[Career Prole]

39. Getting on common ground with my brother is my fondest hope.

This may just do the trick! :thumbsup:

[AntiCoup2K4]

102. The evidence of "neocons" and "neodems" being one has been there all along

...In the person of one Will Marshall - co founder of the DLC, chairman of the PPI and PNAC signator. That evidence is available to anybody with an internet connection.

And several other "neodems" such as Joe Biden, Madeline Albright, Richard Holbrooke, Ivo Daalder, etc. have been turning up in PNAC documents lately.

Then you have someone like Steny Hoyer showing up at an AIPAC conference and giving a speech that could have been written by Ariel Sharon himself.

This shit goes deep into this party, at least at the Congressional level, and like any cancer, it needs to be cut out before it kills us.

Thank God there's now a Doctor in the house.

[DoYouEverWonder]

105. All I can say

He's got a lot of major surgery ahead of him. I hope he's really up for the job.

[DoYouEverWonder]

32. That's why they fund and support

folks like Rush Limbaugh and Hate Radio. They want Americans to be fighting their fellow Americans. They are all about death and destruction.

[nashville_brook]

76. factionalism -- Madison's solution "not working" -- #10 Federalist Papers:

early on we recognized the destructive nature of factions in our democracy. that's why we have a Republican form of governement with represenation taken across the board.

"Among the numerous advantages promised bya well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendecy to break and control the violence of FACTION."

"There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction: the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen THE SAME OPINIONS, THE SAME PASSIONS, AND THE SAME INTERESTS."

... "Liberty is faction what air is to fire, and aliment without which it instantly expires. But is could not be a less folly to abolish libery, which is essential to politcal life, because it nourishes faction than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency."

Madison goes on to conclude that you can't remove FACTIONALISM'S causes, because it's largely rooted in properrty and class, so the only thing for a REPUBLIC to do is to control its effect. he is arguing in general for a Republic, so he claims a large republic will naturally control factions.

"Extend the sphere and you take a in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a mjority of the whole will have a common motive to invade he rights of ther citizens; or if such a common motive exists, it will be more difficult for all who feel it to discover their own strength and and to act in unison with each other."

Madison's solution to factionalism is not working.

[bloom]

214. The Right-wing citizens

who agree with the pro-war bullshit have to also believe that the Left is evil (and also the enemy - just like the terrorists) or they might start believing us instead of the propaganda.


The left doesn't have to believe the right is evil for the propaganda to work - BUT when you have someone like Ann Coulter out there saying, "I think a baseball bat is the most effective way these days" to talk to liberals. 10/7/04 it helps to get the right-wing fired up and it also gets the left pissed off at the right. So there you go.

[mod mom]

56. sorry for the ignorance but are Neo Dems the same as DLC? nt

[flyarm]

161. yes most definitely!! all corporate whores!! n/t

[tridim]

137. This could be very unpopular

but let me throw out three names that are stirring in my head..

1. Joe Lieberman
2. Zell Miller
3. Barrack Obama

I hope I'm wrong about Obama, but his ugly freshman performance to date has me spooked.

[zann725]

153. I agree about Obama...totally. He's a total suck-up to the Powers-that-Be

who love him, and are promoting him highly. True he's bright, but he's spineless. And that's why they love him, and trust him.

(Apologies to Obama supporters.)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

200. Big question. Why did the GOP run crazy Keyes against Obama,

which made it a cake walk for him to win????

[OzarkDem]

15. Hiding in plain sight

I've been wondering since this began, how could Gannon/Talon operate so pervasively in DC without the mainstream news media and Dems knowing what was going on?

Are our party leaders and candidates really this clueless?

[DoYouEverWonder]

16. I've been wondering why the MSM

has been bending over backwards trying to defend Gannon and why they put up with him to begin with.

They are all corrupt, ever single one of them.

[Joanne98]

21. YES!

[DulceDecorum]

17. EXCELLENT WORK

I take my hat off to you, DoYouEverWonder.

Those Public Relations firms are ALWAYS to be found
lurking at the scene of anything done by the BFEE.

In France they say, cherche la femme.
In the US, show me the money. And right next to that money is a PR firm.

[merh]

22. Great catch

Could you provide me a link so I can review the board of directors? Is Powell on the board at GOPUSA or Talon or both?

[DoYouEverWonder]

27. I've only seen the lists for GOPUSA

but Bobby Eberle is the owner/operator of both companies. It is assumed that Talon is a subsidiary of GOPUSA.


Bobby Eberle:
- delegate to the Republican convention of 2000
- In 1999, Bobby was recognized with a unanimously approved resolution of commendation by the Republican Party of Texas for service and dedication to the Republican cause.
- He served as President of the Houston Young Republicans, the Director of Club Development of the Texas Young Republican Federation, and as a three-term State Chairman of the Texas Young Republican Federation. On the national level, Bobby served as Chairman of the State Chairmen's Association. Most recently, Bobby served as Vice Chairman at Large of the Young Republican National Federation, Inc.
- Bobby is a member of Texas Christian Coalition and Texas Right to Life

Bill Fairbrother
- Bill currently serves as Chairman of the Williamson County
- At the 2000 Republican Party of Texas Convention, Bill was elected by his fellow county chairs to serve as the Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association's liaison to the State Republican Executive Committee. He was also selected as an alternate delegate to the RNC Convention in Philadelphia.

Kerri Houston
- Based in Dallas, she is director of American Conservative Network, a state outreach project of The American Conservative Union (ACU).

Richard Powell:
- He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry


http://americablog.blogspot.com/2004/05/republican-web-site-defends-wwii.html


This is a different list from another site:


* Board member Bill Fairbrother "has been active in politics since 1984 when he joined the Baylor University College Republicans. Since then, he has served as a delegate to four Republican Party of Texas state conventions and an alternate delegate to one convention. At the 2000 Republican Party of Texas Convention, Bill was elected by his fellow county chairs to serve as the Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association's liaison to the State Republican Executive Committee. He was also selected as an alternate delegate to the RNC Convention in Philadelphia. Bill currently serves as Chairman of the Williamson County Republican Party and has previously served as a Precinct Chairman and chairman of the county Technology Committee. He also chaired his senate district convention's Credentials Committee. Bill has chaired or volunteered on many local and state campaigns in recent election cycles. He is the founder and webmaster for the Williamson County Republican Party web page. Bill recently served on the Republican Party of Texas Finance Committee."



* Board member Steve Findley "has been active in politics since 1984. He is past president to both the East Texas Baptist University College Republicans and the Marshall Young Republicans. He has also served as chaplain for the Texas Young Republican Federation. Since 1984, Mr. Findley has served as a delegate to numerous county and Republican Party of Texas state conventions. In 2000, he was elected to serve as the national delegate for Senate District #1 to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Mr. Findley currently serves as a member of the Rules Committee for the State Republican Executive Committee and is active in the Harrison County Republican Party."

* Board member and vice president of operations Terri Hillhouse "came late to serious political activism. She is very interested in restoring family values and preserving our American system for future generations. She believes that the Internet is the best way to spread the grassroots conservative message. Terri is a member of Colorado Federation of Republican Women, her county Republican organization, The Christian Coalition, and Concerned Women of America."

* Board member Kerri Houston "is a public policy analyst and expert in media, marketing and external relations for public policy institutes. Based in Dallas, she is director of American Conservative Network, a state outreach project of The American Conservative Union (ACU). Prior to joining with ACU to start the American Conservative Network project, Ms. Houston was executive director of State Policy Network, a member organization of free market state-based think tanks. In this capacity, she served as facilitator for the 37 state public institutes in assisting them to meet their communications, publications and governmental outreach needs."

* Board member Richard Powell "brings a wealth of political and business experience to GOPUSA.com. ... Richard also consults privately for political candidates and policymakers, helping them develop their education message and K-16 education reform policy initiatives. He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry, and is active in national, state and local political and civic causes."

* Treasurer Kathleen Eberle (Bobby Eberle's wife) is "active in grass roots Republican Party politics. In 1996, she was elected to the board of the Houston Young Republicans (HYRs) as the Director of Club Development, -- leading the club to almost double in size in one year. Kathleen served as Vice President of the HYR for the next two years. In 1998, she was appointed as the Texas Young Republican Federation Convention Co-Chairman. She served on several committees within this organization over the years, and chaired the Site Selection Committee in 1999. Kathleen's activities within the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) include serving as an alternate to the Senate District 13 Convention in 1996 and as a delegate in 2000. She also served as a delegate to the RPT State Convention in 2000. Kathleen is a strong believer in the importance of grass roots activism and has volunteered on numerous campaigns over the last eight years ranging from school board and city council elections to campaigns for the U.S. Congress and President of the United States."

http://groups.msn.com/RushversusReality/rushvsreality.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=146211&LastModified=4675507809777576618

[merh]

33. Thanks for the links.

Did you send this on to Dean? He needs to know that Powell is on the GOPUSA board. If they continue to use lobbyists, they need to use lobbyists that do not have conflicts of interests.

I personally would prefer to see lobbyists banned, but that is a dream.

I guess the argument could be made that they need someone who has contacts with the otherside, as a type of political spy, let's them know what the other guy is up to. It would be a weak argument, but one that they may try to use to explain away the association.

Some how Dean must be made aware of this conflict, this relationship.

[DoYouEverWonder]

117. Here's another list of GOPUSA Board of Directors in 2001/ Enron Connection

GOPUSA Announces Board of Directors

Houston, TX -- GOPUSA today announced the selection of its Board of Directors and corporate officers for 2001-2002. The Board of Directors is now compromised of six individuals who bring together a wide variety of experiences in both the business and political arenas.

In alphabetical order, the members of the Board of Directors are as follows:

Bobby Eberle -- Co-Founder of GOPUSA; B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Texas A&M '90); M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Rice University '93 and '95); Delegate to Republican National Convention (2000); Delegate to Republican Party of Texas State Convention ('96, '98, 2000); Outstanding Young Men in America ('98)

Bill Fairbrother -- Co-Founder of GOPUSA; B.S in Mathematics and Computer Science (Baylor '88); M.S. in Mathematics (Indiana '90); Chairman of Williamson County, Texas Republican Party; Delegate to four Republican Party of Texas State Conventions; Alternate to Republican National Convention (2000)

Steve Findley -- President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Titan Dynamics Systems, Inc., a military technology corporation, located in Marshall, Texas; Chairman of Rules Committee of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee; Delegate to Republican National Convention (2000)

Kerri Houston -- Public policy analyst and expert in media, marketing and external relations for public policy institutes; Director of American Conservative Network, a state outreach project of The American Conservative Union (ACU); Previously, executive director of State Policy Network, a member organization of free market state-based think tanks

Richard Powell -- Founder and president of JPX Interactive Technologies, Inc., a comprehensive technology integration firm offering consulting, deployment and integration services in the business, government and education market segments; Former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry

Charlie Weldon -- Associate with Enron Corporation in Houston covering natural gas market research, commodity structuring, and natural gas trading; Board member of the Weldon-Stacey-Blake Corporation, currently serving as Vice President and overseeing corporate portfolio management, shareholder relations, and corporate financing activities.

http://www.gopusa.com/presscenter/release_070901.shtml

[Zan_of_Texas]

131. they made a freudian slip.....

Houston, TX -- GOPUSA today announced the selection of its Board of Directors and corporate officers for 2001-2002. The Board of Directors is now compromised of six individuals

compromised is right!

[EFerrari]

23. (Head explodes) This is terrifying. And sort of deepens the puzzle

If you're a high powered lobby, and you want to plant a fake reporter, why do you use a PORNOGRAPHER?

I mean, it's not like they have a tight budget.

[DulceDecorum]

52. They got away with it for two years

which just goes to show just how many of us cruise the net in search of conservativemilitaryguy sex.

[EFerrari]

90. LOL!

[mod mom]

57. Maybe because when you need to rid of him you can use his background as an

excuse.

[KoKo]

25. Thanks....bookmarking this for later read! n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. DoYouEver Wonder - Hope you don't mind - I quoted you...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x325196#325196

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. Thanks

It would be an honor.

[Guaranteed]

35. I think your most telling line is

"The members of the board of directors are mostly active GOP Operatives from Texas."

Ed Gillespie being one of them.

But, clearly, Talon is a GOP propaganda cog.

[DoYouEverWonder]

38. Follow the money

Where do these guys get their money from? Someone's writing the checks.

[starroute]

40. More on the GOPUSA board

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2004/05/republican-web-site-defends-wwii.html

May 24, 2004

First I thought this site was a joke. Then I thought these guys were just kooks with a Web site. Now I'm not so sure. According to USA Today, "GOPUSA.com, a Web site run by Bobby Eberle, a Houston engineer with no previous journalism experience, scored an interview with President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove." Karl Rove doesn't just do interviews with any old kid's Web site.

<snip>

Among GOPUSA.com's board members:

Bobby Eberle:
- delegate to the Republican convention of 2000
- In 1999, Bobby was recognized with a unanimously approved resolution of commendation by the Republican Party of Texas for service and dedication to the Republican cause.
- He served as President of the Houston Young Republicans, the Director of Club Development of the Texas Young Republican Federation, and as a three-term State Chairman of the Texas Young Republican Federation. On the national level, Bobby served as Chairman of the State Chairmen's Association. Most recently, Bobby served as Vice Chairman at Large of the Young Republican National Federation, Inc.
- Bobby is a member of Texas Christian Coalition and Texas Right to Life

Bill Fairbrother
- Bill currently serves as Chairman of the Williamson County
- At the 2000 Republican Party of Texas Convention, Bill was elected by his fellow county chairs to serve as the Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association's liaison to the State Republican Executive Committee. He was also selected as an alternate delegate to the RNC Convention in Philadelphia.

Kerri Houston
- Based in Dallas, she is director of American Conservative Network, a state outreach project of The American Conservative Union (ACU).

Richard Powell:
- He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry,

[DoYouEverWonder]

42. I would assume that Bobby Eberle must be pretty good friends

with Karl Rove to get such a plumb interview?




Here is a picture of GOPUSA Board Members Bill Fairbrother and Bobby Eberle on the floor of the Republican Convention in Philadelphia.

[Career Prole]

44. What's the GOP's gripe against desecration of the flag again?

:puke:

[DoYouEverWonder]

45. They wore the same outfits to the 2004 Convention

I wonder how many of the GOPUSA and Talon folks are in these pictures?




Is that Bobby Eberle on the right flashing the Devil's Horns?

[cthrumatrix]

48. we need a FULL INVESTIGATION!

[Patchuli]

63. Am I just being a bitchy Dem

or are those people really BUTT FREAKING UGLY?????????????? Is there a common thread with UGLY and RW????! heheheheee sorry...:silly:

[Tigress DEM]

108. I think the flag being desicrated is the Texas Flag

<http://www.lsjunction.com/flag.htm>

[skids]

53. Yeah no kidding.

Wrapping the RW&B around a disgusting looking turd like that is pretty insulting :-)

[stevedeshazer]

50. You'd think they'd realize

how TOTALLY FREAKING STUPID they look in those godawful goober duds.

[lostnfound]

176. Who's the man who was photoshopped out? (see the red splotch?)

Anybody know?

[yurbud]

188. why does the fat guy have tits?

[Mist]

49. Thanks for digging this up - a great "unified field theory" n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

51. Wonkette had the poop on their 2004 Christmas party - check it out

Party Report Card: Quinn-Gillespie Christmas and Fifth Anniversary

Last night's Quinn-Gillespie party was packed with famous for DC from both sides of the aisle, as Donna Brazile and Mary Matalin showed the ladies from McLean how to do "day-to-evening." Also present: CIA spooksperson (sorry) Jennifer Millerwise, erstwhile Swift Boat Vet navigator Ben Ginsberg and KE04 refugee Stephanie Cutter. The fourth estate represented, too: Michael Isikoff, Chris Matthews and Brit Hume. The wining team always gets a good turn-out. The report card:

Food: White trash gone fancy. Sliders made with blue cheese and toasted buns. "Pigs-in-a-blanket" made with puff pastry and Italian sausage. Cute. B+

Drink: Well stocked but, uhm, off-brand. Could only offer "Virginia Gentleman" by way of bourbon. Red wine appeared to be something like "Casa del Moderate Chilean." B

Commerce Transacted: Cards exchanged. Cabinet positions filled. If anyone got laid, they must have been on the waitstaff. B-

Key Fashion Accessory: We think all the women went home to their gated communities and changed into sweaters with puffy appliques of snowmen. C

Where Would They Rather Be: Billing hours.


http://www.wonkette.com/politics/dc/party-report-card-quinngillespie-christmas-and-fifth-anniversary-027276.php


This story just get's more and more disgusting the deeper I dig.

[deutsey]

58. "The creatures outside looked from pig to man,

and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."

Animal Farm

:evilfrown:

[NVMojo]

207. this reminds me that the guy who had Dem registration forms destroyed

in Nevada was at a Bush family Christmas Party after the election theft.

[elehhhhna]

55. Good job! Now what?

[JohnOneillsMemory]

59. Now look at my posts re: Wesley Clark in this thread with this in mind:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1582225&mesg_id=1582225&page=

[KittyWampus]

123. Yours Posts Are Jibberish. Brookings I. Is NeoConservative? LOL!

[JohnOneillsMemory]

150. www.sourcewatch.org's assessment. Now Amer. Enterpise Inst. Joint Ctr.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brookings_Institution
>snip<

About the Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution, whose predecessor was founded in 1918 by Robert Brookings, was probably the first public policy institute in the USA. Currently a right-wing, neoliberal (http://www.SourceWatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Neoliberal ), anti-regulation organisation, it has politcally veered between the centre and right during its lifetime.

Initially centrist, the Institution took its first step rightwards during the depression, in response to the New Deal. In the 1960s, it was linked to the conservative wing of the Democratic Party, backing Keysian economics. From the mid-70s it cemented a close relationship with the Republican party. Since the 1990s it has taken steps further towards the right in parallel with the increasing influence of right-wing think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation.

>snip<

Cooperation & Affiliation

* American Enterprise Institute, US (AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies; joint conferences, publications, research)
* Wharton Business School, US (Brookings-Wharton Papers on Economic Activity; joint research, conferences, publications)


Related Articles

* Brookings Institution Project on Homeland Security


References

* Sam Husseini, Brookings - The Establishment's Think Tank (http://www.fair.org/extra/9811/brookings.html ), Extra!, FAIR, November/December 1998

[caligirl]

60. This is great, I forwrded it to Americablog by email with credit to

you and DU.

[Hissyspit]

163. I posted it to DailyKos with credit to DoYouEverWonder and DU

[eyeswideoopen]

61. Twin Sons of Different Mothers

Coincidently, I wrote this commentary today regarding what I believe is the corporate control of the democratic party.


As a blue state conservative, George Bush has given me one thing to be grateful for - his administration cured me forever of the disease of partisan political blindness. The utter rotten-ness and corruption of the Bush Administration and the republican political machine in Washington DC tore down the barriers in my mind allowing some of the messages from the democratic party to penetrate.


With great enthusiasm and renewed sense of purpose, I joined MoveOn.Org I participated every day on their Great Goals Forum. What a disappointment it was to realize that the forum means nothing to the MoveOn people. They have their agenda - much of it I agree with, but that is not the point. The point is that they bill themselves as a grassroots organization that takes its direction from the members. Not so. The Berkeley limousine liberals who run MoveOn are getting their marching orders from somebody - but it is not the members. Moving on - pun intended.


At the time, the primaries for the next presidential election were just beginning to gear up. I found a Meetup for Dean in my local community. I thought it would provide an opportunity for sharing ideas AND making plans for political action. I was half right. At the Meetup, I met a group of people who were intelligent and articulate. I had a delightful time talking to them - but that’s all it was and all it was intended to be - just talking amongst ourselves.


I let it be known that I like to write and that I post my commentaries online. One of the Meetup members gave my email address to the Bonneville County Democrats. They contacted me and invited me to submit my commentaries for publication on their web. There was just one rule, I could only write about local issues. The example of something I could write about was the issue of the street locations for the exits to the new Walmart superstore - No… I’m not kidding.


Recently, I found a Yahoo group billing themselves as Idaho New Democrats. Yippee, thought I, a ‘new’ Democratic organization. With great enthusiasm and a renewed sense of purpose, I joined. Since George Bush’s plan for social security had become the national topic of conversation, my first email to the group was something to the effect, “Do you have any plans for an information campaign against Bush’s social security plan?” The moderator rejected my message with a note, “We only address local issues - no national issues”. Disappointed again, I quit the group.


At this point, it became clear to me that the Democratic Leadership at the local level serve as gatekeepers rather than organizers for participatory democracy. This was confirmed for me when I received a response to my comment on the “What did we do wrong” email when I quit the New Democrats group. Curiously, the response came from the publisher of the North Denver News. Here is the response:


Vicky--
I hope I can persuade you to understand that local party organizations have the important function of maintaining the machinery of the local party first and foremost-- and that there is no other venue for those issues--- where as there are many national venues for national matters.

I hope you can also see the problems inherent in literally thousands of local party organizations creating separate issue campaigns on various issues like social security, with the result of competing messages and resources confusing voters... Many people have powerful concerns and feeling about the gamut of important issues facing our country-- but all politics are ultimately local, and that is what this forum is for.

******

So this is the democratic strategy, maintain the party machinery to muzzle the grassroots so that the leadership can control the message. Pander to minority special interest groups in order to alienate their majority counterparts. Suppress any mention of economic class warfare between the wealthy elite and corporate interests against the middle and lower economic classes. Focus attention on issues of race, gender, sexuality and religion - divide and conquer.


Democrats are fond of quoting Tip O’Neill, “All politics is LOCAL”. The emphasis should be, “ALL politics is local”. The mantra of democrats this past election season was, “We need to retake our country”. I respectfully suggest that they will need to retake their party before they can retake the country.

[eyeswideoopen]

62. Red State, Red State, Red State

Correction... make that a red state conservative

[DoYouEverWonder]

64. I think you are getting to the heart of the problem

I had similar experiences with the Dem 'leadership' in my area after the 2004 election. Most of them didn't have a clue about what was really going on, but even more surprising was that they didn't want to have a clue.

[DulceDecorum]

182. Heart for sale: Los publicistas mercenarios

We are honored to exclusively represent 6 former heads of state, Nobel Laureates, the most prominent former U.S. Cabinet Officers, World Statesmen, journalism's biggest names, best-selling authors, Chief Executive Officers of multi-national corporations and economists.
Each morning, as we open our office, we rededicate ourselves to the objective that has sustained us as the world's foremost lecture agency for the last 58 years-the pursuit of excellence. We strive for excellence in our relationships with our speakers as well as excellence in customer service.
http://www.harrywalker.com/update/about.cfm

BETTER HAVE A DRINK BEFORE CLICKING THIS NEXT LINK.
Find a speaker
http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_find.cfm

Get your freak on.
http://www.harrywalker.com/update/news.cfm

Some of you may not agree with me when I state bluntly that
Andrew Young is a pimp
and point out his connection to the Nike whitewash
http://www.calbaptist.edu/dskubik/young.htm
of Nike sweatshops via his whoring company known as GoodWorks International, LLC.
This next link demonstrates how a certain editorial was printed by several papers all purporting to have written it.
http://reclaimdemocracy.org/nike/scripps_copycat_editorials.html
Remember astroturf?
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/10/con03141.html
Remember Mindshare?
http://www.mindshare.net/services/technology/lettercampaign/

And most of you have probably never heard of
ReclaimDemocracy.org (which) works to create a representative democracy with an actively participating public, where citizens don't merely choose from a menu of options determined by elites, but play an active role in guiding the country and political agenda.
http://reclaimdemocracy.org/about_us.html

But Andrew Young has this to say:
"My association with The Harry Walker Agency actually goes back 40 years, to my days with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recently, I have been blessed to have the pleasure, both personally and professionally, of working closely with Don Walker and his staff. Through my association with The Harry Walker Agency, I have been gifted with opportunities to speak to a wide range of audiences and my work has received an even broader range of coverage than before. The agency helps me prepare for my work by providing extensive background information about my audiences. Harry and Don are bringing together the personalities and challenging issues of the day with the preeminent institutions and associations of the world.
http://www.harrywalker.com/update/testimonials.cfm
Think about this.
Just think about this.

Andrew Young is co-founding Principal and Chairman of GoodWorks International. This involvement allows him to execute his life-long mission of energizing the private sector to advance economic development in Africa and the Caribbean. He puts corporate executives in contact with leaders and key influences in the regions' emerging markets, facilitating the formation of successful business partnerships. He also offers strategic advice to corporations on doing business successfully in those markets, and advises several governments on sound policy-making.
http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_template.cfm?SPEA_ID=233

HE IS SCREWING THE ENTIRE AFRICAN DIASPORA.
And that is JUST ONE horse in this stable.
Wait till you see what the others are doing!!!

It gets WORSE.
Some of you have been wondering about the Rightwingnuts and their amazing ability to be every damn news-TV-show and news-publication and news-radio, all at the same time.

Eleana Benador has been instrumental in helping to publicize key neoconservative figures in recent years, with her company Benador Associates serving as a principal neoconservative marketing agency.
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/benador/benador.php

Meet Mrs. Baskin-Robbins
http://www.benadorassociates.com/inthemedia.php
and a few of her flavors of the week.
http://www.benadorassociates.com/gallery.php

Benador Associates is a public relations firm based in New York and Washington, specialized in the areas of media applied to politics, conflict resolution, the dialogue of civilisations, foreign policy, national security, anti-terrorism, defense of human rights and freedom of religion, among others.
We are also the only public relations firm in the United States that doubles as international speakers' bureau for the experts we represent. We have close contacts with the media, printed, audio and audiovisual, on a national and international level. Our activities expand worldwide.
http://www.benadorassociates.com/

Read it and weep.
http://www.benadorassociates.com/members.php

And just to show you how insidious is the influence of
los publicistas mercenarios,
think back to the Oklahoma bombing of the Federal Building.

CHALLENGE:
Working for a client in the protective glazing industry, Cote & D'Ambrosio recognized as a serious problem the lack of awareness about protective glazing technologies. This product protects against flying glass hazards, most dangerous when caused by terrorist bombings or natural disasters.
SOLUTION:
Cote & D'Ambrosio recognized the Oklahoma City bombing as a focal point in American history as well as a painful example of the deadly role played by flying glass. To help raise awareness of the deadly effects of flying glass and to promote greater preparedness for terrorist attacks, Cote & D'Ambrosio created the Protecting People First Foundation. The agency enlisted the support of Aren Almon-Kok, mother of Oklahoma City bombing victim Baylee Almon, one of 19 children killed in the attack. Knowing that the image of her daughter being carried from the Murrah Federal building will forever be associated with the Oklahoma City bombing, Almon-Kok joined the foundation as its national spokeswoman to ensure that some good comes out of her daughter's tragic death. With the support and direction of Cote & D'Ambrosio, Almon-Kok travels the country, meeting with elected officials, and building grass-roots awareness of flying glass hazards and the remedies available to protect the public from this danger. Through her work with the Foundation, Almon-Kok hopes to transform the image of her daughter from a symbol of the Oklahoma City bombing into a symbol of enhanced safety in America.
http://www.30brownst.com/publicrelationpgT.html

WALKING THROUGH THE GLASS minefield of the Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building after Timothy McVeigh exploded his bomb, Aren Almon-Kok says she was struck by the complete and utter devastation. She remembers the crunch of the glass, the building debris and the blank stares of victims. One image, however, became forever set in her mind and heart—that of her one-year-old daughter dead in the arms of a fireman.
http://www.protectingpeople.org/newsroom.html

Following the September 11th terrorist attack, many Americans saw news reports highlighting the life saving role of protective glazing technologies at the Pentagon. Other reports focused on plans to install protective glazing technologies at the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court Building and other sensitive federal facilities. News footage showing the installation of security window film at the White House was also seen on network television. These technologies would have helped minimize damage in the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center Towers.
Against this backdrop, the Protecting People First Foundation is pleased to provide important information that elected officials, business leaders, facility managers and security professionals should know about protective glazing technologies.
http://www.protectingpeople.org/lifesavingtech.shtml

Foundation Members:
America's Leading Insurance Companies
and Providers of Safety and Security Technology
http://www.protectingpeople.org/memberlist.html

On November 21, 2002, the Protecting People First Foundation presented the Department of Defense and the Pentagon Renovation Program with a special safety award. The award was given in recognition of PENREN's use of blast-resistant glass on the exterior windows of the Pentagon during the renovation of Wedge 1. The events of September 11 highlighted the life-saving potential of the blast windows.
The award was presented by Aren Almon-Kok, the founder of Protecting People First. Ms. Almon-Kok's daughter, Baylee was one of the victims of the 1996 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
http://renovation.pentagon.mil/archive3.htm

KUDOS to Cote & D'Ambrosio.
Best damn marketing campaign EVER.

People,
this what we are up against.
It is not just that two-bit no-account Talon News.

[Alizaryn]

94. Suggestion...

Start your own blog/website by yourself or with a like-minded friend. Maybe there are many more feeling just like you do out there who are looking for the same thing you are. (Let us know if you do, I for one will visit!)

[brindis_desala]

151. Excellent post. I have had similar "problems" with

MoveON and others. The people are being bamboozled but we have a remedy: eliminate ALL corporate funding. We need a bipartisan effort to curb the lobbyists or our democracy is toast. What plagues us is not a party issue it is a governance issue. Since the monied class is not going to allow another Teddy Roosevelt or FDR or JFK we have to roll up our sleeves and organize. If DEAN can do it fine otherwise we do it on our own. It's time to end this blue state/ red state nonsense and get to the root of the problem. We're ALL getting the short end of this stick.

[loudsue]

181. Welcome to DU, eyeswideopen! What a chilling post!!!

This is EXACTLY what I've been witnessing, even in the local Democratic Hdqtrs. offices.

We're being bamboozled by our own party operatives, who are in cahoots with the wingnuts.

This TRULY is fascist in nature.... totalitarian fascist. They're controlling the message AND the people who could possibly get a REAL message out there.

We've GOT to do something about this.

I've been suspecting MoveOn for quite some time now. Talk about milk toast.... they could be hitting hard, but they're hardly hitting. The talking heads are trying to make them the "popular" anti-republican organization.... and they're doing a good job, since so many people are contributing hard earned (or almost non-existant) dollars, in hopes that there would really be a strong opponent to the wingnuts.

BUT IT'S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS!! MoveOn IS NOT a Democratic alternative to the republicans! They're part of the problem, as are so many of the timid, weak-kneed organizations that the republicans support through badmouthing!

What a frikkin' scam!

:kick::kick::kick:

[Renew Deal]

193. This has been my experience in NY also.

They don't want to do anything besides what they want to do. They pander to the national interest/meetup crowd to get committee membership and money. It's a joke. I have been fighting it. I will hopefully be a zone leader soon. That will be the next step.

[Pooka Fey]

195. Great post. Thanks for this.

And Welcome to DU. :hi:

I just got a thank you letter from David Cobb and the Green party thanking me for contributing to the Ohio recount. They stressed in this letter many ideas which I strongly support, including voting by ranking candidates in order of preference - IRV - Instant Runoff Voting. This would eliminate the "spoiler" factor of a 3rd party candidate, and allow people to vote their conscience rather than voting "against the repuke"; so the candidate who wins will always have the most votes. I know many in DU don't like people talking about leaving the democratic party, but I have to say, it looks like they have left us. Notable exceptions Barbara Boxer and the CBC, of course.

I have been very disappointed with the leadership in the Democratic party, and I enjoyed hearing your experiences.

[deutsey]

66. Quinn used to be a partner with Arnold & Porter, which represented Unocal

"Arnold & Porter, represent Unocal and financial consortium on Pakistan electrical plant deal. 9-11 Commission never bothered to inquire into the Pakistan natural gas fired electrical plants and who those parties were talking to as to supply of natural gas across Afghanistan to those plants."

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/121004Schwarz/121004schwarz.html

From Arnold & Porter's site, they were also have represented:

a U.S. company in its proposed acquisition of coal mining properties in Colombia;

The largest private utility in Venezuela, for which we served as international counsel;

A large Israeli company in its acquisition of geothermal assets in California; and

A western U.S. power developer in its proposed acquisition of a hydroelectric facility in California.

I'm not saying this amounts to anything, but it's just an interesting overlap between Quinn and those in the energy/oil biz who support Bush.

[mod mom]

67. Are Neo-Dems the same as DLC? nt

[MelissaB]

69. Kick for an answer! n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

72. I thinks there's a lot of cross over

n/t

[bvar22]

73. Same shit,

DLC/NewDem Same shit, different wrapper.

[DoYouEverWonder]

68. Looks like Joe Conason has been onto these guys for awhile

The Times pets a Republican "pit bull"
Why is the so-called liberal media fawning over Republican lobbyist and politico Ed Gillespie while they savage John Kerry?

ay 18, 2004 | With the publication of a squishy-soft Sunday New York Times profile of Ed Gillespie, conservatives should finally stop complaining about the hostile stance of the "liberal" media. Aptly headlined "Scratching Behind Ears of Bush's 'Pit Bull,'" the Times feature revealed little more about the Republican National Committee chairman than readers might have found on the right-wing Newsmax Web site a year ago.

Gillespie is such a good guy, the Times discovered, that even some Democrats like him. Former Gore campaign manager Tony Coelho says that the RNC chairman is good-looking, articulate, self-confident, competent, unafraid and able to stay on message. Even better, "he comes across as somebody you wouldn't mind having a drink with." The Gillespie profile also quotes lavishly from another admiring Democrat -- namely his lobbying partner Jack Quinn, who seems duly grateful for the millions they have earned together over the past few years.

more...


http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:_BNMw-QWKboJ:www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/05/18/gillespie/+Conason+Gillespie&hl=en&client=firefox-a

[tanyev]

166. Good-looking?

Ed Gillespie? Ewwwww.

[porkrind]

71. Kick.

fascist scumbags.

[John_H]

74. I should have known Kerry was behind all of this.

Ah so. Powell is on the board of Talon News. He works for a Lobbying Firm in DC. One of his colleagues help win PA for Kerry. Another raised 100k for kerry. We can only arrive at the conclusion that Kerry.

Through his minions Ortiz and Andrews, Kerry instructed Gannon to ask chimp that question which was, of course, a coded message to all skull and bones masons to begin operation peak oil.

Or are you just trying to inform us of the startling revelation that there are people win washington dc that work as lobbyists?

[DoYouEverWonder]

79. When both campaigns

are run by the same PR firm, you can probably assume that there will be all sorts of conflicts of interests.

Kerry is just another player in the game. I am incredibly disappointed in him. I believed that he was different. That he hadn't been corrupted. However, this connection just proves that the whole thing is rigged and they are all in on it.

[hector459]

82. What if Kerry didn't know? Is it possible that he was a victim?

Just asking. :shrug:

[DoYouEverWonder]

84. The candidate is responsible

for their own campaign. By law they are required to know what is going on.

Kerry is a DC insider. These people all know all about each other. They all go to the same parties. They certainly know a lot more than we do.

[earth mom]

91. Maybe Kerry didn't know...

or maybe he was trying to get info from them or about them. Who knows?

I also found it interesting and I know it's a little out there, but on Wife Swap this past week, the repuke family name was Gillespie. I'm not sure how common that name is, but the husbands name is Brian Gillespie and he is a "consultant". However, I couldn't find out what kind of consultant he is. Any relationship to Ed Gillespie, I wonder?

It does smell suspiciously like * propaganda with the goal to further trash the gay community nationwide in addition to promoting more hate while at the same time promoting * & the rethug party.

Just my two cents.

[zann725]

154. I agree that "maybe he was trying to get info about them"

JK's always been a bit of an "outsider," "free agent," and I believe that's ultimately why the Power-that-Be didn't "fix" the election for him to win. He was born into the inner circle...went to Yale, etc. But he "sees," and has a conscience...something rare in the Beltway.

[OzarkDem]

114. What candidate would use the same firm

as his opponent during a race? He'd have to be incredibly stupid. I'm hoping for stupid.

[elehhhhna]

89. lol good one.

[Tigress DEM]

93. You may want to edit. Your typing is a bit disjointed.

... conclusion that Kerry. (( what? just a blind slam or do you have a full thought on the matter? I'm not sure what you are saying.))

...people win washington dc that work as lobbyists? ((win = in maybe))

I think the point about the specific lobbyist is the same one could make about St Paul Mayor Randy Kelly - DINO - he took RNC money and he pushed *'s agenda. A fair thing for a repub, but not for a DEM.

An honest DEM doesn't take money from or work for the RNC - I think that is clearly what has always been called a conflict of interest. If someone honestly wants to support * do it as a repub and don't mislead people into believing that you are a DEM.

<edit> I don't see that it is factually proved yet that Quinn has taken RNC or GOP money to promote their agenda. While I think it's overly slick for this kind of DEM/repub consulting firm to exist, I'm not sure that is enough to convince me he's bad news based only on this much information. But it's good to keep an eye on him anyway.

[mike_c]

81. un-f*cking-believable....

But all too f*cking believable! This is one of the reasons that the democratic party has lost its way.

[hvn_nbr_2]

83. Smoking gun or just "6 degrees of D.C. politics"

It's not surprising that people on opposite sides have professional relationships with people on the other side. Happens all the time in all areas of life. I work for a company that sells the same software to multiple companies who all compete with each other in the same areas, all using our software inside their products. It doesn't demonstrate anything nefarious by anyone.

It reminds me of those horrendous expressions "is associated with" and "has/had relationships with." As in Saddam Hussein had relationships with Al Quaida. Well, yeh, they had relationships; they despised each other, for the most part. Ronald Reagan had relationships with Brezhnev (spelling?) and Gorbachev, so I guess Reagan was a Commie.

There could be something in what you found, or maybe not.

[Career Prole]

87. We're talking the electoral process here

not software. :eyes:

[DoYouEverWonder]

88. Quinn Gillespie in a legal corporation in the USA

Quinn and Gillespie are business partners. This is not just some casual relationship. They are not just in bed together. They are sharing the same friggin office. The hijacking of the 2004 election is a grievous criminal act. These people have defrauded the American public.

[KittyWampus]

125. Opening Poster Could Link Gannon To Kevin Bacon Much Easier

Guilt by association.

Some DU'ers can be so foolish it makes me sick.

[Jim Sagle]

157. Projection...it's a beautiful thing.

[Paradise]

85. Doesn't make me feel 'warm and fuzzy'. :( n/t

[GreenPoet64]

97. My head is spinning. n/t

[DS1]

100. As the old saying goes. Money talks and bullshit walks.

These people will parrot whatever they're told to by the people that pay them enough money.

[joanski01]

104. This really ticks me off.

All of these fucking people are getting rich, while America is losing its democracy, soldiers are losing lives, kids and old people are starving and no medicine. And these people just get richer, party, drink, drugs, lie, cheat, steal.

No wonder the DLC wants to throw us liberal elitists out of the party.

[Disturbed]

119. Amerika is an Oligarchy...

and has been such ever since the inception of the Republic. Politicans are vacilitators for the Corps. Now they aid in Multi-Corp Globalization goals. Amerikan workers are no longer important to the viabilty of the nation; they are expendible. Both Rethugs and Dems are conduits for U.S Corps and Multi-corps. Whether Rethugs or Dems are in power is only relevant in minor details. Amerika will be a Fascist Police State soon. Class War could be on the horizon when the Amerikan Middle Class finally realize that they have been dupped by both political parties or perhaps not because the Middle Class may be too busy with several low paying non-benefited jobs to do anything.

[Al-CIAda]

116. "RATHERGATE" and 'Gannon" ?

"Jeff Gannon" on Free Republic.....
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Thanks for reading!
504 posted on 09/10/2004 2:44:09 PM PDT by Jeff Gannon (Listen to my radio show "Jeff Gannon's Washington" on www.RIGHTALK.com)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1220416/posts
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More 'Jeff Gannon" Freeper posts-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=113711

[Swamp Rat]

122. They are DEFINATELY in bed together!

:D

[nolabels]

211. Now this thread is a keeper

Funny how none of this kind of thing ever comes out during the primary's though

[stillcool]

129. Jack Quinn....

is a lawyer. He got in hot water over Clintons' pardoning of the guy whose name was "Rich"...lived in Switzerland?....Anyway, I don't see how someone can blame this guy for doing what a lawyer does. These people are not elected officials and if they are doing a job in which their connections work for them and their clients...I don't get the beef. That all these players are affiliated is not very revealing to me. Tell me what I am missing.

[Beam Me Up]

134. Jack Quinn, an attorney for Marc Rich

Jack Quinn, an attorney for Marc Rich who took the pardon plea to the President (Clinton)

http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&q=%22marc+rich%22+attorney+quinn&btnG=Search

[sadiesworld]

202. It would be akin to a law firm specializing in representing both sides.

It's not done.

[tlcandie]

139. More info ..Gillespie/Quinn

http://www.rsasecurity.com/press_release.asp?doc_id=343&id=1034

Ed Gillespie and Jack Quinn


As Executive Director and Co-Chairman of Americans for Computer Privacy, a coalition of over 40 associations, 100 companies and over 6,000 individual members, Ed Gillespie and Jack Quinn have provided the strategic backbone to the lobbying effort on Capitol Hill and in the Administration which helped lead to the most sweeping policy announcement to date providing relief for the export of encryption products. The two coalition leaders made a significant contribution to changing the public policy debate on encryption, educating members of Congress, the Administration and the American public about the importance of strong encryption. Their leadership directly affected public policy decisions that will provide for greater security as the United States makes the transition from the industrial to the information age.

[Hissyspit]

141. kick

[kentuck]

145. It appears to me...

That there are Dems and Repubs that have decided that money is more important than "party politics" and that many of them have joined together to make as much money off the "political" campaigns as they can make. In the process, they wheel and deal and trade off states like stakes in a poker game.

Their bottom line is greed. They are amoral individuals. They do not have priciples within a "Party" belief system. Their goal in life is to make more money - to be as comfortable as they can be - to hell with everybody else. And they seem to have perfected it to a small army of greedy assholes, imho....

[rodeodance]

158. gee, money is the goal--Surprize

[LevelB]

146. Sooo

I guess that the spirit of bipartisanship is not dead after all :eyes:

B

[starroute]

147. Attendees at 2003 GOPUSA Conservative Conference

I found this through Google Groups, and it struck me that it might be more revealing than this year's list.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.music.gdead/browse_thread/thread/bc1d6c723997f922/dd0a4b63e4a4b337?q=%22kerri+houston%22&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3D%22kerri+houston%22%26start%3D30%26scoring%3Dd%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#dd0a4b63e4a4b337

* Gary Aldrich, Former FBI Agent and Author of "Unlimited Access" and "Thunder on the Left"
* The Honorable Bob Barr, Former U.S. Congressman
* James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Defense and Homeland Security, Davis Institute, The Heritage Foundation
* Kellyanne Conway, President, The Polling Company
* Horace Cooper, Senior Fellow, Centre for New Black Leadership
* The Honorable John Cornyn, U.S. Senate, TX
* Chuck DeFeo, eCampaign Manager, Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.
* Rick Erickson, Director, Americans for Military Readiness
* Tim Goeglein, Deputy Director, White House Office of Public Liaison
* Kerri Houston, Vice President of Policy, Frontiers of Freedom
* Pete Jeffries, Communications Director, House Speaker Dennis Hastert
* The Honorable Steve King, U.S. Congress, IA-5
* Chuck Muth, President, Citizen Outreach
* Mark Montini, President and CEO, CampaignSecrets.com
* Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
* Peter Roff, National Political Analyst, UPI
* Jack Spencer, Senior Policy Analyst, Defense and National Security, Davis Institute, The Heritage Foundation
* The Honorable Tom Tancredo, U.S. Congress, CO-6
* Paul Teller, Ph.D., Legislative Director, House Republican Study Committee
* Genevieve Wood, Vice President of Communications, Family Research Council
* Michael Zak, Author, "Back to Basics for the Republican Party"

[starroute]

148. Chuck DeFeo and the Republican astroturf letters

DeFeo jumps out from the above list as the most direct link to the White House. And he was also involved in this story, which I'm sure most of us remember:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108911,00.asp

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

John Pinckney of Muncie, Indiana, thinks President Bush is "demonstrating genuine leadership" in steering the nation's economy. So do Kyle Klink of Rochester, New York; Stephanie Johnson of Milton, Massachusetts; and Michael Snyder of Merced, California. In the past two weeks, they and three dozen others have published identical letters to media sites, including the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune--with the help of some online political maneuvering.

The source of all these letters is GOP Team Leader, a site operated by the Republican National Committee. With a few mouse clicks, members of GOP Team Leader can log on to the site, forward messages to media outlets, and collect points they can later exchange for prizes. The strategy was unveiled in The Inquirer, a British technology site.

Critics say the RNC is using Web tools to simulate grass-roots support--a technique known as an "astroturf" campaign.

"We're just trying to use technology to get people more involved in the political process," replies Chuck DeFeo, online communications director for the RNC in Washington, D.C. He says the letter has been published about 44 times, but denies the astroturf charge.

[starroute]

149. Tim Goeglein, Deputy Director, White House Office of Public Liaison

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23206-2004Dec23.html

Pipeline to the President For GOP Conservatives
December 24, 2004

Officially, Goeglein, a 40-year-old who looks as if he would be carded trying to buy a beer, is deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison, one of four White House political departments run by uberstrategist Karl Rove. Yet Goeglein's role is much more central to how this president operates -- and wins elections -- than the job title suggests, according to several Republicans outside and inside the White House.

It is Goeglein's job to make sure conservatives are happy, in the loop and getting their best ideas before the president and turned into laws. With Goeglein's assistance, Christian conservatives, for instance, were successful in lobbying Bush to push for abstinence-first funding to combat AIDs and speak out against the persecution of Christians in Sudan, according to Charles W. Colson, an evangelical Christian who works closely with Bush and Goeglein.

<snip>

Most mornings at 8:30, Rove huddles with about eight White House aides from the four political offices to plot strategy. These offices are public liaison, intergovernmental affairs, political affairs and strategic initiatives.

This is where Rove, Goeglein and others share thoughts on synthesizing the president's ideas, enlisting outside assistance to sell them and heading off potential fights with or among supporters on the outside. When the meeting lets out, Goeglein operates as an ambassador of sorts for Bush and Rove.

This is a closer link between Rove and GOPUSA than any I've seen yet. And for anyone who's read Wayne Madsen's recent article on the Fellowship, the mention of Charles W. Colson provides an extra frisson of terror. :evilgrin:

[housewolf]

156. Wow, What an amaziing research!

I have to hand it to you guys... you're really done a lot of digging and connecting!

Do you know about this site -
http://www.politicalfriendster.com/


It might help you out some, and it might help everybody out if you could enter there the connections you've found.

Congratulations! and thanks for all your hard work

[rodeodance]

160. Conyers & Slaughter demand investigation of Gannon in Plame "leak"

This was posted earlier on DU.
I think these Congresspersons would be most intersted is some of this information???




NYT - Conyers & Slaughter demand investigation of Gannon in Plame "leak"


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/politics/11gannon.htm... ?

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February 11, 2005
Democrats Want Investigation of Reporter Using Fake Name
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

Two Democrats in Congress are pressing for investigations into how a Washington reporter who used a pseudonym managed to gain access to the White House and had access to classified documents that named Valerie Plame as a C.I.A. operative. The Democrats, Representatives John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Louise M. Slaughter from Rochester, wrote yesterday to Patrick Fitzgerald, the independent prosecutor appointed in the Plame case, seeking an investigation into how the reporter, James D. Guckert, who used the name Jeff Gannon, had access to classified documents that revealed the identity of Ms. Plame.

<snip>

The Democrats also wrote to the Secret Service seeking an explanation of how someone using a pseudonym was cleared to enter the White House daily press briefings as well as a presidential news conference last month. They said in their letter that allowing such a person in "appears to deviate significantly from heightened security measures you have employed recently."

<snip>

Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, told reporters yesterday that Mr. Bush did not know who Mr. Guckert was. Mr. McClellan said that Mr. Guckert entered the White House under his real name and "like anyone else, showed that he was representing a news organization that published regularly, and so he was cleared two years ago to receive daily passes, just like many others are." Mr. Guckert was denied credentials to cover Capitol Hill, where press gallery workers said that his application indicated Talon was not his main source of income and that they could not verify its legitimacy.

Karl Frisch, a spokesman for Ms. Slaughter, said: "This is a guy who could not get credentialed by the House or the Senate press galleries, and yet managed to get into the White House and question the president" and have access to a top-secret document. He added: "To imply he has no connection to the White House is just not credible."

[Digit]

177. BINGO!

To suggest that the WH did not know is not plausible.

[justiceischeap]

164. Don't know if this is helpful in any way but...

http://www.evote.com/index.asp?Page=/chat_section/transcripts/TRAN_GOPUSAEBERLE_040203.asp

EVOTE.COM: Who funds GOPUSA?

Bobby Eberle: Not enough people!

EVOTE.COM: LOL!

Bobby Eberle: Seriously... we are developing a structure to generate revenue from ad sales, premium content, etc. But most has come from the staff right now.

EVOTE.COM: Do you accept contributions?

Bobby Eberle: Yes, we are planning to put up a sponsor page soon for people to help us out.

Bobby Eberle: What's so special about GOPUSA is that it is run completely by volunteers.

[DoYouEverWonder]

169. Funny he didn't mention merging with his brother's website

http://www.millionsofamericans.com/

Mar 10, 2004

An important message from Bruce Eberle to MillionsOfAmericans.com Activists

I have some good news for you. As someone who opted-in to receive communications from www.millionsofamericans.com you have been receiving regular updates on conservative and Republican issues from me. You're one of nearly 250,000 patriotic Americans who have opted into the MOA web site and have taken action on behalf of important conservative projects and programs.

The good news is that www.millionsofamericans.com is now combining forces with www.gopusa.com to bring you even better reports and news on hot conservative topics. Bobby Eberle (of what you might call the "Texas branch" of the Eberle clan) founded www.gopusa.com several years ago. With news sources across the nation and in key places, Bobby Eberle has created one of the best outlets for conservative news and insight in the nation and today www.gopusa.com has some 50,000 opt-in subscribers.

http://www.millionsofamericans.com/

[Catchawave]

165. Another good link:

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jeff_Gannon

[Al-CIAda]

170. kick

[sarahlee]

171. Demopedia

Good job.

I hope someone with more time than I have today is entering this info into the Demopedia so that all of the connections can be tracked.

[F.Gordon]

172. They are "not in bed together"

The dots connecting Gannon here are weak at best. The significant story here is connection of this firm to....

http://www.mindshare.net/

This firm is an impressive group. Look at their clients and look at this Mindshare Database...

http://www.mindshare.net/services/technology/rbase/

What is more significant about Rick Powell is his background...

As CKO, Powell built an award-winning global knowledge network and technology infrastructure. In his eight years at B-M, Powell served as global client leader for a Fortune 100 company and assisted numerous clients on corporate positioning, knowledge management, and public affairs projects.

The Republicans are using sophisticated technology and the Democrats can't put together an up-to-date Election day list. This is one of the big reasons Republicans are winning. It has nothing to do with "issues". It's the technology stupid.

[DoYouEverWonder]

173. What do you call it

when you have one company like Quinn Gillespie who have their people in key positions in both presidential campaigns? Sure looks like they are all in bed together to me.

I know some people don't want to face the fact that the DEM and the REP have both been infiltrated by people who could care less about either party and are only interested in money and power. That's what it's all about for most of these bastards and they will switch sides like they switch underwear depending upon who is winning this year.

[F.Gordon]

174. There's that word again...."infiltrated"

Does money drive QGA? Why...of course. It seems to me that the Kerry Campaign specifically hired this firm to help in a certain task, and didn't Kerry win PA? It's that old guilt by association thing again.

If you dig a little deeper you'll find that this firm has other "competing" clients.

What do I call it? A very sophisticated marketing firm.

You're going from point A to point Z and skipping everything in between. I'm not so smart. I like to go one step at a time and connect each dot in sequence.

[DoYouEverWonder]

175. This was not just hiring a firm

to do a specific task, such has printing your campaign signs.

Kerry hired Manny Ortiz to be his fund raising co-chair while at the same time Manny Ortiz was working for Quinn Gillespie.

Here's a bit of Manny's job description, which clearly states that his job is to participate actively in the DNP and is actively involved in both POLICY and fund raising for the DEMS. If Manny was on both payrolls at the same time, or even just on QG's payroll while he was working for the Kerry campaign, I would think that at least a couple of election laws were probably violated.



MANUEL ORTIZ

Manuel Ortiz works with national & international clients providing strategic planning and government affairs counseling. Mr. Ortiz participates actively in the National Democratic Party and its overall leadership structure. He is also actively involved in national Democratic campaigns with both policy and fundraising efforts.


http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/ortiz.phtml

[F.Gordon]

178. Kerry hire Manuel Ortiz

Ortiz was a Kerry supporter.

The Kerry campaign has over 180 Americans who have raised over $50,000 during the presidential primary campaign. Supporters are listed below.

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0319b.html

The link you are citing is a BIO, not a QGA job description. I would also be curious to know what election law was broken by Ortiz for being a Kerry supporter.

The task of QGA was to help Kerry target certain PA counties and neither you nor I know what if anything Ortiz did on this project. What did it involve? Hell if I know.:shrug: But, I can think of a few other states/counties I wish Kerry would have hired them for.

Oh, and this is all old news. This is the same horseshit Dean supporters flung at Kerry during the Primary season. Now, apparently, it is being used to discredit Kerry once again.

[DoYouEverWonder]

180. The point of my research

was to connect Gannon to the White House.

Along the way, I happened to stumbled upon a rat's nest that includes Dems and Repugs. When you look back on the events of the last year and the fact that Bush got away with stealing another election, things start to make a little more sense, when you realize how 'intimate' all these folks are with each other.

[DulceDecorum]

185. Link to some older DU threads.

Does the "Jeff Gannon"/ Talon News story have legs?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3030154

Scary Social Security letter - Gary Jarmin can destroy George Bush
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1108892

JeffJames GannonGuckert may have studied at
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Rain and unseasonably cold weather marred and otherwise wonderful start to the National Bible Reading Marathon. Despite the day-long rain, readers were not deterred!
As Mr. Jeff Gannon of Talon News Service reads at the podium, other readers wait their turn bundled in thick rain coats.
http://www.faithandaction.org/050304NBRMDay1.htm
Just as I am .....

Faith and Action is a Christian outreach whose mission is to to reintroduce the Word of God into the public debate surrounding legislation and policy matters. Our mission field spans Pennsylvania Avenue, from the White House to the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court. Through news conferences, symposia, panel discussions, literature distribution, the Internet, and face-to-face conversations with key Washington leaders, we gently confront these critical public policy makers with the powerful claims of the Gospel, as well as reminders of the prominent role that the Word of God played in the creation of our nation and its laws.
Founded by twin brothers and fellow ministers, the Reverends Paul and Rob Schenck, the premise for Faith and Action is evangelism in word and deed.
Having experienced the struggle for the soul of our American culture firsthand, the Schenck brothers and their ministry team have sought to introduce classical Christian moral instruction into public discussion and debate on current issues. From its mission base at the National Ministry Center, immediately across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court, Faith and Action is uniquely positioned to minister to individuals in all three branches of the Federal government.
http://www.faithandaction.org/DDDAboutus.htm

[DulceDecorum]

189. GannonGuckert link to Iraq, war, & 911

West Chester
is a borough located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Chester County.

West Chester is the hometown of Smedley Butler and Nick Berg.


Nick Berg


West Chester University and the headquarters of QVC are located here.
The television series Jackass is filmed here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Chester_University_of...
http://www.nndb.com/geo/096/000079856 /

Apparently,
Michael Horrocks, the copilot of Flight 175
was a star quarterback at West Chester University
before learning how to fly in the Marines.

Horrocks had been their roommate at West Chester University for 4 straight years, as well as the quarterback on the school's football team — gifted enough, in fact, to have a 3-week tryout with the NFL's New York Giants in 1985.
http://usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/20/tourist-usat...

JeffJames GannonGuckert attended West Chester University.

[DulceDecorum]

194. Jeff Gannon, Nick Berg & Aziz al-Taee

CNN Hid Truth About Saddam Horrors
Jeff Gannon
April 14, 2003
CNN's Chief News Executive revealed Friday that his network suppressed stories about Saddam Hussein's reign of terror in Iraq in order to maintain a bureau in Baghdad. In an Op-Ed piece for The New York Times titled, "The News We Kept To Ourselves," Eason Jordan wrote, "I felt awful having these stories bottled up inside me." Those stories are accounts of atrocities committed by Iraq's regime over three decades.
<snip>
Others who spoke at the rally added their comments about CNN's dishonesty. Author and syndicated talk show host, Laura Ingraham told Talon News, "They sold their soul for a story, they are completely devoid of journalistic ethics. If they withheld information about George W. Bush, they would be excoriated by their peers."
Aziz Al-Taee, President of the Iraqi American Council, when asked to comment by Talon News, denounced the network for making "a bad decision."
"Professionals need to always report the truth. Were it not for their self-serving actions, there might have been more support for ending the regime sooner," Al-Taee said.
http://www.ifapray.org/NFOW/NFOW2003/Jan-June%202003/CNN%20Hid%20Truth%20About%20Saddam%20Horrors%20-%20April%2014,%202003.html

Aziz Al-Taee is an Iraqi Citizen who migrated to the USA in 1983.In 1990 , Aziz became a permenat resident and since then he acquired a distinguished political and business role in the USA . He can be reached by telephone at XXX.The following are some of Aziz Activies:
Commerce Member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Founder and Member of the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce Member of the Arab-American Chamber of Commerce Member of the Asian-American Chamber of Commerce Member of the Northeast Chamber of Commerce
Political Member of the Presidential Club Member of the Mayor's Advisory Council on Asian Affairs Member of AAIPAC
Nonprofit Founder/President of the Iraqi-American Council (I.A.C.) Founder/Vice-President of the American Muslim Society of the Tri-State Area Member of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (A.D.C.) President-Circle Member of the Arab-American Institute (AAI) Member of the Islamic Institute Member of the American Muslim Council
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Aziz_Al-Taee

March 24, 2003
GWEN IFILL: And with me are three colonels, plus one. John Warden was air force deputy director for strategy, doctrine, and war fighting during the 1991 Gulf War, an architect of that war's air campaign. Sam Gardiner teaches military operations and planning, and is a longtime consultant to the Defense Department. Patrick Lang is a former army Special Forces officer and defense attaché in the Middle East. He was chief Middle East analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency during the Gulf War. Tonight, they are joined by Aziz al-Taee, chairman of the Iraqi American Council. It's a non-governmental organization that promotes democracy for Iraq. He left the country in 1983. His family still lives in Baghdad.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june03/military_3-24.html

April 8, 2003
Al-Taee is waiting for word from his parents, brothers and sisters and more than 10 nieces and nephews that he has never met who are still living in the city.
His last phone conversation with his family was 10 days ago. Since then, the phone lines have been down, but he's encouraged by word that Iraqi civilians are fighting now against Saddam's militia.
http://www.nbc10.com/iraq/2096558/detail.html
YEAH, SURE.
AND DON'T FORGET THE FLOWERS.

Posted on Mon, May. 17, 2004
Here in America, Aziz was the highly visible spokesman for a group he'd founded called the Iraqi American Council and appeared frequently on major media outlets like Fox News Channel calling for the military ouster of Saddam Hussein.
Aziz' outfront role also included speaking at pre-war, pro-troop rallies. It continued even after it was reported the inner-city electronic entrepreneur had pleaded guilty in the crack-vial case in 1994 and later had legal run-ins involving stolen computers and bootlegged CDs.
<snip>
In 1993, about a decade after fleeing Saddam's Iraq for America, Aziz was in the electronics business when he was one of 25 people charged with distributing some 100 million crack vials on the East Coat. Prosecutors said that Aziz, who lived in Northeast Philadelphia, was tied to a network run by a Soviet immigrant named Valery Sigal. Most in the ring were immigrants from Russia or the former Eastern Bloc.
Aziz claimed he didn't know the vials were going to drug dealers. but he pled guilty. He was sentenced to three years of probation, fined $3,000, and forced to forfeit $17,673 in profits.
He was arrested again in May 2001, on charges that the chain of electronics stores he owns in Philadelphia was selling counterfeited compact discs. A judge dismissed that case for lack of evidence last March. The Inquirer also reported he received probation in a 1997 case for selling stolen computers to undercover cops. Current records show he owns a cell-phone firm called Page One Communications with a number of outlets in Philadelphia.
Aziz went by several names in Philadelphia. Sometimes called "Joe Aziz," he started calling himself Aziz al-Taee in the late 1990s, around the time he formed the Iraqi American Council. He said al-Taee was his tribal name and - in speaking out against Saddam - he was worried about relatives in Baghdad.
The group has an address in Washington's Virginia suburbs and a national board of directors, but there were differing claims of how many members or how much clout the group really had.
In December 2002, another key member of the Iraqi American Council - a California engineer named Bassam Ridha Al-Hulsaini - was reportedly one of 15 Iraqis flown to Washington by the State Department for two days of "media training" under a project known as Future of Iraq. A couple of months later, al-Hulsaini addressed a "pro-troops" rally in San Francisco, declaring that "The Iraq people are waiting for this liberation."
It's not clear whether Aziz received "media training," but the handsome, nattily dressed ex-pat, now 40, probably didn't need it. He addressed similar rallies in Valley Forge, St. Louis and Washington, where he claimed Hussein's henchmen killed both his cousin and brother-in-law. The rallies were launched by Clear Channel syndicated talk-radio host Glenn Beck, and the media giant sponsored many of them.
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/8684646.htm?1c
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/3/2/165001.shtml
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/855057/posts

March 3, 2003
Jeff Gannon
WASHINGTON (GOPUSA News) -- A few hundred people braved the damp cold in Washington on Saturday to wave American flags and cheer speakers on the National Mall. The "Patriot's Rally for America" was organized by the D.C. Chapter of The Free Republic, a conservative activist group.
<snip>
To: FreeTheHostages
Hey, Republic, isn't the author of this article that really nice press guy you met outside the White House?
Yep-he is truly a nice person. He knows Kristinn and is familiar with FR. Went to his website to sign a petition-GOPUSA.com-and discovered that he has featured our rally as the front article. He has just received a press pass to the WH to question Ari, which is why we ran into each other at the WH, and was very ready to participate in the press mtgs there-very kewl. I expect he and Les Kinsolving will keep things very interesting in that cramped room.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/855731/posts

May 11, 2004
Jeff Gannon
Some Americans are angry about the overreaction of the "Arab street" and the politicization of the matter by Democrats. The White House press corps' demands for an apology from President Bush have been a particular source of annoyance to many since no apologies were issued after several American contractors were burned and hung from a bridge in Falluja last month.
They contend that the prisoners that were photographed while naked will survive their ordeal, but many of Saddam's victims did not survive the torture chambers and will never be seen again. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis perished at the hands of his henchmen. Most of the regime's victims were simply executed, but thousands suffered unspeakable torture during three decades of brutal rule.
Last year, Aziz al-Taee, chairman of the Iraqi-American Council told Talon News about some of the atrocities he had seen. He spoke of how his cousin was tortured and murdered by Iraqi officials after which his mutilated body was returned to his mother with a bill for the bullets used to kill him. She was threatened with execution if she dared to hold a funeral service for her son.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1133343/posts

COMMENT ON TALKLEFT.
The "Jeff Gannon" story is much worse than someone using a false name to get White House press clearance . Not only did the White House likely plant a fake reporter to ask biased softball questions, Gannon, aka JD Guckett, with no journalism experience, training, or skill, could not have possibly researched and written the polished yet vicious articles without substantial help (completely written?) by the White House and/or GOP.
<snip>
Press Secretary McCllelan already admitted he knew Gannon was using a false name, yet played along with his cover for nearly two years. McClellan always seemed prepared to run with Gannon's softball questions, suggesting the questions were scripted beforehand. So how much help did the White House give "Gannon" with his research and writing? Gannon first got press clearance on April 3, 2003, four days after his fake news website was created. In less than three weeks, (April 22, 2003) Gannon is supposedly writing from Crawford, Texas, detailing Bush's Easter Celebration! The next day, he's back at his desk in Washington writing on Syria. And would Aziz Al-Taee, President of the Iraqi American Council, really grant an interview to a reporter with two weeks experience (April 14, 2003)?
Gannon was not even mentioned in today's press briefing. It is amazing and sad that the mainstream media is not following this. If the White House or conservative GOP members were behind the Gannon articles, which attack even moderate Republicans, the free press is really broken.
http://talkleft.com/new_archives/009666.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

198. Oh my, how do you keep track of all this stuff?

you're amazing. So Gannon was out to destroy Eason and Rather since the day he became a 'journalist'. This stinks of Karl Rove.

Lot's of good info to dig through here. I just wish there were more hours in the day sometimes just to try to absorb some of this.

Gannon sure seems to be a key person in the middle of spreading BushCo's disinformation.

BTW: Who is Les Kinsolving? Sounds like another freeper 'reporter'. Time to go googling I suppose.

[DulceDecorum]

203. Jeff Gannon looks an awful lot like Nick Berg

Not the one in the beheading photos. No-one looks like that.

The TV pictures and still images of a captive Nicholas Berg were nothing like the man I met. His skin was pale, his youthful beard thick and sculpted, and he seemed smaller.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1136438/posts

I mean the Nick Berg BEFORE he got killed.
And the resumes of both men have surprising parallels.

OK, So today i went out and looked for male escorts.
So sue me.

I checked into Prometheus
and I found Nick.
http://www.escort.sexcia.com/escorts/post_2705.html

Here is Nick Berg.



And here is Prometheus.





Someone better save this before it goes byebye
just in case it turns out to be relevant.

[jonworks]

223. close - but I don't think so - did some investigation

if you google the phone number given (206.736.6298) in the escort service, up pops the escort page and then also a page of someone who is involved in solar energy. That second lead shows an email of "[email protected]" which if you google shows a guy named Scott (Allison) (oddly enough another one of the escorts popping up on the phone google) who leaves a trail leading to a shop in Fremont Washington and also is into solar. Then another link shows a guest book where this person went to a protest of the World Bank (http://pictures.care2.com/view/2/983814689) and is a pretty good upclose look. I don't know if this profile is for real or if someone is using this poor shmuck's pictures. Ya gotta realize that these days it is common to steal someone else's pics and personal info over the internet to slander them. Not saying this isn't that Nick wasn't involved in something a bit fishy. I've been wondering about the West Chester PA link with JJ/GG as well. Any leads on Berg or Guckert ever traveling to the Seattle area? Also, this guy seems to be WAY TOO LIBERAL (I mean - anyone who protests the World Bank has MY respect!!!) to be connected with Guckert. -Just my 2cents worth of investigation.

[loudsue]

183. Look back at Post #61.....this is at the HEART of the problem....

This is one of the most revealing posts on this thread.

Eyeswideopen, I wish you had enough posts to start your own thread with this information. DUers need to READ this, and we need to MAKE DECISIONS about what we can do about this mess.

AND THEN, WE NEED TO DO IT!!

:kick::kick::kick:

[Al-CIAda]

190. kick

[dubyaD40web]

192. Weird.

I had a friend that used to work for Quinn Gillespie & Assoc. LLC. She worked on the Gore campain in 2000. I think she left soon after that.

[lonestarnot]

201. Whoa somebody has been doing their homework! Thanks n/t

[cyberpj]

204. OMG - I just found this and I'm kicking it for others who missed it -

The connections to the guy who bought the twin towers, days before the hit ---

the amazing list of names

people need to read ALL of the replies to this.

there is some amazing work here.

[low_phreaq]

205. Would the real Richard Powell please stand up?

I'm not sure if these Richard Powells are the same. Here's the bio from the Quinn Gillespie & Associates' Richard Powell:

http://www.quinngillespie.com/about/powell.phtml

"RICHARD POWELL

Rick Powell joined Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA) as Managing Director in March 2001. He brings a diverse professional background to the firm that includes company management, corporate communications, venture capital, public relations and government affairs.

As Managing Director, Powell oversees the operational, financial and business development functions of the firm. Powell also provides strategic consulting to a range of QGA clients.

Powell joined QGA after serving as a Managing Director in the New York office of idealab!, one of the country's most prolific early-stage venture capital firms. As a co-founder of the idealab! New York office, Powell evaluated investment opportunities, counseled technology start-up companies and managed the operations of the office. Previously, Powell was the co-founder and Managing Director of VenCatalyst, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based technology incubator that was bought by idealab! in 1999.

Before starting VenCatalyst, Powell was Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) and member of the Worldwide Operating Committee for Burson-Marsteller, the world's largest communications consulting firm. As CKO, Powell built an award-winning global knowledge network and technology infrastructure. In his eight years at B-M, Powell served as global client leader for a Fortune 100 company and assisted numerous clients on corporate positioning, knowledge management, and public affairs projects.

Powell is a native of Tennessee and graduated from Southern Methodist University with honors with degrees in Political Science and Business Administration."

Here's the bio from GOPUSA's Richard M. Powell:

http://web.archive.org/web/20040316202356/http://www.gopusa.com/bios/richardpowell.shtml

"Richard M. Powell
Member, Board of Directors, GOPUSA

Richard Powell brings a wealth of political and business experience to GOPUSA.com. He is the founder and president of JPX Interactive Technologies, Inc., a comprehensive technology integration firm offering consulting, deployment and integration services in the business, government and education market segments. The firm has a specialty practice area focusing on the development and implementation of web portals that channel best practice content to educators and students. Richard also consults privately for political candidates and policymakers, helping them develop their education message and K-16 education reform policy initiatives. He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry, and is active in national, state and local political and civic causes. Richard is a graduate of St. Edward's University. He resides in Austin, Texas where he likes to spend his free time running competitively, traveling and working with at-risk youth."

They don't seem to reconcile, especially the universities he (they?) attended. I think this should be checked out some more.

Also, as far as Dina Powell from the White House, there may not be the same Richard Powell there either. Check this out:

http://www.madison.com/post/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6208#6208

"These may be two different Richard Powells. Richard M. Powell's bio at GOPUSA says he is founder and president of JPX Interactive Technologies, Inc. A yellow pages listing shows a JPX INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES at an address in Austin, Tx. Travis County voter registration shows a RICHARD M POWELL at this same address with a birthdate in April 1965. The Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics shows a marriage between a POWELL, RICHARD C JR, age 31, and a HABIB, DINA O, age 25, in January 1998 in Travis County. (Habib is Dina's maiden name mentioned in the Washington Post article.) GOPUSA's Richard M. Powell would have been 32 years old at the time of the wedding. So there a difference in age, middle initial, and generational suffix. This all assumes the public records are correct."

[DoYouEverWonder]

208. I believe you are right

there does seem to be different Richard Powells here. I am glad you had more time and resources to dig into this then I do. Hey, I'm just a lowly blogger who has a regular full time job and a kid.

However, like a bumbling Dr. Watson, I still managed to stumble upon a major link into how the US government and politics have been hijacked by a small well connected group of people from the WH, TX, MSM and both sides of the aisle, who rigged the 2004 election.

Gannon and Talon are just a little side show in the grand scheme of things. It's Bobby Eberle, The Texas Lyceum and companies like Quinn Gillespie and how they all connect to Karl Rove and the Bush WH that is the real issue here.

[DulceDecorum]

217. Good work: Is Scott McClellan really married?

GannonGuckert seems to think so.

What does the Texas Department of Health,
Bureau of Vital Statistics
have to say?

[NVMojo]

206. I posted this stuff (minus Gannon) in November and got shot at here

for even suggesting this inbreeding. Denial is not a river in Egypt. Thanks for posting and glad you aren't getting shot at.

[rodeodance]

210. many times we do not see the dots (I for one need lots of links to see

them). Sorry to hear you got blasted at that time.

[jen4clark]

216. Wish I'd seen it NVMojo

I only stumbled on this thread this morning. I've seen similar sentiments posted on other blogs that were simultaneously blasted and praised. I truly feel it is too much for some people to accept. One has to wonder how bad things have to get before people's eyes are opened. Looks like we may be around to find out. :scared:


:kick:

[Al-CIAda]

209. kick

[desertalien]

212. K Street on HBO

There was a show on HBO last year about just this sort of thing. George Clooney produced it and two of the main characters were James Carvelle and his wife :puke:. Does anyone remember seeing it? They even had an episode in which they coached Howard Dean for a speaking engagement.

[Malva Zebrina]

213. I appreciate all the information that has been posted on this thread

I cannot believe that at my age, I have been so politically naive.

It is all one big game, eh? These twenty year veterans of the belt way are doing nothing but cavorting around with the enemy--at least I consider them the enemy.

What comes to mind is after one of the debates, second or third, Bush, with his arm arouind Kerry said something like "Let's meet somewhere"

I can't believe I gave , sometimes my last penny, to a campaign that was enabling insiders to make millions, all the while being joined at the hip witht he opposite party. I don't care if it is done all the time--that is a fallacy argument.

I can't believe that I have now bad relationships with my own family, children and siblings because I argued against Bush, while Kerry was dancing around hiring bed partners of the Republicans.

One of them said to me "They are all the same" and at the time, I argued.

They have made millions--Kerry took the overflow and intended to keep it for another run--while I put off certain luxuries, such as steak, in order to support him.

Truly, this system is corrupt. Truly and I must make ammends to a member of my family, where relationships turned, painfully, very cool, and apologize.

They are all the same.

It is no wonder the Democrats appear to be spineless. They are not, with the exception of a few who still possess some integrity, spineless--they are players in the game. --raking in the money, going to the posh parties,being connected, networking with the fascist Republicans and having a whole lot of fun cavorting around DC with their Republican buddies while taking money from poor, but hopeful naive people.

Lieberman makes sense now. Gephart appearing int he rose garden kissing Bush's ass makes sense now.

This is the way it is played, and this is the way that many, even Democrats, say it must be played if we are to have an "electable" candidate.

I won't play anymore, after reading this entire thread.

No Democrat is going to delve into this mess--they may lose their "contacts" and their plush position as an "honorable"

Thoroughly disgusted now.

[jen4clark]

215. Let's keep this thread going!!!

I agree with many that have participated on this thread - it needs to keep going and be read by everyone. I'm new here, but I urge everyone to "kick" it! The truths within this thread are too painful and scary for some. Many will not acknowledge or accept that we are the United Corporations of America.

I've had to stop talking about this stuff with family members and even many friends who just don't want to know. It rips away the entire basis of their reality in regards to our "democracy" and it's more than they can deal with.

In my opinion, our main focus needs to be towards getting rid of the GEMS Tabulators counting the votes. I'm hopeful with Dr. Dean as Chair of the DNC, this issue will be at the forefront. He was shown how and personally hacked into the software! That is HUGE!! If we have no say in who is elected all else is pretty much pointless short of getting out in the streets. With the increasing police state, that will not be pretty - to put it mildly...

Right now we have to keep pounding out those letters and emails, calling in to talk shows, calling out the lies and mis-information spewed forth from this regime through the Corporate Media and pointing out "Facts". Letters to the editor, to media news heads, our representatives/senators are read by someone. General Clark told us that if enough people write about or call in to talk shows on any given issue it IS noticed.

I found the following article very interesting and disturbing. There're enough of us here speaking out on this thread that should encourage us to figure out who's on who's side and give us futher motivation to stick together to fight our common enemy. Like Dr. Dean says "We've got the power!!"

A NEW CONSTITUTIONALCONVENTION
By Tom Crumpacker
http://www.beyondmainstream.com/politics/commentary_3.php

Too many US progressives seem to accept the myth of United States democracy. We hear and read of all kinds of change strategies and tactics, which have one thing in common: a belief that winning elections by progressive candidates will solve our problems. But until we have a real democracy this won't happen, and we should have learned this sometime in the last 50 years. Without real democracy, we can't peacefully or successfully address the calamitous problems which face us, such as economic crisis, war, unilateralism, authoritarianism, corporatism, environmental destruction, loss of privacy and liberty, discrimination, poverty, wage, health care, education, etc. In society these crucial issues are addressed by laws produced by political power. With no real democracy, electoral strategies and complaints about issues are just so much hot air. What US progressives have in common, whatever their specific issue or interest, is a desperate need for people power to become capable of producing political outcomes desired by the people.

<snip>

Although our rulers frequently say that we have a democracy and seek to impose our institutions on others, the only accurate words to describe our system as it now functions are commercial oligarchy or plutocracy. The core of the historic idea of democracy is the possibility of collective decision-making about collective action for a common good. The reason humans have been trying to achieve this vision at least since the days of ancient Athens has to do with freedom. To the extent people can participate in the important decisions which affect their lives, personally or by true representation, the decisions become theirs, they implement them, and society's need for coercion diminishes.
(Cont.)

http://www.beyondmainstream.com/politics/commentary_3.php

[Name removed]

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[KingoftheJungle]

218. kick. start sending this to media sources!

[DoYouEverWonder]

220. CORRECTION - There is more than one Richard Powell

The link from GOPUSA to Quinn Gillespie turned out not to be the same person.

There are at least 2 Richard Powell's.

The one from GOPUSA is Richard M Powell. He is still significant because he is a direct link to the Texas GOP having been GOVERNOR RICK PERRY'S policy adviser.

In regards to Richard Powell of Quinn Gillespie, he may or may not be married to Dina Powell, Bush's Director of Personnel.

Based on this newer information, it appears that Quinn Gillespie is not linked to GOPUSA via a Richard Powell.

I apologize to anyone who has passed along my incorrect conclusions regarding Powell. That is why in the title I state "I think". I was trying to absorb a lot of information fast and came here to post about it and get some help tracking down the leads. In the process we managed to uncover a lot of good information and links and even opened a few big cans of worms. I would hate to see all that work discredited for a mistake that I have now acknowledged as publicly as I can.

In regards to, Quinn Gillespie, they are still linked to the inner sanctums of both campaigns and the issues that are raised by the fact that ONE company had staff inside both campaigns is in my book, an outrage. Plus this wasn't just any old company. The two principals are what is significant here. Ed Gillespie was not just some staffer, he went on a leave of absence to chair the RNC for the 2004 election. He has since returned to QG.

Jack Quinn was on Clinton's staff in the WH and was AL GORE's Chief of Staff. He left in early 2000, before the election to start Quinn Gillespie.

For one company to have such major connections to both parties and for them to then place members of their staff inside both campaigns, is to say the least questionable and sets up a situation that is ripe for corruption and abuse. I stand by my previous statements regarding both candidates and their campaigns and their collusion in rigging the 2000 and 2004 elections.



Thanks

PBWY
DYEW

[Norquist Nemesis]

221. So Quinn/Gillespie set up house like Carville/Matalin?

[DoYouEverWonder]

222. I think there are some differences between forming a corporation

in this case a LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) and a marriage, even if that marriage is made in hell.

[Al-CIAda]

224. kick

[cestpaspossible]

225. Both campaigns used the same postal service, too...

they must be in cahoots! :eyes: