The real Dick DeVos: Very important to read and distribute

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Not only is this man not qualified to be governor, having no governmental experience, and really, limited business experience, he is dangerous, and not just to Michigan. Please read and pass along to others. There is another link provided after this snippet which links to an article about his relationship to the radical religious right.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/4/153458/0413

(MI - Gov) Doctrine of Dick DeVos (R Candidate)
by Hector Solon
Fri Aug 04, 2006 at 12:34:58 PM PDT
Cross-posted at MichiganLiberal.

The citizens and voters of Michigan owe it to themselves to become fully informed about the inner workings of Republican Dick DeVos as they make their choice and cast their votes in November.

Who is Dick DeVos and why does he want to be elected governor of Michigan?

The first and most obvious question:

Why does Dick with all those billions at his disposal--who lives the life of a jet setter with all the accoutrements (complete entrée to private jets, helicopters, ocean-going racing yachts, four palatial homes, a private Caribbean island, etc.) want to become governor of a state he portrays is in a crisis of historic proportions?

Secondly, the following questions:

What does the public know about DeVos' history, his political involvement and his specific issues? Are there critical concerns about Dick's agendas and his views on social and moral questions that should alarm or concern us as citizens?

>more on the DeVos Doctrine

Religious right connections:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/11/14245/7863
In "The Doctrine of Dick DeVos" some of the elements of the DeVos Doctrine were listed. However, in order to understand any doctrine the founding principles and philosophy (in this case better described as a strangely twisted "theology") need to be thoroughly examined and explored.
While the real objectives of the DeVos Doctrine are basically simple self-enrichment and profit, the Doctrine and Dick DeVos for Governor campaign in Michigan are infused with a special sort of Christian Fundamentalist rhetoric and the ambitions of political power using organizations within the Christian Right, many of which were setup and financed directly by the DeVos Family for their select purposes and coordinated with other groups with likeminded agendas and goals. They form a cooperative network of burrowing idealogues and market fundelmentalists.

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(This is I think DeVos in a nutshell...from the above article)
Conservative profiteers, like Dick DeVos have only one true objective: the harvesting of public funding and tax revenues from governments and tax programs, as well as related non-governmental organizations (NGOs) they pretend to hate. These organizations are not primarily formed to promote their religious views and agenda, which are secondary goals; they are formed to sustain and maintain a constant flow of public funds from public projects and programs to support their own enterprises and projects for personal power and profit.

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