Campaign Finance

Lookie what ifound! I dont beleive this! Well, yea I do!

Roll Call: Google 'eager' to work with Republicans

RAW STORY
Published: Thursday September 14, 2006

Print This Email This

Google is "eager" to work with the Republican Party and has boosted its presence in Washington, D.C., according to Roll Call.

"Google, one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley, is ramping up its political clout in Washington, D.C., while taking a series of steps to court Republicans," report Tory Newmyer and Paul Kane for Roll Call. "The company is filing paperwork today to open its first-ever political action committee, and later this month, it will make an endangered GOP incumbent the beneficiary of its first-ever Washington fundraiser."

Dems calling for return of contributions from guilty guy Bob Ney to Virginia Foxx ($5,000) and Robin Hayes ($1,000).

In the wake of Rep. Bob Ney's (R-OH) guilty plea, Democrats are bringing back the "culture of corruption" charge and challenging House Republicans to give back the more than $472,000 in campaign contributions Ney has made to them.

More from ABC's (yeah, I know..) "theBlotter", including the full list of recipients.

Hot on Anglico's heels in the hunt for 527s watch out for these right-wing groups in the months to come: The "Government Reform Coalition" and "Purge Congress 527". Each group has IRS initial filings with NC addresses but no reported contributions or expenditures to date. A large flow of cash could influence the fall elections but might not be detected until after election day.

Government Reform Coalition was formed last year with a Raleigh address that is listed as undeliverable by the US Postal Service and can not be identified in Wake County tax records. The custodian of the 527 is DC based lawyer "Alan P. Dye" a partner in the firm Webster, Chamberlain and Bean. Dye is closely associated with the "Republican Leadership Coalition" a group largely funded and controlled by millionaire J. Patrick Rooney, the self described "Father of Medical Savings Accounts" who also advocates for school vouchers. Rooney also largely funded the "People of Color" group which attacked Teresa Heinz for highlighting her African heritage.

Well. Tonight Democracy in North Carolina took a big hit. In a 4-1 decision the State Board of Elections decided that Art Pope was "within" the law.

I am not sure what went through the minds of the board members when they decided that "call out Richard Morgan" with "he voted with the Democrats and not Republicans" was not electioneering, but they have decided.

The one good man who voted against the dismissing of charges, Mr. Bob Cordle, said that Pope should have had to pay $18,000 in penalties. Lets stop and think. 300,000 mailers were sent out, but they should only have to pay 18,000 for the "cost of the ads".

I am sure that this has been talked about and explained before, but I want to give my take on why Art Pope's electioneering is bad. This is mostly in response to the question that most outside of bluenc would ask, which is, "Why does Art Pope matter?"

Extreme partisanship is a threat to any democracy. This was well known in the 18th century, prompting George Washington to famously argue against political parties and permanent treaties. However, since then we have had varying levels of party politics, from the benign early-mid 19th century to 1860s and 1870s, from 2001 to 2006. However, this new brand of partisanship takes things a step further. It is not that Richard Morgan lost his idealogical way, nor is he a bad Republican. In fact, I would not be surprised to learn that Morgan was responsible (directly or indirectly) for the lowering of income and state taxes in our most recent budget. However, what he did do was to place his own personal goals above that of his party.

Who da heck is Ken McKim you say ? Why he is the King George strutting & 10 gallon hat guy from Texas! Well, he happens to THINK he can oust Sen. John Snow. Personally I don’t think it will happen. But here is his money trail.

Ken McKim - Bio
A Conservative Candidate – The most conservative Candidate in the 50th District Senate race.
Ken McKim, 36 comes from a family of thirteen children. Family is a priority. Family values, marriage, and individual freedoms are of great importance to him. He lives and works in Highlands, NC.
Born and raised in Texas, he made his home in North Carolina in the 90’s.

I did a little tracking @ opensecrets.com. Hope I am not re-doing anything.

CHARLES H. TAYLOR (R-NC)
Top Industries
The top industries supporting Charles H. Taylor are:
1 Retired $59,820
2 Casinos/Gambling $56,383
3 Leadership PACs $48,007
4 Lobbyists $35,330
5 Lawyers/Law Firms $32,550
6 Forestry & Forest Products $21,436
7 Misc Business $21,040
8 Real Estate $20,400
9 Health Professionals $20,025
10 Telephone Utilities $19,250
11 General Contractors $18,450
12 Agricultural Services/Products $16,850
13 Crop Production & Basic Processing $16,450
14 Construction Services $12,700

Cross-Posted at theOnslow County Politicsweb-log.

In the NC House 4^th District, Incumbent Russell Tucker (Dem) is being challenged by
Richard Kaiser (Rep). Representative Tucker has significantly out-raised his challenger, receiving over $5,700 this quarter while Richard Kaiser has only received $250. Mr. Kaiser’s entire 2^nd quarter contributions are from individual donors, whereas Representative Tucker’s quarterly income is almost entirely from political action committees. Without those corporate contributions, the two would be quite close in fund-raising.

Source:American Legion

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)

Political Action Committee Contributions: 2003-2004 Campaign Cycle

Total 2003-2004 campaign contributions: $789,954

Sort by: Total Amount | Contributor

Contributor Total
American Bankers Association Pac (Bankpac) $-3000
American Supply Association Pac $0
Bakepac - The Political Action Committee Of The Independent Bakers Association $250
Conservative Victory Fund $426
Cigar-Pac Of The Cigar Association Of America, Inc. $500
North Carolina Pork Council Pac (Ncp Pac) Fka N C Pork Producers Assoc In Pac $500

Source:American Legion

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)

Political Action Committee Contributions: 2005-2006 Campaign Cycle

Total 2005-2006 campaign contributions: $

Sort by: Total Amount | Contributor

Contributor Total

powered by Capitol Advantage ©2006