Comments on: ‘Ordinary voter’ in New York Times recount story has strong GOP ties

By: Lazercat

Lazercat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:52:53 +0000

And from AP….

The Republican senators targeted by DCI began hearing from prominent constituents and financial contributors, all urging the defeat of Hagel’s bill because it might harm the housing boom. The effort generated newspaper articles and radio and TV appearances by participants against the measure.

Inside Freddie Mac headquarters in 2005, the few dozen people who knew what DCI was doing referred to the initiative as “the stealth lobbying campaign,” three people familiar with the drive said.

They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they fear retaliation if their names are disclosed.

Freddie Mac executive Hollis McLoughlin oversaw DCI’s drive, according to the three people.

“Hollis’s goal was not to have any Freddie Mac fingerprints on this project, and DCI became the hidden hand behind the effort,” one of the three people told the AP.

By: Lazercat

Lazercat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:49:52 +0000

“Sources said this latest effort by Frist and Rove is raising money in significant sums, in the tens of millions of dollars, and are putting the funds directly towards media buys in U.S. Senate races that are “too close to call.”

Read the whole story at nashvillecitypaper.com

By: Lazercat

Lazercat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:43:05 +0000

CATSLAW #1 It’s always DCI and it’s always Bill Frist.

“Gary Feld, who is a Vice President overseeing DCI Group’s Research Department, joined the company in early 2007.

Prior to coming to DCI Group, Mr. Feld served as Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. In the fall of 2006, Mr. Feld briefly left Sen. Frist’s staff to act as Research Director for Bob Corker’s victorious Senate campaign in Tennessee – the only competitive Senate race won by Republicans in 2006. Before working in the Leader’s Office, Mr. Feld was employed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee – first as Director of Statistical Analysis and then as Director of Research. During his tenure with the NRSC, Republicans won six Senate seats, taking control of the chamber in 2002 and, in 2004, defeating a party leader for the first time in half a century.:

Campaign reform now or never people. We are in deep trouble here.

By: Lazercat

Lazercat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:19:52 +0000

The New York Times is controlled by the same people we are currently bailing out on Wall Street. HMC Investors now controls the largest share of the Times. Who are these mysterious owners shrouded by investment companies. Our own Star Tribune was bought by one of these investment companies. Who are they and do they have an agenda? HMC Investors puts it this way.

“Since we formed our first real estate fund in 1995, we have attracted investors from many sectors, including endowments and foundations, funds of funds, family offices, pension funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and high net worth individuals.”

One of the last vestiges of free speech is being taken over by the faceless corporate entities. Could Democracy be the next loss? Pleasant dreams.

By: Lazercat

Lazercat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:43:06 +0000

We own the airwaves, they are not the personal plaything of the corporations. We should tax the heck out of the airwaves. We are giving away a limited resource for free to people who want to control our elections with their lies. They make millions on commercials and distort the news with rubbish. It is time to tax these foreign invaders.

By: noshrub

noshrub — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:37:42 +0000

Thanks for explaining this to me. I read the article in the NYT and when I got to the end, I was kind of like, WTF? Who’s this Noah guy? Just an ordinary Noah the Hunter, my ass. What lousy journalism. The Noah the Hunter part of the article seemed liike an afterthought…really a piece of shit article.

By: John

John — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:22:10 +0000

The thing that irked me with this part of the article is that Noah is not introduced at all. He has no relevance to the issue other than a witty facebook status. His inclusion is this article is just weird and, yes, probably journalistically sloppy.

By: Murray

Murray — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:08:43 +0000

The article is about how people are questioning the election and the changes in ballot count. Anyone (liberal or conservative) who doesn’t think the large change in votes is, at the very least, a little odd, is in denial. However, most complaints are coming from the Republicans, so it makes sense to quote those sources. The first part of the article has many non-partisan details, and quotes from Franken himself (I don’t see a direct, new Coleman quote).

BTW, Mr Blifil, your last comment is very condescending & demeaning, considering the NY Times writer is a woman.

By: lazercat

lazercat — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:43:32 +0000

Where is this “liberal media” I keep hearing so much about? I would like to subscribe.

By: Charley James

Charley James — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:09:30 +0000

The “New York Times” and “Strib” violations of basic journalistic standards aside, as abhorrent as they are, the behavior of the entire Coleman-GOP apparatus during the election and pending recount is reprehensible.