Category Archives: Campaign Finance

Barf Warning #2: Watching This Video of Mika Brzezinski Talking about Her Weekend with the Kochs May Also Induce Vomiting!

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro One would expect a conservative Republican like Joe Scarborough to be enamored of the billionaire Koch Brothers. Earlier this week, he spoke of Charles and David Koch in glowing terms on his MSNBC show Morning Joe after … Continue reading →

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Barf Warning: Watching This Video of Joe Scarborough Talking about the Koch Brothers May Induce Vomiting!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Sunday evening, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, a group affiliated with the billionaire Koch brothers, hosted the American Recovery Policy Forum, which featured some Republican politicians who have their eyes on the US Presidency. Zeke J Miller (Time) said the … Continue reading →

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Stateside New Jersey: The State Paid Fees to Mary Pat Christie’s Firm After State Investment Was Terminated

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro During the time that Chris Christie has spent serving as governor of New Jersey, the state “has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Wall Street firms as management fees on the state’s pension funds.” Although just a few hundred thousand … Continue reading →

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What Remains Unsaid

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Gene Howington

by Gene Howington This Tuesday, a new book will be released that is sure to ruffle some feathers in the U.S. military circles. “Why We Lost” is retired U.S. Army General Dan Bolger’s attempt to address why we are still … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart Welcomes Koch Industries as a New Sponsor of “The Daily Show”

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last Night, Jon Stewart “welcomed” Koch Industries as a new sponsor of The Daily Show with a funny segment on the Comedy Central network. Stewart showed “a slick new ad” from the company that had appeared during … Continue reading →

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Is Lindsey Graham Joking?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Gene Howington

by Gene Howington South Carolina Senator and possible Presidential candidate Lindsey Graham has, at best, an odd sense of humor.  Personally, I find him about as funny as red tide but apparently his audience at an all-male Irish Catholic Hibernian … Continue reading →

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Tim Dickinson of “Rolling Stone” Looks at the Koch Brothers’ “Toxic Empire”

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Tim Dickinson has an interesting article about the billionaire siblings Charles and David Koch over at Rolling Stone. Dickinson’s piece is titled Inside the Koch Brothers’ Toxic Empire. He notes below the title of his article that … Continue reading →

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Senator Bernie Sanders on Meet the Press (VIDEO)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from the state of Vermont, appeared on Meet the Press earlier today. Excerpt from Todd’s interview with Sanders: Sanders: “The truth is, there is profound anger at both political parties…The question … Continue reading →

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Chris Christie Cuts Payments to State Pension Funds Retroactively in Order to Balance Budget…NJ Still Manages to Subsidize the Private Sector to the Tune of $1.57 Billion

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO A couple of weeks ago, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced his plan to use more than $2.43 billion that had been earmarked for public worker pension funding to balance his state’s ailing budget. Salvador Rizzo … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Amendment? Action, Not Words

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Gene Howington

by GENE HOWINGTON Political news website The Hill is reporting that Obama allegedly told a group at a fundraiser that he might be in a “strong position” to amend the Constitution. The supposed aim? To undo the damage done to … Continue reading →

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