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| 2004-03-10 |
Cash & Kerry: major green funding group launders his wifeâs money into his campaign--President Bushâs leadership and decisions after 9/11 were sure to become a centerpiece of his re-election campaign, as his opponents knew. So the moment he aired ads with images of the 9/11 atrocity, they were ready with a carefully orchestrated response. It turns out that those "9/11 families" who suddenly turned up everywhere in the media to protest the Bush ads were--surprise!--part of an organized, well-established left-wing group, "September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows." This strident pacifist group, which also opposed the War in Afghanistan, actually represents only 120 of the 3,000 families of 9/11 victims--though youâd never know that from the adoring press coverage. But wait--it gets even better. "Peaceful Tomorrows" is an official project of, and heavily funded by, the Tides Center and its parent group, the Tides Foundation--a radical leftist operation that launders millions in donor cash to a wide range of socialist, environmentalist, and anti-war groups--while keeping donorsâ identities secret (for a fee). For example, according to the Capital Research Center, a watchdog group, "Here are a few notable nonprofits started, managed or funded by Tides: the Natural Resources Defense Council, Greenpeace, Union of Concerned Scientists, Environmental Working Group and the Ruckus Society." And guess who is a major contributor to the Tides network? Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democrat candidate John Kerry--thatâs who. She is chairman of the Howard Heinz Endowment, which channeled over $4 million to the Tides Foundation between 1995-2001. Two other Heinz family foundations which she leads have donated an additional $2 million. Thatâs not all. Weâve noted here that the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), a âviro political lobby, jumped onto the Kerry for President campaign with a surprisingly early primary endorsement. Capital Research notes that "In 2000, the LCV waited until April to endorse Vice President Gore, a candidate whose advocacy for LCVâs positions on environmental issues is much stronger than Kerryâs. Why did LCV jump so early on the Kerry bandwagon? âA clue may be found in grants the Heinz Endowments of Pittsburgh made to environmental groups whose leaders sit on the LCV board of directors. Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Senator Kerry, is chairman of the Howard Heinz Endowment (HHE) and a board member of the Vira I. Heinz Endowment (VHE) as well as chairman of the Heinz Family Foundation. The LCV Education Fund received $10,000 from the Heinz Family Foundation in 2001. More importantly, at least four members of the LCV board of directors lead environmental groups that received more than $1,000,000 from the Heinz philanthropies in the past three years.â Among LCV board members whose groups received major contributions from the various Heinz philanthropies run by Teresa Heinz Kerry are: John Adams, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (which received $50,000 in 2003); William Meadows III, president of the Wilderness Society (which received $50,000 in 2003); and Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense (which received over $600,000 in the period 2001-2003). Now we all know that John Kerry pledged to refuse âspecial interestâ contributions, right? And we all know that individual campaign donors, like his activist wife, are legally limited to only $2,000 in campaign contributions, right? But through devious money-laundering and back-room influence-peddling, the Kerrys and the rest of Gang Green manage to by-pass campaign finance laws, manipulate the media, and deceive voters. Such are the ways of the noble âidealistsâ of environmentalism. [Posted 3/8/04] |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #15 When are their 2003 tax returns due? Fifty bucks says they'll file the Fed. form 4868 (automatic 4 month extension to Aug. 15) & the 2688 (additional two month extension / 'request', almost always granted, to Oct. 15) to avoid early disclosure. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-3-10 12:41:12 PM |
| #14 Somebody from the vast right wing conspiracy needs to buy a major Newspaper or Television station to get this information out to the well meaning members of the left. The coverage of this has been nothing short of absolutely pathetic! |
| Posted by: B 2004-3-10 11:49:20 AM |
| #13 Oops. Sorry. Didn't notice that the header was a live link. Thanks, and my apologies. --Robert Bidinotto |
| Posted by: Robert Bidinotto 2004-3-10 11:29:42 AM |
| #12 Don't forget CAIR...Tides also has given money to this radical anti-anti-terrorism org. The Wahhabi's must be happy. Also, Tides funds the National Lawyers Guild. Lynne Stewart was a speaker at the NLG's most recent convention. Remember that Stewart was arrested and indicted for helping her client, the Blind Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, communicate with his terrorist cells in Egypt. Rahman was convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center boming. |
| Posted by: milford 2004-3-10 11:24:49 AM |
| #11 B- I can't take credit for that - I think it was Dennis Miller I heard refer to them as that. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-3-10 11:11:05 AM |
| #10 Robert, click on the headline. It goes straight to you. |
| Posted by: tipper 2004-3-10 10:38:34 AM |
| #9 Excuse me, folks. I found this "Cash & Kerry" commentary, lifted verbatim from my Web site, www.ecoNOT.com, but don't see that you posted any attribution to the source. Hey, I work hard at this stuff, so how about a little credit, huh? You can find this (and much more) at ecoNOT.com (http://www.ecoNOT.com/page3.html), and on The Bidinotto Blog (http://bidinotto.journalspace.com). --Robert Bidinotto, publisher. |
| Posted by: Robert Bidinotto 2004-3-10 10:32:16 AM |
| #8 Stepford anchors...good one. |
| Posted by: B 2004-3-10 10:28:40 AM |
| #7 The left's defense of this is amusing: "But they give money to LOTS of groups! And Theresa doesn't have the deciding vote!" And that matters, how, exactly? I mean, after years and years of hearing the left spin fantastic tales of a "vast right-wing conspiracy", we're supposed to ignore an obvious example of corruption like this? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-3-10 9:05:15 AM |
| #6 Not suprising at all. Whats even less suprising is Kerry's big media lapdogs will continue to give him a pass on this sort of thing. I made the mistake of watching CBSNBCABC world news with the Stepford anchors, no mouse fart in the Whitehouse is to small to be blamed on GW. None of those guys believe America is a special place at all, piss on them. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-3-10 7:30:11 AM |
| #5 "a man whose arrogant,condescending attitude appears to p***off everone" Now, now, there are plenty of folks who like Kerry, whom Kerry has not p***ed off. Like Chirac, Baby Kim, the mullahs in Iran... |
| Posted by: Ben 2004-3-10 5:13:51 AM |
| #4 You know what's even better? When are their 2003 tax returns due? They're going to have to make donation statements sometime, can't wait to see how much from who to where/which. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-3-10 2:39:52 AM |
| #3 Going to be an interesting 8 months.Will the mainstream press continue to be Kerry's cheerleaders after prolonged exposure to a man who will say anything to get a vote,to a man whose arrogant,condescending attitude appears to p***off everone he comes in contact with.Will the mainstream news media ever suffer for their relentless push for the Democratic agenda? |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-3-10 2:33:33 AM |
| #2 tap-tap-tap....nope. Not a thing. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-3-10 1:56:12 AM |
| #1 I the same vein, if Skeery comes to your locale, keep one hand on your wallet / purse -- rumor has it that he's the reincarnation of the Artful Dodger, though I'm not sure where they came up with the connection. Mebbe it's actually the name, this life-cycle, and refers to his voting record. I dunno. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-10 1:37:26 AM |