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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Tom Steyer: Billionaire Democratic Donor was a Fusion GPS Client
2017-11-14
[Daily Caller] Years before Fusion GPS became famous for its work on the Trump dossier, the opposition research firm worked for Tom Steyer, the billionaire Democratic donor currently waging a $20 million TV campaign to impeach President Trump.

A Daily Caller investigation reveals that in 2012, Steyer, a hedge fund chieftain and environmental activist, hired Fusion GPS and its founding partner, Glenn Simpson, to conduct an investigation to help pass a ballot initiative aimed at closing a tax loophole for California businesses and funneling money to clean energy projects.

Steyer poured $32 million into "Yes on Prop 39," a committee he formed to support ballot initiative Proposition 39. The successful campaign made Steyer a rising star in the world of Democratic politics. The party’s most generous donor in the 2016 election cycle ‐ giving more than $90 million to various political action committees ‐ Steyer is said to be considering running for political office.

The connection between Fusion GPS to Steyer and his "Yes on Prop 39" campaign has not been previously reported, and there is almost no public information linking them.
Posted by:Besoeker

#19  "Listen, you dumb proles. What lies do I have to tell you to get you to fall in line. Don't make me spend more than I have to, dammit."
Posted by: Frank G   2017-11-14 18:58  

#18  Abu, I saw one of Steyer's spots on the satellite over the weekend.
His main lack of personality issue seems to be that he talks to people like they're his employees. Not terribly persuasive.
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-11-14 18:52  

#17  Cobbler, stick to your last.

Peach please!
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-11-14 17:45  

#16  An ultracrepidarian pastor
Encroached on the turf of his master:
"The law is an ass!"
Heard His canons, en masse,
As they raced to enforce the cadastre.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-11-14 15:54  

#15  One question though: Do Steyer's TV commercials air outside of California? Are they nationwide?

I ask because as I listen to the way he speaks, his tone of voice, the totally unfounded accusations he makes and as I watch his facial expressions it seems to me this guy is way in the heck further off his rocker than all of the rest of the loonie, lefty politicians and SJWs. I think if he was wound up any tighter he'd start foaming at the mouth and require a straight jacket.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-11-14 11:07  

#14  I look at that word, ultracrepidarianism, and immediately I know why it is not a well known or often used word.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-11-14 11:01  

#13  ultracrepidarianism

It is a well-known ism in the field of psychology/psychiatry. Wait a minute, I'm not a psychologist or psychiatrist.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-11-14 10:06  

#12  ultracrepidarianism
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-11-14 09:47  

#11  Well done, KBK.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-11-14 09:44  

#10  TW, it’s not completely unwarranted, since applying logical and evidence based thinking to a problem often gives a better result than raw emotion. But scientists often get it wrong, even in their own field. For example, Lord Kelvin felt that x-rays would prove to be a fraud and heavier than air flight is impossible.

Hawking has a hopefully terminal case of ultracrepidarianism.
Posted by: KBK   2017-11-14 09:43  

#9  Cobbler, stick to your last.

Not that anyone knows what a last is anymore.
Posted by: KBK   2017-11-14 09:17  

#8  But what is the term for people who think that competence in one area makes them universally competent

I can't name it, but lots of scientists firmly believe their brilliant insights in their area of expertise necessarily translates to brilliant insights in other fields. The legitimately brilliant Linus Pauling and his mega-doses of vitamin C comes to mind.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-11-14 09:07  

#7  Fusion GPS is an equal opportunity service provider.
Posted by: KBK   2017-11-14 08:39  

#6  We're very busy in Washington right now doing the people's business. After the Tax Reform Act is passed, congress and the DOJ will have to have a look at this so-called research firm Fusion GPS. You'll see !

[___] Likely
[___] Unlikely
[_X_] Never fok'n happen.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-11-14 07:52  

#5  a Fusion GPS Client My only surprise is that he doesn't own Fusion GPS.

Posted by: JohnQC   2017-11-14 07:41  

#4  prop 39 basically confiscated some corporate taxes (est. $300-500M) that would have gone to the general fund to use in energy efficiency projects in California school (K-12)
Posted by: lord garth   2017-11-14 05:53  

#3  There is a term Dunning–Kruger effect for people with delusions of competence in their field of endeavor. But what is the term for people who think that competence in one area makes them universally competent - all these IT/market speculator billioneres?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-11-14 03:01  

#2  Good - he continues to spend good money after bad. As I've commented previously, this guy has zero political instincts and is reacting purely out of spite. Stay out of his way while he continues to destroy himself and his pot of gold.
Posted by: Raj   2017-11-14 01:54  

#1  Funding of the dossier? Perhaps the riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma has been solved.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-11-14 01:43  

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