Social Security “fright mail” targeting seniors helped fund GOP leaders tr

[NoPasaran]

A think tank which raised money by targeting elderly Americans with Social Security scare letters paid for more than $130,000 in travel expenses for the House Republican leader, his wife and his staff, RAW STORY has learned.

The National Center for Public Policy Research, a highly controversial and little-known conservative think tank which has been sending Social Security “fright mail” for years, paid for two posh trips for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) in 1996 and 2000, each at the cost of at least $64,000.

NCPPR also gave $1,000 to DeLay’s legal defense fund in 2004.

While another conservative group stole the limelight for an ad linking the AARP to gay marriage, NCPPR has operated below the radar on controversial issues since its founding in the early 1980s.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=134

[Enraged_Ape]

1. It's OK If You're A Republican !!! (n/t)

[tanyev]

14. IOKIYAR!

That would make such a great T-shirt/bumpersticker.

[snowbird42]

2. EXCLUSIVE MONDAY BOMBSHELL: GROUP THAT PAID $134,000 FOR HOUSE GOP LEADER'

EXCLUSIVE MONDAY BOMBSHELL: GROUP THAT PAID $134,000 FOR HOUSE GOP LEADER'S TRIPS RAISED MONEY SCAMMING SENIORS ON SOCIAL SECURITY

http://www.rawstory.com/

[Pirate Smile]

3. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1271400

[spinbaby]

4. Ah, they finally put up the story

A think tank which raised money by targeting elderly Americans with Social Security scare letters paid for more than $130,000 in travel expenses for the House Republican leader, his wife and his staff, RAW STORY has learned.

The National Center for Public Policy Research, a highly controversial and little-known conservative think tank which has been sending Social Security “fright mail” for years, paid for two posh trips for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) in 1996 and 2000, each at the cost of at least $64,000.

[ooglymoogly]

6. gee why didn't i see or hear any of this in the state run media

msnbc cnn et al

[rawstory]

8. STORY LINK

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=134

[Megahurtz]

5. Evil,evil,evil,

lowest of low gutter slime:puke:This gets more unbelievable everyday.

[DearAbby]

7. Terror tactics on the Elderly....why am I not surprised

It is a form of Payola. spend using our dime to scare the shit out of ourselves? We must demand a stop to this? that money could and should be spent elsewhere...how about on the elderly? Novel idea!

[rawstory]

9. Can you change title?

Social Security “fright mail” targeting seniors helped fund GOP leader’s trips to UK, Asia

thanks! that 2/28 thing keeps people from seeing the rest of the headline. sorry bout that.

[NoPasaran]

12. OK

[Willy Lee]

10. Fu## delay.

"The National Center for Public Policy Research, a highly controversial and little-known conservative think tank which has been sending Social Security “fright mail” for years, paid for two posh trips for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) in 1996 and 2000, each at the cost of at least $64,000."

That's more than I make in a year. Bastards.

[Toucano]

11. Buh, bye Cockroach DeLay!

You slime-faced, greedy, self-rightous, fear mongering troll doll.

[TahitiNut]

13. Stink tank, not 'think tank'.

Propagandists and liars.

[sandnsea]

15. Junk Mail Regime

Check almost any of the people behind these conservative groups and you'll find a founder who is or was in direct mail. The new ones are email marketing and some have even been accused of running illegal spamming operations. The Republican Party is nothing but a junk mail operation.

Bozos had alot of the connections between the GOP and the Christian groups, same junk mail syndicates.