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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-05-08 08:33 AM
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Palin's a PARROT, not a barracuda. A PARROT of Gingrich's GOPAC talking points from 1995.
She's just a lipsticked mouthpiece for RW TALKING POINTS that support fascism and call it freedom.

It has always been supported by the POWERFUL ELITE and the entrenched political insiders, despite all their RHETORICAL FLOURISHES and claims.

CHANGE? My ass.

http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/coinop_congress/eye_on_newt/GOPAC.html

What is GOPAC?
GOPAC is a political action committee, or PAC, established in 1979 by then-governor Pierre "Pete" Dupont of Delaware. Newt Gingrich assumed control of GOPAC in 1986 and transformed it into an 800-pound gorilla of political organizing with a $2 million annual budget. GOPAC has raised more than $8 million since 1991 though this figure may actually be higher since GOPAC doesn't release its list of contributors to the public. (So we did--see our leaked major donor list.)

Despite receiving credit for playing a major role in the 1994 Republican takeover of the House, GOPAC claims that most of its money is used to help elect Republican candidates for state offices, which would free the organization from disclosing its finances or observing federal limits on the size and source of campaign contributions. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) disagrees and is suing GOPAC in federal court over the issue. In fact, there's ample evidence that GOPAC is intentionally skirting federal elections rules to avoid disclosing contributions and to collect contributions from wealthy individuals that far exceed annual federal election limits.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-05-08 10:01 AM
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1. Palin the GOPAC Parrot.
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