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"Massive dark money windfall: New conservative group got $1.6 billion from single donor"

TyroneIrish 25774 posts Joined: Oct 8, 2020

Posted5:00 pm on Aug 30, 2022

Looks like George Soros' $125M donation is a drop in the bucket...

Can we please get back to dealing with Campaign Finance Reform for the country's benefit...

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/politics/dark-money-donation-conservative-group-invs/index.html

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For those uncertain about the term "Dark Money" and who's using it...check out the link...

TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 11:41 pm on Aug 30, 2022

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Link: https://www.opensecrets.org/dark-money/shadow-infographic

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All Republicans are scum. There is no logic only hate in their actions.

NocalIrish 1344 posts 11:39 pm on Aug 30, 2022

Thank God for Joe Biden and the Democrats.

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Your article names the donor, not "dark money" if I understand the term.

iairishcheeks 30442 posts 7:04 pm on Aug 30, 2022

And before you go off on some unrelated tangent, know that I don't care.

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  That's the second time you've posted a reply to something you "don't care about"...
  
  TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 10:01 pm on Aug 30, 2022
  
  what have you been ingesting lately? ;-).
  
  btw, I just copied the article's headline...go complain to the author if you don't like the terminology...for someone who doesn't care at all, why fixate on such minutiae?
  
  There's no point in pushing for a discussion on this topic until all your senses are functional.
  
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    I care about the truth.
    
    iairishcheeks 30442 posts 7:16 am on Aug 31, 2022
    
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  That he can gripe about campaign financing is rich.
  
  jakers 14732 posts 8:26 pm on Aug 30, 2022
  
  Soros' demonic foundation has been funding pro-criminal communists for years in an effort to destroy this country.
  
  Now he whines that pro-Republic donors are stepping up. Astounding.
  
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    Who exactly are the pro-criminal communists' you say he donates to?...you must have a list handy...
    
    TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 10:16 pm on Aug 30, 2022
    
    let's have it.
    
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      Is this serious? Foxx, Boudin, Gascon, Krasner, Bragg.
      
      jakers 14732 posts 10:31 pm on Aug 30, 2022
      
      "The squad." O'Rourke. How long ya got?
      
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        Are any of the people you mention convicted criminals, or avowed communists?...didn't think so...
        
        TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 11:07 pm on Aug 30, 2022
        
        take a few moments to come down from your rant and read George Soros' own words on why he backs 'Reform Prosecutors"...it's unlikely that you'll agree with him, but there is no hidden agenda, and the facts that he lays out regarding today's situation are real and demand changes...even the Charles Koch Family Foundation calls for a 'De-Militarization' of police forces.
        
        The "Status Quo" is not working...not sure I would agree with all of the Reform changes, but the 'vector' is better than standing still.
        
        btw, wrt to Soros...his donations are public...not sure exactly who funds Leonard Leo's operation....maybe you can help there...who are all the backers?...
        Link: https://www.georgesoros.com/2022/07/31/why-i-support-reform-prosecutors/
        
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        There's no spinning this, you pathetic dolt.
        
        jakers 14732 posts 12:37 am on Aug 31, 2022
        
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        Epithets are all you've got?...that's what happens when you put no thought into your posts...
        
        TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 1:10 am on Aug 31, 2022
        
        you're going to get exposed every time.
        
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        You know you've lost the original point, so now you spin away. Classic you.
        
        jakers 14732 posts 12:58 pm on Aug 31, 2022
        
        Those are pro-criminal communists. They've made their cities and regions more dangerous.
        
        Now you want to say "but they're not convicted criminals!"
        
        You've lost. Piss off.
        
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        You should read George Soros' Open Letter that I posted on why he supports Reform Prosecutors...
        
        TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 12:17 am on Sep 1, 2022
        
        just locking people up AFTER they've committed even a minor, victimless crime, is not always the most effective use of tax dollars to keep a community safe...costs a lot, and too often destroys young lives which leads to a guaranteed increase in future crimes...there are credible alternatives...although "For Profit Prisons" may not think so.
        
        btw, you also need to bone up on the definition of "Communism"...I doubt that any of the people you mention are looking to ownership of production to the state, etc....but you really don't want to throw away a handy, albeit mindless, epithet.
        
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    Stepping up? GOP megadonors have held a solid lead for decades.
    
    Chris94 39152 posts 8:51 pm on Aug 30, 2022
    
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      $15 billion has been distributed to communists from "Open Society."
      
      jakers 14732 posts 9:12 pm on Aug 30, 2022
      
      But we're worried about Republican donations.
      
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        Soros is the bogeyman to the right; the Koch bros are the bogeyman to the left
        
        Chris94 39152 posts 9:50 pm on Aug 30, 2022
        
        Big money, however, benefits the GOP.
        
        There is a reason that one side wants the taps completely open and the other wants it shut.
        
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        Unions.
        
        notredame678 3806 posts 10:48 pm on Aug 30, 2022
        
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        Jersey Sucks!
        
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so much better to hand out money from Congress to woke initiatives

WestCoastIrishFan 17088 posts 6:35 pm on Aug 30, 2022

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Excellent...thanks for the good news.

Frankx 6601 posts 5:31 pm on Aug 30, 2022

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Great news! Generlally the Dems haul in a not more political contributions.

Curly1918 18363 posts 5:26 pm on Aug 30, 2022

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  Why do you say "Great News"?...do you actually favor tilting elections to the candidate with the
  
  TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 5:36 pm on Aug 30, 2022
  
  deepest pockets?...from either party?
  
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    I am in favor of anything to reverse the progressive tidal wave that has engulfed out politics.
    
    Curly1918 18363 posts 5:45 pm on Aug 30, 2022
    
    I do see us as very decadent and I'm hoping it can be reversed.
    
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      You've said you're ready to discuss such issues with enthusiasm...mind gong through that
      
      TyroneIrish OP25774 posts 6:05 pm on Aug 30, 2022
      
      "Progressive Tidal Wave"?...make your list and we'll address each and every one.
      
      While others will justifiably jump in, I'll give preferential attention to your replies...
      
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