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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSuper Donor Bob Perry Dies...
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-prominent-gop-donor-bob-perry-dies-20130414,0,4817442.storyhttp://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-2013-notable-deaths-gallery,0,7133441.photogallery
AUSTIN, Texas A family friend says Republican mega-donor Bob Perry, who built a Houston real estate empire and became among the most prolific political fundraisers in the country, has died. He was 80.
Perry was a fixture of GOP fundraising in Texas and nationally dating back to former President George W. Bush's Texas gubernatorial races in the mid-1990s. His largesse included giving big in 2004 to the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth campaign that sought to discredit then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.
Last year alone, Bob Perry gave more than $18 million to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and organization that backed his candidacy. That ranked him third among all Romney donors, behind only Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons.
Perry's generosity extended to other statehouses, included in Wisconsin last year as Republican Gov. Scott Walker fought efforts for a recall. Perry donated at least $250,000 to help Walker keep his job, making Perry among the largest out-of-state donors.
Perry was a fixture of GOP fundraising in Texas and nationally dating back to former President George W. Bush's Texas gubernatorial races in the mid-1990s. His largesse included giving big in 2004 to the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth campaign that sought to discredit then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.
Last year alone, Bob Perry gave more than $18 million to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and organization that backed his candidacy. That ranked him third among all Romney donors, behind only Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons.
Perry's generosity extended to other statehouses, included in Wisconsin last year as Republican Gov. Scott Walker fought efforts for a recall. Perry donated at least $250,000 to help Walker keep his job, making Perry among the largest out-of-state donors.
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Super Donor Bob Perry Dies... (Original Post)
KharmaTrain
Apr 2013
OP
"largesse"? "generosity"? More like bribery and corruption and desire to spread lies, latimes.
reformist2
Apr 2013
#5
I guess he didn't partake of whatever evil concoction that is keeping Cheney alive
n2doc
Apr 2013
#7
I wonder if his heirs will file all kinds of frivolous lawsuits fighting over the inheritance.
tanyev
Apr 2013
#8
John Kerry continues to work for the nation, George W. Bush is retired in disgrace......
Paladin
Apr 2013
#10
JI7
(89,182 posts)1. fuck him
arthritisR_US
(7,269 posts)2. No tears from me.
liberal N proud
(60,302 posts)3. He can join Thatcher where ever she is.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)4. One less asshole, but there'll be plenty to replace him.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)5. "largesse"? "generosity"? More like bribery and corruption and desire to spread lies, latimes.
malaise
(267,823 posts)6. Guess losing all that money kills
No tears here
n2doc
(47,953 posts)7. I guess he didn't partake of whatever evil concoction that is keeping Cheney alive
Won't be missed. Built shitty homes, too.
tanyev
(42,360 posts)8. I wonder if his heirs will file all kinds of frivolous lawsuits fighting over the inheritance.
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)9. 1 down, 39,999,999 to go. n/t
Paladin
(28,204 posts)10. John Kerry continues to work for the nation, George W. Bush is retired in disgrace......
...and Bob Perry is dead. Suits me fine.
surrealAmerican
(11,340 posts)11. Who writes this nonsense?
Using your fortune to push a political agenda is not "generosity".
MrScorpio
(73,626 posts)12. This is why we need to reinstate the so-called "Death Tax"
He's not going to need all that filthy loot where he's going
UTUSN
(70,497 posts)13. R#2 & K for, let's see, what can I say, what can I say (censoring my thoughts... ) n/t
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)14. Rot in hell...
Actually, I don't believe in hell...but there are times I wish I did...like now.