Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Alternet: 6 Shady Right-Wing Groups Pouring Money Into Today's Wisconsin Recall

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU
 
Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-09-11 04:05 AM
Original message
Alternet: 6 Shady Right-Wing Groups Pouring Money Into Today's Wisconsin Recall
http://www.alternet.org/story/151951/6_shady_right-wing_groups_pouring_money_into_today%27s_wisconsin_recall?page=entire

Alternet | By Sarah Jaffe

6 Shady Right-Wing Groups Pouring Money Into Today's Wisconsin Recall

As Wisconsin progressives fight to recall Scott Walker's allies in the state senate, here are some of the conservative groups funding their right-wing agenda.


August 8, 2011 |

Today will see the recall elections of six Wisconsin state senators who supported Republican Governor Scott Walker's budget cuts, and specifically his attacks on the right of workers to bargain collectively.

- snip -

But as McCabe noted, the difference is in the disclosure. While, as Greg Sargent at the Washington Post pointed out, this has rightly been labor's fight since the beginning, the sudden influx of conservative groups from all over the country means a lot of untraceable money. Here are six of the groups putting their money on the line in hopes of Republican victories.

1.) Club For Growth
2.) ALEC
3.) Wisconsin Family Action
6.) Americans For Prosperity

MORE

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-09-11 04:08 AM
Response to Original message
1. I hope the return for that money is zero.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Sat May 04th 2024, 01:03 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC