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Quote:At the Colorado Oil and Gas Association meeting held in Denver last week, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) — who has publicly supported Donald Trump for president — argued that some positions are so irresponsible that they should outright disqualify a candidate from holding either statewide or political office. The offense? Supporting an end to fossil fuel production on federal lands. “We have leaders who are saying irresponsible things, like we will have no more production on public lands,” Gardner said on Thursday. “It’s irresponsible, and I think anybody who refuses to reject statements like that are not fit for statewide office in Colorado and are not fit for federal office in Washington, D.C.”
Colorado Senator Says Candidates Who Oppose Fossil Fuels ‘Unfit’ For Office – ThinkProgress
Quote:Tantaros’ complaint makes very specific allegations against O’Reilly: [C]ommencing in February 2016, Bill O’Reilly (“O’Reilly”), whom Tantaros had considered to be a good friend and a person from whom she sought career guidance, started sexually harassing her by, inter alia, (a) asking her to come to stay with him on Long Island where it would be “very private,” and (b) telling her on more than one occasion that he could “see [her] as a wild girl,” and that he believed that she had a “wild side.”
Fox News did take one action: plainly because of O’Reilly’s rumored prior sexual harassment issues and in recognition of Tantaros’s complaints, Brandi informed Cane that Tantaros would no longer be appearing on O’Reilly’s Fox News show, The O’Reilly Factor.
While taking pains to deny the allegations against every other man and woman mentioned in the lawsuit, Fox’s filing is silent on O’Reilly. In a statement, O’Reilly’s lawyer said “Don’t read anything into it…[He’s] not a defendant.” The lawyer also denied Tantaros’ allegations. Still, the statement from O’Reilly’s lawyers provides more questions than answers. It’s true that O’Reilly is not a defendant but neither are the other men discussed in the “Addendum.” Why was O’Reilly left out? Did Fox News offer to include him in their denials? Or did their investigation preclude such an offer?
The Suspicious Omission In Fox News’ Response To The Latest Sexual Harassment Allegations
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No surprise here. SuperPacs are a Frankenstein monster, given free reins to influence, and to outright scam..
Quote:Donald Trump supporters should be cheered by the fact that Liberty Action Group has raised upwards of $750,000 in 2016. Its website says right at the top that contributions go "directly toward spreading the message through the media" to support the Republican nominee. But, in fact, most of the organization's resources don't appear to be going towards that goal. The entity has made exactly zero dollars in actual independent expenditures this entire year, and its last quarterly FEC filing discloses spending consisting almost entirely of telemarketing and other fundraising-related expenses. There are a series of disbursements to one of the principal organizers and registered agents for the group -- Josiah "Joey" Cammer -- and the largest expenditure, more than $450,000, is to an unidentified "Media Consultant." Chances are, it's a scam.
Politico this week made waves with a report recounting the story of a 25-year-old hacker who has made $1 million with a similar scheme, dangling a a chance for dinner with the Republican presidential nominee in front of unsuspecting donors in return for contributions. Sounds extreme in its unscrupulous nature, but it's not uncommon.
For example, an analysis of 10 conservative PACs registered to Washington, D.C. political consultant Scott Mackenzie revealed 92% of a combined $17.5 million raised went to operating expenses. Mackenzie did not return request for comment. A separate analysis of committees Alexandria, Virg.-based attorney Dan Backer provided legal and compliance services for showed that they spent more than 87% of a combined $8 million raised on operating expenses in 2014, including $419,000 to Backer's own firm, DB Capitol Strategies.
This election cycle, one of the groups, Stop Hillary PAC, has raised about $1.5 million but spent only about $2,000 on direct contributions to political committees. It has spent less than a third of its funds on independent expenditures, where you might find ad buys, but a significant percentage of that has gone to political vendors for list rental fees and other expenses designed to drive online fundraising and promote the PAC.
How Super PACs Could Be Scamming You Out of Your Money - TheStreet
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Quote:This week, one of the deadliest prosecutors in the country accused a murder victim’s mother of not grieving appropriately. State Attorney Angela Corey of Jacksonville, Florida took to the airwaves to say the mother, who opposes the death penalty for her child’s killer, is “more interested in publicity than actually grieving for her daughter.” As early as February, Darlene Farah of Jacksonville has pushed for a life sentence instead of death for James Rhodes, a 24-year-old black man who murdered her daughter. Farah’s fought Corey tooth and nail to keep Rhodes alive, and asked lawmakers to require a unanimous jury decision before carrying out an execution. But according to the state attorney, Farah is doing all of this out of self-interest.
Florida Prosecutor Smears Mother Of Murder Victim Because She Opposes The Death Penalty – ThinkProgress
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Quote:Some of these priorities might get into a must-pass measure by September 30; Republicans in Louisiana would like to see the disaster aid before they go home to campaign, and Florida Republicans really want Zika funding to deal with growing numbers of cases there. But Republican leaders like House Appropriations Committee Chair Hal Rogers prefer a clean stopgap bill that funds the government into December, when they can use the lame duck to provide assistance without raising the ire of fiscal conservatives prior to the critical November 8 elections. Stop and think about that: Republican leaders feel they can only help prevent pandemic diseases, save people from succumbing to Oxycontin, or protect the basic human right of water to all citizens if they sneak around during the holidays, when accountability for their actions is low.
This Year, Even the Fight Over Government Funding Is Upside Down | New Republic
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