Wingnut PAC grifters tell FEC: “Suck it. You’re not the boss of me” even though they are

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Wingnut PAC grifters tell FEC: “Suck it. You’re not the boss of me” even though they are
By TBogg
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 14:48 EST

It is a fact of life that there is no sheep on God’s green earth more willing to be sheared than a god-fearing flag-waving pocket-Constitution-owning being-kept-down-by-the-black-man middle-aged flyover-country white-American. It is said that, if God didn’t want these good people shorn of their disposable income that would otherwise be spent on salty fattening high-fuctose-infused snacks purchased in bulk from large warehouse stores, He wouldn’t have given them Fox News for free on basic cable. Add to that, the fact that no one ever went broke telling old folks that the government is sticking its nose in their Medicare in order to buy Obama phones for the New Black Panther Party. In fact, many have enriched themselves doing just that, thankyewverymuch.

Because this donated money is basically free and there is little to no accountability about how or where or upon whom it is spent, competition for these Freedom Dollars can be highly competitive; whether you’re part of the professional grifter class or just a common-sense plain-talkin’ mom who drops her ‘g’s and who just wants to take the kids to see America on others people’s dimes and nickles . Hell, even CBS couldn’t refuse the Sirens call to make shit up in order to peddle a few books for fun and profit. So how does one rise above the grifting crowd and gain notice in order to reel in some of this sweet sweet cash in return for bulk-emailing out a few dire warnings about Creeping Socialism to your grandparents who will then forward it to you along with a shot of watermelons on the White House lawn that is totally not photo-shopped?

It’s all about the name. Most fake grassroots PAC’s use some variation of words like “freedom”, “patriots”, “America”, and “Tea Party” which is why you end up with names like American Patriots For Freedom and the Bill Of Rights, But Mostly The 2nd Amendment, and God Bless The Troops PAC. You can see how a name like that might be problematic, particularly when printing business cards, or answering the phone in the garage/office/shooting range/masturbation cave headquarters.

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So through his firm, DB Capitol Strategies, Dan Backer is pulling off the not-so-rare Double Grift. Well played, Dan Backer, well played.