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28. Dan Backer again -- I keep posting about him

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 11:28 AM

Nov 2013

Backer is the lawyer behind the McCutcheon case, which seeks to overturn all limits on individual donations to political candidates. His TheTeaParty.net is also one of the groups that's been raising a stink about having their application for non-profit status held up by the IRS. And given the track record of some of his PACs, he seems to be more interested in ripping off Tea Party donors than in actually doing anything with their money.

Here's a link to my post in a thread on the McCutcheon case a couple of months ago:
http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3733427

This guy is bad news anywhere he shows up.

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Tea Party Group Will Primary 87 Republican �Traitors� [View all] xchrom Nov 2013 OP

Please proceed... DetlefK Nov 2013 #1

Like your comment. Yes, let them spend their money on beating each other. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #17

LOVE IT! B Calm Nov 2013 #2

Excellent. Popcorn time. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #3

Keep up the good work! Turbineguy Nov 2013 #4

on the one hand this is means they are determined to rip each other to shreds and that might help arely staircase Nov 2013 #5

The Teahadists are getting deeply unpopular even among Republicans localroger Nov 2013 #15

"Primaries for Traitors Fund". Hmmmph. I've got a better name for it. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #6

�credible candidates� ??? demwing Nov 2013 #7

Weren't their sorry asses whipped in Virginia? malaise Nov 2013 #8

They are incapable of learning from their mistakes. Please proceed, Tea Baggers! FSogol Nov 2013 #9

Butter please malaise Nov 2013 #10

This group is out of Alexandria, VA. tsuki Nov 2013 #12

What's up with that picture of Boehner? Is top shelf alcohol about to spill out of his mouth? FSogol Nov 2013 #11

any money they spend fighting each other is money they dont spend fighting us scheming daemons Nov 2013 #13

Where can I send a check? Gman Nov 2013 #14

Think they'd call Ronald Reagan a RINO? MissMillie Nov 2013 #16

tax and spend california liberal nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #18

That depends if you mean factual Reagan or right wing fantasy Reagan DefenseLawyer Nov 2013 #24

the Central American far-right called him a Muscovite plant by 1989 MisterP Nov 2013 #31

Well, if it has the same effect as when they did it in Indiana last year, I'd say go for it. LeftishBrit Nov 2013 #19

At this point, this is merely a threat to primary them. We shall see. Coyotl Nov 2013 #20

Think about the money math. This is not a grass roots effort and the money wiggs Nov 2013 #21

"you cannot be a conservative and vote to increase the debt ceiling" hfojvt Nov 2013 #22

YOU LIE!! KamaAina Nov 2013 #32

Tea baggers are stupid, but dangerously so, and they're in elected positions mountain grammy Nov 2013 #23

Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell are all available DefenseLawyer Nov 2013 #25

Democrats should be looking for really credible candidates MineralMan Nov 2013 #26

Good. Maybe this is the year that the tea party... CoffeeCat Nov 2013 #27

Dan Backer again -- I keep posting about him starroute Nov 2013 #28

I'm torn. Trying to decide if I should donate to this circular firing squad Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #29

Who's calling whom traitors, teabaggers? meow2u3 Nov 2013 #30

And this is why they're in worse trouble than the Dems. HijackedLabel Nov 2013 #33