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bvar22

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110. "Obama went to those payer breakfasts too"

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #95)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 01:00 PM

Jun 2014

Can you document Obama's attendance other than the one time he spoke to them as a guest speaker?

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The Family was founded as an anti-labor movement. More about power than religion. [View all] madfloridian Jun 2014 OP

excellent, informative post.... mike_c Jun 2014 #1

K&R + bookmarked for later Populist_Prole Jun 2014 #2

Thanks.... madfloridian Jun 2014 #24

well, if it's anti-labor, no wonder Hillary threw workers under the bus.... antigop Jun 2014 #3

Don't forget her being on the Board of Directors of Walmart classykaren Jun 2014 #105

And support for Jeb Bush's union-busting school "reforms." n/t Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 #106

I would like to see this get recced instead of hidden... madfloridian Jun 2014 #4

k&r. Thanks, mad. antigop Jun 2014 #5

You're welcome. Just recced. madinmaryland Jun 2014 #35

Information like this should be recced. Rachel Maddow, airc, did some great reporting on the Family sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #29

I think Rachel had Sharlet on 4 or 5 times. madfloridian Jun 2014 #37

K&R Brickbat Jun 2014 #6

Just recced nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #7

The Kochs stayed in the shadows for as long as they could. Raksha Jun 2014 #122

I know that, and why the Family needs all the exposure nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #123

Makes sense, since Hillary was on Walmart's Board for years. closeupready Jun 2014 #8

It seems that we need to nominate a more transparently trustworthy candidate than Hillary Clinton. n Zorra Jun 2014 #9

So we're having primary wars murielm99 Jun 2014 #10

Not intended that way. But a friend of mine had a post hidden for saying this stuff. madfloridian Jun 2014 #11

From my POV, who we nominate as Democratic Candidate for POTUS is very important. nt Zorra Jun 2014 #20

Yes, as well we should. This inevitability of Clinton nonsense needs to be challenged. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #64

It would seem. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #51

DU Rec. and a link to a corresponding thread ... that was posted earlier by Luminous Animal = Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #12

My post is dedicated to her. madfloridian Jun 2014 #13

Yes. Thanks. Did not see a dedication in the OP. Mea Culpa. I am frustrated with the fact it Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #16

No I just contacted her personally. madfloridian Jun 2014 #18

Oh, ok ... I see. Please pass along my concerns to them. I don't LA personally on here but, I Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #23

Just heard from her. She was getting ready to quit. madfloridian Jun 2014 #52

I don't want her to quit. murielm99 Jun 2014 #116

+1000 rosesaylavee Jun 2014 #98

k&r Electric Monk Jun 2014 #119

What a bullshit hide hootinholler Jun 2014 #31

+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #32

Sure was. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2014 #46

Yep. A quick search of DU's archives... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #57

A nice collection there! n/t hootinholler Jun 2014 #68

"Uninformed" is the word of the day. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #74

I'm not curious about that at all hootinholler Jun 2014 #80

Thanks. Hope some will read those madfloridian Jun 2014 #70

Agree. Another good read... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #81

It was, but I had only put part of the title. madfloridian Jun 2014 #107

Thanks for the links! octoberlib Jun 2014 #75

My pleasure! (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #82

Oh yes, Clinton would support their actions in Uganda. joshcryer Jun 2014 #73

It matters not if she supports any individual thing they do hootinholler Jun 2014 #84

I think it was a tactical thing she did when she needed to gain influence. joshcryer Jun 2014 #99

If you notice I didn't attempt to prove anything about Hillary. madfloridian Jun 2014 #85

No one denied there was such a connection. joshcryer Jun 2014 #97

Please take time to watch the NBC video I posted. Short and important. madfloridian Jun 2014 #14

IT's about the benjamins. it's always about the benjamins KG Jun 2014 #15

Oldest Anti-Labor Trick in the Book Octafish Jun 2014 #17

It doesn't seem like that long ago we discussed all that here. madfloridian Jun 2014 #22

Time Goes Fast Octafish Jun 2014 #25

Rachel Maddow also did some in depth reporting on the Family not so long ago. I'm surprised to read sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #30

There's no controversy discussing The Family... hootinholler Jun 2014 #38

Okay, I guess I missed most of what seemed to me some kind of denial that sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #48

It's a deliberate attack on those DUers who dare to bring up the fact Nay Jun 2014 #43

Good post. To put it even more bluntly, I expect Democrats to stand up AGAINST such groups, not sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #50

In my book, the "Family" is the enemy of the America I dream of... JEB Jun 2014 #83

Ugh! Kissenger, the war criminal! sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #88

Thanks madfloridian, nenagh Jun 2014 #19

Religion itself is all about power, IMO. SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2014 #21

Thanks MF....I remember the postings here on DU about this. KoKo Jun 2014 #26

I am sure connections like this affect policy decisions. madfloridian Jun 2014 #100

K&R x 100000000000000000000000000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Jun 2014 #27

lol madfloridian Jun 2014 #28

Indeed I do. SamKnause Jun 2014 #39

..... madfloridian Jun 2014 #40

Amen, Sam. nt Nay Jun 2014 #44

K & R, for logical processing, and showing us how easily led we are. n/t TheJames Jun 2014 #58

What you said malokvale77 Jun 2014 #91

would you consider making this its own op so that we can rec it? niyad Jun 2014 #109

Can you give me instructions on how to do that ? SamKnause Jun 2014 #115

you don't have to trype the whole thing again. bring your cursor (the blinking niyad Jun 2014 #118

+1000 with you on all counts! Raksha Jun 2014 #125

Thanks. You have just done comprehensively what I was trying to do Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #33

No nothing like them. The Family has worldwide power. madfloridian Jun 2014 #45

Great post! smokey nj Jun 2014 #34

Too many Democrats are way too chickenshit about confronting the teavangelicals 47of74 Jun 2014 #36

Right out of Nazi Germany. And the Christian Dominionists (eventually) metastasized to Washington DC blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #41

I don't think it's rumor that they helped in Uganda's genocide bill against Gays. Rachel Maddow sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #47

You are correct. I recall that too, from a different source--maybe Sharlet? Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #66

And the Catholic Church came out against it. happyslug Jun 2014 #108

The Family doesn't have influence over the Ayn Rand followers in my neighborhood SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #42

The Family doesn't care for any teabaggers hootinholler Jun 2014 #71

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #49

Outstanding OP. Reminds me of the old DU... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #53

re Clinton & assrtion of association with religion and therefor 'the Family' is there a point here? Bill USA Jun 2014 #54

I like Hilary mikeysnot Jun 2014 #55

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #56

Oops...the New Yorker Mag article is from 2010, not 2013. madfloridian Jun 2014 #59

kick G_j Jun 2014 #60

K&R octoberlib Jun 2014 #61

Kick. pa28 Jun 2014 #62

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #63

K&R. This is important. woo me with science Jun 2014 #65

This is an excellent example of why, in my opinion, SheilaT Jun 2014 #67

K&R... KoKo Jun 2014 #69

No evidence she is associated with them. joshcryer Jun 2014 #72

Did you see the post earlier in the day Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #79

I didn't say she wasn't. joshcryer Jun 2014 #95

"Obama went to those payer breakfasts too" bvar22 Jun 2014 #110

You are conflating the annual prayer breakfast with the prayer groups to minimize the connection TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #124

Sharlet says in his book it was about connections. joshcryer Jun 2014 #126

That is a closer relationship by a lot than the annual breakfast. Not a formal member but a friend. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #127

K&R for an excellent post! (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2014 #76

The Family = The Dominion. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #77

Politicians use it as an advertising agency to show off their faith..in advertising. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #78

k and r--I keep trying to forget about these hate-mongering, power-hungry thugs, but they just niyad Jun 2014 #86

They would if no one supported them by praying with them, eg. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #94

And then there's Somalia octoberlib Jun 2014 #87

I had been looking for that interview. madfloridian Jun 2014 #89

Not have heard of it or conveniently 'forgot' about it. I can't imagine anyone who has been here sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #90

Sabrina, not only is it implausible that anyone who reads here did not know about them, Dragonfli Jun 2014 #101

I just found the "DN" interview on You Tube...Here's Part 1.. KoKo Jun 2014 #114

K&R malokvale77 Jun 2014 #92

I have attempted to read 'The Family" for a while now. Cannot get far due to disgust. Great post! nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #93

Here's a Video if you can get the Bandwidth. RFK, Jr. interview with Jeff Sharlet... KoKo Jun 2014 #120

Thanks much, KoKo! nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #121

Fascinating interaction..Coe, George Bush, the Clintons. Paragraph from The New Yorker. madfloridian Jun 2014 #96

How The Family treats women. Jenny Sanford sent to C Street for marriage counseling....Video madfloridian Jun 2014 #102

we need memories of sunlight if we are to hope for a bright future NuttyFluffers Jun 2014 #103

Wow, excellent post. blackspade Jun 2014 #104

An interesting blurb: bvar22 Jun 2014 #111

And another interesting blurb... madfloridian Jun 2014 #112

huh, he also founded Goodwill MisterP Jun 2014 #117

I read that book. Well, most of it. It was page after page of people who claimed to valerief Jun 2014 #113