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Johnyawl

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9. This is actually a good thing...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:07 AM

Sep 2014

...millions of dollars being collected from conservative donors going to line the pockets of a handful of grifters. Those millions could have been given directly to candidates or even the RNC. West, Palin and Santorum are all inadvertently working for us, keeping money out of the hands of conservative candidates.

It's like stealing money from the church's offering basket, and I wish those thieves continued success.

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"How Sarah PAC, Rick Santorum And Others May Be Duping Conservative Donors" [View all] applegrove Sep 2014 OP

I'm trying to imagine the kind of people who give money to Palin and Santorum Skittles Sep 2014 #1

Baggers are the most crotchety about charities they think don't give all the brewens Sep 2014 #2

Making money off of ignorant people ... CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #3

Have Rellies who are still cutting checks to these fools. Wellstone ruled Sep 2014 #4

The fundraising expenses inevitably are contracts with friends and relatives who charge inflated Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #5

Yep. Corporations set up, 'consultants' hired, legal fees paid...all circling back into the pockets Ikonoklast Sep 2014 #8

Of course if it all legal, the lobbyists made sure of that...the system is rigged, my friend, it is Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #11

If I had no moral scruples whatsoever I would shill for right-wing causes. Ikonoklast Sep 2014 #13

This is why these people come out the woodwork to run for president or some other office. dem in texas Sep 2014 #6

Conservative grifting is a cottage industry gilpo Sep 2014 #7

This is actually a good thing... Johnyawl Sep 2014 #9

Grifters gonna grift. bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #10

May be? edhopper Sep 2014 #12