Computer techies: need help on finding who owns Castor attack site.

[madfloridian]

We get emails and today a brochure from an organization which is attacking Betty Castor. The main thrust seems to be the Al Arian situation which is still not resolved. This is a 527, but they do not give any names. It is an ugly brochure, but it really costs to send these out.
I want to know if it is being funded by Democrats, since this is what Deutsch is personally attacking her about.

Website:
www.castortruth.com

Physical address:
American Democracy Project
3111 Stirling Rd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312

This is one reason the Miami Herald endorsed her, as well as the Palm Beach Post. Also she is a Dean Dozen this week. He is going to rally with her on Monday in West Palm Beach, just because of this anti-semitic stuff.

Sure would love to know if anyone could zero in on this group.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Go to Register.com and see who the name is registered to

[madfloridian]

3. I did that. Got invalid domain name.

.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. whois

American Democracy Project (YULVPKPRRD)
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US

Domain Name: CASTORTRUTH.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
American Democracy Project (38137669O) [e-mail]
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US
954-324-6026

Record expires on 09-Jun-2005.
Record created on 09-Jun-2004.
Database last updated on 20-Aug-2004 14:45:33 EDT.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS.VISIONBURST.NET 66.98.248.60
NS2.VISIONBURST.NET 66.98.248.60


On edit: http://www.becker-poliakoff.com/

[madfloridian]

5. I tried whois and did not get all that. Thanks.

The Friedman name rings a bell. I will do a search on the others.

Here is a list of the attorneys there at the site. Will check further, thanks.

http://www.becker-poliakoff.com/attorneys/index.html#D

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

8. Bernie Friedman...

Is listed as a dem on the B-P website. Dirty tricks?

[madfloridian]

16. I highly suspect that.

The group is going after her big-time. When you have Bob Graham and Sen. Nelson saying cool it, guys, and Dean coming down here Tuesday,......maybe followed by more Democrats...you know something is wrong.

Betty Castor is an excellent choice, we support her and resent these attacks. They are underhanded.

[Vickers]

10. [e-mail] is Bernie Friedman

http://www.becker-poliakoff.com/attorneys/bios/friedman_b.html

Look, a fax number!

[phone]

"Mr. Friedman is the shareholder in charge of the Firm's Government Relations Department.

[homerthompson]

4. here's the admin contact

American Democracy Project (38137669O)
[e-mail]
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US
Phone: [phone]


becker-poliakoff.com is a law practice's site.

this is the best i can do.

after posting, i see that someone beat me to it.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. The question is:

Does the law firm know about this?

[madfloridian]

17. Does the law firm know? Good question you have.

They do business in four foreign countries, seem to well-connected, so why would go after Betty Castor so viciously? Hmmmm.....

I am going to do some checking. We have friends who might know. Why WOULD a law firm do this? May they don't know, and it is just Friedman..

Can't get to the site right now....must be busy.

[Vickers]

7. Hey look, a toll-free number!

http://www.becker-poliakoff.com/contact_us/

[phone]

[Junkdrawer]

9. here's a little more...

Registrant: Make this info private
American Democracy Project (38137669O)
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US
Phone: [phone]

Domain Name: CASTORTRUTH.COM

Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :
American Democracy Project (38137669O)
[e-mail]
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US
Phone: [phone]

Record expires on 09-Jun-2005
Record created on 09-Jun-2004
Database last updated on 13-Jul-2004

Domain servers in listed order: Manage DNS

NS.VISIONBURST.NET 66.98.248.60
NS2.VISIONBURST.NET 66.98.248.60

[harmonyguy]

11. Additional info...

don't know how accurate it is - one way or another.

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/American_Democracy_Project

[madfloridian]

12. That is a great find, thanks.

Most of us do suspect him on this. He is saying it out loud and in writing. This is truly dirty pool.

[CaptainClark23]

13. hmmm..

HONORARY CONSULATE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Becker and Poliakoff, P.A.
Emerald Lake Corporation Park, 3111 Stirling Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
United States of America

well thats a tin-hat moment for ya.

[madfloridian]

18. Whoa, a Czech honorary consulate.

How strange. Is that not a *real* consulate?
Or is it?
:tinfoilhat:

[Logansquare]

26. No, those are ceremonial titles

http://www.mzv.cz/washington/cons/honorary.htm

[madfloridian]

27. Thanks, I had never heard of those titles.

Thanks for the link.

[Warpy]

14. Here ya go

Registrant:
American Democracy Project


Address:
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US


First Registered:
June 09, 2004


Last Updated:
August 20, 2004


Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
American Democracy Project (38137669O) [e-mail]
3111 Stirling Road
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
US
954-324-6026


Name Servers:
NS.VISIONBURST.NET 66.98.248.60
NS2.VISIONBURST.NET 66.98.248.60



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Register your domain name at http://www.register.com

[Warpy]

15. Addendum

Went to the ADP site, everything on it looking squeaky clean and piously harmless. The only giveaway that it might be another Scaife funded conservative "student organization" is the blessing from George Weasel Bush on the home page.

[madfloridian]

19. Could you give a link to the blessing from Bush?

I am still going to look into some of this. I don't see it on the home page.

[Capn Sunshine]

20. This law firm is known by the company they keep

Becker-Poliakoff used to include another partner, Pedro Ricardo Sachs, who has deep ties with the Argentine Business community.
I'm not going to cast too many aspersions but Argentina is noteworthy as a haven for fascists and has been since the 1940s. The leap to what kind of business interests politics these guys involve themselves in isn't that great is it?

Sorry about all the innuendo, but this is all you ever get when you follow these guys and the trails they leave.

[madfloridian]

21. Hi, Capn. I have noticed that.

Where the trail keeps leading. Thanks for the Sachs info.

[soup]

22. Site registered June 9th. Does that mean when it was first

put on the internet? When was the organization itself founded?

Castor's ties to group draw fire
A group that supports female candidates has provided nearly a third of her money - and a campaign manager.
By ANITA KUMAR, Times Staff Writer
Published July 18, 2004

>snip<
Deutsch said his longtime friend, Bernie Friedman, formed an independent political group, the American Democracy Project, to fight Castor after EMILY's List got involved in the race.

But Deutsch said he wanted no outside groups, including Friedman's, to campaign or raise money during the primary race. "I would wish that they didn't exist but I think you have to put into context what happened," he said.

The most recent polls show Castor, a former University of South Florida president, leading Deutsch and Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas. But they also show at least a quarter of all Democratic voters are undecided.
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/18/State/Castor_s_ties_to_grou.shtml

[Orangepeel]

23. American Democracy Project is a group of Deutsch associates

from an article in the Sentinel today:

The "one iota of information" comment from Castor also is headlined on the front of a new red mailer by the American Democracy Project -- a group run by Deutsch friend Bernie Friedman and former Deutsch finance chief Ryan Hampton.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/elections/orl-asecjesse23082304aug23,1,1513149.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

[madfloridian]

24. Dean criticized a Deutsch ad about Castor at a rally today.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/politics/9475758.htm
SNIP..."We've got to hold onto Bob Graham's seat and Better Castor can do that better than anybody else," Dean said, after being greeted by roaring applause at the Harriet Himmel Gilman Theater.

He lashed out at the negative campaigning in the race, hinting at a recent Deutsch ad that questions Castor's handling of the case of Sami Al-Arian, a former professor at the University of South Florida accused of having terrorist ties. Castor, a former education commissioner, previously served as USF president....."

He always said he would stay out of primaries, but this really made him mad.

I was on a mailing list with many professors from USF when all the Al Arian stuff was going on. They were confused as well, and many of them were supportive of him for a long time. They are still not convinced a complete case has been made. They were quite supportive of Castor's efforts. I guess I see things from their open-minded point of view, and I can NOT believe she would mishandle anything like that if she had the knowledge.

[Orangepeel]

25. she didn't do anything wrong

imagine the uproar if the President of a University had fired a professor for being investigated. It would be an outrageous violation of the spirit of "innocent until proven guilty", not to mention academic freedom. Of course she didn't fire him, not without concrete evidence of wrongdoing. Obviously, making phone calls to accused terrorists was not concrete evidence, or he wouldn't have been cleared for a white house visit and hanging out with dubya years later.

[madfloridian]

28. I know, that is why it upsets me so.

Now the Deutsch campaign guy said things about Dean after the Castor rally today. That is just a shame. There is no need for this.