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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRight-Wing Zionists are Buying Right-Wing American Repubs.
https://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/right-wing-zionists-are-buying-right-wing-american-repubs/Source info at the link.
Ah, the smell of Treasonous Congressional Bribery in the morning. And afternoon. And on and on, 24/7/365, our Teapubbie overlords suck in the cash, and reward those who bribe them. In this case, the Bribing Bastards are Wingnut Israel supporters from this and other countries.
Remember Tehran Tom and his million-dollar payoff? Turns out hes not alone: Israelis Teabagger equivalents have showered GOP politicos with millions more to buy their loyalties.
WASHINGTON As the proposed agreement over Irans nuclear program is debated in coming weeks, President Obama will make his case to a Congress controlled by Republicans who are more fervently pro-Israel than ever, partly a result of ideology, but also a product of a surge in donations and campaign spending on their behalf by a small group of wealthy donors.
One of the surprisingly high-profile critics is Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who burst to prominence with a letter signed by 46 Republican colleagues to leaders of Iran warning against a deal. Mr. Cotton, echoing criticism by Israeli leaders, swiftly denounced the framework reached on Thursday as a list of dangerous U.S. concessions that will put Iran on the path to nuclear weapons words, his colleagues say, that expressed his deep concern about Irans threat to Israels security.
But it is also true that Mr. Cotton and other Republicans benefited from millions in campaign spending in 2014 by several pro-Israel Republican billionaires and other influential American donors who helped them topple Democratic opponents.
And while it is true that some Dems get some cash from these agents of a foreign power, the Republicans who have been writing letters and backstabbing our President and troops are getting paid handsomely for said treacherous behavior:
Absolutely, it is a factor, said Marc Felgoise, who manages the Philadelphia Israel Network, a campaign fund-raising group, and whose own contributions have shifted to Republicans, though he still supports many Democrats. They are trying to cater to people who are ultimately going to support them.
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, saw his donations from pro-Israel donors soar to about $285,000 in the 2014 election cycle from less than $100,000 in 2008, during his previous election, the analysis by MapLight shows. Pro-Israel contributions to Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, plummeted to less than $150,000 in 2014, when he was also re-elected, from nearly $300,000 in 2008, according to this count.
Follow the money, Gentle Reader. These sons-of-two-strangers have been bought by supporters of another country. And they are delivering for their foreign masters.
We have been sold out by the Teapublican Congress. Our government has been stolen from us and handed over to the worst of Israels extremists. Why are the Boehner Brigade and Marching McConnells allowed to stay out of prison?
In fact, why are they allowed to remain in office?
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riqster
Apr 2015
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cali
(114,904 posts)1. it's disgusting. it's disturbing. it ain't treason.
Alas, it isn't illegal and the lion's share of blame should be attributed to the sea of unregulated political money.
malaise
(269,157 posts)2. Always follow the money
It's always about money for these scumbags
cali
(114,904 posts)3. I wish that were always true. I believe some of them are true believers
And that's even scarier to me.
malaise
(269,157 posts)4. Like who - Cruz?
Just check his colleges? It's all part of daddy's ruse for him.
He's a more educated version of his snake oil daddy.
riqster
(13,986 posts)6. I expect some of them are fringe wingnuts who are also on the take.
And I agree, that Dominionist end-times ideology is scary shit.
cali
(114,904 posts)8. sure. one doesn't preclude the other
But I do want to point out that Congress and most state houses are now chock full of fringe wingnuts
riqster
(13,986 posts)9. Scarily correct.
Protalker
(418 posts)5. Follow the money
Where does the money come from? Who do all Republican presidential candidates audition with. Where does Bill Kristol get funds. Sheldon Adelson.
riqster
(13,986 posts)7. It is indeed a deep and twisty rabbit hole.
As the Teapubbies intended.