NYT: SBVT $6.7 million "windfall"; big Texas/energy donors named

[DeepModem Mom]

Bush's Backers Donate Heavily to Veteran Ads
By GLEN JUSTICE and ERIC LICHTBLAU

Published: September 11, 2004

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 - Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an advocacy group that jolted the presidential race with commercials questioning Senator John Kerry's military service, said it had raised $6.7 million in a windfall brought about by the group's high profile in recent weeks.

Several of the largest donors are longtime supporters of President Bush, according to a financial disclosure report filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission.

The largest contributor was T. Boone Pickens, a famous Texas oilman and longtime Republican supporter who was a major political backer of Mr. Bush's father, who gave $500,000 to the Swift boat group. Aubrey McClendon, chief executive of Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma, gave $250,000; Bob Perry, another Bush supporter from Texas, gave $200,000 to seed the group; and Albert Huddleston, a Texas energy executive who has raised money for Mr. Bush, gave $100,000, records show.

Sam Wyly, the wealthy Texas entrepreneur who financed commercials attacking Senator John McCain in the 2000 Republican primary against Mr. Bush, also made the list at $10,000 , as did his brother Charles, records show. At least two Swift boat donors are also listed as Bush Pioneers, meaning they raised at least $100,000 for Mr. Bush....

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/11/politics/campaign/11swift.html

[dmr]

1. Money! Money! Money!

That's the song running through my mind just now.

That Pickens fellow must be expecting a big pay-off from Bush*!

I'm going to go right now and make a donation of my own to the Dems and MoveOn.

[Guaranteed]

2. Disgusting. nt