Dirty Money in the Windy City (view the invite) (Arnold)

[realFedUp]

Dirty Money in the Windy City (view the invite) by Douglas Heller
 
Monday -- a work day for most Californians -- is a day out of the office for Arnold. Way out. Click here -- -- to view the invitation to a "Salute to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger" in Chicago. While in Chicago, Arnold is hardly conducting the People's Business: the "Salute" is a high-priced fundraiser headed by two fellas with less than the California people's interests in mind.

Patrick Ryan, the Co-Chairman of the Chicago fundraiser, is the head of AON, one of the world's largest insurance brokers, which just had to pay a $190 million fine in the wake of an Elliott Spitzer investigation into shady practices. And, Aon is deeply involved with California's workers' comp market. (Could this fundraiser be a thank-you for last year's workers' comp law?)

Co-Chair #2 is real estate magnate Sam Zell. Zell was recently described in the Monterey County Herald as a "vulture investor" for what he is doing to mobile home residents in California. According to the Herald, Zell has dramatically raised rents on residents in Castroville, despite a local effort to resist the rent increase. One resident said: "We've gone to everyone in the state pleading for help but no one is willing to go up against this company." For more info see: http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/87310.html

Now, it's not fair to say that Arnold is spending his entire day fundraising in Illinois. He is flying to Texas for another money grab that evening.

http://www.arnoldwatch.org

[madrchsod]

1. here`s one guy who`s not attending the circle jerk

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-050519tristano,1,2505325.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Chicago Tribune

i love illinois- ya just never know who`s next!

[realFedUp]

2. hard to an accurate tally of indicted Republicans

or ones having sex outside marriage.

[Amy6627]

3. We must get Corporate Money out of politics!

Players May Have Changed But Money Game Goes On

By George Skelton, Capitol Journal
http://www.caclean.org/problem/latimes_2004-04-22.php

This was the sort of week Arnold Schwarzenegger presumably had in mind when he cut a TV ad last September ripping Sacramento and special interests.

You may remember the candidate's campaign spot. He's sitting at a lunch table, talking to a small group and saying, "Special interests have a stranglehold on Sacramento. Here's how it works:

"Money comes in, favors go out. The people lose. We need to send a message: Game over."

The "Governator" is now doing what he accusted Gray Davis of, only he has gotten more money than Davis ever dreamed of!

Here is the solution:
http://www.publicampaign.org/states/index.htm

Clean Money, Clean Elections
A new kind of politics is taking root in America called Clean Money, Clean Elections (CMCE) campaign finance reform. CMCE reduces the influence of special interest money and provides a level playing field by offering qualified candidates a limited and equal amount of public funds. It's a bold, new experiment in campaign finance reform, seeking to restore democracy and the principle of one person, one vote.

If you're looking for real solutions to clean up the campaign finance mess in this country, you've come to the right place. We can show you what's wrong with the system and how you can help fix it. Please browse the site and dig into the information.

Click to find out how Clean Money, Clean Elections works
http://www.publicampaign.org/states/index.htm

[realFedUp]

5. good solution....in the meantime Arnold should just say no

Howabout personal responsibility in
monitoring his own intake of funds
and who stands to profit from donating.

[robertarctor]

4. Time to say "game over" to the Kindergarten Governor

In the worst theatrical Austrian accent we can muster. What a bloody hypocrite.