okay, I admit it . . . I sometimes read the
New York Post -- but only for their sports section, which I enjoy . . . anyhow, I picked up yesterday's edition only to find a full-page ad by some outfit called the U.S. Citizens Association . . . the ads headline read . . .
Barack Obama and the Democrats did not inherit the bad economy; they caused it and made it worse . . .
you can see the entire had here . . .
http://www.uscitizensassociation.com/pdfs/USCA_Ad.pdfnow, never having heard of the U.S. Citizens Association, I did a little digging and came up with the following info . . .
first, here's their website . . .
http://www.uscitizensassociation.com/home.htmlnaturally, I was curious about who's behind this seemingly new organization, so I kept digging . . . what I found was an entry from one labwitchy on yesterday's Daily Kos, who also apparently saw the ad . . .
US Citizens Association - Liberal Socialists are Winning!http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/26/115137/952and another entry by Benito who was also curious about the people behind this outfit . . .
Who is behind the US Citizens Association?http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/26/772906/-Who-is-behind-the-US-Citizens-Association seems that the website is registered to one Una Lauricia in Cleveland, who's associated with an intellectual property law firm by the name of Pearne & Gordon LLP with roots dating back to 1910 . . . here's her info from their website . . .
http://www.pgmg.com/bios/lauricia.htmlaccording to one of the comments on Benito's article, Ed Rollins of CNN also has some connection with this outfit, although I haven't found a direct link to that contention just yet . . .
that's about all I've had time to do thusfar . . . if anyone is interested in taking this a little farther and doing some deep digging, I have a hunch that there's a lot more here than may be immediately apparent . . .
oh, and keep an eye on your local paper . . . apparently this and other similar ads have been appearing all over the country . . . which means that someone with access to a lot of money is involved here . . .