tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post5838515068038969595..comments2024-02-07T08:45:19.794-05:00Comments on World Wide Woodard: Maine: Who bankrolled LePage?Colin Woodardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12452265910045355035noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-77592481462103809892012-05-18T09:19:02.528-04:002012-05-18T09:19:02.528-04:00Looks like the contribution is paying off for K12 ...Looks like the contribution is paying off for K12 Inc. <br /><br />They're behind one of the applications to the state commission under the new law to operate a virtual charter school.<br /><br />http://www.kjonline.com/news/as-many-as-five-groups-may-apply_2012-05-15.htmlBrian Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189075337084381738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-13562482306297539452010-12-09T16:57:45.444-05:002010-12-09T16:57:45.444-05:00Now LePage is talking about allowing CCA to build ...Now LePage is talking about allowing CCA to build a prison in Milo. Milo? <br /><br />Maine doesn't need private prisons. The public ones are bad enough. Keep up your great work Colin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-45421309462272212852010-12-03T19:26:49.960-05:002010-12-03T19:26:49.960-05:00@Gerald: If you read my post, that's exactly w...@Gerald: If you read my post, that's exactly where I say the donations came from: <br /><br />"But the really big cash behind LePage was funneled into the race via the Republican Governors Association's Maine PAC..."Colin Woodardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452265910045355035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-62081524802841892252010-12-03T19:17:02.274-05:002010-12-03T19:17:02.274-05:00The donations noted above were made to the Republc...The donations noted above were made to the Republcian Governors Assoc PAC in Maine (RGA Maine 2010 PAC), not to the LePage campaign directly. The Dem Gov Assoc (DGA) also spent money supporting Mitchell, but not nearly as much. Mitchell, of course, was a CE candidate, and so was not able to take direct donations of any kind.<br /><br />Maine is somewhat unique amongst the states, in that we require donations to PAC's to be made open. This is what NOM is fighting now before the Maine Ethics Commission, and what Maine Leads (the activist arm of the MHPC) did earlier. Of course, the Citizens United v. FEC has changed the playing field, and so now is a group does not "advocate" but merely "educates" they do not have to disclose their donors.<br /><br />This is why the DISCLOSE Act is so important, and explains why Snowe and Collins oppose its passage.Gerald Weinandhttp://www.dirigoblue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-40005644126802799782010-11-29T12:27:12.862-05:002010-11-29T12:27:12.862-05:00@Anonymous: I stand corrected. The Sussman referen...@Anonymous: I stand corrected. The Sussman reference I was thinking of was from one of my linked Down East articles found here: http://www.downeast.com/magazine/2010/february/hiding-the-money<br /><br />You'll also find I happily dig into the disclosures of everyone, regardless of party. For example:<br />http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Column-Parallel-44/12922/printer-friendly/<br /><br />But, again, you're changing the subject.<br /><br />@Brad: I haven't, but that's an excellent idea when I find the time. (One wishes staff reporters who are actually paid for their time would do this...)Colin Woodardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452265910045355035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-24770791014932431402010-11-29T11:41:11.373-05:002010-11-29T11:41:11.373-05:00Did you check to see if any of these corporations ...Did you check to see if any of these corporations and industry associations contributed to the Mitchell and/or Cutler campaigns as well? I know that drug companies for example often donate a lot of money to both sides, I guess because they want to be on the good side of whoever is in power. It would be more interesting to know who donated to LePage and *not* (or significantly less) to others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-24605018435182535402010-11-29T10:48:28.057-05:002010-11-29T10:48:28.057-05:00Hi: I searched your archives, and didn't see ...Hi: I searched your archives, and didn't see a word about Sussman, his ill-gotten gains, the current SEC investigation over the "women-owned" hedge fund he started, or his purchase of Maine's seat in the U.S. Congress.<br /><br />Please list a few dates where you have tracked some of Sussman's money and influence-buying in Maine.<br /><br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-647599215075542052010-11-29T09:04:18.537-05:002010-11-29T09:04:18.537-05:00@Anonymous of 8:40 am: Don't you worry your li...@Anonymous of 8:40 am: Don't you worry your little heart out: Sussman is a great subject for following the money and has and will continue to appear in World Wide Woodard. But you're changing the subject, playing into stereotypes of LePage supporters. Let's stick to the topic at hand, shall we?Colin Woodardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452265910045355035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-28324447747600003752010-11-29T08:40:08.761-05:002010-11-29T08:40:08.761-05:00How about turning the microscope in another direct...How about turning the microscope in another direction, and ask WHO bankrolled Chellie Pingree!! <br /><br />Actually, it's very easy and makes for a short, short investigative piece: S. Donald Sussman!<br /><br />Even the "independent expenditure" groups who filled Maine's airwaves with negative attack ads were funded by Sussman. Follow The Money - - - and it leads straight back to Sussman every time!<br /><br />This New York/Connecticut/Virgin Islands billionaire BOUGHT a House Seat in Maine with his Fast-and-Loose Wall Street bankroll.<br /><br />But maybe because the out-of-state billions are backing a liberal Democrat... it's all OK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-66903832555175032672010-11-29T08:16:54.415-05:002010-11-29T08:16:54.415-05:00@Gerald: Alas, suspected as much. Will be interest...@Gerald: Alas, suspected as much. Will be interesting to see the final disclosure reports as well.Colin Woodardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452265910045355035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255499258004527912.post-58599648404299316522010-11-29T08:06:43.129-05:002010-11-29T08:06:43.129-05:00As I noted earlier this month, there is an obvious...As I noted earlier this month, there is an obvious reason why the pharmaceutical industry gave at least $751,000 to the RGA Maine 2010 PAC: Maine Rx:<br /><br />http://www.dirigoblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2171Gerald Weinandhttp://www.dirigoblue.comnoreply@blogger.com