GOP's "Pledge to America" Authored By AIG/Exxon/Pfizer Lobbyist!

GOP 'Pledge To America' Director Lobbied For AIG, Exxon, Pfizer, Chamber

The Republican Party's 21-page blueprint, "Pledge to America," was put together with oversight by a House staffer who, up till April 2010, served as a lobbyist for some of the nation's most powerful oil, pharmaceutical, and insurance companies.

In a draft version of The Pledge that was being passed around to reporters before the official release, the document properties list "Wild, Brian" as the "Author." A GOP source said that Wild -- who is on House Minority Leader John Boehner's payroll -- did help author the governing platform that the party is unveiling on Thursday. Another aide said that as the executive director of the Republican leadership group American Speaking Out, Wild's tasks were more on the administrative side of the operations.

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reply to post by NoHierarchy


So the same type people that wrote Obama Care wrote the pledge.

Well what further proof does anyone need that the Dems and the Repubs are the same?

Go Tea Party!

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by NoHierarchy

 

Go Tea Party!

Ummmm..... The Tea Party is the Republican Party.

Switching names doesn't change who you are.

reply to post by Misoir


If the Tea Party is the Republican Party, why did the Tea Party pick non entrenched Republicans and 10 of those won in the primaries.

Hey, I know there is a concerted effort to direct them.

But I can hope.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
If the Tea Party is the Republican Party, why did the Tea Party pick non entrenched Republicans and 10 of those won in the primaries.

And what political party do ALL of them belong to? What letter is behind their names?

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic


What would you have liked them to run BH?

Libertarian, Green, Constitutional?

Everyone knows that unless you use the two parties that are there, there is no chance.

Notice the entrenched like Scozzafava, Crist, Wurkowski attempting to subvert the election process.

Maybe the Tea Party paid attention to how someone else subverted another party and just implemented it a lot faster.

edit to add-I would like the ballots to eliminate the pretty buttons of the D and R. They tried doing that in one election and the R and D's SUED to keep them party designation on the ballots.

IMAGINE THAT!

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by Misoir

 

If the Tea Party is the Republican Party, why did the Tea Party pick non entrenched Republicans and 10 of those won in the primaries.

Is that a trick question?

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic

 

What would you have liked them to run BH?

Libertarian, Green, Constitutional?

What political party do all these Tea Partiers belong to? The REPUBLICAN party! That's right. So, as Misoir said, Tea Party = Republican party. I don't see how you can argue that.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by NoHierarchy

 

So the same type people that wrote Obama Care wrote the pledge.

Well what further proof does anyone need that the Dems and the Repubs are the same?

Go Tea Party!

LOL. Show me a person running under the 'tea party' banner who isnt espousing Republican Social Conservative talking points.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by Misoir

 

If the Tea Party is the Republican Party, why did the Tea Party pick non entrenched Republicans and 10 of those won in the primaries.

Hey, I know there is a concerted effort to direct them.

But I can hope.

So, former long-time Republicans re-package themselves as 'tea party' and you believe it is an 'alternative' ...

... why?

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic


Hmmm, let us take a look at a couple components of the Democrat Party shall we, since no one wants to address what I said.

Socialist Party USA

Communist Party USA

Hmmmm, I do not think the Constitutionalists, Libertarians, Economic Conservatives and other components of the Tea Party, match very well with the elements of the Democratic Party. They are kinda polar opposites to individual freedom and property rights.

Oh and by the way, are you sure the Tea Party is part of the Republican Party and not the other way around.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic

 

Hmmm, let us take a look at a couple components of the Democrat Party shall we, since no one wants to address what I said.

Socialist Party USA

Communist Party USA

Hmmmm, I do not think the Constitutionalists, Libertarians, Economic Conservatives and other components of the Tea Party, match very well with the elements of the Democratic Party. They are kinda polar opposites to individual freedom and property rights.

Oh and by the way, are you sure the Tea Party is part of the Republican Party and not the other way around.

EXCELLENT example of a "distractionary" tactic. Instead of addressing the question, you begin talking about "Socialists" and Democrats.

reply to post by justadood


Distractionary, you must not be reading the same thread I am.

My initial comment pointed out the FACT that Rachel Maddow is espousing that special interests wrote the pledge and I stated that the same ones wrote the ObamaCare bill. Wait, did the same ones write the Financial Reform bill also?

reply to post by saltheart foamfollower


Okay I will play your distraction game.

I am a member of the Socialist Party and I attend the local chapter meeting whenever I can, and I believe that I can speak for them when I say, we are not praising the Democrats, and if we aren't the CP is definitely not. So quit the little Socialism as a boogie man thing it's getting a little old. Also it would be in the rights best interest to stop talking about Socialism as poll already show the more Republicans say Socialism the more Americans are interested in it.

Look you already stated that the Tea Party is throwing out establishment Republicans. Why can't you just admit that the Tea Party is an energetic, hardline form of the Republican Party? It's as simple as that.

The Tea Party is a group of liars, it's as simple as that. At least man up and admit that your party made mistakes in the past instead of acting like you aren't part of it anymore and you are some 'grassroots' movement.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by justadood

 

Distractionary, you must not be reading the same thread I am.

My initial comment pointed out the FACT that Rachel Maddow is espousing that special interests wrote the pledge and I stated that the same ones wrote the ObamaCare bill. Wait, did the same ones write the Financial Reform bill also?

yes, but your RESPONSE that i was referring to was a question about the Tea Party's affiliation with the Republican party. And, predictably, you tried talking about the Democrats and Socialists, instead of merely answering the question about how the Republicans are any different than the Tea PArty.

and if you WERE responding to the OP (even tho you clearly werent) I STILL fail to see how poitning out that the DNC is beholden to specific corporate interests is somehow a DEFENSE of the Republican PArty's affiliation to similar corporations.

Next you'll defend FOX's wrongdoing by pointing out MSNBC's wrongdoing. This is what i mean by distraction. You dont respond to the query or assertion, you DIS-Track.

reply to post by justadood


No, next I will say that Obama is Bush on steroids.

Time to rid the country of liars that have an agenda and continually lie about it.

Time to have the discussion instead of all the lies.

So, was the end result to destroy the insurance companies? Was it ALWAYS the agenda to institute a one payer system? If it was, why all the hyperbole.

Oh, that is right, they could not pass the socialism agenda so they did the next best thing. Institute a system that will cause a crash and then implement what you were covering for in the first place.

Gotcha, where have I seen that before, oh yeah the Saul Alinsky technique. Whatever.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by justadood

 

Distractionary, you must not be reading the same thread I am.

My initial comment pointed out the FACT that Rachel Maddow is espousing that special interests wrote the pledge and I stated that the same ones wrote the ObamaCare bill. Wait, did the same ones write the Financial Reform bill also?

TBH, I wouldn't be surprised. And yes the health bill WAS watered down by both GOP obstruction AND concessions to special interests.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by justadood

 

No, next I will say that Obama is Bush on steroids.

Time to rid the country of liars that have an agenda and continually lie about it.

Time to have the discussion instead of all the lies.

So, was the end result to destroy the insurance companies? Was it ALWAYS the agenda to institute a one payer system? If it was, why all the hyperbole.

Oh, that is right, they could not pass the socialism agenda so they did the next best thing. Institute a system that will cause a crash and then implement what you were covering for in the first place.

Gotcha, where have I seen that before, oh yeah the Saul Alinsky technique. Whatever.

....aaaaaaaand AGAIN you FAIL to support even ONE of your statements about the so-called 'tea party' being ANY different than the GOP.

The point is the tea party is the republicans is corporate America. The 'tea party' is not an alternative. pointing out that the Democrats are corrupt to does NOT count as proof that the tea party isnt just the GOP sloppily repackaged.

This constant desire of the american Right Wing (namely the Social Conservatives in the GOP) to point and yell about the Democrats (and socialists and commies and muslims, etc) every time someone points out their hypocrisy is absurd, at best.

in other words, your hubris is showing.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
Hmmm, let us take a look at a couple components of the Democrat Party shall we,

In THIS thread? This is about the GOP's Pledge being authored by a corporate lobbyist. Why would you bring up the Democratic party and socialism and all that? Ah! I see. To change the subject.

Oh and by the way, are you sure the Tea Party is part of the Republican Party and not the other way around.

I didn't say the tea party is "part of" the Republican party. I said they ARE the Republican party.

Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
Time to rid the country of liars that have an agenda and continually lie about it.

Time to have the discussion instead of all the lies.

If you believe that, why do you support the GOP (Tea Party)?

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic


I think you mean GOTP.