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Topic: Canadian tycoon funds Bush propganda
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a lonely worker
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posted 22 August 2007 10:01 PM
Left, Right Proxies Push on Iraq quote: The proxy fight over the Iraq war grew more crowded yesterday with the launch of Freedom's Watch, a lobbying group that will mount a $15 million advertising and grass-roots campaign to maintain Republican support for President Bush's policies. Antiwar groups branded the organization a White House front, and it does have an administration pedigree.
Leadership: Bradley A. Blakeman, president, a former deputy assistant to President Bush. Ari Fleischer, board member, former Bush press secretary. Matthew Brooks, board member, executive director, Republican Jewish Coalition. Donors: John Templeton Jr., a pediatric surgeon and board member of Canada-based Templeton Growth Fund. Templeton's foundation in 2004 financed an independent expenditure group, Let Freedom Ring, promoted as a counter to George Soros-backed liberal groups attacking the president's reelection.
Templeton's obviously not the only donor, but I think it's high time this Lord Black wannabe got some attention. I wonder how the average Canadian would feel about investing in "Templeton Funds" if they knew a kickback was going to finance Bushesque propaganda? Would also be interesting to see what else he funds. People deserve to know what the companies they deal with invest in and the damage these oligarchs are causing.
From: Anywhere that annoys neo-lib tools | Registered: Jul 2005
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