Ex-DLC Bigwig caught donating $ to w

[Jim Sagle]

(Emphasi mine...)

TAPPED
Continuous commentary from The American Prospect Online.

July 31, 2003

WHEN YOU'VE LOST THE NEW REPUBLIC . . . Tapped's new favorite thing is the Federal Election Commission database where you can type in anyone's name and see if he or she has donated money to political candidates or parties. (Tapped's old favorite thing was The Washington Post's home buyer database, where you could learn how much your neighbors spent for their apartments.)…Michael Steinhardt, former Democratc Leadership Council stalwart and part-owner of The New Republic, gave $2,000 to Bush-Cheney '04 Inc. on June 20, 2003.

Now, we know that there's often little direct relationship between a magazine owner's politics and the views of its writers, but it is a notable thing when one of the more prominent New Democrats around starts financing the continuation of the Bush administration.

http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2003/07/index.html#001288

[ThorsteinVeblen]

1. Lieberman's Buddy

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

[IndianaGreen]

23. I wonder if Al From has given money to Bush in '04 campaign

and it would not surprise me if this slug were to form a Democrats for Bush were the Democrats to nominate an antiwar candidate.

[blm]

2. Ex-DLC bigwig collects campaign $$$

from liberals who didn't know he spent 11 years scorning their politics.

[ThorsteinVeblen]

3. Why is the DLC supporting Kerry?

[Jim Sagle]

4. Because Joey is toast and they're settling?

[Eloriel]

7. Will Marshall, not the DLC

There is a difference, kinda.

Eloriel

[AnnabelLee]

21. Will Marshall signed a PNAC statement

http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqstatement-032803.htm

[blm]

11. Because they did the right thing and CAVED to the left.

The writing is on the wall for them, the left has its strength. Though he never liked Kerry's liberalism, From knows he's going to win.

[Jacobin]

5. I don't know why anyone would be suprised by this

These guys would prefer Smirk to remain in office and accordingly will offer up Holy Joe as the Dem nominee....at least that's what they are trying (unsuccessfully) to do.

[Democat]

6. Does the DLC prefer Bush over Dean?

Has anyone asked them this question directly?

[Jacobin]

8. I think the answer is obvious

unfortunately.

Corporatist Smirk enabling whores, traipsing around posing as Dems.

Disgusting

[NYC]

10. Wolves in sheep's clothing.

.

[bodhisattava]

25. Sheep in Sheep's Clothing?

[whoYaCallinAlib]

12. Silly question.

These guys/gals are staunch democrats. They just come at you from the middle, not the left.

[Cha]

15. You are so naive!

:kick:

[leftchick]

17. ROFLMAO!!!

"the middle" "staunch democrats" LOLOLOL....

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

18. Wow thanks for setting us straight!

Except in case you haven't noticed the middle is the right!

[Aaron]

9. Good find Jim Sagle - thanks for posting that info

That's an ugly connection between the DLC and Bush. I wonder if there's more like this or if it's an isolated case.

[Jim Sagle]

13. I think it's an exception, not the rule.

But I'd bet it's not isolated, either.

[ParanoidPat]

14. Easy way to find out....

.....just get a list of people connected to the DLC and go to Open Secrets.org, click on the Whos Giving tab at the top of the screen, and select Donor Lookup! :evilgrin:

[Cha]

16. Thanks!

:kick:

[JNelson6563]

19. great thread

those slimey bastards

Julie

[whoYaCallinAlib]

20. Attention Ann Coulters: Now this is Treason!

You misguided, psychotic lunatic RW whacko!

[carpetbagger]

22. This sounds like a Lyndon LaRouche fable.

What role did Steinhardt have with the DLC? He's said to be a "stalwart", but I'm a bit skeptical, being as the oldest references to this on the net go back to Lyndon LaRouche's website (where he also holds no title other than "stalwart".

I'm not buying it.

[w4rma]

24. Steinhardt is part-owner of The New Republic, the DLC "third-way" magazine

He is "stalwart" enought to start a political magazine and to join and donate alot of money to the DLC.

[Jim Sagle]

26. I don't care what you buy.

I didn't, and never would, reference LaDouchebag. So your comment is irrelevant.

[Cascadian]

27. Certain DLC members are Republican operatives within the Democratic Party!

It has to be. They were brought in to "neutralize" the Democratic Party. I often think that this might be true. Does anybody wonder about this?

John