The Enterprise a RW rag? Nasty little piece on JK there.

[wisteria]

http://www.enterprisenews.com/articles/2007/01/29/news/opinion/opinion01.txt


"Some people just love being the center of attention. Sen. John Kerry is one of them. That is the only explanation for the “will he, won't he?” dance he has done for months about whether he would run for president again. Once he made the inevitable decision to stay out of the 2008 race, the media, money men and political junkies moved on to other potential candidates"


"What made Kerry think he had any chance of gaining the Democratic nomination for president in 2008? Perhaps the same delusions that prompted him to start celebrating his presidential victory in 2004 as exit poll numbers came in (but before the actual votes were counted). Kerry just can't imagine people not thinking he is the best person for the job."



I sent them a letter. But being I am not from Mass, it might not get any attention.

[PresidentObama]

1. This misses the boat on JK.

It paints this picture of Senator Kerry as this loser from MA whom thinks he's better then the rest of the pack, and sticks his nose up to the thought of anything other then being number one.

Truth be told, John Kerry was the right guy in 2004. He would have been the right guy, in my opinion, in 2008! But he has decided to move on, to focus on the people who have brought him to the dance. As sad as it was to see John not run again, it was very comforting to see him bow out and stand tough now instead of running a campaign and maybe-maybe not getting the Presidency over a year from now. We need someone like Kerry whom will be tough and right about Iraq, and isn't afraid to stand up!! And John made the right decision in that respect.

We need more Senators willing to forget Presidential politics to put the important issues first, like ending this mess of a war in Iraq.

[TayTay]

2. Let's look at their campaign spending, shall we

From www.fec.gov when you put Richardson, Frank or Enterprise NewsMedia into the contribution database.

Individual Contributions Arranged By Type, Giver, Then Recipient

Contributions to Political Committees

RICHARDSON, FRANK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC

DEMINT, JAMES W
VIA DEMINT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE INC
10/22/2004 2000.00 24021051538

RICHARDSON, FRANK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

CHOCOLA, J CHRISTOPHER
VIA CHOCOLA FOR CONGRESS INC.
09/20/2006 2100.00 26940439239

RICHARDSON, FRANK
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC

COBURN, THOMAS A
VIA COBURN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
09/24/2004 2000.00 25020501519

RICHARDSON, FRANK
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

ANGLE, SHARRON E
VIA SHARRON ANGLE YOUR VOICE IN CONGRESS
06/19/2006 1000.00 26940259014

CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
06/16/2006 1000.00 26960534517
06/16/2006 5000.00 26950361330

FISCHER, DAVID W
VIA FISCHER FOR CONGRESS
08/23/2002 1000.00 22992177261

GOHMERT, LOUIS
VIA LOUIE GOHMERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
10/26/2004 1000.00 24991320372

SMITH, BRADLEY L
VIA BRAD SMITH FOR CONGRESS
07/28/2004 2000.00 24981335657

RICHARDSON, FRANK
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC/CHAIRMAN

MCMORRIS, CATHY ANN
VIA CATHY MCMORRIS FOR CONGRESS
10/27/2004 1000.00 24971937137

RICHARDSON, FRANK
OYSTER, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC

RYAN, PAUL D
VIA RYAN FOR CONGRESS
03/28/2000 1000.00 20035470674

RICHARDSON, FRANK
OYSTER BAY, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC

TOOMEY, PATRICK JOSEPH
VIA PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM
06/30/2003 1000.00 23020301218

RICHARDSON, FRANK
OYSTER BAY, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

CHOCOLA, J CHRISTOPHER
VIA CHRIS CHOCOLA FOR CONGRESS INC
02/13/2002 1000.00 22990640947

RICHARDSON, FRANK
OYSTER BAY, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC/CHAIRMAN

TOOMEY, PATRICK JOSEPH
VIA PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM
01/31/2002 1000.00 22990724789

RICHARDSON, FRANK E
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

FORTUNO, LUIS
VIA FORTUNO 2004 INC
10/29/2004 1000.00 24981520556

RICHARDSON, FRANK E
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

LAFFEY, STEPHEN PATRICK
VIA LAFFEY US SENATE
12/27/2005 2100.00 26020590987

RICHARDSON, FRANK E
OYSTER BAY, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC

ENZI, MICHAEL B
VIA ENZI FOR US SENATE
08/05/2003 500.00 23020423560

RICHARDSON, FRANK E MR
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC/CHAIRMAN

WOHLGEMUTH, ARLENE MRS
VIA WOHLGEMUTH FOR CONGRESS
03/30/2004 1000.00 24962045625
10/26/2004 1000.00 24981612578

RICHARDSON, FRANK E MR.
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

SMITH, ADRIAN
VIA ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS
04/28/2006 1000.00 26940257534

RICHARDSON, FRANK E.
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

WALSH, JAMES T
VIA WALSH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
06/28/2006 1000.00 26940228113

RICHARDSON, FRANK E.
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

CALVEY, KEVIN
VIA CALVEY FOR CONGRESS
06/16/2006 1000.00 26940235986

RICHARDSON, FRANK E.
OYSTER BAY, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

GARRETT, SCOTT
VIA GARRETT FOR CONGRESS 2002
01/30/2002 1000.00 22990678002

KELLER, RICHARD A
VIA KELLER FOR CONGRESS
03/28/2000 1000.00 20990096645

SWALLOW, JOHN
VIA JOHN SWALLOW FOR CONGRESS INC.
10/23/2002 500.00 22992813406

RICHARDSON, FRANK MR
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

KYL, JON
VIA JON KYL FOR U S SENATE
05/23/2006 1000.00 26020460587
09/30/2006 2100.00 26020773290

RICHARDSON, FRANK MR.
NEW YORK, NY 10167
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
07/23/2004 5000.00 24962232594

RICHARDSON, FRANK MR.
OYSTER BAY, NY 11771
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA INC./CHAIRMA

FLAKE, JEFF MR.
VIA JEFF FLAKE FOR CONGRESS
03/17/2000 1000.00 20990096577

Total Contributions: 42300.00

Shall I go on and find out who the rest of the owners of the Patriot Ledger gave money to or do you get the point?

[wisteria]

3. LOL,keeping company with Richard Mellon Scaife I would suspect.

Well they got a letter praising the Senator from me.

[TayTay]

4. How to do research like this.

Go to www.hoovers.com This is a business tracking site. Enter the name of the newspaper. In this case it is The Patriot Ledger. When the list of companies come up, choose the first one and click on the name.

This brings up the following: http://www.hoovers.com/enterprise-newsmedia-llc/--ID__116318--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
Scroll down and verify that the Patriot Ledger is indeed in the holdings of this company. Scroll down to the section marked, "Key People." Make a note of the name of the people.

Go to www.fec.gov. Select from the left side list on Campaign Finance Reports and Data.
Select Search disclosure database
Select Individual Search.
Enter the name. In this case, it's Richardson, Frank
Look at the list that comes up. Scan for name and some connection to Enterprise NewMedia. Copy shortest possible version of company name. In this case, it's Enterprise.

Scroll back a screen. Hit advanced search options.
Enter last name Richardson, Frank
Employer: Enterprise

Oops, found even more wingnut contributions this way.

So, any questions? Looking this stuff up is easy. You just have to get used to it.

[wisteria]

5. Thanks, I'll bookmark the info. n/t