Monday, October 01, 2007

Freedom's Watch-- The 5%'ers Own 'Lil "Moveon"

Ah, how cute. Dick Cheney's butt buddies are putting their monies where there mouths are-- endless Oil Wars.

Big Coffers and a Rising Voice Lift a New Conservative Group:
Freedom’s Watch, a deep-pocketed conservative group led by two former senior White House officials, made an audacious debut in late August when it began a $15 million advertising campaign designed to maintain Congressional support for President Bush’s troop increase in Iraq.
SNIP--

The idea for Freedom’s Watch was hatched in March at the winter meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Manalapan, Fla., where Vice President Dick Cheney was the keynote speaker, according to participants. Next week, the group is moving into a 10,000-square-foot office in the Chinatown section of Washington, with plans to employ as many as 50 people by early next year.

One benefactor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the group was hoping to raise as much as $200 million by November 2008. Raising big money “will be easy,” the benefactor said, adding that several of the founders each wrote a check for $1 million. Mr. Blakeman would not confirm or deny whether any donor gave $1 million, or more, to the organization.

Funny how much 3 million Americans can scare the Billionaire's Crony Club.

Is there any reason Moveon membership has not targeted the revenue machines of the Boys Crony Club and simply Pushed Back? Boycotting say Coors, or Club Med or whatever little vacation, sin or other mega-millions generating stream it would take to cripple the geezers? I'm down for that...

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