The Corporations Funding the Annual Meeting of the Powerful Right-Wing Front Group ALEC

Vatic Note:   OK, if we are going to do this "Right/Left" division on this blog, then I am going to jump in with both feet and show you with this article,  WHY, I do not like it.   I could not have asked for a more perfect example of what is  called "CONTROLLED OPPOSITION PRESS".   Notice the term "CONTROLLED opposition" press.    What that means and is standard in the mass media manipulation field is its a press generally funded by the controllers from behind the "curtain" who are unknown,  and they use that right or left press to then lead and direct the opposition to their agenda and this below is more than a perfect example showing how it works.  ......read the article below after reading this vatic note and keep all these points in mind as you read and I believe you will clearly see what it is I object to, and why,  as I outline it here in this note. Remember,  liberals and progressives already believe corps are bad and corrupt, and the powers that be know this, so it costs them nothing to agree with that position, but its also an opportunity to promote their real agenda which is a divide and hate position between Americans on issues that we would normally agree on, if our political arena was normal.  Its not,  since Carl Rove gave us hate between the two parties that was not there before he arrived on the scene.   Why do they need that hate????   Because only divided do this small number of elite succeed by using one half of the population on their side, fighting the other half FOR THEM.....THE POWERS THAT BE, IRONICALLY IN THIS INSTANCE IT WOULD BE THE LEFT PROTECTING THE BAD GUYS AGAINST THOSE BULLY RIGHT WINGERS WITH GUNS.  Now you know why, the right is armed, believe me, if it were the opposite, then it would be the left that would be attacked and villified.  They would be called Domestic terrorists, etc.... just like the right is being called that now.  Remember, fascists have no party affiliation beyond their own class.  That is all they are loyal to, their class internationally.     Here is what we do know about this so far........

1.  Truthout is a Left publication alternative press.
2.  ALEC is exactly as described,  a powerful front group for corporations.
3.  Using the words "Right wing" in the title,  is the "controlled opposition" emphasis that the powers that be want your attention directed to in this article.  I would say it succeeded in that attempt.
4.  But what is the real truth?  There are both left and right members in that org. and all of them are supportive of global governance or a New World Order.
5.  Review this article carefully and notice the author successfully avoided calling this what it really is.  It is a fascist organization which has no left or right, rather corporations controlling government.  DOES THE AUTHOR SAY A WORD ABOUT THAT?  DOES HE USE THE FASCIST WORD THAT ANY  LIBERAL WOULD USE IN DISCUSSING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT?  Did the blogger give a note to point that out???? No, why?   BECAUSE THE BANKER DIRECTION OF THIS CONTROLLED OPPOSITION IS TO PROMOTE THE DIVIDE BETWEEN AMERICANS BASED ON RIGHT AND LEFT, conservative vs liberal,  and thus attack the ability of Americans (grassroots voters) to come together, UNITED,  in something both sides agree on, which is fascism is bad for this nation and harmful to both the left and right and to all Americans.

This is exactly why I do not like articles from a political partisan point of view.  It DIRECTS OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE REAL ISSUES THEY DO NOT WANT US TO VIEW (FASCISM) AND REDIRECTS IT TO THE SECONDARY CONSIDERATION WHICH IS IRRELEVANT (POLITICAL PARTIES).   It reminds me of the coliseum games during roman times used to keep the citizens distracted from the real problems they faced.  These bogus gladiator games between right and left are exactly the same thing, just  a different venue is the only difference.   Keep that in mind anytime you read a "right or left" alternative publication.  My first question would be who runs Truthout and where do they get the bulk of their funding and I know what it takes to run such an operation and what funds are necessary at that level they function in and I can assure you there is some funding from institutional sources that would control just such agenda.   I bet Soros or someone comparable,  maybe even ford foundation,  Gates foundation or Rockefeller which is the case with Alternate News on the left and Newsmax on the right.....IRONICALLY SUCH FOUNDATIONS ARE NEITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, RATHER KHAZAR BANKER BACKED FASCIST CORPORATIONS AND BANKS.  WALL STREET MONEY.  Its why they contribute to campaigns on both the left and right...... hello,  anybody home???  Why contribute to campaigns on both left and right if its a partisan issue???  It  isn't, that's why. Partisanship is irrelevant at this level of corruption.   OK Rant over. 

http://www.truth-out.org/corporations-funding-annual-meeting-powerful-right-wing-front-group-alec/1312567987

By: Zaid Jilani
Date: 2011-08-05

This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. ALEC is a powerful corporate front group that allows big corporations to help write legislation that it then delivers to state legislators across the country. The organization is so influential that as many as a third of all state legislators nationwide, mostly Republicans, are members of its legislative outreach network. Much of the nation’s most dangerous right wing legislation, like laws decimating collective bargaining and promoting climate denial, have come from ALEC.

Now, a source who attended ALEC’s annual meeting has passed on a list of its corporate financiers. The documents detail different levels of funding, ranging from “Presidential” to “Trustee” level sponsors. According to the source, “If the funding levels have not changed since last year’s meeting,” then that means that Presidential sponsors gave $100,000, Chairman sponsors gave $50,000, Vice-Chairman gave $25,000 and Director sponsors gave $10,000. Trustee-level sponsors appear to be new this year.

The following are the documents showing the large list of corporations financing the meeting. As you can see, they run the gamut from big polluters like BP to online retailers like Amazon.com to drug industry representatives from PhRMA to Koch Industries:

To learn more about ALEC, see the Center for Media and Democracy’s new website ALEC Exposed, which provides an easy way to search through the legislation that the front group has been promoting and passing in states around the country.

Financiers Of ALEC’s 38th Annual Meeting:

PRESIDENT LEVEL
BP
Reynolds American
Takeda Pharmaceutical

CHAIRMAN LEVEL
Allergan
Altria
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
American Electric Power
AT&T
Bayer
Chevron
ExxonMobil
EZCorp
Lumina Foundation
Peabody
PhRMA
Shell
State Farm
State Policy Network
UnitedHealthcare
Visa
Walmart
Walton Family Foundation

VICE-CHAIRMAN LEVEL
CashAmerica
Entergy
FedEx
Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity
Freepont-McMoran Copper & Gold
Intuit
Johnson & Johnson
Koch Industries
LouisDreyfus Commodities
Louisiana Seafood
McMoran Exploration
National Rifle Association
Pfizer
Sanofi
TogetherRX Access
UPS

DIRECTOR LEVEL
Amazon.com
Atmos Energy
BlueCross BlueShield Association
CenturyLink
Chesapeake Energy
ConocoPhillips
Dow
Encana
Energy Transfer
Gulf States Toyota
International Paper
Jacobs Entertainment
LouisianaTravel.com
NetChoice
QEP Resources
StateNet
TimeWarner
WellPoint

TRUSTEE LEVEL
American Federation for Children
BlueCross Blue Shield of Lousiana
BNSF
Cleco
CN
Cox
CSX
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Harris Deville & Associates
HP
Kansas City Southern
Kraft Foods
Lilly
Louisiana Clerical Associates
Louisiana Railroads Association
Louisiana Realtors
Merck
Norfolk Southern
RestoringFreedom.org
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Southern Strategy Group
Spectra Energy
The Capitol Group
Union Pacific
USAA
Walgreens

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