Oligarchy - 1) government by the few; 2) a government in which a
small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.
(from Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary)
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From the San Antonio Express-News; 12/12/99, pg 2AA (excerpts):
Bradley turning to Republicans for funding
by Jodi Enda and Josh Goldstein; Knight Ridder
Washington - San Francisco philanthropist Richard Goldman expects to
raise at least $50,000 for a presidential contender this year, much of it
from fellow Republicans.
His candidate?
Democrat Bill Bradley.
Jerry Colangelo, the chairman and chief executive officer of basketball’s
Phoenix Suns and baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks, co-chairs Republican
presidential contender Sen. John McCain’s finance committee. He also
helped raise $125,000 for Bradley. ...
In today’s high-pressure world of campaign money, cash doesn’t
necessarily follow ideology. Friends help friends’ candidates, affluent
donors can afford to help two or even three candidates and some
campaigns cross party lines in search of funds. ...
The number of cross-party givers also is a testament to the network of
friends and acquaintances, many of them Republicans, Bradley has built
through the years....
A review of Federal Election Commission records shows case upon case of
contributors who gave to Bradley and Gore, to Bradley and Arizona
lawmaker McCain, to Bradley and GOP front-runner Gov. George W.
Bush....
It might seem odd that a fairly liberal candidate such as Bradley, who
supports abortion rights, gun control and a large expansion of medical
coverage, would attract so many Republicans.
But his GOP supporters rarely mention his views on issues. Instead, they
play up more subjective qualities that his campaign emphasizes as well:
character, integrity, leadership skills.
“I think people believe in him. He’s got that kind of appeal,” said
Stanislaw “Stas” Maliszewski, managing director of Gateway Asset
Management, a pension marketing firm in Chicago....
Asked how much money he’s raised from fellow Republicans, Maliszewski
responded, “Tons. Most of the guys I know are Republican. I don’t give
them a chance to say no.”...
Bradley fund-raiser George Zoffinger is crossing party lines to tap the
sources of Bush’s $60 million-plus campaign fund....
Zoffinger and others say it’s gotten easier to raise money for Bradley....
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Again, the Democrats and Republicans prove they are two wings of a single political party. They have mutual goals that will
“reform” our country to the Socialist pattern they desire to keep themselves (and each other) in control.
The Republicans and Democrats are MUCH closer to each other than either
is to the American people. It is silly to expect any real conflict between
them as they cooperatively increase their unconstitutional control over us.
“We the People” - a dying concept.
small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.
(from Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary)
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From the San Antonio Express-News; 12/12/99, pg 2AA (excerpts):
Bradley turning to Republicans for funding
by Jodi Enda and Josh Goldstein; Knight Ridder
Washington - San Francisco philanthropist Richard Goldman expects to
raise at least $50,000 for a presidential contender this year, much of it
from fellow Republicans.
His candidate?
Democrat Bill Bradley.
Jerry Colangelo, the chairman and chief executive officer of basketball’s
Phoenix Suns and baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks, co-chairs Republican
presidential contender Sen. John McCain’s finance committee. He also
helped raise $125,000 for Bradley. ...
In today’s high-pressure world of campaign money, cash doesn’t
necessarily follow ideology. Friends help friends’ candidates, affluent
donors can afford to help two or even three candidates and some
campaigns cross party lines in search of funds. ...
The number of cross-party givers also is a testament to the network of
friends and acquaintances, many of them Republicans, Bradley has built
through the years....
A review of Federal Election Commission records shows case upon case of
contributors who gave to Bradley and Gore, to Bradley and Arizona
lawmaker McCain, to Bradley and GOP front-runner Gov. George W.
Bush....
It might seem odd that a fairly liberal candidate such as Bradley, who
supports abortion rights, gun control and a large expansion of medical
coverage, would attract so many Republicans.
But his GOP supporters rarely mention his views on issues. Instead, they
play up more subjective qualities that his campaign emphasizes as well:
character, integrity, leadership skills.
“I think people believe in him. He’s got that kind of appeal,” said
Stanislaw “Stas” Maliszewski, managing director of Gateway Asset
Management, a pension marketing firm in Chicago....
Asked how much money he’s raised from fellow Republicans, Maliszewski
responded, “Tons. Most of the guys I know are Republican. I don’t give
them a chance to say no.”...
Bradley fund-raiser George Zoffinger is crossing party lines to tap the
sources of Bush’s $60 million-plus campaign fund....
Zoffinger and others say it’s gotten easier to raise money for Bradley....
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Again, the Democrats and Republicans prove they are two wings of a single political party. They have mutual goals that will
“reform” our country to the Socialist pattern they desire to keep themselves (and each other) in control.
The Republicans and Democrats are MUCH closer to each other than either
is to the American people. It is silly to expect any real conflict between
them as they cooperatively increase their unconstitutional control over us.
“We the People” - a dying concept.
.