Month: September 2012

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DNC honors ACORN and Teddy Kennedy

Matthew Vadum

At the Democratic Party’s national convention in Charlotte, a video tribute honoring the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) was played. All throughout ACORN’s terminal scandal that began with the undercover videos in 2009, Democrats ran away from the toxic radical leftist group as fast as they could. No more. As an example of one of the supposedly noble things Captain Chappaquiddick did, footage was shown of Kennedy barking out liberal nonsense at a rally for the job-killing minimum wage, one of ACORN’s favorite issues. Right behind him in a conspicuous place appears the ACORN logo. (A screen grab appears above.) … Continue reading DNC honors ACORN and Teddy Kennedy

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Obama campaign has spent $2.3 million on legal warfare

Matthew Vadum

Perkins Coie is one of the Obama reelection campaign’s biggest vendors, generating just under $2.3 million in legal bills – a number that is bound to shoot up even higher as Obama’s legal warfare escalates between now and Election Day. Pasted from a spreadsheet, below are my rough notes showing how I came up with the figure: Expenditures by payee (Perkins Coie) according to Federal Election Commission website Obama Aug 2012 monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M8/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 111,282.63 July monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M7/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 218,427.02 June monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M6/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 147,960.43 May monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M5/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 146,663.73 April monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M4/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 201,199.13 March monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M3/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 317,707.53 February monthly http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2012/M2/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html 257,042.32 2012 subtotal … Continue reading Obama campaign has spent $2.3 million on legal warfare

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Matthew Vadum’s work is cited in 46 books (and rising)

Matthew Vadum

I’ve been keeping a running tab of the books that reference my work and/or quote me. I’m not just cited by right-wingers. Note that authors on the left, such as Arianna Huffington, Thomas Frank, and Center for American Progress visiting fellow Shirley Sagawa, have given my work a vote of confidence by relying on it. Here is the list as of September 3, 2012: * asterisk indicates New York Times bestseller In reverse chronological order: 46) Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right, by Thomas Frank, Macmillan, 2012, page citations unknown  45) Who’s Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your … Continue reading Matthew Vadum’s work is cited in 46 books (and rising)