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Contributors
Cliff Kincaid- Contributor
Cliff Kincaid, serves as editor of the Accuracy
in Media (AIM)
Report. A veteran journalist and media critic, Cliff has
appeared on the Fox News programs Hannity & Colmes and
The O'Reilly Factor, where he debated O'Reilly on global
warming, the death penalty,
and the homosexual agenda. He was a guest co-host on CNN's Crossfire
(filling in for Pat Buchanan) in the 1980s, where he confronted
the then-Libyan Ambassador to the U.N. with evidence of Libyan
involvement in international terrorism. Through his America's
Survival, Inc., organization (www.usasurvival.org), he has been
an advocate on behalf of the families of victims of terrorism
and has published reports and held conferences critical of the
United Nations. His articles have appeared in the Washington
Post, Washington Times, Chronicles, Human Events, Insight, and
other publications. He served on the staff of Human Events for
several years and was an editorial writer and newsletter editor
for former National Security Council staffer Oliver North at
his Freedom Alliance educational foundation. He has written or
co-authored nine books on media and cultural affairs and foreign
policy issues. Cliff is married and has three sons.[go to
Kincaid index]
 Lou
Dobbs and His Buddy George Soros
Financing defeat...
[Cliff Kincaid] 11/2/04
If
President Bush goes down to defeat today, one factor will
be the influence of mysterious pro-Kerry “527” organizations
funded by billionaire George Soros, who almost single-handedly
is trying to put the Democrat in the White House. The media have
not only excused Soros for using a loophole in campaign finance
law to buy the White House for Kerry, they have fawned over Soros
with coverage that borders on hero worship. A recent example
came last Wednesday, when Lou Dobbs of CNN interviewed “George,” a
friend he has known “for a long time,” and permitted Soros to
launch his typical anti-Bush diatribe.
What’s worse, as “balance,” Dobbs then interviewed
Ken Duberstein, a Republican operative who declared that “I respect
George Soros for putting his money where his mouth is” and “I
salute him for getting involved in the process that way.” This
was the “opposing view?” Duberstein, a former chief of staff
to President Ronald Reagan who presumably supports Bush for president,
completely blew his opportunity to set the record straight about
this “international financier” and his wild spending to defeat
the President. Then again, neither Bush nor Vice President Cheney
has ever uttered the word “Soros” on the campaign trail. They
have seemed curiously reluctant to highlight this controversial
foreign-born billionaire’s unprecedented intervention in the
U.S. presidential contest. Yet Bush and Cheney have taken a relentless
beating over Cheney’s old firm, Halliburton.
As
we have contended, however, Soros is a human Halliburton whose
network of companies, organizations and foundations
actually makes the real Halliburton look like a Mom & Pop
operation. No one really knows where the Soros money comes from
because he operates behind a financial “hedge fund” that is based
offshore. For the first time in history, despite the opposition
of Soros and other international financiers and currency speculators,
the Securities and Exchange Commission just recently voted to
regulate these mysterious entities. Soros claims to be motivated
to defeat Bush because of his policy of Iraq, but his long-time
goal has been to legalize drugs. Dobbs didn’t bring that subject
up, and neither did Duberstein. Soros has been labeled the “Daddy
Weedbucks” of the drug culture.
The media have never asked Kerry whether he
agrees with the Soros agenda for America. If he becomes president,
he may have no alternative but to implement it.
After
permitting Soros to bash Bush on issues ranging from Iraq to
the environment, Dobbs concluded by hailing
Soros as “a man who has put his money, his energy and his time
behind his political convictions.” They parted ways, with Dobbs
saying, “Good to have you here. Always good to see you, George.” One
got the impression that Soros was handling Dobbs’ investments.
One
day later, however, Soros got into potential legal trouble
when the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC)
filed a formal Complaint with the Federal Election Commission
(FEC) against Soros, alleging that he may have made illegal expenditures
by failing to fully disclose expenses related to his swing-state
speaking tour. This tour concluded on October 28 with a speech
at the National Press Club. The NLPC noted that, according to
FEC filings, Soros reported the expenditures for two-page newspaper
ads he bought in swing states titled “Why We Must Not Re-Elect
President Bush,” and for mailings with a similar theme. But nothing
apparently has been reported for the significant travel, public
relations and the other costs associated with his speaking tour.
In
a press release, NLPC President Peter Flaherty said, “Soros is a hypocrite. First, he bankrolled the groups
that lobbied for passage of McCain-Feingold, but now he’s pouring
millions through the law’s loopholes. And he has apparently violated
the Federal Election Campaign Act by not disclosing the substantial
sums he is spending on this speaking tour. We expect a complete,
expeditious and fair investigation of our Complaint.” NLPC said
that it also filed the complaint against two nonprofit organizations
that hosted Soros’ anti-Bush speeches, the World Affairs Council
of Philadelphia and the Metropolitan Club of Columbus, Ohio.
Soros spoke before other nonprofit organizations in other cities.
This is not a frivolous complaint because NLPC
has a record of success before the FEC. The FEC has ruled favorably
on NLPC complaints filed against House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Maria Cantwell, and Democratic
presidential candidate Al Sharpton.
The
NLPC press conference was disrupted by Soros aide Michael Vachon,
who insisted the allegations were false.
When asked about the allegations during the question-and answer
period following his speech, Soros attacked NLPC as “shady.” Soros
is the shady one, and the media refuse to shine the light of
public scrutiny and accountability on his activities. This is
because they want Kerry to win. CRO
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2004 Accuracy in Media
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