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applegrove

(118,642 posts) Fri May 18, 2018, 05:35 PM May 2018

Ryan-Linked Group Raised $24.6M from Anonymous Donor

https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/18/ryan-linked-group-raised-24-6m-from-anonymous-donor/

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American Action Network, the nonprofit group closely aligned with Speaker Paul Ryan, raised a record $41.9 million amid the GOP push to repeal Obamacare and restructure the tax code — more than half of which came from one anonymous donor, Politico reports.

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Ryan-Linked Group Raised $24.6M from Anonymous Donor (Original Post) applegrove May 2018 OP

Sheldon Adelson30 million. Wellstone ruled May 2018 #1

Yes, facailitated in person by Ryan and Norm Coleman JDC May 2018 #4

Sure wish more people would pay Wellstone ruled May 2018 #7

Russians! Me. May 2018 #2

Cohen's fingerprints? triron May 2018 #5

CITIZENS UNITED bluestarone May 2018 #3

Would it not be cheaper? Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #6

This lack of transperancy has to end. Silent speech (cloaked/hidden) is not the same as free speech salin May 2018 #8

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. Sheldon Adelson30 million.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2018, 05:40 PM

May 2018

JDC

(10,127 posts)

4. Yes, facailitated in person by Ryan and Norm Coleman

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #1)

Fri May 18, 2018, 07:49 PM

May 2018

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

7. Sure wish more people would pay

Reply to JDC (Reply #4)

Fri May 18, 2018, 08:10 PM

May 2018

attention. Thank you for paying attention.

Me.

(35,454 posts)

2. Russians!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2018, 06:37 PM

May 2018

triron

(22,001 posts)

5. Cohen's fingerprints?

Reply to Me. (Reply #2)

Fri May 18, 2018, 07:56 PM

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bluestarone

(16,926 posts)

3. CITIZENS UNITED

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2018, 06:41 PM

May 2018

What a bunch of bullshit!!! And we all knew it!!

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

6. Would it not be cheaper?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2018, 08:06 PM

May 2018

To just buy folks some health insurance?

Sounds cheaper than givin granny starver Ryan 50 million bucks a year.

salin

(48,955 posts)

8. This lack of transperancy has to end. Silent speech (cloaked/hidden) is not the same as free speech

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2018, 08:29 PM

May 2018

The need for understanding potential 'obligations' due to big donations - and $24,000,000+ constitutes a serious potential obligation, far outweighs some odd sense that free speech = no one knows that one is making (via a hidden donation) that speech.

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