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Mira

(22,380 posts)
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 02:08 PM Jan 2012

Meet Foster Friess, Billionaire who Bought Iowa for Santorum

Meet Foster Friess, Billionaire who Bought Iowa for Santorum
by Brian Ross

Remember the name of Foster Friess. The Wyoming born-again billionaire mutual fund manager has been lauded by the Koch brothers at their 2011 secret shindig for giving more than $1M to Koch-friendly causes.  Never heard of him?  That's the way he's wanted it.  After Rick Santorum's huge pop in Iowa, though, a flashlight into the cockroach-infested giving of the SuperPACs to Santorum's campaign flushed him out of the shadows.

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Meet-Foster-Friess-Billio-by-Daily-kos-120108-960.html



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Meet Foster Friess, Billionaire who Bought Iowa for Santorum (Original Post) Mira Jan 2012 OP
Wonder if he'll want his money back when he doesn't get the nomination. Or is he gateley Jan 2012 #1
American democracy in action! nt The Midway Rebel Jan 2012 #2
ricky gets a Foster Friess patch for his jacket onethatcares Jan 2012 #3
He needs to change his first name to "Freedom" cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #4
$125,000 per vote for the 8 vote victory.... whistler162 Jan 2012 #5
Fuck you SCOTUS and Citizens United. Initech Jan 2012 #6
R#6 & K nt UTUSN Jan 2012 #7

gateley

(62,683 posts)
1. Wonder if he'll want his money back when he doesn't get the nomination. Or is he
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 02:09 PM
Jan 2012

going to buy that, too?

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)
3. ricky gets a Foster Friess patch for his jacket
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 02:18 PM
Jan 2012

if I could somehow get creative, I'd start a website showing each candidate and who's buying them with that oft repeated meme but alas as an artist, I draw flies.

if not a website, at least a portrait.

Initech

(100,063 posts)
6. Fuck you SCOTUS and Citizens United.
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 04:41 PM
Jan 2012

Thanks to you shit like this is now 100% legal and these fucking billionaire crooks are now able to buy government so they can get more money. This shit needs to end now!!!!!

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