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Who Is Foster Friess? Seven Facts You Need To Know
By Adam Peck
Foster Friess, the multi-millionaire financial investor whountil recentlywas practically single-handedly bankrolling Rick Santorums presidential campaign, has a long history supporting Republican candidates and conservative causes. And unlike some of his fellow mega-donors like the Koch brothers or Sheldon Adelson, Friess has never tried all that hard to hide his intentions or methods.
On his personal YouTube page, more than a dozen sparsely-viewed videos show Friess discussing his philanthropic endeavors as well as his thoughts on President Obama, health care reform and the cause of the economic crisis. Heres a look at some of the more interesting things about Friess that you may not know:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/11/422381/who-is-foster-friess-seven-facts-you-need-to-know/
By Adam Peck
Foster Friess, the multi-millionaire financial investor whountil recentlywas practically single-handedly bankrolling Rick Santorums presidential campaign, has a long history supporting Republican candidates and conservative causes. And unlike some of his fellow mega-donors like the Koch brothers or Sheldon Adelson, Friess has never tried all that hard to hide his intentions or methods.
On his personal YouTube page, more than a dozen sparsely-viewed videos show Friess discussing his philanthropic endeavors as well as his thoughts on President Obama, health care reform and the cause of the economic crisis. Heres a look at some of the more interesting things about Friess that you may not know:
1. He has a long history funding Islamophobic organizations. One of Friess biggest beneficiaries is a collection of some of the largest Islamophobic organizations in the country, including Frank Gaffneys Center for Security Policy and David Horowitzs Terrorism Awareness Project.
2. He filmed an introduction video to Clarion Funds Islamophobic Obesession Documentary. <...>
3. He preached intolerance in a commencement speech at the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. <...>
4. Friess has given A LOT to Republican politicians. <...>
5. Friess donated to gay rights advocate, former Republican Senator Alfonse DAmato. And not just a few thousand dollars either. In the mid-1990s, Friess funneled over $260,000 to committees with ties to the former New York senator, who famously bucked his party on LGBT issues and voted against Dont Ask Dont Tell in 1993 and for the Employee Non Discrimination Act. Granted, the donations were more likely contributed as a way to protect his own business interests than actual gay rights, but DAmato is a strange bedfellow for someone supporting a candidate who compared homosexuality to man-on-dog sex.
6. He was a founding donor to conservative news site The Daily Caller. A $3 million initial investment into Tucker Carlsons news site in early 2010 helped it get off the ground. Hes since made at least one additional contribution of $500,000. Yet as POLITICO notes, The Daily Caller has thus far failed to disclose its connection to Rick Santorum when covering him on the campaign trail.
7. Claimed liberals were to blame for Columbine shooting.<...>
2. He filmed an introduction video to Clarion Funds Islamophobic Obesession Documentary. <...>
3. He preached intolerance in a commencement speech at the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. <...>
4. Friess has given A LOT to Republican politicians. <...>
5. Friess donated to gay rights advocate, former Republican Senator Alfonse DAmato. And not just a few thousand dollars either. In the mid-1990s, Friess funneled over $260,000 to committees with ties to the former New York senator, who famously bucked his party on LGBT issues and voted against Dont Ask Dont Tell in 1993 and for the Employee Non Discrimination Act. Granted, the donations were more likely contributed as a way to protect his own business interests than actual gay rights, but DAmato is a strange bedfellow for someone supporting a candidate who compared homosexuality to man-on-dog sex.
6. He was a founding donor to conservative news site The Daily Caller. A $3 million initial investment into Tucker Carlsons news site in early 2010 helped it get off the ground. Hes since made at least one additional contribution of $500,000. Yet as POLITICO notes, The Daily Caller has thus far failed to disclose its connection to Rick Santorum when covering him on the campaign trail.
7. Claimed liberals were to blame for Columbine shooting.<...>
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/11/422381/who-is-foster-friess-seven-facts-you-need-to-know/
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Who Is Foster Friess? Seven Facts You Need To Know (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2012
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Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)1. In other words.....
another GOP puppeteer!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. Yup! n/t
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)3. at first I thought it was a misspelled
an icy treat we ate in my childhood...Foster Freeze.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)4. Mr or Dr Freeze to you! nt
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)5. Oh yes, Brain Freeze!
It all comes back to me now!
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)6. According to Wikipedia, Freeze made his money picking stocks.
Can you think of a more useless way to make your billions?