santorum CYBERGATE SCANDAL EXCLUSIVE - 11/20/04

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Santorum Family Values
11/20/04

Top Story – SANTORUM FAMILY VALUES EXCLUSIVE

CYBERSCHOOL CEO IS GOP CONTRIBUTOR
The SANTORUM FAMILY VALUES has been alerted by "makhno" of a major new development in the CYBERGATE scandal. The CEO of the Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School is a major GOP contributor. Nick Trombetta has contributed at least $3,000.00 to Republican Congressional candidates Tim Murphy and Elizabeth Hart. Our investigation has not found any evidence of contributions to Democrat candidates. In a story on thepittsburghchannel.com on 11/8/04, Mr. Trombetta was quoted as saying that “he thinks those who criticize Santorum are motivated by politics.” When his teaching staff “volunteered” to teach Santorum’s children for free, Trombetta was quoted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10 days later as saying, "This is not about politics or special treatment. This is about going to bat for our students, something we do every day for every child enrolled in our school.''
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Trombetta&txtState=PA&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=N

Does Ricky care about your family ???
“I'm going to do what's best for MY family.” - Ricky 11/17/04
That’s why you have to go back home to Virginia and we have to get a new senator.
A US Senator has to do what’s best for ALL the families of the state, the country, and yes, even the world.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04324/414263.stm
“..cyber school fits MY family perfectly…” -Ricky 11/8/04
What about the families of PA???
Headline: Santorum Defends Kids' Cyber Enrollment
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/3901275/detail.html

READ!!! PGH POST-GAZETTE editorial - TAX CHEAT??? http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04324/414066.stm

Santorum CYBERGATE SCANDAL Links – 11/19/04 -
(new links today: top story/editorial/cyberschool/santorum statement and site)

DATE / SOURCE / AUTHOR / NOTES

Print media

11/19/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Editorial.. claims tax break he doesn’t deserve
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04324/414066.stm

11/19/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Eleanor Chute.. no santorum left behind
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04324/414263.stm

11/18/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Joe Fahy.. town wants REFUND
http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04323/413787.stm

11/18/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Joe Fahy.. santorum withdraws kids
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04323/413675.stm

11/17/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Eleanor Chute.. ONLY santorum does it!!!
http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04322/412987.stm

11/16/04 Allentown(PA) Morning Call / mcall.com.. Editorial.. 1st(?) negative editorial
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/all-editorial2nov16,0,5294825.story?coll=all-newsopinion-hed

11/14/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Eleanor Chute.. possible fraud???
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04319/411623.stm

11/13/04 Philadelphia Daily News / philly.com.. AP.. need to log in
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/10171378.htm

11/12/04 Tallahassee Democrat.. AP(Jennifer Yates).. picked up nationally
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/10169219.htm

11/11/04 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.. Frazier & Jewell the mellon-scaife paper!
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_271582.html

11/10/04 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Sally kalson.. has PA supreme ct info
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04315/409553.stm

11/6/04 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.. Vera Miller
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/pittsburgh/s_269995.html the mellon-scaife paper!

10/20/04 Penn Hills Progress.. Vera Miller.. original source
http://www.gatewaynewspapers.com/pennhillsprogress/36884/



Web media

11/18/04 kdka.com (kdka tv/radio).. AP.. will HOMESCHOOL kids
http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_323100927.html

11/17/04 kdka.com (kdka tv/radio).. AP.. ricky doesn’t live here
http://kdka.com/siteSearch/local_story_322110955.html

11/13/04 FOXNEWS.COM.. AP.. fox - fear and unbalanced
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138485,00.html

11/8/04 the Pittsurghchannel.com.. WTAE-tv Pgh PA.. santorum DEFENDS theft
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/3901275/detail.html

Other resources

N/A opensecrets.org.. Trombetta GOP contributions
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Trombetta&txtState=PA&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=N

11/17/04 santorum statement ricky hold your nose
http://santorum.senate.gov/pressreleases/record.cfm?id=228108

N/A santorum internets page whewww!!!!
http://santorum.senate.gov/

N/A Allegheny County (PA) Property Assessment Web Site.. official PA property info
http://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/General.asp?CurrBloLot=0367G00075000000&HouseNum=111&Street=STEPHENS%20LN&SingleResult=True

N/A Loudon County (VA) Real Property Site.. enter 17650 Tobermory in address field
http://inter1.loudoun.gov/cgi-bin/db2www.exe/webpdbs/re.d2w/INDEX

N/A Western PA Cyber Charter School Site.. gives RESIDENCY requirements
http://www.wpccs.com/


11/16/04 - Rooney Demands Refund For Santorum's Cyber School Costs

PA Dem Chair Says Santorum “Robbing Pennsylvania Students” for Personal Gain

HARRISBURG, PA: After days of news reports detailing how Senator Rick Santorum has taken $100,000 in Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars for cyber-schooling his children, Rep. T.J. Rooney, Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, today called on Santorum to refund Pennsylvania's children the taxpayer dollars he has taken from their education to put towards the education of his own children.

Santorum and his family live in Virginia.

Rooney said today, “Senator Santorum keeps going around trumpeting family values, trying to convince citizens that he is the voice for the Pennsylvania family. Now we learn that apparently Mr. Santorum believes that family values means taking from the children who need our help to pay huge bills for his own family, even though they don't live in Pennsylvania.”

According to the Associated Press, the Penn Hills School District in suburban Pittsburgh has spent $100,000 on the Internet-based education of Santorum's children since 2001-2002. Santorum purchased his two bedroom residence in the school district in 1997 for $87,800. His Leesburg, Virginia home was assessed at $757,000 this year.

“This is a classic case of the rich man's Robin Hood,” Rooney followed. “Mr. Santorum makes a generous salary and lives in a very expensive home in Virginia, but he didn't let that stop him from unfairly taking from the Pennsylvania students who need those school funds desperately.”

NOTE: I do not have a link for this story but I have reliable sources.



DU link sources: RamboLiberal / No Mandate Here / makhno

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