Do you know who Howard Rich is? You better find out.

[Are_grits_groceries]

I have been trying to follow him in SC for a while. He has his nasty little paws supporting a lot of conservative people and ballot initiatives. He also has a lot of money and with other wealthy friends he uses it for political gain.

He is like a "C Street" without the religion, and Rich has connections there. This another powerful unseen player in our political process. Rich is using his money in a lot of states. He is trying to buy SC to run as some feudal kingdom or whatever.

A saga about Rich:
http://www.hartwilliams.com/blog/blogger.html

Google him and also use Howie. This another very scary operation. Don't say you weren't warned. "C Street" had been written about a lot before Rachel pushed the story. Unfortunately, people don't pay attention until it's too late.

[Are_grits_groceries]

1. KnR one time. nt

[UpInArms]

2. kickin' it up

:kick:

[Canuckistanian]

3. Howard Rich... got it.

What's his connection to Demint and Graham?

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. He supports Demint.

DeMint is one of his cornerstones in SC. Graham is far less loony believe it or not, and isn't a Howard Rich stooge.Support may seem like a small thing because they get so much money from other places. However, Rich wants strict libertarian ideologues who put ideas before everything else. Sanford is an example before he lost his mind.

Rich plays at the state level too. He has supported a lot candidates in state legislative races. He hides behind a maze of companies and donors. This is how he is working in SC.

Edit to add post with a lot of info:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6113304

[madfloridian]

4. I connect his name to harmful voter petition drives.

I think PBS had something about the citizen drives that seem to be good on the surface but are harmful.

I posted something about him and a PBS documentary. Will look it up.

[madfloridian]

5. Found it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2205782

[Canuckistanian]

6. I found this article about him and Ed Crane - don't know what to make of it

http://www.reasontofreedom.com/Secret_Lives_Howie_Rich_Ed_Crane.html

The two of them seem to be libertarian CATO freaks.

[Laelth]

8. K&R for exposure. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth