Mississippi Man Forms 'Occupy' Super PAC

[ProSense]

Mississippi Man Forms 'Occupy' Super PAC

Matt Taylor

It was bound to emerge sooner or later: an Occupy Wall Street Super PAC...OccupyPolitics PAC, Inc., as it is officially known, is the pet project of a former prison guard who wants to make a difference as transparently as possible.

"I'm about to make people aware of what their congressmen are voting for," Jackson, Mississippi activist James C. Farrar, Jr....A 40-year-old suffering from complications after gastric bypass surgery, Farrar says he sometimes struggles to pay around $1,000 a month for synthetic THC to stimulate his appetite. He worked for some years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as "Angola" and "The Farm."

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Registered with the Federal Election Commission by Farrar on December 8, the PAC's first priority is "supporting House Joint Resolution 90 by (Florida) Rep. Ted Deutch calling to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United decision by end(ing) corporate personhood and regulating election money," according to its website.

Inspired by all the signs at "Occupy" rallies about regular people not being able to afford lobbyists, Farrar took the step of registering as one himself. He says his Super PAC won't purchase broadcast or cable television ads because he does not want to "feed corporate media." But that doesn't mean he's unwilling to accept outside help.

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http://nationalmemo.com/article/occupy-super-pac-forms-mississippi

[Ian David]

1. Why am I suspicious of a SuperPAC raising unlimited cash...

... that won't spend it on expensive things like media buys?

[LuvNewcastle]

2. It isn't clear to me what this guy is doing.

If he wants to influence public opinion, why doesn't he want to take out ads? How will people hear about his PAC? He might have good intentions, but I don't think he's thought this through.

[ProSense]

3. It

"It isn't clear to me what this guy is doing. If he wants to influence public opinion, why doesn't he want to take out ads? How will people hear about his PAC? He might have good intentions, but I don't think he's thought this through."

...seems to me he registered as a lobbyist to gain access to Congress. It appears the statement, "I'm about to make people aware of what their congressmen are voting for," means via the online site.

The piece also states that he wouldn't rule outside help to advertise.

Looks like he's a Rocky Anderson supporter: http://www.occupypoliticspac.org/news/view/172228/?topic=76011

It's a bit strange, but it's news.