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blogslut

(38,635 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 10:27 PM Feb 2017

Is Betsy DeVos paying people to support her confirmation?

http://theslot.jezebel.com/someone-is-paying-strangers-online-to-beg-for-betsy-dev-1791976320

Swagbucks.com and Instagc.com are sites where users can, in exchange for a few cents, complete small tasks such as filling out forms or surveys and—as of yesterday—begging the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee. Someone is paying these sites to pay people to go to SupportDeVos.com, a website run by the formerly DeVos-led American Federation for Children, to express their support for her nomination.

The campaign was first spotted by a user over at Daily Kos, who found the offer on Swagbucks. Several Reddit users claimed to have discovered the same thing on Swagbucks and similar sites yesterday.

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You’re also probably not overly concerned with who is paying the indexing sites to get you to fill out their forms or surveys. But once you’re at SupportDeVos.com, you might notice that the website is funded by the aforementioned American Federation for Children, a 501(c)4 “social welfare organization” and one of the standard bearers of the school privatization movement. DeVos was the organization’s chair until November 30, 2016, when she was succeeded by Bob Oberndorf, an old friend of hers who founded the AFC-affiliated 501(c)3, Alliance for School Choice. Oberndorf contributed half a million dollars to All Children Matter, the super PAC DeVos co-founded to astroturf for pro-school voucher candidates...


Sure she stepped down as head of American Federation for Children but, come on, who are we kidding?
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Is Betsy DeVos paying people to support her confirmation? (Original Post) blogslut Feb 2017 OP
This is what I believed all along. teezy Feb 2017 #1
She gave $60000 to Toomey's campaign Freddie Feb 2017 #2
She's rich enough that she could guarantee each rethug congress member an anonymous kimbutgar Feb 2017 #3
K and R BadgerMom Feb 2017 #4

teezy

(269 posts)
1. This is what I believed all along.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 10:30 PM
Feb 2017

There's no way someone that incompetent and obviously ill suited for the position would ever get confirmed under normal circumstances.

There must be very shady forces at work with this cabinet. It's unbelievable.

Freddie

(9,686 posts)
2. She gave $60000 to Toomey's campaign
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 10:47 PM
Feb 2017

Amazingly, despite what must have been millions of phone calls, letters, faxes, etc. he just announced he's "proud to vote for her." PA's State Weasel.

kimbutgar

(23,185 posts)
3. She's rich enough that she could guarantee each rethug congress member an anonymous
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 11:16 PM
Feb 2017

500,000 million bank account in the grand caymans to vote in her favor.

Honestly would you put it past the GOP house and senate members? It's all about the Benjamins.

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