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Ellipsis

(9,123 posts)
Thu May 1, 2014, 11:45 PM May 2014

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Met With Donors On Sly

Source: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Far from public scrutiny, Republican presidential hopefuls, high-powered donors and other national political and business leaders gathered last month at a five-star resort in Georgia for a secretive meeting to discuss the midterm elections, foreign policy and the economy.

Details of the event organized by the think tank the American Enterprise Institute were revealed this week by the Center for Public Integrity, which obtained a copy of the program and other materials.

Attendees during the three-day meeting in early March at The Cloister in Sea Island, Ga., reportedly included such potential 2016 presidential hopefuls as Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Others listed on the program: former Vice President Dick Cheney; former CIA Director David Petraeus; major Republican donor and former Amway President Dick DeVos; TD Ameritrade founder Joe Rickets; GOP strategist Karl Rove; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Scott Carpenter, the deputy director of Google Ideas.

Read more: http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2014/05/01/gop-presidential-hopefuls-met-donors-sly



Link to Center of Public integrity article here:

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/04/29/14689/gop-leaders-donors-mix-during-secretive-forum
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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Met With Donors On Sly (Original Post) Ellipsis May 2014 OP
Weird that it was done in secret yeoman6987 May 2014 #1
Pukes and TeaTerrorists LOVE hiding in dark shadows. SoapBox May 2014 #2
This image from your second link says it all: ronnie624 May 2014 #3
If that doesn't sound like a setup for "Night of the Long Knives," I don't know what does! tofuandbeer May 2014 #4
Always behind closed doors... Historic NY May 2014 #5
All of them listed EC May 2014 #6
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
1. Weird that it was done in secret
Thu May 1, 2014, 11:57 PM
May 2014

Everyone knows it will take a 1/2 billion or more to run for President so of course folks are going to look for donations. The Democrats are starting to get those lists out to make calls I hope. Sure it sucks that money is all important in Presidential elections, but until that changes, it is very important that the Democrats have enough money to especially remind voters of all the lies that Republicans say.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
2. Pukes and TeaTerrorists LOVE hiding in dark shadows.
Fri May 2, 2014, 12:10 AM
May 2014

It's their way of doing business.

Dick(less) Cheney's "Energy Summit" anyone?

tofuandbeer

(1,314 posts)
4. If that doesn't sound like a setup for "Night of the Long Knives," I don't know what does!
Fri May 2, 2014, 01:20 AM
May 2014

What a scary group of beasts! The Koch's MUST have been there.

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