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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:27 PM
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Glenn Beck Donates $10,000 To The Chamber Of Commerce
Edited on Thu Oct-14-10 01:27 PM by butterfly77
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/glenn-beck-chamber-commerce_n_762980.html


Glenn Beck entered the controversy surrounding the alleged foreign donations to the powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce by sending some domestic money to the group -- specifically, his own.

In the past two weeks, liberal blog Think Progress has written several articles documenting the money the Chamber receives from foreign donors. Based on one of the reports, the Democratic National Committee took out an ad targeting the business lobby and charging it with "stealing" American democracy by potentially using that money on domestic political campaigns. The Chamber hit back, saying that the DNC and the Obama administration had no proof for their charges.

On his radio show Thursday, Beck said that..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/glenn-beck-chamber-commerce_n_762980.html
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:28 PM
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1. So, of all the charities that could use $10,000, beckerwood chooses
a business council?

I'm not surprised in the least.

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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 02:25 PM
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8. Glenn always supports the upper dogs.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:29 PM
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2. So, is that just a withholding line on his paycheck
from the Chamber?
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:33 PM
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3. Chamber Pot.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1JiFsytZYuw/SgzDHH9BXDI/AAAAAAAAAMo/IhHXZ9J7j4E/s320/chamber+pot.jpg


:shrug:

It is funny, but honestly, figure it is all some kind of metaphor.


Side note, I am still due beer and travel money and many experiences.
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grilled onions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:38 PM
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4. Perhaps He Knows Some Of Those Illusive Members/Donors
In his Mormonesque mode he donates but what is it he wants from THEM?
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:39 PM
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5. Was it in gold or that worthless Federal money? nt
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:44 PM
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6. Alternate name for the CofC ....




The Local Republican Businessman's Association



Something they try to avoid being public knowledge, but true just the same.



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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 01:49 PM
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7. No man should be so rich he has nothing left to buy but his government.
This man is insufficiently taxed.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 02:42 PM
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9. Glenn Beck should not possess any job that does not require to ask "Would you like fries with that?"
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 06:12 PM
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10. Bbbbuuutttt...
he has glenn beck university.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 06:45 PM
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15. I'd seriously question the qualifications of any graduate of Glenn Beck U.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 06:16 PM
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11. Oh God no, anything but that...
Would you seriously want Glenn Beck touching something you intend to eat?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 06:44 PM
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14. Good point. I seem to recall him saying he'd shove a carrot up his ass.
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PROchoiceGA Donating Member (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 06:17 PM
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12. Fair and Balanced as usual... n/t
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 06:17 PM
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13. good, i hope he can't pay his rent.
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