Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Bloomberg Spending $50 Million to Beat NRA in November



Bloomberg Spending $50 Million to Beat NRA in November

by AWR Hawkins 16 Apr 2014, 6:58 AM PDT
Michael Bloomberg is spending $50 million to beat the NRA in November. The money is directed toward creating a grassroots campaign that will get out voters who support gun control candidates.

Bloomberg will do so through the auspices of groups he funds like Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Everytown for Gun Safety.

According to The New York Times, Bloomberg wants politicians to fear such groups the same way they fear the NRA.

Bloomberg said gun control groups need to "punish politicians who fail to support their agenda" in the same way the NRA punishes those who fail to vote pro-gun. 

He said the NRA handles politicians by saying, "We don't care. We're going to get after you. If you don't vote with us we're going to go after your kids and your grandkids and your great-grandkids. And we're never going to stop."

Democrat leaders worry that Bloomberg's efforts threaten their control of the Senate because he has targeted pro-gun Democrats too. Bloomberg "dismissed those fears" and said "he is concerned only with the long term."

Michael Bloomberg
Michael R. Bloomberg is co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, was the New York (NY) mayor, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Robin Hood Foundation, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone, a supporter for the Center for American Progress, and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, and the American Constitution Society.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a board member for the American Constitution Society, is the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, and a trustee at the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Raben Group is the lobby firm for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and was the lobby firm for the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Robert Raben is the president of the Raben Group, was a director at the American Constitution Society, and was an assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Melody C. Barnes was a principal for the Raben Group, an EVP for the Center for American Progress, a domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, Barack Obama’s golf partner, and married to Marland Buckner Jr.
Marland Buckner Jr. is married to Melody C. Barnes, and was a lobbyist for the Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft Corporation was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Raben Group was the lobby firm for the Microsoft Corporation, and is the lobby firm for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Michael R. Bloomberg is co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, was the New York (NY) mayor, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Harvey Weinstein is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and was listed on the National Rifle Association enemies list in 2013.
Marian Wright Edelman is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and was listed on the National Rifle Association enemies list in 2013.
Gwyneth Paltrow is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and was listed on the National Rifle Association enemies list in 2013.
National Rifle Association enemies list (Past Research)
Thursday, October 3, 2013


No comments: