Thursday, February 26, 2015

Soros, Ford shovel $196 million to 'net neutrality' groups, staff to White House



Soros, Ford shovel $196 million to 'net neutrality' groups, staff to White House
By Paul Bedard | February 25, 2015 | 2:22 pm
Liberal philanthropist George Soros and the Ford Foundation have lavished groups supporting the administration’s “net neutrality” agenda, donating $196 million and landing proponents on the White House staff, according to a new report.

And now, as the Federal Communications Commission nears approving a type of government control over the Internet, the groups are poised to declare victory in the years-long fight, according to the report from MRC Business, an arm of the conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center.

“The Ford Foundation, which claims to be the second-largest private foundation in the U.S., and Open Society Foundations, founded by far-left billionaire George Soros, have given more than $196 million to pro-net neutrality groups between 2000 and 2013,” said the report, authored by Media Research Center’s Joseph Rossell, and provided to Secrets.

“These left-wing groups not only impacted the public debate and funded top liberal think tanks from the Center for American Progress to Free Press. They also have direct ties to the White House and regulatory agencies. At least five individuals from these groups have ascended to key positions at the White House and FCC,” said the report which included funding details to pro-net neutrality advocates.

It quoted critic Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment, saying, “The biggest money in this debate is from the liberal foundations that lavish millions on self-styled grassroots groups pushing for more and more regulation and federal control.”
Groups funded by Soros and Ford include the Center for American Progress, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Media Matters for America. They received a total of $54,226,097 from the Ford and Open Society Foundations.

Both Ford and Open Society support the initiative.

Some of those supported by the two groups’ funding have also worked the White House, notably John Podesta, former Center for American Progress head and now expected to run Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

MRC Business regularly follows the spending and activity of Soros, and even has an initiative to keep an eye on his advocacy called the Soros Project.

Ford Foundation
Peter F. Geithner was a program officer for the Ford Foundation, and is Timothy F. Geithner’s father.

Note: Timothy F. Geithner is Peter F. Geithner’s son, a director at the International Rescue Committee, was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and the treasury secretary for the Barack Obama administration.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Center for American Progress, Media Matters, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress, is a co-chair, national finance council at Ready for Hillary, and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Eric Alterman is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was a senior fellow at Media Matters.
David Brock is the founder of Media Matters, and an adviser at Ready for Hillary.
Susie Tompkins Buell was a donor for Media Matters, a contributor for Ready for Hillary, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is a national finance council member at Ready for Hillary.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), the Center for American Progress, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Colin L. Powell is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and is Michael K. Powell’s father.
Ford Foundation was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Madeleine K. Albright is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the Center for American Progress.
John Colborn is a director, Skills for America's Future for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the
VP for the Ford Foundation.
Michael K. Powell is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Colin L. Powell’s son, and was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Mark D. Schneider is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and was an associate general counsel for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).   
Newton N. Minow was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, Ezekiel Emanuel’s brother, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Ezekiel Emanuel is Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.
John D. Podesta is the founder of the Center for American Progress, a counselor for the Barack Obama administration, and was the temporary CEO for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, a principal for the Raben Group, and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.
Raben Group was the lobby firm for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Anthony D. Romero is an executive director at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and was a director of human rights for the Ford Foundation.
Thurgood Marshall Jr. is a trustee at the Ford Foundation, and a trustee at the Third Way.
James E. Clyburn is a trustee at the Third Way, and Mignon Clyburn’s father.
Mignon Clyburn is James E. Clyburn’s daughter, and the commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  
William M. Daley is a trustee at the Third Way, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Mark D. Schneider is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and was an associate general counsel for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).   
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president for the Barack Obama administration.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013       
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Amy L. Nathan was an attorney at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and is a senior counsel, strategic planning & policy for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 
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