Alexrod’s Ex-Firm Making Millions off Health Care Ads
Axelrod was president and sole shareholder of AKPD from 1985 until he sold his interest after Obama’s victory, government records show. The firm owes Axelrod $2 million, which it’s due to pay in installments beginning Dec. 31. Axelrod’s son, Michael, still works there. He didn’t return a phone call. The firm’s Web site continues to feature David Axelrod’s work on the Obama campaign.
The problem is that Axelrod’s former firm is currently receiving huge fees “from Healthy Economy Now, a coalition that includes the Washington-based Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, known as PhRMA,” as well as AARP, the SEIU and other big players in the health care debate.
If Axelrod has been negotiating any part of any deal involving any of these players which are funneling money to the firm that owes him money, or if he is advising the president on the deals with any of these groups, that’s a conflict of interest. Laundering the money through a “coalition” doesn’t remove the conflict much less the appearance of impropriety. The coalition is in effect partially funding David Axelrod’s severance package though its members might have done so unknowingly. These forthcoming payments to Axelrod are much more significant than the sort of “retained ties” that Democrats blasted Dick Cheney for vis-a-vis Halliburton even though there was no high level negotiations between the vice president and his former company.
David Axelrod has some tough questions to answer, and according to Politico’s Mike Allen, Politico’s Ken Vogel will be publishing more on matters Axelrodian tomorrow. (The transcript of my interview with Allen is here.) Vogel’s story on Axelrod’s son from a few days back casts doubt on the Bloomberg story’s accuracy as Bloomberg has Axelrod’s son still at Axelrod’s old firm, but Vogel has him at The Huffington Post.
The most transparent administration evah – Chicago-style.
Here’s the complete article form Townhall. It also was Michelle Malkin’s featured post today.
Hat tips: Michelle Malkin, Hugh Hewitt and TownHall.
You calling me a crook?
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This just happens to remind me that Michelle Malkin’s book Culture of Corruption is now #1 on the NYT Bestsellers’ List for 3 weeks in a row!
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Used to think Clinton was a dangerous national embarrassment. Turns out he was a relatively harmless pocket-lining lecher compared to Obama and his mafiosi.
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It’s pretty hard for a kid from Hope, AR to be as corrupt as the Windy City Boys, no matter how hard he tries.
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Thugs to the left of me, commies to the right…..
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This is a Pullitzer Prize just waiting to be picked up…and NO reporter will touch it. This is “All the President’s Men” on freaking steroids!
The A/P this morning actually used the phrase: “Of interest only to Republicans”. AMAZING!!
Al Capone is running our country.
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Al Capone is running our country. — JR
Capone has a soft spot for the ladies. I don’t know if ‘O’ even cares about the ladies. He is such a narcissist.
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Hallelujah!!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/19/obama.health.care/index.html
Obama says his opponents are “bearing false witness” on health care!
This from a man who has been caught in several major bald-faced lies on this topic, while his opponents have not been.
Amen brother! I got religion now!
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keep our doctors if we want? Sorry, everyone agrees that’s a lie.
keep our insurance plan if we want? Sorry, everyone agrees that’s a lie.
Save the US money? Sorry, everyone agrees that’s a lie.
AARP’s endorsed your plan? Sorry, everyone agrees that’s a lie.
Won’t fund abortions? Sorry, everyone agrees that’s a lie.
what were you saying about bearing false witness, my pious young friend?
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the Messiah and his campaign boss/ad man corrupt ? sounds fishy to me
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“the Messiah and his campaign boss/ad man corrupt ? sounds fishy to me ”
I love it when new people come in the door with blades blazing.
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Brother O-bama gonna set his righteous army on us now! Us white devils….
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Environut admits his organization lied about disappearing arctic ice. –
Link.
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mpthompson…are you still here tonight? booshkindoggin…are you still here?
My wife has SOLVED the problem of getting me (and maybe booshkindoggin if he’s up for it) into the Jackie Speier TownHall on Sunday!
REMEMBER, this was my WIFE’S idea!!! When I told Mrs. Justrand about Jackie Speier limitting admitance to “JUST her district”, Mrs Justrand said: “Since mpthompson IS a resident her district, he can sign in, and you can be there as his ‘Partner’”!!!!! Awesome.
if booshkindoggin wants to go we can be a Triad!!!
I guarantee NO ONE in NoCal is gonna question us!!
p.s. Mrs. Justrand is pretty proud of this scheme!
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The United State’s Government:
Clowns to the left of me; Jokers also to the left.
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drdog09: “Environut admits his organization lied about disappearing arctic ice”
WHAT????
Santa? the Easter Bunny? They’re real…right?
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Michelle Malkin is discussing this on Hannity right now.
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rightwingyahoo
Brother O-bama gonna set his righteous army on us now! Us white devils….
Hey you got our back, locked and loaded, No worries…..
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Justrand– that is pretty funny. You going to camp it up?
take some cell phone movies!
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You and Mike had better wear matching shirts and TAKE PICS!
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Don’t know if anyone has posted this yet, but it is unreal.
We now literally have state propagandists acting as keepers of the cult.
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This can’t be good for Obammy’s message machine –
source
When Buffet stiffs what ‘O’ is trying to pitch, he’s in trouble. O can’t back away now. He has to go all in or else.
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aureliusx: “Justrand– that is pretty funny. You going to camp it up?”
If we DO, they’ll sit us in the front row!!! Certain that we’re on the Dems’ side!!
mpt and I will have to work out the details of our “relationship”!
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Precious! Get in a good smack on the rear just for flair.
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JM,
I was thinking of the money shot of them in the front row hugging
Oh and guys, don’t forget to wave the Log Cabin flag!!
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You people are getting a little too lavender for me……
We now literally have state propagandists acting as keepers of the cult.
If you let yourself think about it, you’ll go crazy. How can these people call themselves professionals?
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We are really descending into Lord of the Flies territory.
The country is split, and the left will not listen to reason. They are truly insane.
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And then you have JR and mpt putting on the spikes! Sheesh, why not just break out the Klaus Nomee and get it over with…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJCtxT1v7uM
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gahh! I can’t take it, bah, queers are messed up. There are so many issues there I don’t know where to start….
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Be careful, JP and MPT, some of the Messiah’s foot soldiers from ACORN still don’t have their minds straight on the perv thing. Don’t wink at them.
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Gee RWY I guess that means them entering the Leslie Gore contest is off?
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Hopefully JR and MPT get and lay down some royal hell on the CongressCritter.
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Oh and now that I think about it the Leslie Gore song is a pretty good metaphor about the health care debate.
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Leslie is a better singer than the freak.
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All I ask is they don’t wear anything clingy….
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Looks more and more that we are going to go over the cliff. Don’t understand what good that money is for “zero” and his friends when it will have the same value as Zimbawe.
Does anyone remember what Rome did to Hannibal? Maybe we should let these idiots know that the same fate is in store for them.
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Hey, Gn, I was wondering where you were, bro-tha.
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rightwingyahoo: “All I ask is they don’t wear anything clingy”
My wife says she won’t let me NEAR her accessories!!
I notice Mpthompson hasn’t shown up in a while…I hope he isn’t running for the border!
It’s all for a good cause, mpt!
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I’m watching the 60s-70s antiwar protesters.
Boy, those people were every bit the assholes Cindy Sheehan and her crew are.
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Right Wing – don’t you know – I was runnin up and down the hills with the Ohio Militia. That is what all we right wing extremists do. How about you?
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Back to the Obama O bumper stickers: How about just ABORTION?
Hey, gn, where ya been?
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I like “Oops!”, with both O’s as Obama symbols!! But the “LOL” stickers are gonna look sweeeeet!
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RWY,
I’m watching the 60s-70s antiwar protesters.
Boy, those people were every bit the assholes Cindy Sheehan and her crew are.
You do realize the irony of that statement don’t you? Take that timeframe of the antiwar protests then add 40 years. Yep, unhuh, that’s who is now raising hell in the AARP and town hall meetings across the country.
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RWY: I’m watching the 60s-70s antiwar protesters.
Cindy Sheehan & crew are wimps by comparison.
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No way, those people were communists. I have a hard time believing the townhallers were anti-war protesters.
If they are, I hope they get “death paneled”.
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Right Wing – don’t you know – I was runnin up and down the hills with the Ohio Militia. That is what all we right wing extremists do. How about you?
Not me, I’ve been sitting around like a sissy.
You’re in a militia? That’s it, I’m joining one….
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right wing – those same protesters were some of the biggest sellouts in history. After the war, they soldout to the man and became part of the establishment.
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back on topic: Axelrod, the A/P story has THIS line it it:
“There is no evidence that Axelrod directly profited from the group’s ads”
Note: the A/P has not spent ONE SECOND trying to FIND any evidence (the story literally just broke yesterday), yet they are already absolving Axelrod of any and ALL guilt!!!
Awesome!!
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We have the Florida Free Militia. Hmmm….
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right wing – those same protesters were some of the biggest sellouts in history. After the war, they soldout to the man and became part of the establishment.
Yeah. They wanted cash, and coke, but they were too scared to fight for their country.
I hate them.
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justrand – what about the deaths in Iraq & Afghanistan, notice how quiet the media has been on the war? Outside of Drudge, you would not even be aware.
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the media, which had a blood lust for battlefield stats while Bush was President, absolutely could NOT care less now that The One is in power!
I honestly would not have believed this level of complicity from the media even after Bush/Gore in 2000, and RatherGate in 2004.
But what little soul the media had they have sold it to Obama…and the price will eventually be their bailout!!! The sickest part is that the bailout will be accompanied by flowery words as to how the money “ensures a Free Press in America”!! BARF!
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Justrand – it is a lost cause. They can bailout the media, but they will be right back where they are, just like the auto industry. Just buying time, but eventually the same fate – death of the entity.
Where are they going to get the money – print it. That will make the Chinese happy and the American public who is seeing their wealth being destroyed before them.
The budget is out of wack by 1.8 Trillion. They want to add another 1 Trillion for health care. Social security is going to be in the red by 2011 to 2012 – 6 plus years prior to what they thought.
We are going down hard and we are going down fast. There is going to be hundreds of millions who will be hurtin and angry. They are playing a very dangerous game with any miss calculation resulting in things going up in flames.
I am watching you guys in California as you guys are ahead of the curve for the rest of the nation.
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“There is no evidence that Axelrod directly profited from the group’s ads, yet.”
There I fixed it for them. But I don’t see how you can miss the fact that Axelrooter has a $2m promissory note outstanding with them. And a sure way to get paid is ‘assist’ the firm in getting business to them. Sigh….
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I posted this 2 threads down but worth a repeat
msnbc edits to fit the propaganda message
http://minx.cc/?post=291110
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We are going down hard and we are going down fast. There is going to be hundreds of millions who will be hurtin and angry. They are playing a very dangerous game with any miss calculation resulting in things going up in flames. — gn
Its like trying to fill an inside straight, aces high with a $57T pot riding on the outcome. Problem is its OUR pot they’re playing with!
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btw…the Jackie Speier TownHall this Sunday is at 11:00 a.m. at Farralon Elementary school in Montara. This location is literally the furthest and most remote edge of Jackie’s realm. There is one road, Hwy 1, leading to Montara…and the last 8 miles before Montara are unihabited!! (Devil’s Slide)
Still, mpt and I should be able to make a big splash at the shindig!
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Give’m hell!!
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I’m telling you Dad, have fun with this. You KNOW the left would never ever ever villify a gay couple in San Fran. If you want to wear your Marines hat, you could always wink with a “Don’t ask, don’t tell”.
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dr dog – when I saw the article about Social Security going into the red in another 2 years – I said oh crap. This whole mess is speeding up much faster than what I had projected.
Then I saw Buffet’s comments on federal spending. Some people are waking up, but it is too late.
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gn, I am afraid you are right. My wife and I, we will make it somehow. Most of our major obligations have long since passed. But I fear for my kids. They’re the ones getting the rawest of deals. Their quality of life and opportunity I am afraid will be less than mine or their grandparents.
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drdog, that is exactly how I feel.
We need to wake up enough of the young quickly enough to help fight back, or the freedoms they take for granted will disappear!
The country’s at a tipping point…which way it will tip will be known very soon now I think.
g’night folks!!
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Have you guys seen this…
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/19/unreal-msnbc-edits-clip-of-man-with-gun-at-obama-rally-to-support-racism-narrative/
http://minx.cc/?post=291110
I’d say unreal.. but it’s almost to be expected at this point.
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Racism stories are way too hard to make believable when it is black on black I guess. Malipulation of the subjects is key! There is NO WAY anyone is opposed to the message or the agenda…..just the man….and only for his skin color.