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George Soros-funded left-wing propaganda attack group targeting MassResistance in attempt to defend 'safe schools' czar Kevin Jennings.
A major left-wing propaganda attack group funded by billionaire George Soros has begun aggressively targeting MassResistance because of our exposure of Kevin Jennings, Obama's "safe-schools" czar and his activities pushing homosexuality on schoolchildren.
Media Matters is headed by David Brock, an ex-conservative writer (and
"out" homosexual) who now professes his hatred for conservatism and
conservatives. Media Matters has a large staff and millions of dollars per
year in funding.
The group's purported mission is to be a "rapid-response" site that
"informs" the mainstream media on bias. But more precisely, Media Matters'
true mission is to viciously discredit any non-liberal discourse with a
flood of distortions, rumors, and outright lies. Their targets have ranged
from Fox News to conservative news reporters and radio commentators.
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More videos about Media Matters:
VIDEO: O'Reilly: Media Matters is far-left & an assassination site
VIDEO: Glenn Beck on Media Matters
George Soros launches a $50 million effort to purge economics of its free-market
zeal.
Michael Hirsh October 27, 2009
Soros: Republic Enemy #1 Jim O'Neill - “The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.” --George Soros
“George Soros is an evil man. He’s anti-God, anti-family, anti-American, and anti-good.” --Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson
...What we have in Soros, is a multi-billionaire atheist, with skewed moral values, and a sociopath’s lack of conscience. He considers himself to be a world class philosopher, despises capitalism, and just loves social engineering.
...A blog you might want to keep an eye on is SorosWatch.com. This is their mission: “This blog is dedicated to all…who have suffered due to the ruthless financial pursuits of…George Soros. Your stories are many and varied, but the theme is the same: the destructive power of greed without conscience. We pledge to tirelessly watch Soros wherever he goes and to print the truth in the hope that he will one day stop preying upon the world’s poor…that justice will be served.”
György Schwartz, better known to the world as George Soros, was born August 12, 1930 in Hungary. Soros’ father, Tivadar, was a fervent practitioner of Esperanto—a language invented in 1887, and designed to be the first global language, free of any national identity.
...In 1956 Soros moved to New York City, where he worked on Wall Street, and started amassing his fortune. He specialized in hedge funds and currency speculation.
Soros is absolutely ruthless, amoral, and clever in his business dealings, and quickly made his fortune. By the 1980s he was well on his way to becoming the global powerhouse that he is today.
In an article Kyle-Anne Shiver wrote for “ The American Thinker” she says, “Soros made his first billion in 1992 by shorting the British pound with leveraged billions in financial bets, and became known as the man who broke the Bank of England. He broke it on the backs of hard-working British citizens who immediately saw their homes severely devalued and their life savings cut drastically…almost overnight.”
...Back to America. Soros has
been actively working to destroy America from the inside out for some
years now. People have been warning us. Two years ago Bill O’Reilly said
on “The O’Reilly Factor” that “Soros [is] an extremist who wants open
borders, a one-world foreign policy, legalized drugs, euthanasia, and on
and on. This is off-the-chart dangerous….”
(Source) In 1997 Rachel
Ehrenfeld
wrote, “Soros uses his philanthropy to change—or more accurately
deconstruct—the moral values and attitudes of the Western world, and
particularly of the American people.
His “open society” is not about freedom; it is about license. His vision rejects the notion of ordered liberty, in favor of an ideology of rights and entitlements.” Perhaps the most important of these “whistle blowers” are David Horowitz and Richard Poe. Their book “The Shadow Party” outlines in detail how Soros hijacked the Democratic Party, and now owns it lock, stock, and barrel.
Soros has been packing the Democratic Party with radicals, and ousting moderate Democrats for years. I don’t have time to do the subject justice in this article, but FrontPage’s Jamie Glazov has an excellent interview with Richard Poe, which will fill you in on many of the facts. The Shadow Party became the Shadow Government, which became the Obama Administration.
...When the Democrats and Republicans held their conventions in 2000, Soros held Shadow Party conventions in the same cities, at the same time. Republican Senator John McCain was the keynote speaker at the “Soros Convention” (so labelled by the late Robert Novak) in Philadelphia. Soros has dirtied both sides of the aisle, trust me. And if that weren’t bad enough, he has long held connections with the CIA.
...Some of the many NGOs (None Government Organizations) that Soros funds with his billions are: MoveOn.org, the Apollo Alliance, Media Matters for America, the Tides Foundation, the ACLU, ACORN, PDIA (Project on Death In America), La Raza, and many more. For a more complete list, with brief descriptions of the NGOs, go to DiscoverTheNetworks.org. Poe continues, “Through his global web of Open Society Institutes and Open Society Foundations, Soros has spent 25 years recruiting, training, indoctrinating and installing a network of loyal operatives in 50 countries, placing them in positions of influence and power in media, government, finance and academia.”
The George Soros Network - Discover The Networks.org - George Soros is one of the most powerful men on earth. A New York hedge fund manager, he has amassed a personal fortune estimated at about $7.2 billion. His management company controls billions more in investor assets. Since 1979, his foundation network -- whose flagship is the Open Society Institute (OSI) -- has dispensed an estimated $5 billion to a multitude of organizations whose objectives are consistent with those of Soros. According to Richard Poe, co-author (with David Horowitz) of the 2006 book The Shadow Party: "The Shadow Party is the real power driving the Democrat machine. It is a network of radicals dedicated to transforming our constitutional republic into a socialist hive. The leader of these radicals is ... George Soros. He has essentially privatized the Democratic Party, bringing it under his personal control. The Shadow Party is the instrument through which he exerts that control. ... It works by siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions that would have gone to the Democratic Party in normal times, and putting those contributions at the personal disposal of Mr. Soros. He then uses that money to buy influence and loyalty where he sees fit.
George Soros Funding New Liberal Advocacy Group (2/10/2008) Billionaire financier George Soros is contributing $2.5 million to a new political organization that promotes Democratic causes in the 2008 elections. A year-end campaign report filed with the IRS and uncovered by The New York Times confirmed an earlier Newsmax report disclosing that the group, Fund for America, was organized by Taco Bell heir Rob McKay, former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and Anna Burger of the Service Employees International Union. The SEIU matched Soros’ contribution. Newsmax reported in November that the liberal activists had joined forces to form the so-called 527 group — named for a section of the tax code that allows such an organization to attempt to influence elections as long as it discloses donors and expenses. Fund for America is expected to air television ads and take other political action designed to help Democrats win the White House and retain control of Congress, Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times reported. The organization will also focus on direct mail and door-to-door canvassing.
There
Goes the Neighborhood The heartland is poised to
get some religious heartburn, courtesy of the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) and mega-donor George Soros. The organization best known for
suing its way to Christian suppression has its eyes on some prime
conservative real estate in its $335 million local expansion. Knowing that
the biggest battles may soon be fought on the smallest scales, these
agents of social injustice plan to "build a civil liberties infrastructure
in the middle of the country," bringing with it a radical agenda of
homosexual rights, unlimited abortion, the extinction of the traditional
family, and secularism. Hoping to add new offices in the battleground
states of Michigan, Texas, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New
Mexico, and Tennessee, the ACLU has already raised the majority of the
funding needed to accomplish its national campaign. With overflowing bank
accounts, taxpayer dollars from attorney fees in Establishment Clause
cases, and offices in key red states, the ACLU will be a formidable force.
The organization's executive director, Anthony Romero, wasn't coy about
the far Left's intent. "If Republicans lose control of Congress and the
White House, we can be sure the religious right will be much more active
on the state level--our work will be critical there." By "our work,"
Romero must have been referring to the ACLU's efforts to persecute
Christians and bully Americans into abandoning their moral beliefs. Now
that Soros aims on bringing legal intimidation to our backyards, it is
vital that we respond by stepping up our efforts.
George Soros "Progressive Media USA" connections.

American Axis of Evil - Friday , April 11, 2008 By Bill O'Reilly - That is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo." According to some excellent reporting by Politico.com, a rather frightening meeting took place here in New York City two nights ago. Billionaire far-left zealot George Soros had a dinner in his Manhattan home that included Clinton confidante Paul Begala and the vicious character assassin David Brock, who runs Media Matters. Apparently, these three are starting an organization called Progressive Media USA. Now as we reported last week, a number of organizations are set up to attack John McCain, including this new Progressive Media deal. As much as $350 million could be spent vilifying McCain. I believe this is evil. There are two ironies here. First, the Swift Boat deal back in 2004 where some conservatives hammered John Kerry is the model for the Soros smear machine. And second, if not for the McCain-Feingold law, which led to the creation of these vile MoveOn type organizations, McCain might not have to deal with this garbage. Memo to everybody: Be careful what you wish for. As I wrote extensively in my book "Culture Warrior," George Soros wants to buy America, and he is close. Years ago, Soros helped create MoveOn, and now it is a major fundraiser for Barack Obama. Hired character assassin Brock makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Who pays his salary? We'll look at this flow chart. Soros distributed big money to a variety of far-left outfits. And then the cash, some of it anyway, flows into Brock's organization Media Matters. Things are set up this way so Soros can say he does not directly fund the vicious media site. Same thing with the new Progressive Media USA outfit. Because it's a 501(c)(4) for non-profit group, donors can be kept secret. Thus, Soros can spend as much cash as he wants to smear McCain, and nobody will know about it. This, ladies and gentlemen, is ultra dangerous. Most Americans have no idea who Soros or Brock are. They will only know what they see on TV, smear stuff against McCain. And the pipeline extends directly to NBC News, which will publicize every piece of slime Brock can create. Only one word describes this: despicable. Barack Obama and John McCain have both said they don't want a dirty campaign, but they can do nothing to stop Soros. He has the power here. It'd be nice if Senators Obama and McCain denounce Soros and Brock, but I'm not counting on that. Also, Politico and others are reporting that Obama has an association with two former far-left radicals, William Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn. They are members of the Weather Underground, a violent 1960s protest group. They now teach college in Chicago, and apparently the senator has socialized with them. So all in all, the radical left is playing a role in the next presidential election. And we will keep a close eye on this situation for you. And that's "The Memo."
George Soros and the "Mainstream Media" connections.
The O'Reilly Factor - FOXnews "The Factor has been investigating far-left billionaire George Soros, a man who wants to impose a radical left agenda on America. Soros has set up a complicated political operation designed to do two things - buy influence among some liberal politicians and smear people with whom he disagrees. Most of Soros' political money flows through his 'Open Society Institute,' which has given nearly $20 million to the 'Tides Foundation.' Tides, in turn, has donated millions to the vile propaganda outfit 'Media Matters,' which specializes in distorting comments made by politicians, pundits and media people. 'Media Matters' directly feeds its propaganda to some mainstream media people, including elements at NBC News, columnists Frank Rich and Paul Krugman at the New York Times, columnist Jonathan Alter at Newsweek, and Bill Moyers at PBS. The goal of Soros and other radical financiers is to buy a presidential election. In the past, big business has been accused of doing just that. Now it is the likes of George Soros, an extremist who wants open borders, a one-world foreign policy, legalized drugs, euthanasia, and on and on. This is off-the-chart dangerous, but completely legal under the McCain-Feingold Act. In the weeks to come we'll have more on Soros and his operations, including naming more of the mainstream media who are actively helping him."
O’Reilly: Media Matters and Soros Funding (NewsMax.com) The war of words between Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and the left-wing Web site Media Matters for America has heated up, with O’Reilly accusing the site of lying about funding from Bush-bashing financier George Soros. On April 24, O’Reilly told viewers of “The O’Reilly Factor” that Soros and several other wealthy radicals were helping to fund Media Matters — which says it is dedicated to “correcting conservative misinformation” in the U.S. media — by donating money to a foundation that in turn contributed to the Web site. Media Matters countered that while Soros’ Open Society Institute (OSI) did contribute to the foundation, the Tides foundation, and Tides gave Media Matters more than $1 million in 2005, the OSI funds were specifically earmarked for two other beneficiaries. “Soros has never given money to Media Matters, either directly or through another organization,” the Web site stated. On April 26, O’Reilly responded. “The vile Media Matters outfit is denying receiving funding from any of George Soros’ outfits,” he told viewers. “Well, that is a total lie. As we laid out for you, the smear Web site received more than a million dollars from the Tides Foundation alone in 2005, and just by coincidence, Soros’ Open Society Institute donated more than a million dollars to Tides in 2005. Figure it out.” Media Matters has featured a number of articles critical of O’Reilly on its Web site.
A Sight for 'Soros' Eyes (Family
Research Council Washington Update February 5, 2007)
The same man who said he "chose America as his
home because he values freedom and democracy" has likened our country to Nazi
Germany. George Soros, the financial backbone of radical liberals like Sen. Ted
Kennedy (D-MA), told reporters this weekend that "America needs to follow the
policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain
deNazification process." Despite the fact that these comments were made to the
press corps, the media has largely ignored them. Only the New Republic
fires back, condemning Soros for comparing President Bush to Hilter.
"Characterizing the U.S. under Bush as Nazi...casts a shadow over U.S.
politics." Soros has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).), but has also said he
could support Hillary Clinton (D-NY). New Republic board member Martin
Peretz ends his account of what he calls "The Madness of King George" with tough
question for these two presidential candidates. "How," Peretz writes, "without
any explanation or apology from [Soros], will you take this man's money?"
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The madness of King George - Jacob Laksin - If putting one's foot in one's mouth were a lucrative enterprise, George Soros would be worth far more than his current $8.5 billion. While bashing the Iraq war for the benefit of reporters at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Hungarian-born Soros, a Holocaust survivor, unburdened himself of the view that the Nazis were once more in charge. Only now they were running the United States. "America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany," Soros explained. "We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process." Lest there be doubts that Soros was actually likening his adoptive country to the Third Reich and the Bush administration to the Nazi nomenklatura, a Soros spokesman, Michael Vachon, moved quickly to dispel them. "There is nothing unpatriotic about demanding accountability from the president," he said of Soros's appeal for de-Nazification . . . [Click for more]
Did you know?
George Soros help pay for Lynne Stewart's defense?
According to FoxNews - The O'Reilly Factor (Oct. 16, 2006), Soros gave $20,000
to the lawyer of Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahmed, the convicted plotter of the 1991 WTC
bombing. Lynne Stewart was subsequently convicted on terror charges for taking a
message from Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahmed to his terror group which encouraged them
to proceed to commit other terrorist attacks.
George Soros Quotes
"The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat." February 1997
"The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States." June 2006
"The separation of church and state, the bedrock of our democracy, is clearly undermined by having a born-again President." October 18, 2004
Hillary Clinton, on June 3, 2004 said: "I have known George Soros for a long time now... We need people like George Soros, who is fearless, and willing to step up when it counts."
David Horowitz and Richard Poe address the
radical agenda of George Soros and
secular liberals in their book The Shadow Party
George Soros
George Soros
is Pure Evil By Michael Illions
Any success on the part of the Democrats in
the upcoming election can be traced to one man. The DNC, John Kerry and the
Presidency of the United States itself will be beholden to this man. If you
connect the dots and fill in the blanks, if you follow the cash and the funding
of the major Liberal 527 groups, you come to George Soros. Soros, the Hungarian
born billionaire, was responsible for the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 and was
dubbed the "man who broke the bank of England" in 1992. Further controversial
business deals, it was ruled in 2002 that Soros was involved in insider trading
during a French bank takeover bid in 1988. While admitting no wrongdoing, Soros
was fined $2,000,000 for his part.
"Soros Loser" is a FREE book about George Soros by RightMarch.com founder and president Dr. William Greene. This book is available TODAY as a FREE download! Get it, read it and tell everyone you know. You can download this startling book, and forward it to others, for FREE at http://www.rightmarch.com/media/SorosLoser.pdf .
George Soros’ Social Agenda for America: Drug Legalization, Euthanasia, Immigrant Entitlements and Feminism by Neil Hrab
Summary: The February issue of Foundation Watch examined the philanthropy of the billionaire financier George Soros. It found that Soros-funded groups supported increased government spending and tax increases, and opposed the death penalty and President Bush’s judicial nominees. In this article author Neil Hrab looks at Soros grants in four other policy areas: drug legalization, euthanasia, immigrant entitlements, and feminist organizing. View the full version in PDF Format
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Soros: Bush's War on Terror Worse Than 9/11 Leftist tycoon George Soros compares President Bush's new doctrine to fight terrorism with fascism. Is Soros guilty of the same vice he accuses the president of: trying to impose his "point of view on the world"?
Gillespie Decries Soros' Anti-American 'Hatred'
Read Richard Poe's Expose of Soros' Coup
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PLease - urgent. I feel we should pray
for this man, George Soros. One of the wealthiest man in the world. I prayed
this morning and I saw the Lord shut him up in tall cupbOard but I am not sure
what that means. He has billions but what if he lost his sight or he was
crippled? What then? Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to show you what to pray.
After my little article about him here, there is a short article from the
Washington Post: I am going to UK Tuesday for Davids moms 100th birthday and I
am ministering in Sarah Trinder's church in Wales next Sat/Sunday and then
Savannah week-end 28-30th.- Subject: GEORGE SOROS
FIND OUT ABOUT GEORGE SOROS -
I went and read some articles -George
Soros, HUngarian JewISH multi Billioniare, has set his money and influence to
oust President Bush. He funded the legalizing of drugs in CA - I think he
started off meaning well, had a vision for an open society- he meant not
controlled like Nazism or Comunism which he lived under. But he had found that
over the years that he can control governments by giving money and dealing in
the currencies, and impose his own system, not directly but indirectly through
supporting big time the groups that he agrees with and who will speak for him-
kinda like puppets. He helped legalize drugs in CA. He did make about 2 billion
in one week- by betting against the English pound, He became known as "the man
who broke the Bank of England." But God can cause him to unmake ( lose) that
same amount in a day. We are all only kept by the grace of God. I think he sees
Bush as being totalitarian because of his Christian beliefs and he sees that as
what he escaped from - he sees it as the same thing. One group imposing their
view on another - and forcing it where they can. Because he has really helped
nations like Russia etc. he sees himself as a kind of self appointed savior,
messiah, and he said as much. He gave $50 million in 1992 to alleviate suffering
in Bosnia and gave $350 million in 1995 to help Russia . In fact he had a lot to
do with the bringing down of commmunism. He has given $15.5 million so far to
oust President Bush and his aim is to give $400 million a year to bring about
his agenda's in America-He has has said he will give everything he has if he
could make sure that George Bush doesn't get in again. But understand where he's
coming from. He believes that Christianity is intolerant ( which it is, when it
to comes to false religions and anti-God agenda's). He wants the world God free
as he equates religion with control and suffering. Remember he doesn't
understand what Christianity is so he is ignorant. I really believe he thinks he
is helping the world be free, Pray for him and get others to pray for him - very
important. He will not donate to any Jewish organization, although he is a
Hungarian Jew and does not like his brethren in Israel. Pray about it and see
what the Lord shows you about George Soros. He nearly caused Malaysia banks to
collapse by wheeling and dealing in the currency market. The Malaysian PM hates
him. He has a great ability to see where the currencies of the nations are going
and so makes most of his money buying and converting and selling currencies.
When you fight something really hard like he fought against "control" in the
form of Nazism and Communism, you get entagled in that spirit and then it takes
you over too. I dont think that George Soros realizes that the thing that he
fought so hard against has taken over him. Article: Washington Post -- George
Soros, one of the world's richest men, has given away nearly $5 billion to
promote democracy in the former Soviet bloc, Africa and Asia. Now he has a new
project: defeating President Bush. "It is the central focus of my life," Soros
said, his blue eyes settled on an unseen target. The 2004 presidential race, he
said in an interview, is "a matter of life and death." Soros, who has financed
efforts to promote open societies in more than 50 countries around the world, is
bringing the fight home, he said. On Monday, he and a partner committed up to $5
million to MoveOn.org, a liberal activist group, bringing to $15.5 million the
total of his personal contributions to oust Bush.
Overnight, Soros, 74, has become the major financial player of the left. He has
elicited cries of foul play from the right. And with a tight nod, he pledged:
"If necessary, I would give more money." "America, under Bush, is a danger to
the world," Soros said. Then he smiled: "And I'm willing to put my money where
my mouth is."
Soros believes that a "supremacist ideology" guides this White House. He hears
echoes in its rhetoric of his childhood in occupied Hungary. "When I hear Bush
say, 'You're either with us or against us,' it reminds me of the Germans." It
conjures up memories, he said, of Nazi slogans on the walls, Der Feind Hort mit
("The enemy is listening"). "My experiences under Nazi and Soviet rule have
sensitized me," he said in a soft Hungarian accent.
Soros's contributions are filling a gap in Democratic Party finances that opened
after the restrictions in the 2002 McCain-Feingold law took effect. In the past,
political parties paid a large share of television and get-out-the-vote costs
with unregulated "soft money" contributions from corporations, unions and rich
individuals. The parties are now barred from accepting such money. But non-party
groups in both camps are stepping in, accepting soft money and taking over voter
mobilization. "It's incredibly ironic that George Soros is trying to create a
more open society by using an unregulated, under-the-radar-screen, shadowy,
soft-money group to do it," Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine
Iverson said. "George Soros has purchased the Democratic Party."
In past election cycles, Soros contributed relatively modest sums. In 2000, his
aide said, he gave $122,000, mostly to Democratic causes and candidates. But
recently, Soros has grown alarmed at the influence of neoconservatives, whom he
calls "a bunch of extremists guided by a crude form of social Darwinism."
Neoconservatives, Soros said, are exploiting the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,
2001, to promote a preexisting agenda of preemptive war and world dominion.
"Bush feels that on September 11th he was anointed by God," Soros said. "He's
leading the U.S. and the world toward a vicious circle of escalating violence."
Soros said he had been waking at 3 a.m., his thoughts shaking him "like an alarm
clock." Sitting in his robe, he wrote his ideas down, longhand, on a stack of
pads. In January, PublicAffairs will publish them as a book, "The Bubble of
American Supremacy" (an excerpt appears in December's Atlantic Monthly). In it,
he argues for a collective approach to security, increased foreign aid and
"preventive action."
"It would be too immodest for a private person to set himself up against the
president," he said. "But it is, in fact" -- he chuckled -- "the Soros
Doctrine."
His campaign began last summer with the help of Morton H. Halperin, a liberal
think tank veteran. Soros invited Democratic strategists to his house in
Southampton, Long Island, including Clinton chief of staff John D. Podesta,
Jeremy Rosner, Robert Boorstin and Carl Pope.
They discussed the coming election. Standing on the back deck, the evening sun
angling into their eyes, Soros took aside Steve Rosenthal, CEO of the liberal
activist group America Coming Together (ACT), and Ellen Malcolm, its president.
They were proposing to mobilize voters in 17 battleground states. Soros told
them he would give ACT $10 million.
Asked about his moment in the sun, Rosenthal deadpanned: "We were disappointed.
We thought a guy like George Soros could do more." Then he laughed. "No,
kidding! It was thrilling. It was like getting his Good Housekeeping Seal of
Approval." "They were ready to kiss me," Soros quipped.
Before coffee the next morning, his friend Peter Lewis, chairman of the
Progressive Corp., had pledged $10 million to ACT. Rob Glaser, founder and CEO
of RealNetworks, promised $2 million. Rob McKay, president of the McKay Family
Foundation, gave $1 million and benefactors Lewis and Dorothy Cullman committed
$500,000. Soros also promised up to $3 million to Podesta's new think tank, the
Center for American Progress.
Soros will continue to recruit wealthy donors for his campaign. Having put a lot
of money into the war of ideas around the world, he has learned that "money buys
talent; you can advocate more effectively." At his home in Westchester, N.Y., he
raised $115,000 for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. He also
supports Democratic presidential contenders Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.), retired
Gen. Wesley K. Clark and Rep.> Richard A. Gephardt (Mo.). In an effort to limit
Soros's influence, the RNC sent a letter to Dean Monday, asking him to request
that ACT and similar organizations follow the McCain-Feingold restrictions
limiting individual contributions to $2,000. The RNC is not the only group irked
by Soros. Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21, which promotes changes in
campaign finance, has benefited from Soros's grants over the years. Soros has
backed altering campaign finance, an aide said, donating close to $18 million
over the past seven years.
"There's some irony, given the supporting role he played in helping to end the
soft money system," Wertheimer said. "I'm sorry that Mr. Soros has decided to
put so much money into a political effort to defeat a candidate. We will be
watchdogging him closely."
An aide said Soros welcomes the scrutiny. Soros has become as rich as he has,
the aide said, because he has a preternatural instinct for a good deal.
Asked whether he would trade his $7 billion fortune to unseat Bush, Soros opened
his mouth. Then he closed it. The proposal hung in the air: Would he become poor
to beat Bush? He said, "If someone guaranteed it." © 2003 The Washington Post
Company