Posts Tagged ‘Tyler Whitney’

Conservative America Now is Another Tyler Whitney Scam PAC

Friday, May 16th, 2014

If you can remember all the way back to Tuesday, I noted how “Patriots for Economic Freedom” is a scam PAC run for the benefit of consultant Tyler Whitney and lawyer Dan Backer.

Another group I get email from is “Conservative America Now.” Just today they sent me a solicitation for Julianne Ortman in her senate race against Al Franken.

Well, guess who is registered as the treasurer for Conservative America Now?

And how much of the money this Tyler Whitney group raised found it’s way to actual conservative candidates?

“This PAC didn’t make any contributions to federal candidates in the 2014 election cycle.”

Again: If you want to donate to Julianne Ortman, do it directly.

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“Patriots for Economic Freedom” is a Scam PAC

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

I’m on enough mailing lists that I get a lot of campaign/PAC/etc. solicitations. One of the ones I get pretty regularly in email are missives from “Patriots for Economic Freedom” seemingly soliciting for one or another notable conservative candidates.

Take, for example, this one for Ted Cruz. They’ve also done solicitations featuring Allen West and Mia Love, and I just got one this morning for Oklahoma Senate candidate T. W. Shannon.

Just one tiny little problem: Ted Cruz never authorized Patriots for Economic Freedom to solicit on his behalf.

Well, actually two problems: The money Patriots for Economic Freedom raises doesn’t seem to get to the candidates. Indeed, the lion’s share seems to go to consultants Tyler Whitney and Dan Backer.

That’s right: “Patriots for Economic Freedom” is a scam PAC, and has been pulling their scam since at least 2012.

I don’t know who exactly is selling Patriots for Economic Freedom their email list (though I’m looking in your direction, NRO and Breitbart), but they need to stop. Every dollar spent supporting a scam PAC is a dollar not spent actually supporting a conservative candidate.

And someone should consider suing Patriots for Economic Freedom for false advertising.

And if you want to donate to Allen West, Mia Love or T.W. Shannon, do it directly.

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