CFL Spent $350,000 on a pro-war Colorado candidate

[erowe1]

Every one of us should go put a CFL blog entry up about this very topic.

Good idea. I just posted one.
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=31884

 

[Bman]

I demand some action and accountability... IMMEDIATLY!!!

 

[Brian4Liberty]

YouTube - CO pro buck ad.wmv

If the purpose of that ad is to promote CFL or their survey it is a major fail. Can we say "too subtle"? Is anyone with any knowledge at all about marketing involved there?

I will reserve any more negativity until more information comes out.

 

[rancher89]

The advertisement and Howard's statement show that our C4L was involved, but perhaps they got the $350,000 figure wrong?

I really hope so, but they ARE involved.......and this is NOT a Liberty Candidate, so WTF??

I'm all about candidate surveys, but you don't put buy air time or roadside billboards (or whatever they advertised on) when you only have ONE candidate answer the survey. AND you don't put yourself in the position of even looking like you are supporting a candidate, any candidate.....there's something really wrong here.

 

[gls]

Yeah grassroots did so much better with a f#cking $400,000 blimp

Um I agree that a blimp with Ron Paul's name on it funded by individual donations specified for that purpose is "much better" than the CFL spending general donations made in the name of liberty on a candidate whom appears to be a war mongering, "hate crime" codifying establishment tool.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Yes, it is confirmed. Friend of mine contacted Mr. Howard and could not get a satisfactory explanation.

This is a fuck up that may cripple the CFL. Pretty much shows it is a top down org since none of the members are deciding where their money goes.

$350,000 that could have been spent on actual liberty related projects.

Was the $350k amount confirmed?

 

[jmdrake]

Notice what it says here:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/01/26/big-bucks-for-ken-bucks/


I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's not. I think people here are jumping to conclusions.

Did you watch the ad? (It's posted in this thread a couple of pages back). If the CFL isn't behind this then they should sue whoever put the ad out for trademark infringement.

 

[JK/SEA]

Maybe its all part of the taking over the GOP strategy..?

so far so good...

not.

 

[ItsTime]

grr I cant get the video to play.

 

[MRoCkEd]

Can somebody call C4L and ask (my phone is dead atm)

(703) 865-7162

 

[sofia]

CFL are sons of bitches!!!!!!..."another 10 years in Afghanistan"....fuck him!

why dont CFL spend that money in AZ and CT praising Kokesh and Schiff for "returning their surveys"!!!!!!!!

Ron Paul is too trusting...just like in the campaign...he is surrounded by double agents who are wasting our money!

 

[RCA]

Yesterday Alex's crap, and today this.

Facepalm.

 

[brandon]

On the bright side, YAL is still an extremely promising organization that has remained ideologically pure.

 

[jmdrake]

Apples and oranges.

At least the donators knew where their money was going - on a blimp in support of a legit liberty candidate.

Exactly! If you didn't like the blimp you didn't have to donate to it. And while you don't have to donate to the CFL either, I get all of the emails, letters and even some phone calls twisting my arm to donate. In the past I've been torn between donating to the CFL and giving money directly to candidates that I know are good and I know need the money. Up until now I at least thought the CFL money was being spent on good causes. This is ridiculous. There is no freakin' excuse!

 

[JK/SEA]

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[Brian4Liberty]

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[jmdrake]

Nope its not. Because Trevor used email lists not intended for their purpose (money bomb) and used it for his own ventures. Same kind of shit. Collect something (email/money) then use it for something else/unexpected.

Oh please! Everytime you give your email to someone you risk being contacted again. And people always have the power of the "delete" button. If Trevor took money and diverted it to the blimp you'd have a point. But he didn't.

 

[jclay2]

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me! Good luck getting donations now. My guess is any new funding will dry up from now on.

 

[Dreamofunity]

Disgusted...

 

[JK/SEA]

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me! Good luck getting donations now. My guess is any new funding will dry up from now on.

Donate directly to candidate of choice...problem solved.