Category Archives: ALEC

Say Hello To ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Maybe you missed it because there was no birth announcement. The lack of a birth announcement is probably due to the fact that the parents, Charles and David Koch and their corporate concubines don’t want anyone to know. Just like … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Tales 2 – ALEC Wines And Dines Your Representative

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dave Bradley

After all the food is eaten and the shopping has been started and after Americans return at least for a while to there workaday reality, corporations will wine and dine state legislators from across the land quietly in Washington DC. … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts Before A Holiday

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Dave Bradley

* The President takes as bold of an action as he possibly can and the Speaker of the House claims this ends any co-operation that was going to happen between congress and the President. Maybe Boehner missed it, but there … Continue reading →

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A Good Thanksgiving For The 1%

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Dave Bradley

We look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday with a true frustration. Television news will focus on such important news stories as who will be open all day Thanksgiving so we can get that holiday shopping started early or the folks … Continue reading →

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The Center For Media And Democracy Takes On The Carbon Kings

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Make friends with the Center for Media and Democracy because they are the #1 enemy of the Koch brothers and ALEC.   They have an amazing website that you will want to visit –  ALEC Exposed – where you can find … Continue reading →

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Next On The Horizon

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Just to remind you that the Republican Destruction Machine never sleeps: ALEC will be meeting in Washington DC, December 3rd to 5th. The order of business will be to tell Republican state legislators what they (the legislators) will be doing. … Continue reading →

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ALEC Prepares Bills For Their Lackeys

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dave Bradley

While Republicans lie their way through another campaign, their owners are meeting in Dallas,Texas to prepare the marching orders for the upcoming state legislative sessions. Voting for a Republican legislative candidate is about the same as a vote for Charles … Continue reading →

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Weekend Hodge-Podge

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Dave Bradley

They Need A Horse Race! One thing you have to remember going into the silly political ad season is that this is the time of year that make TV stations and networks and those corporations that own them rich. No … Continue reading →

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ALEC To Target Cities, Towns, Counties

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Trish Nelson

https://1.rp-api.com/rjs/repost-article.js?3ALEC Goes Hyper Local With New Nationwide Network (via Moyers & Company) The American Legislative Exchange Council — ALEC — has had quite a bit of success writing “model” bills that advance the interests of its corporate backers and then … Continue reading →

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Is ALEC Behind Push In Iowa Legislature To Gut Clean Energy Policies?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Matt Sinovic Executive Director | Progress Iowa Groups Expose Assault By ALEC Fossil Fuel & Utility Members on Clean Energy and Environmental Regulations Through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), fossil fuel and utility interests are pushing a comprehensive agenda … Continue reading →

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