[ April 19, 2024 ]
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In Jefferson County, Colorado, George Soros found ‘justice was not for sale’
By Todd Shepherd, Washington Examiner • 1/24/17:
Story continues below advertisementLate in the 2016 election cycle, billionaire political activist George Soros made a series of unexpected yet creative moves with his money that paid high dividends. While continuing to donate to high-profile races like those for president and the Senate, he also poured millions of dollars into smaller races for district attorney in places like Illinois, Georgia, Texas and Colorado.
From Soros’ perspective, the effort would probably be deemed a success, as 10 of the 12 candidates he backed won their races.
Yet one of the races that eluded Soros as a “win” was the district attorney’s race in Jefferson County, Colo., often considered one of the most important swing counties in the purple state.
If you buy into the maxim that you learn more from defeat than victory, then the Colorado race provides valuable insight: How does a candidate beat back a surprise attack from George Soros? And how is Soros likely to improve upon his strategy that has had one trial run?
For Pete Weir, the incumbent district attorney and lifelong Republican who outlasted the $1.3 million aimed against him, a long and bipartisan track record in criminal justice certainly helped. But the race likely became a referendum on Soros and his tactics the minute the billionaire cut the first check to his independent expenditure committee.
Colorado political analyst Eric Sondermann says once the donations to Weir’s challenger became known, “the magnitude of Soros’ engagement was exposed and became an issue, perhaps the issue, in the contest.”
Weir got a bipartisan boost when former Gov. Bill Ritter, a lifelong Democrat and a former prosecutor, penned an op-ed slamming the Soros machine. The editorial was published just as mail-in ballots were being delivered to voters’ homes. Two more Democrat prosecutors later vouched for Weir, authoring another op-ed in the paper of record, titled, “George Soros’ unwelcome intrusion into a Colorado district attorney race.”
Two weeks later, Weir was the beneficiary of a house editorial from the Post, which called the campaign “misleading,” and which was also was stuffed with adjectives like “subterfuge” and “unfair.”
“Those strongly worded editorials, coming in a race in which the Post might well have not weighed in at all under normal circumstances, added to the public dialogue, and by their very existence were evidence of the fact that this issue had taken root,” Sondermann said.
“I guess you also have to give [Soros] credit in that there is some transparency here, that they don’t hide that the source of funds are coming from George Soros,” Weir said. “But I believe what he’s doing is dangerous.”
While acknowledging that prosecutorial discretion is a part of the job, Weir says Soros’ ultimate intent is to have his candidates promote a vision of social justice that bypasses years of hard-won consensus. “He is trying to identify candidates that will follow Soros’ view of social justice and [his] political agenda. And he does this by bypassing the legislative process.”
The monetary limits on donating to a declared candidate in a district attorney’s race are $400 in Colorado. By creating an independent expenditure committee, Soros legally gave roughly 300 times beyond that while maintaining total control of the message. In the Colorado race, Soros waited to uncork his strategy until late September, a point so late in the contest that it made counter-fundraising nearly impossible.
Given Soros’ history as an investor, it’s fair to analyze his moves in terms of return on investment. His best ROI appeared to come in Illinois and Georgia. In Chicago, his independent campaign essentially determined the primary winner in heavily Democratic Cook County. Early contributions in February and March of the election cycle came as even more of a surprise. In Georgia, a mere $100,000 donation caused the Republican candidate to drop out.
In those two instances, Soros kept his investment under $500,000, compared to the millions he sunk into general election contests later in the year.
Taking the longer view, Weir noted that one of the only potential checks on this new strategy in the future would require a consortium of political donors to have a war chest set aside, but ready to be activated in any state within days of noticing the opening moves made by Soros.
“I think it’s important to level that playing field,” Weir said. “I wouldn’t necessarily like to see the PACs come in in support of a candidate where Soros’ money is not involved, but, it would also be very, very beneficial that you could not have an individual such as George Soros come in and buy justice. And that was how we tried to refute his claim. Justice was not for sale in Jefferson County.”
Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would give governors the power to reject federal efforts to resettle refugees in their states.
The bill from Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Ted Poe, both of Texas, is a reaction to years of growing GOP frustration with the Obama administration’s aggressive effort to take in refugees, and resettlement across the country. Republicans continue to have doubts that refugees can be vetted to ensure they aren’t Islamic State terrorists.
The State Refugee Security Act would require the federal government to notify states at least 21 days before they seek to settle a refugee. Under the bill, if a state governor certifies that the federal government hasn’t offered enough assurances that the refugee does not pose a security risk, the state can block the resettlement effort.
Poe said the Obama administration’s “open door policy” has forced states to take on refugees without these guarantees, and said states need a way to opt out.
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“Until the federal government can conduct thorough security screenings and confirm that there are no security risks, Congress should empower states to be able to protect their citizens by refusing to participate in this program,” he said.
Cruz said the first obligation of the president is to keep Americans safe, and said the bill would be a step in that direction.
“I am encouraged that, unlike the previous administration, one of President Trump’s top priorities is to defeat radical Islamic terrorism,” he said. “To augment the efforts of the new administration, this legislation I have introduced will reinforce the authority of the states and governors to keep their citizens safe.”
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28 Comments
7 years ago
Soros funded the DC rioters
7 years ago
And the demies are worried that the Russians were trying to influence the election. HMMMMMMM ????????
7 years ago
Soros and the globalist cabal along with their minions, sycophants, enablers and assorted hangers on wannabes, of which PM selfie is one, are running out of time. If anyone believes their motives are anything other than nefarious please explain to me why they would want to control the judicial system at every level?
7 years ago
Reply to
John Kyndesen
He really thinks he can buy a New World Order where we blend into a brownish race of underclass one world government slaves to serve the “pure” globalists. He is the real racist, sexist and classist.
7 years ago
Reply to
Jackie
The American communist party is his enabler.
The American democrat party is his enabler.
Isn’t it time for gyorgy to croak ?
7 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
Its a distinct possibility I’ve alluded to – as have others here and elsewhere – that the greatest trick of satan is to convince people of his/its non-existence. If one believes the Word then the answer is that satan does indeed exist. I think many do serve – some being aware of it and others not – but either way it is what it is. While all have sinned, some seek blindly for evil.
7 years ago
Reply to
Steve
I would say there would be people in direct contact with Satan.
Just as any person who turns to God can in some ways get replies and help in prayer.
I just wish Satan never existed with all those helped him as I hope the world would be a better place. We have already been through similar times with many turning back to Satan.
The final battle yet to come.
7 years ago
SOROS needs to be BANNED from the US and HIS MONEY.
7 years ago
Wonder who 7th District Congressman El Perlmutter covers northern Jeffco north of Colfax Avenue) sided with in this matter … the entire Colorado Front Range corridor is now politically blue, with the exception of Douglas and El Paso counties.
7 years ago
Is there not some legal strategy whereby Soros can be neutralized in domestic politics what with foreign money being contributed to campaigns, as in “removing the head of the snake”? Pardon my ignorance but I was under the impression that such contributions violated local election codes. In this past election, the mere rumor of Soros’ involvement in hacking voting machines complicated things. Read “The Psychology of Rumor” by Allport; it is an eye opener.
7 years ago
Reply to
Drew the Infidel
You think the US would have some laws to prevent parties or officials been brought.
They should have a system where all the three or four major parties have the same air time and media coverage.
All this political stuff costs a fortune with little return. All the media charges fortunes to broadcast politicians party views. It should be the other way around the media chasing the political parties for news and not costing anything.
7 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
Agreed. What you are referring to is the old “Equal Time Provision” on air time. It was repealed because it got so ridiculous that if a network showed, say an old 90 minute Ronald Reagan movie from the 1940s, then they had to allot an equal amount of time for his political opponents.
As for Soros, I was thinking more along the lines of a hit squad or suicide bomber to take him out.
7 years ago
Reply to
Drew the Infidel
After Ruby Ridge and Randy Weaver’s unarmed wife was shot in the face by FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi, there was a pot of money held, as I recall in Quebec. The pot of money was to be given to anyone who offs Horiuchi. Hint.
7 years ago
Reply to
Craig
That’ll work. I well remember the incident to which you refer. At the short distance Weaver’s wife was from the sniper, and sitting in a rocker I believe, every scoped weapon I own could have easily determined whether or not she was armed.
7 years ago
Reply to
Drew the Infidel
She was holding her baby in her arms when Horuichi blew her head off. The next morning, the federal officers (over the PA system) said good morning to the Weaver girls and said “we’re having pancakes this morning, what is your mommy making for you?” knowing full well her brains were splattered all over the cabin. NEVER trust a federal agent. In the state I live in, if a federal agent comes to your home without a sheriff escort, they can be considered criminals.
7 years ago
Reply to
Craig
Yeah, the guys at Waco and the family members who tried to keep custody of orphaned Cuban child Elian Gonzales learned a hard lesson about going up against AG Janet Reno’s armed thugs. Clinton was a commiecrat so I guess that is their justification.
7 years ago
Exposing criminal intent is not what gets criminals happiness.
7 years ago
Must be a law to get him on trying to buy officials in elections
7 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
He wants Secretaries of State who are in charge of Elections in many states.
Illegals being registered to Vote is high on his Agenda
7 years ago
POS soros has been working for years to buy Secretaries of State in each of the State Houses. Because the Secretary of State is the final arbiter on state elections.
soros is an enemy and must be deported.
7 years ago
Reply to
Craig
Every Soros Funded Organization should be OUTLAWED for Treason and Sedition and as THREATS to National Security
7 years ago
This former Kapo/collaborator helped direct our people to the train stations to board the trains to Auschwitz and their death. He hates Israel as a mini USA and would love to see it disappear. He gives his dollars to NGOs to reach these goals. He uses his wealth ironically earned under a Capitalist System of Economic to subvert this System to redistribute World Wealth end Capitalism and Democracy.
I’m happy to report his life has less weeks ahead than behind him. His son may not be as bright as him to run the Foundation he set up to continue his chaos to undermine the US and Israel. Also, his son may not be as strong mentally to withstand pressure.
7 years ago
ARREST HIM AND CHARGE HIM WITH TREASON!
7 years ago
That fart soros is probably just getting kicks out of screwing with people’s lives at this point. At his age he’s probably got acid indigestion all the time, no sex drive-even with viagra, and when he looks in the mirror he is reminded of either hitler or halloween. What’s a hungarian born immigrant now a u.s.citizen billionaire to do for fun with all that money? Politics is probably no more important to him than when he takes his laxative for constipation. I’ll bet he and his buddies get together periodically and toss back some scotch and check on their investments as to who’s winning or losing this life or that country just for a few good laughs – kind of like playing chess with real people on a global chessboard. In any event, he doesn’t seem to be concerned about putting his name on anything good for ours or anyone’s country.
