Dem mega-donor Steyer caught up in Oregon governor scandal: Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least one of the green groups who made payments to former Governor John...

JMHO Loc: Utah

Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least one of the green groups who made payments to former Governor John Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes while she was an "unofficial" advisor in the governor's office. The payments were made at the same time that the state was evaluating green fuel standards.

The Washington Free Beacon is also reporting that several Steyer associates were involved in the scheme.

An executive at one of Steyers nonprofit groups and a political vendor who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the hedge fund managers political operations helped run the group, which is accused of influencing state energy policy through undisclosed payments to Oregons first lady.

The controversy centers on Gov. John Kitzhabers fiancée, Cylvia Hayes. She was paid $118,000 by the Clean Economy Development Center (CEDC) to advocate for environmentalist policies in Oregon.

Hayes never disclosed those payments, despite acting as an informal adviser to the governor as he pushed a low-carbon fuel standard for the state.

Dan Carol, then a strategic adviser to CEDC, helped Hayes land the position. He was given a $165,000-per-year job in the Kitzhaber administration.

Kitzhaber is expected to resign today under intense scrutiny over the scandal. The scandal could extend beyond Oregon given Steyers involvement. Steyer has donated millions to a group that helped finance Hayes position, which could ensnare one of the Democratic Partys most prominent fundraisers in the scandal.

Hayes was reportedly a fellow at the CEDC in 2011 and 2012, but as of late as August of last year, she was still listed on a since-deleted page of its website.

Also listed on that page was Kate Gordon, a member of the CEDCs board. Gordon leads the energy and climate division of Next Generation, an environmental nonprofit group founded by Steyer.

Another director of the group, according to the website, was Mike Casey. Casey runs a media and public relations firm called Tigercomm that does polling and advertising work for Steyers Super PAC, NextGen Climate Action.

The interlocking web of activists, donors, and Democratic politics is difficult to unravel. Call it the Environmental Political Complex; a web of seamless connectivity that promotes incestuous relationships among advisors to green groups, political activists, governments, and partisan Democratic donors. They sit on each other's boards and foundations, they work in offices of friendly politicians, they're employed by various state governments, they lobby state and federal government, and they develop political strategies to advance their causes. And it's all financed by a select group of donors.

The right really has nothing like it, which puts it at a disadvantage. But this scandal, which has brought down the governor of Oregon, threatens to unravel some of the threads that bind these networks together. The last thing these people want is a light being shown on their activities. And Mr. Steyer, who threatened to primary Democrats who didn't agree with his extreme views on c*****e c****es right smack dab in the middle of it.

JMHO: And, you liberals criticize the Koch Brothers...can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e-s?

Mollypitcher1

JMHO wrote:

Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least one of the green groups who made payments to former Governor John Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes while she was an "unofficial" advisor in the governor's office. The payments were made at the same time that the state was evaluating green fuel standards.

The Washington Free Beacon is also reporting that several Steyer associates were involved in the scheme.

An executive at one of Steyers nonprofit groups and a political vendor who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the hedge fund managers political operations helped run the group, which is accused of influencing state energy policy through undisclosed payments to Oregons first lady.

The controversy centers on Gov. John Kitzhabers fiancée, Cylvia Hayes. She was paid $118,000 by the Clean Economy Development Center (CEDC) to advocate for environmentalist policies in Oregon.

Hayes never disclosed those payments, despite acting as an informal adviser to the governor as he pushed a low-carbon fuel standard for the state.

Dan Carol, then a strategic adviser to CEDC, helped Hayes land the position. He was given a $165,000-per-year job in the Kitzhaber administration.

Kitzhaber is expected to resign today under intense scrutiny over the scandal. The scandal could extend beyond Oregon given Steyers involvement. Steyer has donated millions to a group that helped finance Hayes position, which could ensnare one of the Democratic Partys most prominent fundraisers in the scandal.

Hayes was reportedly a fellow at the CEDC in 2011 and 2012, but as of late as August of last year, she was still listed on a since-deleted page of its website.

Also listed on that page was Kate Gordon, a member of the CEDCs board. Gordon leads the energy and climate division of Next Generation, an environmental nonprofit group founded by Steyer.

Another director of the group, according to the website, was Mike Casey. Casey runs a media and public relations firm called Tigercomm that does polling and advertising work for Steyers Super PAC, NextGen Climate Action.

The interlocking web of activists, donors, and Democratic politics is difficult to unravel. Call it the Environmental Political Complex; a web of seamless connectivity that promotes incestuous relationships among advisors to green groups, political activists, governments, and partisan Democratic donors. They sit on each other's boards and foundations, they work in offices of friendly politicians, they're employed by various state governments, they lobby state and federal government, and they develop political strategies to advance their causes. And it's all financed by a select group of donors.

The right really has nothing like it, which puts it at a disadvantage. But this scandal, which has brought down the governor of Oregon, threatens to unravel some of the threads that bind these networks together. The last thing these people want is a light being shown on their activities. And Mr. Steyer, who threatened to primary Democrats who didn't agree with his extreme views on c*****e c****es right smack dab in the middle of it.

JMHO: And, you liberals criticize the Koch Brothers...can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e-s?

Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least... (show quote)

This should be an excellent example of what the Tea Party needs to do. RINO's can't be trusted to dig down deep on things like this because they play the same game. It is up to CONSERVATIVES to keep the shovels digging to uncover the t***h. This should be our mission, bringing the cobweb of entangled corruption into the light of day. People have HAD ENOUGH.

Pulfnick Loc: Knoxville, TN

JMHO: And, you liberals criticize the Koch Brothers...can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e-s?[/quote]

Hypocrite isn't quite the right word here. The Koch Brothers are successful capitalists who earned it on their own by hard work and intelligent, rational decisions to create wealth (and tax base and jobs).

Steyer is mired in dishonest schemes, much like many of Obama's other ultra rich donors who s**mmed taxpayers for failed g***n e****y projects. Or Soros, for instance, who is an international financial criminal with an outstanding arrest warrant from Russia.

Mollypitcher1

Pulfnick wrote:

JMHO: And, you liberals criticize the Koch Brothers...can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e-s?

Hypocrite isn't quite the right word here. The Koch Brothers are successful capitalists who earned it on their own by hard work and intelligent, rational decisions to create wealth (and tax base and jobs).

Steyer is mired in dishonest schemes, much like many of Obama's other ultra rich donors who s**mmed taxpayers for failed g***n e****y projects. Or Soros, for instance, who is an international financial criminal with an outstanding arrest warrant from Russia.[/quote]

AND Forbidden to enter France!

jimahrens Loc: California

All these blood sucking corrupt scumbage need to be sent to Prison. But they will buy there way out. I bet if you look hard enough there connected to Obama and Holder. Just my guess. This could open up a whole new can of worms.

JMHO wrote:

Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least one of the green groups who made payments to former Governor John Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes while she was an "unofficial" advisor in the governor's office. The payments were made at the same time that the state was evaluating green fuel standards.

The Washington Free Beacon is also reporting that several Steyer associates were involved in the scheme.

An executive at one of Steyers nonprofit groups and a political vendor who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the hedge fund managers political operations helped run the group, which is accused of influencing state energy policy through undisclosed payments to Oregons first lady.

The controversy centers on Gov. John Kitzhabers fiancée, Cylvia Hayes. She was paid $118,000 by the Clean Economy Development Center (CEDC) to advocate for environmentalist policies in Oregon.

Hayes never disclosed those payments, despite acting as an informal adviser to the governor as he pushed a low-carbon fuel standard for the state.

Dan Carol, then a strategic adviser to CEDC, helped Hayes land the position. He was given a $165,000-per-year job in the Kitzhaber administration.

Kitzhaber is expected to resign today under intense scrutiny over the scandal. The scandal could extend beyond Oregon given Steyers involvement. Steyer has donated millions to a group that helped finance Hayes position, which could ensnare one of the Democratic Partys most prominent fundraisers in the scandal.

Hayes was reportedly a fellow at the CEDC in 2011 and 2012, but as of late as August of last year, she was still listed on a since-deleted page of its website.

Also listed on that page was Kate Gordon, a member of the CEDCs board. Gordon leads the energy and climate division of Next Generation, an environmental nonprofit group founded by Steyer.

Another director of the group, according to the website, was Mike Casey. Casey runs a media and public relations firm called Tigercomm that does polling and advertising work for Steyers Super PAC, NextGen Climate Action.

The interlocking web of activists, donors, and Democratic politics is difficult to unravel. Call it the Environmental Political Complex; a web of seamless connectivity that promotes incestuous relationships among advisors to green groups, political activists, governments, and partisan Democratic donors. They sit on each other's boards and foundations, they work in offices of friendly politicians, they're employed by various state governments, they lobby state and federal government, and they develop political strategies to advance their causes. And it's all financed by a select group of donors.

The right really has nothing like it, which puts it at a disadvantage. But this scandal, which has brought down the governor of Oregon, threatens to unravel some of the threads that bind these networks together. The last thing these people want is a light being shown on their activities. And Mr. Steyer, who threatened to primary Democrats who didn't agree with his extreme views on c*****e c****es right smack dab in the middle of it.

JMHO: And, you liberals criticize the Koch Brothers...can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e-s?

Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least... (show quote)

Ricktloml

Pulfnick wrote:

JMHO: And, you liberals criticize the Koch Brothers...can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e-s?

Hypocrite isn't quite the right word here. The Koch Brothers are successful capitalists who earned it on their own by hard work and intelligent, rational decisions to create wealth (and tax base and jobs).

Steyer is mired in dishonest schemes, much like many of Obama's other ultra rich donors who s**mmed taxpayers for failed g***n e****y projects. Or Soros, for instance, who is an international financial criminal with an outstanding arrest warrant from Russia.[/quote]

Right you are-80% of g***n e****y loans went to Obama donors. Then a good portion of the business went bankrupt

jimahrens Loc: California

I have mentioned this Why is he nor sent to Russia. Because he gives money to every liberal org out there

Ricktloml wrote:

Right you are-80% of g***n e****y loans went to Obama donors. Then a good portion of the business went bankrupt

Mollypitcher1

jimahrens wrote:

I have mentioned this Why is he nor sent to Russia. Because he gives money to every liberal org out there

And WHY haven't the Republicans made a big issue out of this? Follow the money????? We need some street fighters to get out the t***h about the corruption in Washington. People are fed up and we need the facts.

jimahrens Loc: California

You hit nail on the head. Be patient it's coming. Hope you will join us for a really fun time.

Mollypitcher1 wrote:

And WHY haven't the Republicans made a big issue out of this? Follow the money????? We need some street fighters to get out the t***h about the corruption in Washington. People are fed up and we need the facts.