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MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “FRANKEN’S BIG HYPOCRISY”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | June 18, 2008
This is a must read press release. It’s a very long release, but it details Al Franken’s contributions from big oil and pharmaceuticals. It also shows how Franken is making money from the companies he attacks.
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“Al Franken is a hypocrite. He demonizes oil and pharmaceutical companies, and attacks any Republican who receives donations from individuals who work for these companies. He attacks Halliburton as a corrupt company. Yet, he has made himself richer by investing in mutual funds that are soaked with investments in these companies. And, he has fattened his campaign account with PAC money from his Democrat allies that are awash in contributions from lobbying firms that represent big oil and pharmaceuticals. Franken’s the worst kind of political hypocrite. The guy who says do as I say, not as I do.”
Ron Carey, Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman
Franken Invests in Big Oil:
Franken’s Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund Holdings: Chesapeake Energy Corp, EnCana Corp (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
Franken’s American Funds Income Fund of America Class F Holdings: Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, Marathon Oil Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Royal Dutch Shell, Total SA (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
Franken’s Thornburg Core Growth Fund Class A Holdings: ATP Oil & Gas Corp (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
Franken’s Van Kampen Equity & Income Fund Holdings: Exxon Mobil Corp, Halliburton Co, Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
FT Franklin Income A Fund Holdings: Callon Petroleum Co, Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton Co, Royal Dutch Shell (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
Franken Invests in Big Pharma:
Franken’s Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund Holdings: Allergan Inc, Amgen Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb Co, Forest Labs Inc, Napo Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Indus Ltd (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008*)
Franken’s American Funds Income Fund of America Class F Holdings: Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Glaxosmithkline Plc, Pfizer Inc, Wyeth (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
Franken’s Thornburg Core Growth Fund Class A Holdings: Gilead Sciences (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
Franken’s Van Kampen Equity & Income Fund Holdings: Abbott Labs, Amgen Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb Co, Glaxosmithkline Plc, Eli Lilly & Co, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl, Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008*)
FT Franklin Income A Fund Holdings: Bristol Myers Squibb Co, Lilly & Co, Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Merck & Co Inc, Pfizer Inc, (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)
* - listed as “Class A” on PFD filed on May 13, 2008
Individual Donors to Franken
David Boies ($2,300 to Al Franken for Senate 2/22/2008) Boies represented Texaco in a 1987 Supreme Court case against Pennzoil. (“Texaco-Pennzoil hearing stresses size,” New York Times, Jan. 13, 1987)
Cori Flam ($1,000 to Al Franken for Senate 4/25/2007) Flam is a lobbyist for the firm Hogan & Hartson, LLP.
· Hogan & Hartson, LLP. has represented: Agennix Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; allion Healthcare InC - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Amgen USA Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Encana Oil & Gas (Usa) Inc - oil & gas exploration & development; IOMAI Corp - pharmaceutical research laboratories; Koch Industries Inc - oil refiners (manufacturers); Michigan Consolidated Gas Co - gas companies; NABI Biopharmaceuticals - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Occidental Petroleum Corp; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Tap Pharmaceutical Products Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; ym Biosciences Usa InC - drug-manufacturers
James E Dorsey ($2,300 to Franken on 2/27/2007 and $2,300 on 12/14/2007) and Neil Weikart ($350 to Franken on 7/31/2007. They are attorneys from the law firm Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
· Fredrikson & Byron, P.A clients have included: oil and gas pipeline companies, and oil and gas exploration companies
Politicians’ PACs donations to Franken and their contributors
America’s Leadership PAC (Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI) ($2,500 to Franken on 3/31/2008)
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Political Action Committee (Sonnenschein PAC) ($1,000 to America’s Leadership PAC on 10/25/2007)
· Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP clients have included: F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates - pharmaceutical; Frontier Oil Corp - oil refiners; Roche Diagnostics Corp - pharmaceutical
Mylan Laboratories, Inc Political Action Committee (Mylan Laboratories, Inc PAC) ($5,000 to America’s Leadership PAC on 3/28/2008 and $5,000 To America’s Leadership PAC on 3/28/2007)
· pharmaceutical
Quinn Gillespie & Assoc Llc ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Bruce H. Andrews on 5/22/2007 and $1,000 to America’s Leadership PAC via Jeffery Connaughton on 11/9/2007 and $500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Bonnie Duffy on 10/25/2007)
· Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC clients have included: AMGEN USA INC - pharmaceutical
Ryan Phillips Utrecht & MackinnoN ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Matthew L. Berzok on 10/25/2007)
· Ryan Phillips Utrecht & Mackinnon clients have included: Genentech InC - pharmaceutical research laboratories; Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Merck & Co Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Natl Petrochemical & Refiners Assn - oil refiners (manufacturers); Sunoco Inc - petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals
DLA Piper US LLP ($250 to America’s Leadership PAC via James J. Blanchard on 5/22/2007 and $250 to America’s Leadership PAC via Andrew D. Eskin on 5/22/2007)
· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn - miscellaneous energy; Irving Oil- oil refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co - fuel oil dealers; Shell Oil Co - oil & gas exploration & development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Medicines Co- drug-manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp - petroleum and petroleum products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers
BKSH & Associates ($250 to America’s Leadership PAC via Paul E. Brown on 5/22/2007)
· BKSH & Associates clients have included: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; GlaxoSmithKline - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Occidental Petroleum Corp - oil & gas exploration & development; Chevron Usa Inc - oil companies; Amerada Hess Corp - oil & gas exploration & development; Kosmos Energy - oil & gas exploration & development
Holland & Knight ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via John Buscher on 3/30/2007)
· Holland & Knight clients have included: Actelion - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Hyperion Resources Inc - Oil and Gas Producers; WYETH - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Heidepriem & Mager Inc ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Nikki Heidepriem on 5/22/2007 and $500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Miriam Mager on 5/22/2007)
· Heidepriem & Mager Inc clients have included: Wyeth - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Clark & Weinstock ($1,000 to America’s Leadership PAC via Lisa Kountoupes on 4/19/2007)
· Clark & Weinstock clients have included: Exxon Mobil Corp; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)
Greenberg Traurig LLP ($2,000 to America’s Leadership PAC via Michael D. Smith on 4/2/2007)
· Greenberg TraurIG LLP clients have included: Arkema Inc - oil & gas producers; Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; vivus inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
IMPACT (Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY) ($5,000 to Franken on 3/26/2008)
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Llp ($2,000 to IMPACT on 4/16/2008 and $2,000 to IMPACT on 11/13/2007)
· Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP clients have included: Biovail CorP – pharmaceutical manufacturers; Gas Technology Institute- energy; Johnson & Johnson Shared Services Inc- pharmaceutical; Neuromolecular Pharmaceuticals- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Rentech Inc- oil & gas exploration & development; Sanofi-Aventis US Inc. - Pharmaceutical-manufacturers
DLA Piper US LLP ($5,000 to IMPACT on 11/19/2007)
· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn - miscellaneous energy; Irving Oil- oil refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co - fuel oil dealers; Shell Oil Co - oil & gas exploration & development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Medicines Co- drug-manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp - petroleum and petroleum products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP ($5,000 to IMPACT on 11/13/2007)
· PriceWaterhouseCoopers S LLP clients have included: American Petroleum Institute - oil refiners; Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Eli Lilly & Co - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Schering-Plough Legislative Resources LLC - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Williams And Jensen PLLC ($1,000 to IMPACT on 03/14/2007)
· Williams And Jensen PLLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Bayer Corp - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – oil; Colonial Pipeline - petroleum and petroleum products; Genentech Inc – pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of AmericA (PHRMA) – pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – petroleum; Wyeth – pharmaceutical
NRG Energy, Inc Political Action Committee ($5,000 to IMPACT on 4/16/2008)
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Committee For Effective Government (BIRPC PAC) ($5,000 to IMPACT on 11/7/2007)
· Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC clients have included: Ferring Pharmaceuticals USA - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Gras/E Coalition - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; IDM Pharma Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; RL Lee Group Inc/Delta Energy - oil & gas producers; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; XOMA (US) LLC - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Missourians for Accountability and Change PAC, MACPAC (Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO) ($2,500 to Franken on 3/18/2008)
The Duberstein Group ($2,500 to MACPAC via Steven M Champlin on 6/18/2007)
· The Duberstein Group clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical; BP America - oil & gas; Novartis- pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. ($1,000 to MACPAC via David Castagnetti on 6/25/2007)
· Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. clients have included: Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP– pharmaceutical; Forest Laboratories Inc- pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc- pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; URL Mutual- pharmaceutical
Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC ($500 to MACPAC via Jeffery J. Connaughton on 12/17/2007 and $500 via Michael F Hussey on 12/17/2007)
· Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc - pharmaceutical
Clark & Weinstock ($1,000 to MACPAC via Sandra K Stuart on 12/13/2007)
· Clark & Weinstock clients have included: Exxon Mobil Corp; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)
Searchlight Leadership Fund (Sen Harry Reid, D-NV) ($5,000 to Franken on 3/13/2008)
The Duberstein Group ($5,000 to Searchlight via Michael Berman on 4/19/2007 and $1,000 to Searchlight via Steven M. Champlin on 4/19/2007)
· The Duberstein Group clients have included: Amgen USA Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BP America - oil & gas producers; Novartis - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Pfizer Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
DLA Piper LLP ($1,000 to Searchlight via Matthew C. Bernstein on 9/18/2007 and $2,000 to Searchlight via John A. Merrigan on 9/18/2007 and $2,000 to Searchlight via Lawrence E. Levinson on 9/18/2007)
· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn - miscellaneous energy; Irving Oil- oil refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co - fuel oil dealers; Shell Oil Co - oil & gas exploration & development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Medicines Co- drug-manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp - petroleum and petroleum products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Cauthen Forbes & Williams LLC - $10,000 ($5,000 to Searchlight via Harvey E. Cauthen Jr. on 8/16/2007, $2,500 to Searchlight via Jeffrey A. Forbes 6/25/2007, and $2,500 to Searchlight via Jeffery A. Forbes on 7/25/2007 and $5,000 to Searchlight via Zachary W. Williams on 12/13/2007)
· Cauthen Forbes & Williams LLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical; Genetech- pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA) - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Elmendorf Strategies ($2,500 to Searchlight via Steven A Elmendorf on 5/19/2007 and $1,000 to Searchlight via Shanti L. Stanton on 6/28/2007)
· Elmendorf Strategies clients have included: Medicines Co - drug-manufacturers; Shell Oil Co - oil & gas exploration & development
Capitol Counsel, LLC ($5,000 to Searchlight via Shannon J. Finley on 7/31/2007 and $500 to Searchlight via James C. Gould on 12/18/2007)
· Capitol Counsel, LLC clients have included: Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Biogen IDEC - pharmaceutical research laboratories; F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Sanofi-Aventis US INC - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Specialty Pharmacy Coalition - pharmacies
Clark and Weinstock ($1,000 to Searchlight via Niles L. Godes on 11/7/2007 and $1,000 to Searchlight via Jonathan R Schwantes on 11/7/2007)
· Clark and Weinstock clients have included: Exxon Mobil Corp; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)
Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC ($5,000 to Searchlight via Kevin D Kayes on 3/21/2007)
· Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc - pharmaceutical
Alston & Bird LLC ($1,000 to Searchlight via Stephanie A Kennan on 5/24/2007)
· Alston & Bird LLC clients have included: Allion Healthcare Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; CSL Behring LLC (Formerly ZLB Behring) - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Mylan Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Roche Diagnostics Corp - pharmaceutical research laboratories
Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. ($500 to Searchlight via Jessica A. Malow on 3/27/2007)
· Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. clients have included: Shell Oil Co - oil & gas exploration & development; Spectra Energy CorP - pipeline operators - oil/gas
Podesta Group ($2,500 to Searchlight via Anthony T. Podesta on 1/1/2007)
· Podesta Group clients have included: Amgen Usa Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Amylin Pharmaceuticals - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BP America - oil & gas producers; Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Emd Serono Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Genentech Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Genzyme Corp - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Inc (Formerly Chiron Corp) - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Novo Nordisk Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Sunoco Inc - petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals
Heather Podesta & Partners LLC ($500 to Searchlight via Heather M. Podesta on 12/18/2007)
· Heather Podesta & Partners LLC clients have included: Eli Lilly & Co - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc Committee For Effective Government (BIRPC PAC) ($5,000 to Searchlight on 4/10/2008). Buchanan Ingersoll PC also gave $5,000 to Searchlight via Ronald L. Platt on 5/7/2007)
· BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC Clients Have Included: FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS USA - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; GRAS/E Coalition - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; IDM Pharma Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; RL Lee Group Inc/Delta Energy - oil & gas producers; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; XOMA (US) LLC - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee ($5,000 to Searchlight on 09/20/2007)
· pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Hogan & Hartson Political Action Committee ($1,000 to Searchlight on 6/13/2007) Also gave Searchlight $1,000 via James E. Showen on 6/13/2007)
· Hogan & Hartson, LLP. has represented: AGENNIX INC - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; ALLION HEALTHCARE INC - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Amgen USA Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc - oil & gas exploration & development; IOMAI Corp - pharmaceutical research laboratories; Koch Industries Inc - oil refiners (manufacturers); Michigan Consolidated Gas Co - gas companies; Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Occidental Petroleum Corp; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; TAP PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INC - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; YM BIOSCIENCES USA INC - drug-manufacturers
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Political Action Committee ($2,500 to Searchlight on 07/16/2007)
Williams And Jensen PLLC ($2,500 to Searchlight on 5/25/2007)
· Williams And Jensen PLLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Bayer Corp - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – oil; Colonial Pipeline - petroleum and petroleum products; Genentech Inc – pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA) – pharmaceutical; SUNOCO INC – Petroleum; WYETH – pharmaceutical
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP ($5,000 to Searchlight on 5/24/2007)
· Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP clients have included: American Petroleum Institute - oil refiners; Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Eli Lilly & Co- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Schering-Plough Legislative Resources Llc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Prairie PAC (Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL) ($10,000 to Al Franken)
Kirkland & Ellis PAC FKA WSS PAC ($5,000 to Prairie PAC on 10/26/2007)
· Kirkland & Ellis clients have included: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc - drug-manufacturers
Capitol Hill Strategies ($500 to Prairie PAC via Charles Brain on 6/28/2007)
· Capitol Hill Strategies clients have included: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA); Amgen USA Inc - Pharmaceutical manufacturers; MERCK & Co Inc - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
The Duberstein Group ($1,000 to Prairie PAC via Steven Champlin 2/1/2007)
· The Duberstein Group clients have included: Amgen Usa Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BP America - oil & gas producers; Novartis - pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Pfizer Inc - pharmaceutical-manufacturers
Holland & Knight ($500 to Prairie PAC via Lynn Cutler 11/30/2007)
· Holland & Knight clients have included: Actelion - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Hyperion Resources Inc - Oil and Gas Producers
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP ($1,000 to Prairie PAC via Victor Fazio 5/30/2007)
· AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD Clients Have Included: JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC
BROYDRICK & ASSOCIATES ($1,000 To Prairie PAC Via Ann Langley 6/7/2007)
· BROYDRICK & ASSOCIATES Clients Have Included: BARR PHARMACEUTICALS INC
The Livingston Group ($5,000 to Prairie PAC via Bernie Robinson 2/5/2008)
· The Livingston Group clients have included: Chevron Usa Inc; Vitarx
Cornerstone Government Affairs LLC ($5,000 to Prairie PAC via Michael D. Smith 12/13/2007)
· Cornerstone Government Affairs LLC clients have included: Glaxosmithkline; Johnson & Johnson Inc; Merck & Co Inc; Novartis; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma); Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Wyeth - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Kirkland & Ellis PAC FKA WSS PAC (KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP) ($5,000 to Prairie PAC 10/26/2007)
· Kirkland & Ellis LLP clients have included: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc - drug-manufacturers
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc Committee For Effective Government (Birpc Pac) ($1,000 To Prairie Pac On 5/31/2007)
· Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc Clients Have Included: Ferring Pharmaceuticals Usa - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Gras/E Coalition - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Idm Pharma Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Rl Lee Group Inc/Delta Energy - Oil & Gas Producers; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Xoma (Us) Llc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Patton & Boggs ($1,000 to Prairie PAC via Jonathan Yarowsky on 12/28/2007)
· Patton & Boggs Clients Have Included: Ad Hoc Deep Water Exploration & Production Coalition - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Aera Energy - Oil & Gas Producers; Baxter Healthcare Corp - Laboratories-Pharmaceutical (Mfrs); Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Devon Energy Corp – Oil Companies; Dominion Resources Inc – Gas Companies; F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Galderma Laboratories - Drug-Manufacturers; Hyperdynamics Corp – Oil & Gas Producers; Medicines Co – Drug-Manufacturers; Natl Assn For Oilheat Research & Education - Fuel Oil Dealers; Offshore Marine Service Assn - Oil Field Services Companies; Pain Therapeutics Inc - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories; Pfizer Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Plains Exploration & Production Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Roche Diagnostics Corp - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories; Sepracor Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Shell Oil Co Total Sa – Oil Companies - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development;
America Works (Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH) ($2,000 to Al Franken on 7/11/2007 and $3,000 on 12/31/2007 and $2,000 on 3/4/2008)
Williams And Jensen PLLC ($2,500 to America Works via Michael J. Beer on 3/18/2008 and $2,500 to America Works via John McMackin Jr. on 04/09/2008)
· Williams And Jensen PLLC Clients Have Included: Amgen Usa Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Bayer Corp - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – Oil; Colonial Pipeline - Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Genentech Inc – Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – Petroleum; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical
Elmendorf Strategies ($2,500 to America Works via Steven A Elmendorf on 6/29/2007)
· Elmendorf Strategies clients have included: Medicines Co - drug-manufacturers; Shell Oil Co- oil & gas exploration & development
LNE Group LLC ($2,300 to America Works via Lee C. Weingart on 4/24/2008 and $1,000 to America Works via Lee C. Weingart on 11/7/2007)
· LNE Group LLC clients have included: MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Moving America Forward (Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL) ($2,500 to Franken on 12/14/2007)
Williams And Jensen PLLC ($1,000 To Moving America Forward Via Bert Carp On 06/30/2007)
· Williams And Jensen PLLC Clients Have Included: Amgen Usa Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Bayer Corp - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – Oil; Colonial Pipeline - Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Genentech Inc – Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – Petroleum; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical
Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. ($1,000 To Moving America Forward Via David Castagnetti On 12/31/2007)
· Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. Clients Have Included: Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp– Pharmaceutical; Forest Laboratories Inc- Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma)- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Url Mutual- Pharmaceutical
Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. ($1,000 To Moving America Forward Via David W Jolly On 5/11/2007 And $1,000 To Moving America Forward Via David W Jolly On 08/11/2007 And $5,000 To Moving America Forward Via H. Stewart Van Scoyoc On 10/17/2007)
· Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. Clients Have Included: Shell Oil Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Spectra Energy Corp - Pipeline Operators - Oil/Gas
The PMA Group ($5,000 to Moving America Forward via Paul J. Magliocchetti on 3/14/2007)
· PMA Group clients have included: Lifecell Corp - laboratories-pharmaceutical (mfrs)
DLA Piper US LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC) ($5,000 to Moving America Forward on 4/9/2007)
· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn - miscellaneous energy; IRVING OIL- Oil Refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co - Fuel Oil Dealers; Shell Oil Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Medicines Co- Drug-Manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp - Petroleum And Petroleum Products;Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers Sanofi Pasteur Inc-
Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee ($5,000 To Moving America Forward On 2/21/2007)
· Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Green Mountain PAC (Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt) ($5,000 To Franken On 9/10/2007)
DLA Piper Us LLP Political Action Committee (DLA Piper Pac) ($5,000 To Green Mountain Pac On 6/26/2007)
· DLA Piper US LLP Clients Have Included: BP America- Oil & Gas Producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn - Miscellaneous Energy; Irving Oil- Oil Refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co - Fuel Oil Dealers; Shell Oil Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Medicines Co- Drug-Manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp - Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
McKenna Long & Aldridge Llp Political Action Committee ($4,000 To Green Mountain Pac On 5/23/2007)
· McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Clients Have Included: Acambis Inc Us - Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Advanced Life Sciences Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Chimerix Inc - Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Emergent Biosolutions Inc - Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Human Genome Sciences (Hgsi) - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Implicit Corp - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Intercell Usa Inc - Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Medimmune LLC - Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Novo Nordisk Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Holland & Knight Committee For Effective Government (Holland & Knight Llp) ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac On 5/23/2007)
· Holland & Knight Clients Have Included: Actelion - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Hyperion Resources Inc - Oil & Gas Producers; Vaxdesign Corp - Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers)
Ricchetti Inc. ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Luke Albee On 5/23/2007)
· Ricchetti Inc. Clients Have Included: Eli Lilly & Co - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Novartis - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
DLA Piper US LP ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Charles A. Baker Iii On 6/26/2007 And $1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Matthew C. Bernstein On 6/26/2007)
· DLA Piper US LLP Clients Have Included: BP America- Oil & Gas Producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn - Miscellaneous Energy; Irving Oil- Oil Refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co - Fuel Oil Dealers; Shell Oil Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Medicines Co- Drug-Manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp - Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
The Duberstein Group ($5,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Michael Berman On 5/23/2007)
· The Duberstein Group Clients Have Included: Amgen USA Inc- Pharmaceutical; BP America - Oil & Gas; Novartis- Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Patton Boggs ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Thomas Boggs On 5/24/2007)
· Patton Boggs Clients Have Included: Ad Hoc Deep Water Exploration & Production Coalition - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Aera Energy - Oil & Gas Producers; Baxter Healthcare Corp - Laboratories-Pharmaceutical (Mfrs); Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Devon Energy Corp - Oil Companies; Eisai Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Galderma Laboratories - Drug-Manufacturers; Hyperdynamics Corp - Oil & Gas Producers; Medicines Co - Drug-Manufacturers; Pfizer Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Plains Exploration & Production Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Sepracor Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Shell Oil Co - Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Total Sa - Oil Companies
Williams And Jensen Pllc ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Bert Carp On 6/13/2007)
· Williams And Jensen Pllc Clients Have Included: Amgen Usa Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Bayer Corp - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – Oil; Colonial Pipeline - Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Genentech Inc – Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – Petroleum; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical
Davidson & Company ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via James Davidson On 5/23/2007)
· Davidson & Company Clients Have Included: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Elmendorf Strategies ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Steve Elmendorf On 5/14/2007)
· Elmendorf Strategies Clients Have Included: Medicines Co - Drug-Manufacturers
Glover Park Group ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Joel Johnson On 5/24/2007)
· Glover Park Group Clients Have Included: Cempra Pharmaceuticals Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Pfizer Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
NVG LLC F/K/A Nueva Vista Group ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Andrea Larue On 5/24/2007)
· Nueva Vista Group Clients Have Included: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP ($500 To Green Mountain Pac Via Michael Remington On 5/25/2007)
· Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Clients Have Included: Amgen USA Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Intl Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Sepracor Inc - Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers
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June 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I invite everyone to view and compare the details of Franken’s campaign contributions with Coleman’s, per the FEC itself. The above chain links of contributions are an utter distortion.
Check out a) the variance in the proportion of contributions of PAC v individuals between the two, and b) the absolutely gigantic laundry list of direct corporate PAC contributions to Coleman. Franken has NONE.
http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_08+S8MN00438
http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_08+S2MN00126
June 18th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Erm, goofball?
Coleman isn’t publicly trashing the corporations that he is privately receiving support from.
Here’s a clue; thanks for playing.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
So its ok to be a whore to big oil and pharmaceutical companies as long as you don’t say anything bad about them?
I guess who am I kidding, he’s a Republican, that is their MO.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
This Press Farce was a big yawner. The press was not impressed; republiCon Ron tried to claim that mutual funds were the same as individual stocks, which the press was really not buying.
But, who knows? Maybe republiCon Ron will get an inch or two, way in the back…
June 18th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
TommyJohnson: While I respect your effort Tommy, your record of estimating the press response isn’t that great.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I’m confused, isn’t this a bad thing for Coleman not to trash companies just because he gets money from them? Give the guy some money and he’ll back off? Doesn’t it show some independence to bite the hand that feeds you? (Even if it weren’t in dispute that he’s actually fed by that hand).
June 18th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Also, this list strikes me as a bit ridiculous. The GOP is attacking Franken because he received money from, for example, law firms which have clients that are oil companies? Many of these law firm are the premier Minnesota firms.
Isn’t that like attacking individual contributors to Franken because they drive cars and buy gas. It certainly seems different to me than, say, receiving money directly from the companies.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Say, Michael? That’s what seperates Democrats from republiCons; Democrats don’t claim to be perfect and admit it when we make mistakes. Republicans admit mistakes, too. Democrats and Republicans and Indpendents are sick and tired of the republiCons you guys got running the GOP. That’s why your party is gonna get spanked in November.
And by the way - when are the republiCons gonna make ol’ Smokescreen fight his own battles?
Seems like Norm’s now hiding behind Laurie too, in the new commercial.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Say, Plymouth Dem? One reporter got there early, flipped through the handouts, and said, very loudly: “Hey - what a surprise. Al bought gas for his car.”
There were more than a few snickers in the room….
June 18th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
“So its ok to be a whore to big oil and pharmaceutical companies as long as you don’t say anything bad about them?”
No, but if Al Franken had any integrity whatsoever, he would reject contributions from these businesses he so angrily denounces.
But Al Franken has no integrity. He has only hate and anger. He’s a Democrat.
June 18th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Al Franken, Al Gore, and Imams who train terrorists have a lot in common. They all want their subjects to take actions they themselves are unwilling to take.
Al Gore doesn’t believe in energy conservation enough to actually reduce his own consumption. Imams don’t believe in their cause enough to blow themselves up. And Al Franken doesn’t really believe his bluster and bullshit about the evils of pharma, oil, etc. enough to divest himself of the investments or not to take their handouts.
Al Franken is a jackass. He’s a Democrat.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Investing in a company, especially through a secondary source such as a mutual fund, isn’t quite the same as accepting payments from a company directly. You should check your vitriol at the door and take a step back. For instance, I can make money by investing in Exxon but never buy their gas (I’m still pissed about the Valdez). I don’t care who Franken makes money from. If he makes decisions that are good for the people, maybe you should take notes from him!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:11 am
It is not correct that Arkema Inc. is an oil and gas producer. It is a chemical manufacturer that owns a production plant in Blooming Prairie, MN. (Arkema was owned by an oil and gas company from 1989 to 2004, but was a chemical manufacturer itself.)
June 19th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Al doesn’t care about the People of Minnesota, I and many of my coworkers, friends and neighbors (democrats and republicans) feel he has a hidden agenda.
If elected he will abandon us for the causes of the Hollywood left and any socialist cause that will keep his name in the headlines.
He will be the third senator for California not the senator from Minnesota. He will be as ineffective as Mark Dayton was and no one in Washington will work with him to pass anything for fear of him doing something stupid in the media.
The word carpet bagger has been used may time in our discussions. People see threw the bull shit that he moved back here two years ago to help us. Why is it the Minnesota democrats are so desperate to win the senate seat they have to recruit a has-been comic from New York.
Also I am in independent voter and have been all my life. What I see the democrats doing here is pure desperation and we are looked at as a joke in politics around the United States. How do I know this? I talk to people around the country every day and what I am hearing is why would we elect another actor/ comedian to public office. Many laugh and think were absolutely nuts in Minnesota.
Norm has lived, worked and razed a family in Minnesota for 30 years. He has and will work for Minnesota every day. Leave his wife and kids out of the race.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:10 am
hotshit,
His wife and kids have been in campaign ads for him. If he really wanted them out of the private view, why would he do that?
He has made it quite clear they will be part of the public debate, so there is no turning back.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Hey ASS CLOWN
i love how BUTT Fucks like you don’t respond to Al”s creditability in this election and attack anyone who brings up any question of why he is really running.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:22 am
“One reporter got there early, flipped through..”
Remember, this is dolt #1; aka Thomas “Disabled Combat Vet” Johnson.
The lie started at “One” and ended at “room”.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Sorry Michael
My response was out of line.
I had a Repo-man moment there.
June 19th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
You probably got dolt #1 all lathered up hottip.
Now he’ll be gazing at the screen saver I linked him to again for hours…good work!
June 19th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Swiftee
Your the man!!
I love reading your responses.
June 20th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Hey, Michael - how much ink did republiCon Ron get with this Press Farce?
Hey Scrotee - you’re a liar. And a sick man. Seek help.
June 21st, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Tommy, you’re off your meds, so we won’t take anything you post seriously.
Ron Carey would definitely know what a hypocrite is. Carey engineered the corrupt farce of a nominating process for National Delegates at the State convention, with McCain goons intimidating delegates. The party of liberty in MN. is anything but.
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