Money buys Tiahrt's elections

From Wichita Peace and Freedom Party Examiner

One of the problems with US democracy is the huge amount of corporate dollars that go to candidates who run for office. Those who take these large contributions are on TV all the time. Candidates who go for small contributions from the common people rarely get their message out, so they can’t win.Those who do win have an obligation to make sure the contribution of a major corporation gets a return on their investment. That amounts to buying a candidate’s votes on issues such as environmental regulations.In an article in The Wichita Eagle Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran have raised $18 million over their careers, and much of that is from big business. While they seem to stand the same on the issues, they have different business interests. Agricultural interests more heavily support Moran; aerospace companies and Koch Industries have heavily backed Tiahrt.A look at Tiahrt's backers gives us a look at his politics. Koch Industries has given five times more money to Tiahrt than Moran. It ranks at the top of the corporate contributors to Tiahrt since 1994 with $318,653.This has inspired Tiahrt to support Koch Industries right to pollute the environment and ignore scientific data that the company contributes to such problems as climate change.According to The Wichita Eagle; Koch is the second-highest corporate contributor to Moran's career at $61,800, followed by the American Farm Bureau ($55,999), the Farm Credit Council ($55,300) and the American Bankers Association, ($54,000).Heavy support from bankers means people who are having trouble financing their homes better not look to Moran for help. He’s on the banker’s side. He owes them.Tiahrt has drawn support from the defence industry. He is a member of a subcommittee that controls Pentagon spending. He became one of the subjects of an ethics probe over earmarks to campaign contributors. The House Ethics Committee cleared him. But that’s not the end of it. The case has been forwarded to the Justice Department by the Office of Congressional Ethics.This explains why Tiahrt is such a hawk when it came to supporting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as appropriating funds to such countries as the Philippines where there are insurgencies. Tiahrt is supporting his financial interests.Both candidates owe a lot to the corporations that support them. Although all the corporate donors told The Wichita Eagle they like the values of the candidates, what they really want is favors and votes to keep government regulations off their backs.

Senate candidate Todd Tiahrt doesn’t believe in constitutional rights

From Wichita Peace and Freedom Party Examiner-Steve Otto

A new ad by Todd Tiahrt makes it clear he does not have any faith in the constitution of this country. He has his favourite lackey Gracia Burnham, a self-serving hypocrite who has profited by her own husbands death, and who wrote a book on it called In the Presence of My Enemies about her time as a captive by Moslem rebels in the Philippines. She is trying to save Tiahrt’s slimy campaign for the senate seat vacated by Sam Brownback. Tiahrt has so for failed to get the support of thinking Kansans and has a poor showing in the polls. .
Burnham and Tiahrt seem to agree that constitutional rights for foreign terrorist or unnecessary. So why have them for American serial killers? Are they any less dangerous than terrorists?
The whole idea seems to be those terrorists are not Americans therefore they are not as human as those who just happen to live or be born here in the US. This is plain old racism once again.
Why have a constitution and its protections if we don’t use it. Is it OK to put an innocent, wrongly convicted man or woman to death just to feel safe? If we believe in the constitution we should follow it and not just when it serves our needs.

Racism rears its ugly head.

The Debate between Tiahrt and Moran is heating up

The following is a fake ad paid for by no-one!

Jerry Moran:

Todd Tiahrt has lied about me. He said I’ve worked with politicians of the other party to get things done about jobs and healthcare. That’s a lie. I have blocked every attempt at Obama’s attempt to fix the economy.

Tiahrt accused me of caring about poor people, especially children, over the need for health care. Wrong again. I’ve supported the rights of insurance companies 100 % of the time.

Tiahrt accused me of concern over the environment. I’ve supported some of the dirtiest air and water in the country.

On immigration reform, I’m an old fashion bigot and don’t let Tiahrt tell you otherwise.

No one is a bigger-self-centered ass-hole than I am and that includes Todd Tiahrt.

When it comes to being a political asshole, I’m the bigger man. All Tiahrt can do is lie.

I’m Jerry Moran and I approve this message.

" I'm the sleaziest bastard and I can prove it."

Palin endorses the bimbo Tiahrt in Kansas

From Wichita Peace and Freedom Party Examiner

Not long ago Sarah Palin endorsed Todd Tiahrt in his Republican Primary Senate bid against Jerry Moran. Tiahrt was quite proud and that is not surprising. Both Tiahrt and Palin rely on the appeal to the less educated people.
Their followers are largely the type of people who scoff at scientists who tell them about global warming and other environmental policy disasters. Tiahrt’s and Palin’s followers hide their heads in the sand. She even tried to blame the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on environmentalists.
Tiahrt’s latest ads show him bragging that he is getting heavy support from Tea Party members. By now many of us see the core of the Tea Party as fringe elements out of control. They talk of armed uprisings against Washington. They support agressive wars such as Iraq. They are against any health care reform that would require them to help the less fortunate. They have accused President Barack Obama of being a Communist, Nazi and of destroying this country. They are largely out for number 1 (themselves). That’s pretty much the Tiahrt philosophy, “take care of number one.”
Tiahrt has used hot button issues such as abortion, to get support of the religious right and collects record numbers campaign contributions. He has used his office for making himself rich, at the taxpayer’s expense. Palin has profited from the ignorance of a segment of the population and Tiahrt has relied on the same crowd. They are meant for each other.