Big Tobacco And Other Utah Political Surprises!
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Big Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Utah Political Surprises!
No-one Just Gives Money Away.
In Politics…You are what you Eat.
Or Drink…
In 1990…the Beer and Alcohol Industry donated only $2200 to only 1 Utah Politician..
In the Year 2000
About $77,000 was donated by Beer and Alcohol companies to Utah Politicians.
3.28% of all money received by Committee for a Democrat Majority
7.56% of all money received by UTAH HOUSE REPUBLICAN ELECTIONS CMTE
Over 10.1% of all money given to the Republican (State) Senate Committee
If the Blood Alcohol Limit is 0.08% in Utah
• Then Democrats were 400% over the state limit!
• Republicans were anywhere from 800- 1200% over the legal blood alcohol limit!
You Are What You Eat (Or Drink)!
That’s One Drunken Pig!
In 2004 it climbed to $90,000!
4.12% for Senate Democrats. (about $3,000)
The rest went to individual candidates in both Parties!
So, While They Drink in the Alcohol Donations, why not grab a Smoke or
Two?
In the Year 2000:
• $79,000 was also donated by “Big Tobacco” to Utah Candidates for State Office.
• 7% of all money raised by Utah State Senate Democrats
• $47,000 to the Utah State Republican Party. They were the 2nd largest donor group.
In 2000, Republicans Controlled:
• The State Senate by a vast majority.• The State House of Representatives by a
vast majority.• 4.5% of all money raised by the Utah State
House Committee for Republicans came from Big Tobacco
• 7% made them the #2 donor to Senate Republicans.
In 2004:The number was over $100,000!!!
Big Tobacco was:
• #2 contributor to Cmtee for Dem Majority.
• #3 for State Senate Democrats
• #5 Donor for Utah Republican Party
• #7 for Utah House Republicans
• #4 for Utah Senate Republicans
Is the House that Brigham Built?
Or Joe Cannon’s Republicannon Party?
How About Nuclear Waste?
In 2000 they gave $67,000.
Republicans:
1.5% of all money donated to House Republican Cmtee
2.29% of all money donated to Senate Committee.
Democrats:
$14,000 to State Party
#8 Donor to Cmttee for Dem Majority.
8.49% of all money donated to State Senate Cmttee
In 2004 they gave $60,000.
• Republicans
$14,300 to Republican State Cmtee.
#11 donor to House Republican cmttee.
#16 donor to Senate committee.
• Democrats
4.35% of all $ raised by cmttee for Dem Majority.
6.08% of all $ raised by Utah Senate cmtee
Guess Who Handed Out the Checks?
• Jack Abramoff • Joe Cannon
Thanks Joe Cannon!
• For Upholding Utah Values!
• For Protecting Our Families!
• For Tough DUI Laws!
• For Funding the Huntsman Cancer Center!
• For Keeping Tobacco, Alcohol and Nuclear Waste $$$ in Utah Politics!
They Couldn’t Have done it Without You!
Mr. Editor and Minister of Propaganda!!!!
And Your Good Buddies!