Did FCC Chairman Give Race-Based Special Interests Veto Power Over NBC-Comcast Merger?

Washington, D.C. – Members of the Project 21 black leadership group are questioning whether FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s approval of the NBC Universal-Comcast merger was contingent upon the two companies making major concessions to minority special interest groups.

Project 21 full-time fellow Deneen Borelli, who is calling for a Congressional investigation, says the FCC may have tacitly approved the “race card” being played against the companies.

“It would seem corporate shakedowns are still alive and well in 2011,” said Borelli. “It’s appalling that General Electric and Comcast are allowing themselves to be bullied by special interests. The fact that Genachowski jumped on board to essentially give the Obama Administration’s seal of approval so soon after the race-hustlers gave their go-ahead appears to be more than just coincidence, and it’s something that deserves the attention of congressional investigators.” Read more

US Chamber Endorsement of Daley Questioned

Washington, D.C. – Experts from the National Center for Public Policy Research are questioning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s endorsement of Bill Daley, a progressive banker who supports climate change policies, as White House chief-of-staff.

“Daley’s appointment reaffirms President Obama’s war on fossil fuels. As head of JPMorgan’s corporate social responsibility department, Daley lead the charge to raise the price of fossil fuels by advocating a climate change policy that is hostile to carbon-based energy – coal, gasoline and natural gas,” said Tom Borelli, Ph.D., director of the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project.

The goal of JPMorgan Chase’s climate change policy is “to advocate that the US government adopt a market-based national policy on greenhouse gas emissions, which includes all sources of emissions and is fair. Options include either a cap-and-trade or tax policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the lowest possible cost.”

“In Daley’s twisted progressive mind, taxing energy in a fragile economy is good public policy. Daley’s global warming stance, however, is not surprising; after all he served as the chairman of Al Gore’s failed presidential campaign,” added Tom Borelli.
“Because of Daley’s support of energy taxes, I’m questioning the judgment of U.S. Chamber President Tom Donahue for hailing Obama’s appointment. As a veteran D.C insider, Donahue should be able to recognize a progressive wolf in banker’s clothing,” said Deneen Borelli, fellow with Project 21.

“Daley’s support of energy taxes should be a major cause of concern for the business community that Donahue is supposed to represent. Perhaps part of the Tea Party movement should be dispatched to watch Donahue to make sure the Chamber advocates for free enterprise and not shady inside-the-beltway deals,” added Deneen Borelli.

Daley also has ties to Exelon, the Chicago based utility that has taken a lead role in attacking coal-based electricity generation. He advised Exelon on its failed effort to buy Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. in 2004.

Exelon is a member of the United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP, a cap-and-trade lobbying organization and the company was a recipient of a $200 million grant from Obama’s economic stimulus plan.

The Wall Street Journal recently exposed the Obama-Exelon connection.

“Daley’s appointment shows President Obama really wants energy prices to skyrocket. The question remains why Donohue is joining that parade,” said Deneen Borelli. Read more

Stimulus Funds Reward Lobbying for Obama Energy Policy

General Electric and Other Corporations Win the Taxpayer-Funded Sweepstakes, says National Center of Public Policy Research

Washington, D.C. – Today policy experts from the National Center for Public Policy Research are calling attention to corporate special interest groups receiving stimulus money that also are lobbying for Obama’s energy policy.

“It’s alarming that many of the remaining corporate members of the United States Climate Action Partnership – a cap-and-trade lobbying group – such as General Electric, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy, Exelon, and Honeywell all received economic stimulus funds. It seems pushing Obama’s agenda has financial rewards. The coordinated effort between big government and big business threatens our free enterprise system,” said Tom Borelli, Ph.D., director of the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project . Read more

Environmentalism: Are You A Fanatic, An Activist, A Sympathizer, Or Clueless?

A quote by Ben Franklin outside Independence Hall right after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, is often misquoted, but the actual quote without all the added flair, is just as thought provoking if one would allow. A woman from Philadelphia asked Doctor Franklin if the new constitution gave Americans a republic or a monarchy. His answer was simply, “A republic, if you can keep it.” If we further look at additional quotes by Mr. Franklin and others, we might begin to get a sense of why we might lose it, for it was Franklin who said, “When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”; the key word here is money: the power that it wields and the destruction from its worship. Read more

Black Conservatives Speak Out on Leftist Accusations About Past Unfair Labor Practices From New Civil Rights Hero

Washington, D.C. – A bombshell accusation by the left against fired U.S. Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod regarding alleged grossly improper labor practices against black farm workers in the 1970s is causing members of the Project 21 black leadership network to speak out.

“There has been a mighty effort by liberals to present Shirley Sherrod as a victim — even a saint-like figure. However, after revelations that her husband, Charles, is an anti-white bigot and that she adheres to class warfare politics, it’s now being alleged that Ms. Sherrod presided over the crass exploitation of poor black workers on a southwest Georgia agricultural ‘plantation,’” said Project 21 member Joe R. Hicks. Read more

Who Are “Most Ethically-Challenged Watchdog Groups”?

CREW Tops List – In Fact, It is the List

Washington, D.C. – The National Center for Public Policy Research has today launched a tongue-in-cheek ‘Most Ethically-Challenged Watchdog Groups’ list.

CREW not only tops our list, it is our list.

The National Center’s list is in response to a “CREW’s Crooked Candidates 2010″ list published by the self-styled ethics watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). Read more

Can Snowe And Collins Make Good Judgement Calls On Character?

What is one to think? Anyone who spends 5 minutes researching the background of Solicitor General, Elena Kagan, Barack Obama’s nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court, can discover that Elena Kagan is not a person of good character. Forget for the moment about political ideals and whether she does or does not emulate the ideals of Barack Obama or that she may not even be well qualified for the job. The woman has been involved in unlawful and unethical practices that cast a very dark shadow on her character and yet both Maine Senators, Snowe and Collins, refer to Kagan as a woman of “integrity”. Read more

GE On Collision Course With Tea Party

Lobbying for Increased Government Spending Puts GE on a Collision Course with Tea Party as House Panel Approves $450 Million Earmark for General Electric’s Jet Engine

Activists Urged to Sign Petition Calling for GE CEO Immelt to Resign

Washington, D.C. – Calling General Electric an “opportunistic parasite feeding on the expansion of government,” activists with the Free Enterprise Project of the National Center for Public Policy Research are calling on the public to sign a petition calling on GE CEO Jeff Immelt to resign. Read more

NAACP Executive Caught on Tape Lying About Tea Party Attendance

If the NAACP Will Lie About This, What Else Might Its Leadership Be Lying About?

Washington, D.C. – In appearances on the Fox News Channel this week, NAACP executive Hilary Shelton claimed he attended a major tea party event despite having said three days before that he had not attended a tea party, was “afraid” to go to a tea party rally and had only watched media reports about them. Read more

Republicans In Senate Investigating Kagan And Harvard Law School Plagiarism Scandal

On Monday I introduced readers to a story from Harvard Law School (alerted to me by a reader) about a scandal involving renowned Harvard professors and associates concerning ghostwriting and plagiarism. Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, was dean of the Harvard Law School during much of the time these unethical practices were taking place. It appears Kagan’s role became that of the master whitewasher to cover up the story. One could even perceive it as protecting a “friend”. Read more

Black Leader Requests Obama Call for Black Panther Special Prosecutor — Again

Washington, D.C. – After seven months of silence, and with controversy growing by the day, the chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network sent President Barack Obama a second certified letter asking for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department’s questionable handling of its voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party.

Mychal Massie wrote a letter to President Obama on December 4, 2009 asking for a special prosecutor that continues to remain unanswered. In his second certified letter to President Obama, dated July 8, 2010, Project 21 Chairman Mychal Massie wrote: “During the time that I have not been dignified with a reply, the problem has festered to a point where perceptions of racial bias within your Justice Department cannot be ignored.” Read more

Elena Kagan Knew About Harvard Law School Plagiarism. Did Nothing

Is it impossible to find an honest person in this country of ours? For many years now there has been a joke played out, often during the Christmas holiday season, saying something to the effect that Americans no longer enact Living Nativities because they can no longer find three wise men or a virgin. Can we also no longer find honest people?

President Barack Obama has nominated Elena Kagan, former Dean of Harvard Law School and now Solicitor General under Obama, to serve on the United States Supreme Court. I have written a few articles on Kagan’s nomination mostly in regard to Second Amendment issues. Read more

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