Americans Elect Spokesperson Acknowledges Big Lie: Delegate Count inflated by at least 400%

Jim Cook 5/26/2012
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In the all-online corporate privatized presidential nomination effort called Americans Elect, there are different levels of participation: 1. Facebook Fan: someone who “likes” Americans Elect on Facebook. As of this morning, 466,625 people have “liked” Americans Elect on Facebook. 2. …

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Postponing Transparency, Americans Elect Delays the Posting of Form 990 Disclosures (5/2012)

Jim Cook 5/25/2012
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Finally, after two years of initiating contact with Americans Elect and asking for a response, the 501c4 corporation that wanted to elect its own President of the United States has written me a letter in response. That’s the good news. …

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Draft Walker Fever Ran Cold: Independent Expenditure Committee Reports No Expenditures

Jim Cook 5/25/2012
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On the very first day the Committee to Get Walker Running announced its existence to the public, the DC beltway publication Politico declared: “Walker Fever: It’s Spreading.” The basis for author Alexander Burns’ diagnosis of a “fever” for David Walker …

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New Kid Danger: Squishy, Bubbling Feet

Jim Cook 5/25/2012
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Those pretty, teeny, tiny, swirly packets of commercial detergent on the shelves in America’s grocery stores are the hottest new consumer product — and a source of peril for America’s vulnerable children. Nearly 10 people across the country have called …

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Big Finance Democrats Willing to Throw Obama Under the Bus for irking their Masters

Jim Cook 5/23/2012
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As you may know, the presidential re-election campaign of Barack Obama recently released a campaign advertisement that — correctly, according to PolitiFact — showed how Mitt Romney made himself rich as head of Bain Capital by gutting American industries, kicking …

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Beloved Defender of the Constitution Ron Paul Just Voted Against the Constitution Again

Jim Cook 5/23/2012
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On May 9 of 2012, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Amendment 1096 to H.R. 5326, shortly before H.R. 5326 itself passed the House. Amendment 1096, introduced by Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, forbids the President from directing the …

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What’s Forbidden About Nostradamus Prophecies?

Jim Cook 5/22/2012
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The other day as I was waiting with my kohlrabi to check out of the grocery line, I came across this colorful front-page headline in The Sun: Exactly what about Nostradamus’ prophecies for Summer 2012 is forbidden? Is Nostradamus himself …

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What Upcoming Protests Do You Know About? How Did You Find Out?

Jim Cook 5/21/2012
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When mainstream media outlets pointedly refuse to cover massive protests on the street, it becomes incumbent upon those of us who write off the mainstream to spread the word of upcoming protest. The problem with finding information off the mainstream …

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No Labels Fights to Stop the Fighting

Jim Cook 5/21/2012
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No Labels, May 18 2012: “The fight to solve our country’s problems goes on — that’s why you should support #NoLabels”. No Labels, May 19 2012: “Listen up #Washington: Stop fighting. Start fixing! Plz RT if you agree.” And yes, …

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Majority of Americans embrace the strongest Religious Freedom: Non-Affiliation

Jim Cook 5/20/2012
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Bloggers like PatriotFreedom may insist that “America is a Religious Nation,” but the bare facts suggest otherwise. According to data collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, from 2000 to 2010 the number of congregants affiliated with …

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Formal Request for Americans Elect Form 990 (and why it’s important to keep asking)

Jim Cook 5/19/2012
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Americans Elect, which until this week told America it would run the country’s first-ever privatized all-online presidential nomination, is a corporation organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the IRS code. The federal government requires corporations organized under Section 501(c) to make …

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Theologian Decries Increasing Maine Religious Freedom as a Threat to Religious Freedom

Jim Cook 5/19/2012
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Once every ten years, the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies conducts a census, contacting the heads of all religious congregations in the United States and asking them to indicate how many people are members of their congregations. In …

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Why Marvel Comics Should Sue Nintendo

Jim Cook 5/18/2012
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Captain America character: created in 1941 Mario: created in 1981 Colors of Captain America’s suit: red and blue Colors of Mario’s suit: red and blue Captain America: wears gloves Mario: wears gloves Color of Captain America’s eyes: blue Color of …

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Americans Elect Says it Has 400,000 Delegates. Fewer than 500 Delegates Tell AE to Continue.

Jim Cook 5/17/2012
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The privatized presidential campaign corporation called Americans Elect has made repeated public claims that it has at least “400,000 delegates” (source | source | source). However, Americans Elect has refused to release a verifiable count of delegates, and there are …

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Hitting the Bottom Line: Where Activism has an Impact

Jim Cook 5/16/2012
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Corporations are artificial entities that are constrained under law to prioritize the maximization of their stock value above all other values. This means that if people want to alter the behavior of corporations, they have to either force corporations’ behavior …

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As Massive Occupy Protest Takes Times Square, New York Times Covers Van Cliburn Piano Sale

Jim Cook 5/15/2012
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A massive protest by Occupy Wall Street is underway. Photo: ArckiiART The New York Times (you know, “All the News That’s Fit to Print”) refuses to cover it anywhere on its front page, where over a hundred other news headlines …

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Americans Elect: Fact Check of Kahlil Byrd’s May 15 Statement Presaging a Rule Change

Jim Cook 5/15/2012
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After the failure of any Americans Elect candidate to meet has released a statement of one of its founding officers, Kahlil Byrd. The statement follows, interrupted in another font with annotated fact checking. Links labeled “source” will direct you to …

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National Campus Director Blake Wright the Latest Americans Elect Staffer to Violate Neutrality

Jim Cook 5/14/2012
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Let’s get right to the point: Three weeks ago, circumstantial evidence suggested that Americans Elect had violated its neutrality policy regarding presidential candidates. Today, Americans Elect has inadvertently confirmed it. Americans Elect, the 501c4 corporation that wants to run its …

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