Here’s Another One, Thanks To Citizens United
Okay, we have another weird political PAC today. It’s name is Graduate America and it is owned by a man named Malcolm Allen. His address is at a UPS Store in Dallas.
Malcolm fancies himself a famous author, businessman and all around Hey Look At Me! guy. His website is fascinating and I’d be impressed if those weren’t for-sale clips.
But the best part is that Malcolm is not registered to vote in Dallas, Texas. So his interest in a political PAC would be ….
Look, I’m telling you. We need to start one of these get rich schemes.
I wanna go clubbing with Malcolm to the Mustang. He’ll make it rain in Rosenberg like…like… like it did the other day.
1So what does it take to set up a PAC? Some sort of lawyerly sort, I suppose. Can’t I set up some sort of Tea Party Lufkin PAC and solicit donations from like-minded right-wing patriots who want to have a tea party with conservative politicians? We have a number of tea houses here. They serve some delicious desserts. I’d be happy to invite any politician to my tea party. Of course, there would be some overhead to my PAC. Probably about 90% or so. But that isn’t unusual.
Anyone with me?
2@Mark J – If you have Earl Gray, I’m in.
3But none of them foreign teas. This is ‘merica, ya know.
4@TruelyTexan, I am sure we can accommodate you with your Earl Grey tea. Personally, I prefer Darjeeling or Roibos but I respect your choice. I am sure that the Tea Party of Lufkin PAC will be able to pay for your travel and lodging if you are willing to speak at one of our Tea Party events. I don’t mean that you need to give some sort of speech or anything, you just need to speak during our tea party. I am sure that some sort of guttural groan would be acceptable legally if you are shy. Just so you make some sort of sound. I anticipate many millions of dollars available to spread the message of the Tea Party of Texas. Must find a lawyer soon …
5Send lawyers, guns, and money ….
6Watch the great Colbert series on PACs which he explained the entire process of forming and using PACs. Especially the part where the PAC can use the money for ANYTHING.
Works for Me!
7Is thi why the Tea Party consists of Mad Hatters?
8It is not only the flag of traitors, slave holders, and bigots, it is also the flag of losers. Why on earth do some of the most egotistical people on earth want to celebrate the fact that they got their butts kicked?
You lost the war, guys. Get over it.
9Ever notice that all those PACs set up for and by congress critters pop up like dandelions in the spring cuz the congress critters tend to be lawyers (more than any other profession) so they have the process licked before it starts. Seriously, if you are gonna do this, see a lawyer first. Don’t be surprised if he insists on only acting as counsel and does not have any office with the PAC such as a board member, financial manager, etc. That way when things go south, he has an ounce of plausible deniability (well, I could only tell them, I couldn’t compel them and they didn’t take my advice.)
10@Mark J @TruelyTexan
11I’ll throw in with you if you include a tasty Pratt’s breakfast tea along with the Earl Grey and Darjeeling.
You gotta love the PACs. Not only has the GOP gotten the rubes to vote them in – but they figured out a way to relieve the rubes of their money, at the same time. God bless Murica!
12@Mark J & @TruelyTexan & @Micr
I kinda like those hippie herbal teas. Is there a place for me in your fine organization?
13Oh if ONLY I were unscrupulous! I could advertise for my PAC and give a lot of right wing money to left wing candidates 🙁
Can iced tea drinkers join the party, or only hot tea drinkers? How about iced coffee? Or a nice Baileys coffee, yum!
14@Aggieland Liz
15Hell you can join even if you prefer brandy and ginger ale at 10:15am.
@capitol dave
16I read right past your post at the speed of heat… sure hippie teas are fine IM<HO. I spose you're talking greenthread tea as opposed to roasted leaves and stems of Yaupon Holly? or …. cactus flowers??
I am 100% all American. I only drink Lipton tea, like my mama did. And I’m a famous author, well, loosely speaking. I bet I could rent a mail box at that UPS store too.
17Wait up, here. I looked at this guy’s website. “Continue to Execute…And you will suceed…”
Execute whom? Succeed to the throne of what? (After all, he said “Reign-ing Success”. Surely that means gaining a throne, right?) Then there’s the subhead (just legible on the picture of the book) of The Poverty Assassin: “A day shall come when a community will be judged by character of its citizens.”
So I dug deeper. Here’s a piece on him at “Kingonomics” : http://tinyurl.com/pz8b7z7
I looked high and wide to find Allen’s books (so I could see the publisher) but not even Amazon has them listed. He is on LinkedIn. Now some business people self-publish (much easier today) and maybe he has. Interesting bio in the Kingonomics piece.
18Well we will obviously need an assortment of teas for the Lufkin Tea Party PAC. I would also request munchies of some sort. Maybe scones or cookies. I’m not a dipper, but do like snacks with my tea.
19@Micr – Last time I was through, Lufkin was dry. Aggieland Liz may have to BHOB.
I bake a mean scone or shortbread. And if needed for medicinal purposes, I do have a bottle of Jameson’s finest.
As for the organization, I propose a Tea House Party.
It is clear that we have a fight on our hands to organize ourselves, more than we need to fight the clowns in the clown car.
20I make really good desserts! So count me in?
21I carefully went through the entire web site, and still can’t tell you exactly what it is that mr. allen does so astonishingly well, all over the world. I believe the first rule of advertising is to let the potential customer/client know what product/service you sell, and how that product/service can benefit them. this site, and mr. allen, fails on both counts.
22How about a k-cup or 2
23http://www.thecannabist.co/2015/05/15/weed-k-cups-pot-keurig-coffee-marijuana/34972/ just tryin ta keep it mellow.
@Everyone, the Tea Party of Lufkin PAC welcomes all. As long as you understand that we are having a genteel tea party. All polite people are welcome. Now where is that lawyer, I need to set this up fast.
24Did anyone else notice that his videos are incredibly amateurish….complete with words on some of the slides that are cut off by the bottom of the computer screen? Gotta love this guy, who appears to have listed (to show his international expertise) every city in whose airport he’s ever stopped over!
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