Now suppose, just for the sake of argument, that you
are the head of an organization whose sole source of revenue, or so we are constantly
being told, comes from ‘donations’ from individuals as well as from certain
groups and corporations. And it’s a
well-known fact that the organization which you head up is broke. Would you then, as the responsible head of
your organization, refuse to take any amount of money from anyone who is both
legally able, and quite willing, to donate to you? Of course you wouldn’t! Because such a thing makes no sense.
And yet it has recently come to light in what is, I
guess, an effort to highlight its environmental platform, that the Democratic
National Committee (DNC) is now no longer accepting campaign contributions from
those companies involved in the production, and/or sale, of ‘fossil fuels.’ Executive members of the DNC have now voted
to ban all contributions from corporate political action committees related to
the oil, gas and coal industries. The
resolution was originally proposed by Christine Pelosi, a member of the DNC and
daughter of Nancy Pelosi.
It was this past Sunday that Christine Pelosi said, “Today
we can act — in
harmony with the millions of Americans demanding that we clean up our planet
and our politics and join the hundreds of individual Democratic political
candidates for office across the country who have pledged not to take money
from the fossil fuel industry.” By
golly, the left wing nut certainly doesn’t fall far from the tree. And apparently the DNC is also said to be considering
a second resolution to ban all contributions over $200 from any individual who
works in the fossil fuel sector.
It was not immediately clear how this new rule will come
to affect the Democrat Party. Fossil
fuel companies have long favored Republican candidates and already do not
donate all that much to Democrat candidates, comparatively speaking. According to the Center for Responsive
Politics, the DNC received $2.6 million from mining firms and fossil fuel
producers during the 2016 election. This figure pales in comparison to the
$56.1 million in contributions that the real estate and finance industries gave
to Democrats during the same election cycle.
Now I suppose it could be argued why is it that any
company involved in the ‘fossil fuel’ industry would choose to donate to a
political party whose only interest seems to be in driving them out of
business? But, I must say, stranger
things have happened. Granted, in the
big scheme of things it really isn’t all that much money that’s collected in
the first place from those companies in the oil and gas business. Which makes this recent declaration from the
Democrats, about refusing their money, nothing more than the BS we typically
get from Democrats.
In 2016 1.1 million employees worked in traditional
coal, oil, and gas. The DNC is broke yet the plan is to give up ALL
contributions from those folks in a show of virtue? I love how the Democrats remain adrift in an
ocean of hypocrisy. They keep throwing all manner of crap against the wall. What are they expecting to have happen, that
people will suddenly flock to them? And
given the amount regulations the Democrats seek to pile on energy producers why
would they expect donations in the first place. That’s akin to Muslims refusing donations from
pork producers.
Perhaps those companies involved in producing America’s
gas, oil and coal, along with their retail outlets, should decide that it has
become in their best interest to not sell ANY of their products to those who
are in any way affiliated with the Democrat Party for use in their vehicles or
homes. We know Democrats will immediately
seek to outlaw use of fossil fuels if they ever again regain the power to do so.
These Democrats are so courageous. Might we expect to see the Republican Party
counter by announcing a ban on donations from MS-13? (sarcasm added)
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