Art Pope, North Carolina's own version of the Koch Bros, has a 'nonprofit' called Civitas, a 'Conservative Watchdog' group that claims to be all about small government and exposing wasted taxpayer dollars.
You know, wasteful things like science museums, the arts, and biotechnology.
But Civitas, funded largely by Art Pope, also has a political arm dedicated to smearing the 'radical liberal left'. Follow below for details, and for one EPIC response to the chicanery of Pope and his toadies (IOW - how we should ALL react to Right Wing Nuttery when we see it)
Civitas gained notoriety when the published mug shots of Moral Monday protestors, which is creepy but not illegal. Most people, however believe they crossed the line by posting home addresses, political party, occupation, employer, and other information. They even have a 'pick the protestor' game, where 3 random mugshots are presented, and you're asked to pick which one is ___ (insert random statistic from the file here) __ . So really, not a game, as games are supposed to be fun and at least have a point.
What is the point for Civitas? Of course it's to shame and castigate those who stood up to the corrupt NC General Assembly when they rammed through unwanted, undebated legislation, and We the People decided to do something about it. Many of the charges were dropped, but that hasn't caused Art Pope's group to change their website. All the arrested people are still posted on Civitas.
So that was SOOOO 2013, when we had #motorcyclevagina laws and the dismantling of public schools by the folks who campaigned on Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! (still looking for a jobs bill, BTW)
So what are Art and his Toadies up to over at Civitas now? They're busy rooting out all the Librul Scum, the worst of the worst, the vermin that are leading to the ruination of this fine Old North State!!
Is it the dirty hippies? Occupy? Saul Alinsky's ghost?
NO!!! It's groups like......
wait for it.....
The American Postal Worker's Union
The Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Disability Rights North Carolina, and
The AARP
Yes, OLD PEOPLE!!! They must be the problem!!
The Civitas-funded site, Mapping the Left, contains a map linking groups, members, and funders of those groups, and how they are connected with each other. Clicking on the group gives a short blurb about WHY that group is evil incarnate. Civitas Art Pope claims that the AARP is "one of the most powerful liberal lobbying groups and advocates for strenuous regulations that harms its membership", which must be true because Civitas Art Pope says so. Let it be noted that Civitas Art Pope still has ACORN NC on the naughty list, apparently because ACORN!, or BENGHAZI!, or SAUL ALINSKY!
Well, one writer over at Camel City Dispatch, in Winston-Salem, Chad Nance, took exception to Civitas Art Pope's character assassination attempt against people who are fighting to feed the poor, help the homeless, and in general do good for society, and called out Art for the coward that he is.
Click the link for the full article. I'm not even going to block quote the best parts, because IMHO the entire rant is the best part.
Enjoy, and please feel free to channel your inner Chad Nance when addressing hooligans like Pope, the Kochs, and any other GOP Sugar Daddies (most of whom gained their fortunes the old-fashioned way - they inherited it)
3rd Shift… Art Pope’s Civitas Targets Winston-Salem Friends & Neighbors