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"... all of the initial $66,000 raised by the Scranton-area branch of the "ultra-liberal" party in fact came from GOP and far-right sources, including California's leading pro-life activist -- the Green Party is supposed to be rabidly pro-choice -- and a lobbyist for a division of Halliburton and Chevron....In the three-month quarterly period that ended on Oct. 15 , the Green Party took in another $90,899 in new money, most of which went to the party's efforts to get on the ballot. Again, it appears that most of the money came from GOP or conservative donors with some ties to Santorum. Bob Guzzardi, the one-time 12th Street Gym owner here in Philly whose fervid backing of Santorum touched off a firestorm of criticism among his heavily gay clientele, gave $5,000 to the Luzerne Greens on July 1. Daniel Ledeen, the son of well-known neoconservative writer Michael Ledeen, also gave the maximum $5,000 on Aug. 15 (Daniel Ledeen was once an intern at the conservative New York Sun, where he asked Michael Moore at a news conference if "Fahenheit 9/11" has been financed by Hezbollah.)...
... tens of thousands of dollars -- went to JSM, the Republican-oriented ballot access firm with a highly controversial history, and another large chunk went for lawyers. According to the records, the funds also supported four Green Party candidates running for U.S. Congress...Compared to the Green Party, you do have to give Blackwater USA some credit. At least they admit that they're mercenaries."
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