The 20 Most Dangerous Wingnuts And Their Organizations
By Stephen D. Foster Jr.
America has enemies. Not just abroad, but within our shores as well.
And our domestic enemies, as it turns out, are MORE dangerous and
destructive than the terrorists could ever hope to be. Because while the
terrorists want to destroy us, the following people and their
organizations are doing far more damage.
1. Roger Ailes: The President of Fox News keeps the right-wing mouth
piece biased and unbalanced. He literally proposed a right-wing news
network as a propaganda tool to use during the Nixon Administration. And
now, Fox News makes every effort to slander Democrats, lie to the
public, and support conservative groups, activists and politicians at
all costs.
Want to tell Ailes what you think of him? Feel free to contact Fox News Channel by mail, phone, or email.
FOX News Channel
1211 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-301-3000
Web: www.foxnews.com
2. The Koch Brothers: Yes, there is more than one Koch brother, but
rather than jotting down the same paragraph twice, it makes more sense
to combine the two. Charles and David Koch are the owners of Koch
Industries, a private oil and chemicals company. They have spent big
money in elections and have pretty much bought and paid for all of
Republicans that sit on the energy committee. They also have ties to The
John Birch Society, of which their father was a founding member, and
several other conservative think tanks and organizations including,
Americans For Prosperity which David Koch leads as chairman, the
Heritage Foundation, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
and the Cato Institute. They helped create and fund the Tea Party and
have been very influential in the watering down of environmental laws
and the destruction of unions. If you really want to see the scope of
their influence look at what is happening in Wisconsin and in the U.S.
House of Representatives.
I know you must be dying to contact Koch Industries to give them your opinion, so here’s how you can do that.
Koch Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2256
Wichita, KS 67201-2256
Phone:316-828-5500
Fax:316-828-5739
info@kochind.com
3. Dick Armey: His FreedomWorks organization helped to create the Tea
Party and he has worked closely with the Koch brothers. Armey’s
organization seeks to deregulate and tear down reform. He opposed health
care reform and is largely responsible for hatred, paranoia and
anti-government sentiments displayed at town halls during the health
care debate.
FreedomWorks
400 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 765
Washington, DC 20001
Toll Free Phone: 1-888-564-6273
Local Phone: 202-783-3870
Fax: 202-942-7649
4. Tom Donohue: The US Chamber Of Commerce President gained a
hell of a lot more power in the wake of the Citizens United ruling. The
Chamber is the largest conservative lobbying group in the country.
Representing big corporations more than small businesses, the Chamber
opposed health care reform and Wall Street reform. The group is in favor
of tearing down any and every law designed to protect the American
worker. Donohue once stated that “there are legitimate values in
outsourcing — not only jobs, but work….” and once told unemployed people
in Ohio to “stop whining”. So, not only is he for deregulation, he
supports job killing policies. That is a double dose of dangerous.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062-2000
Main Number: 202-659-6000
Phone: 1-800-638-6582
5. Tony Perkins: Perkins is the President of the Family Research
Council, a hate group according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The
Council opposes abortion for any reason, believes homosexuality should
be against the law, believes in teaching “intelligent design” in
schools, and believes global warming is a hoax. FRC was listed as a hate
group after it falsely linked gay males to pedophilia. It basically
lobbies the government to make laws that govern our personal and private
lives. The Council is a Christian Right-wing organization that has a
heavy influence on the Republican Party, hence all the abortion laws
being proposed by them.
Family Research Council
801 G Street, NW
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 1-800-225-4008
6. Pat Robertson: Robertson founded the Christian Coalition in 1989
and claims to be non-partisan. The problem with this claim is that it’s a
bunch of crap. The Christian Coalition passes out “voter guides” in
churches and yet is granted tax exempt status. It clearly supports a
conservative agenda and is associated with Christian fundamentalism. It
is yet another group that believes that America should be a Christian
state. They are a threat to the Constitution.
Mailing address:
Christian Coalition of America
PO Box 37030
Washington, DC 20013-7030
Phone: 202-479-6900
7. Edwin Feulner, Jr.: Feulner is the President of the Heritage
Foundation, a conservative think tank that took a leading role in the
conservative movement during the 1980′s and continues to push
conservative ideals today. The Foundation has strong ties to many
Republican politicians, and many Heritage personnel members have gone on
to serve in senior governmental roles. Not only does it stand by supply
side economics and tax cuts for the rich and corporations which led to
the current economic crisis, it also believes in a strong defense which
has become more and more expensive. Heritage Foundation is also a part
of the Koch Foundation Associate Program and is perhaps the most
powerful public policy think tank on this list. Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas has taken money from the organization. It has far too
much influence on American policy and that influence must be brought to
an end.
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington DC 20002-4999
Phone: 202-546-4400
8. Arthur Thompson: Thompson leads the radical right-wing John Birch
Society, which is yet another organization that has Koch family
connections. Founded in 1958 by Robert Welch, Jr., the John Birch
Society is an anti-communism group that has pretty much denounced every
liberal person and policy as socialist. It opposes the Civil Rights Act,
the United Nations, and believes in immigration reduction. It aims to
dismantle the Federal Reserve System and wants to return to the gold
standard. The group is a sponsor of CPAC and is no longer exiled from
the mainstream. Another interesting fact is that Fred Koch, father of
the aforementioned Koch brothers, was a founding member.
John Birch Society
770 N. Westhill Blvd
Appleton, Wisconsin 54914
Phone: 920-749-3780
9. Rupert Murdoch: Known as “the man who owns the news”, Murdoch
controls a vast media empire around the world including Fox News, The
New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal here in America. Advertising
his media outlets as “fair and balanced” Murdoch and his News
Corporation relentlessly push conservative talking points and provide
campaign donations to many Republicans running for various positions.
News Corporation now has to answer for hacking cell phones and impeding
investigations. Long the mouthpiece for Republican propaganda, Murdoch
is a threat to Freedom of the Press and the foundations that keep
America free.
If you want to contact News Corporation and tell them what you think of them, here is their contact information.
News Corporation
1211 Avenue of Americas
New York, New York 10036
Phone: 212-852-7000
Web: www.newscorp.com
10. Grover Norquist: Norquist is an especially dangerous individual.
In fact, at the moment, he has the most influence on Republican
congressmen. Republicans in the House and Senate refuse to raise taxes
on corporations and the wealthy and Norquist and his group, Americans
For Tax Reform, have made sure Republicans continue to do so. 235
members of the House and 41 Senators signed the Norquist pledge to not
raise taxes and now our economic future hangs in the balance. Norquist
is basically calling the shots and holding America hostage on behalf of
the rich. And he isn’t even an elected official.
Americans for Tax Reform
722 12th Street, NW
Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Office: 202-785-0266
Fax: 202-785-0261
11. David Bossie: Citizens United isn’t just a bad Supreme Court
ruling. Citizens United is the conservative organization that the
conservative majority of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of in 2008.
Founded in 1988, located near Capitol Hill, and led by President and
Chairman David Bossie, Citizens United’s goals include withdrawal from
the United Nations, and defeat of campaign finance laws, among others.
They also produce “documentaries” that serve the conservative agenda.
The group is mostly a threat because of their fight to allow corporate
ownership of elections. The Koch brothers, and many conservative think
tanks and organizations have flooded elections with cash since the
ruling. The Supreme Court decision alone is enough to put this dangerous
organization and Bossie on the list.
Citizens United
1006 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
Office: (202) 547-5420
Fax: (202) 547-5421
12. Tim LaHaye and Kenneth Cribb: Once again, you’ll notice that two
people occupy this spot. After some thought, I decided this was
necessary to avoid repetition. Tim Lahaye founded, and Kenneth Cribb is
the current President of, the Council for National Policy. The CNP is a
conservative organization for social conservative activists. Described
by The New York Times as a “little-known group of a few hundred of the
most powerful conservatives in the country,” the organization is perhaps
the most powerful group on this list. Members include many who are
already on this list such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins,
Phyllis Schlafly, and Edwin Feulner Jr. What makes this group
particularly dangerous is that they support theocracy and Dominionism as
national policy. They are also incredibly secretive and that’s scary
all by itself.
CNP is apparently so secret that no address or phone number is available, so you’ll have to email them.
info@cfnp.org
13. Steven J. Law: Law is President and CEO of American Crossroads, a
conservative organization that has raised and spent tens of millions of
dollars to defend and elect Republican candidates to federal office,
and was very active in the 2010 U.S. midterm elections. Basically, Law
and his group are listed because they have taken advantage of the
Citizens United Supreme Court decision the most since the ruling. The
Kochs and Karl Rove have connections with the group and are a major
reason why the House is under GOP control.
American Crossroads
P.O. Box 34413
Washington, DC 20043
Phone: ( 202) 559-6428. info@americancrossroads.org
14. James Dobson: Dobson is the Family Talk radio personality and
Family Research Council founder that contributes greatly to all the hate
we see from conservatives. A frequent guest on Fox News, he is perhaps
the most influential religious leader on the Christian-Right even though
he has never been ordained. Dobson believes that women should only
focus on mothering (and probably cooking too) and is totally against gay
rights. He supports private schools and special tax privileges for
religious schools. He opposes sex education and only supports abstinence
as the only technique for pregnancy prevention. Dobson is on this list
because he is the one that began all of the anti-gay, anti-women, and
anti-education speeches that are now commonplace in the Republican
Party.
Family Talk Radio
540 Elkton Drive
Suite 201
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone: 877-732-6825
15. Phyllis Schlafly: She is the only woman on this list.
Undoubtedly, you may have thought that Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin
would be, but they are not. I consider Palin and Bachmann mere pawns
compared to Schlafly. As founder and President of the Eagle Forum,
Schlafly opposes feminism and equal rights for women. Eagle Forum
promotes a pro-life, anti-gay, anti-sex education, and anti-vaccination
agenda that has contributed to the current wave of social conservative
extremism in the Republican Party. She believes women should remain in
the home and that there is no such things as marital rape. She is
certainly the most influential woman in right-wing activism and as such,
the most dangerous one too.
Eagle Forum
PO Box 618
Alton, IL 62002
Phone: 618-462-5415
Fax: 618-462-8909 eagle@eagleforum.org
16. David Keene: Up to now David Keene led the American Conservative
Union, which is the oldest operating conservative lobbying organization
in the country. The ACU runs the event known as CPAC and spends money on
lobbying and political campaigns. Keene is still the current President
of the National Rifle Association. Which is also a strong lobbying group
that is virtually an arm of the Republican Party that glorifies guns
and believes that people should be able to carry guns anywhere they go,
even near the President of the United States. Keene is mostly on this
list because of the NRA. The NRA used to actually serve a valid purpose
but has since become a pro-Republican political organization that has
mixed guns and politics. It makes them a danger to the political
process.
The American Conservative Union
1007 Cameron Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-836-8602
Fax: 703-836-8606
National Rifle Association of America
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 1-800-672-3888
17. Tim Wildmon: Classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty
Law Center, the American Family Association is headed by Tim Wildmon.
AFA is just like every other conservative Christian group. It opposes
abortion and gay rights, as well as other public policy goals such as
deregulation of the oil industry and lobbying against the Employee Free
Choice Act. The group has actively boycotted just about any business
that disagrees with them. In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings,
the AFA released a video in which “God” tells a student that students
were killed in schools because God isn’t allowed in schools anymore and
blamed the shootings on abortion and lack of prayer in schools. AFA is
against all other religions and has an obsession with Christmas, often
boycotting companies that do not mention Christmas in their advertising.
AFA is here on this list because they represent one of the biggest
threats to intellectual and personal freedom in America.
Want to boycott AFA? Send them a “friendly” letter.
American Family Association
P.O. Box 3206
Tupelo, MS 38803
18. David Barton: Despite not having any history or law credentials
David Barton passes himself off as an expert in early American history.
Most of his claims have been disputed and written off as false by real
historians. Barton’s organization is Wallbuilders, which seeks to
destroy one the basic foundations of American life: the separation of
church and state. Barton’s mission is to revise history in an effort to
turn America into a Christian state with Biblical law instituted as the
law of the land. He has also created false quotes to justify his claims.
Barton is a danger to the history of America, the Constitution, and
education.
WallBuilders
PO Box 397
Aledo, TX 76008
Phone: 817-441-6044
19. Noble Ellington: American Legislative Exchange Council, also
known as ALEC. The Council is basically a pay to play organization that
carries the corporate agenda into state legislatures across the country.
They work to end unions, end environmental and labor regulations, and
end consumer protection laws. ALEC has been funded by the Koch brothers
for two decades. The price for corporate participation is an ALEC
membership fee of as much as $25,000. For that price, corporations are
basically writing the legislation that you are currently seeing being
proposed and implemented in Republican controlled states across the
country.
American Legislative Exchange Council
1101 Vermont Ave. N.W., 11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-466-3800
Fax: 202-466-3801
20. Edward H. Crane: Crane is the founder and current leader of the
Cato Institute. While they have supported some liberal policies and
claim to abhor neo-conservatives, the Cato Institute does push many
objectives that should make everyone cringe. Among the various policies
that Cato supports, privatizing Social Security, abolishing the minimum
wage, abolishing affirmative action, and some environmental regulations,
are among them. Of course, it’s understandable why Cato holds these
positions considering Charles Koch is chairman of the board and a major
funding source. Even Rupert Murdoch had a place on the board at one
point which connects the Kochs and the right-wing media.
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. 20001-5403
Phone: 202-842-0200
Fax: 202-842-3490
And there you have it. All of these people and their organizations
pose a serious threat to the American people. They target women, senior
citizens, minorities, homosexuals, non-Christians, and American workers.
So which person or organization is the most dangerous to democracy? The
common thread throughout the list is the Koch brothers. They have ties
to many of the people and organizations on the list and share many of
the same goals. If one were to remove the Koch brothers from the
equation an important source of funding and leadership would be
eliminated from the conservative sphere. The Koch brothers are by far
the biggest threat to American values and institutions. The truly evil
thing about this group is that NONE of these monsters are elected by the
people. Yet they have more power and influence over our elected
officials and system of law and government, than we do.
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