To:
Interested Parties
From: The Obama Campaign
Date: 4-29-08
Re: Who is the ALP?
Yesterday,
it was reported that, a 527 group operating outside the campaign
finance limits, known as the American Leadership Project (ALP), has
purchased $700,000 dollars of television advertising time in Indiana in
advance of the May 6th primary. The ALP also had a major ad buy
in advance of the Pennsylvania primary where they aired negative,
misleading ads about Senator Barack Obama's position on health care -
an ad so misleading that the Obama campaign felt compelled to respond
to with an ad to set the record straight on the differences between the
candidates' plans.
As the ALP has promised to "to play a more substantial role in
Indiana," and given the size of their buy, we thought it may be useful
for Hoosiers to know more about just who the ALP is:
The 527 Group, the ALP,
has deep ties to the Clinton operation, And IS operated and funded by
Clinton-partisans.
· Hillary Clinton Supporters Launched Independent Group, American Leadership Project, To Raise Money And Air TV Ads. Supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have launched an independent group, American Leadership Project, to raise money and air television ads to boost her campaign. The group is funded primarily by AFSCME which has endorsed Senator Clinton. [Los Angeles Times, 2/21/08; CNN, 2/20/08]
·
Jason
Kinney, the Group Chairman, is the son of Hillary Clinton's State
Co-Chair and Former Employee of Burson-Marsteller. Jason
Kinney, the Chairman and spokesman for ALP, is the son of Hillary
Clinton's State Co-Chair, Senator Vi Simpson (D-Ellettsville).
Senator Simpson ran for Governor of Indiana in 2004. Kinney was
previously employed by Burson-Marsteller, the consulting firm run by
Clinton Confidant Mark Penn. [Los Angeles Times, 2/21/08; CNN, 2/20/08;
Burson Press Release]
·
Roger
Salazar, Who Created The Group In A Filing With The IRS, Is a Former
Clinton White House Spokesman. Roger Salazar, who
created the group in a filing with the Internal Revenue Service dated
Feb. 15, is a partner in a Sacramento public affairs firm, with clients
including the California Democratic Party and Indian tribes with major
casinos. Salazar previously was a spokesman in the Clinton White House
and for Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. [Los
Angeles Times, 2/21/08]
·
Group
Founder NY Political Strategist Paul Rivera Is A Veteran Of The Clinton
White House; Rivera Has Previously Describe Clinton's Candidacy As
"Doing The Same, Old Traditional Poltics." One of the
group's founders, New York political strategist Paul Rivera, is a
veteran of the Clinton White House and Kerry's presidential campaign.
Rivera worke in the Clinton- Gore White House advance staffer from 1994
through 1999. But a year ago, he reached out to Obama's campaign for
consulting work. In a Feb. 23, 2007, memo that he sent to the campaign,
Rivera described Clinton's candidacy as "doing the same, old
traditional politics," and he added that "Senator Obama has a potent
change message and is clearly a superior political talent." Rivera
confirmed yesterday that the memo was his, but he declined to comment
on it. Kinney said all he knew about Rivera was that "he cares about
the same issues we care about." [Washington Post, 2/21/08; ABC News,
2/20/08]
·
Mattis
Goldman Was, Until Recently, A Partner At DCO Media, Run By David Doak,
Who Is Advising The Clinton Campaign. Mattis Goldman
of SeaChange Media, a former ad maker for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland. Goldman was up
until recently a partner at DCO Media, wher David Doak, who is advising
the Clinton campaign is a partner. Clinton's new campaign manager
Maggie Williams has begun to reach out beyond the tight inner circle
for advice from other Democrats, including several former Clinton White
House veterans and media consultant David Doak. [ABC News, 2/20/08; DCO
Media; Washington Post, 2/14/0; NYT, 10/21/07]
·
Erick
Mullen Served As An Informal Adviser To Clinton During Her 2000 Senate,
Is An Adviser To Clinton-Backer Wes Clark And Worked For Clinton-Backer
Chuck Schumer's 1998 Senate Campaign. Erick Mullen, a
political consultant with lots of Capitol Hill experience who has
worked for the presidential campaigns of Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) in
2004 and former Sen. Bill Bradley, D-NJ, in 2000, as well as the
successful 1998 Senate run of Chuck Schumer. Mullen served as an
informal adviser to Clinton during her first Senate campaign. [ABC
News, 2/20/08; AP, 2/20/08]
ALP contributors as of 4/28/08. Note: ALP is required to report
updated contributions after their buy is in place in Indiana.
|
Donor |
Amount |
Date |
|
Office and Professional Employees International |
$50,000 |
4/18/08 |
|
Edgar Bronfman |
$5,000 |
4/17/08 |
|
AFSCME |
$200,000 |
4/17/08 |
|
Michael E. Fox, Sr. |
$5,000 |
4/16/08 |
|
Stephen P. Kennedy |
$25,000 |
4/14/08 |
|
Machinists |
$100,000 |
3/31/08 |
|
Richard Ziman |
$15,000 |
3/28/08 |
|
AFSCME |
$1,000,000 |
2/29/08 |
|
Olive Watson |
$1,000 |
2/28/08 |
|
Carla Steinborn |
$250 |
2/27/08 |
|
Selman Azher |
$250 |
2/27/08 |
|
Roxane Gardner |
$100 |
2/26/08 |
|
Dain Rauscher Inc |
$10,000 |
2/25/08 |
|
Norma Hess |
$2,000 |
2/25/08 |
|
Monica Graham |
$10,000 |
2/25/08 |
|
Richard Wollack |
$2,500 |
2/25/08 |
|
Lucy Durkin |
$50 |
2/24/08 |
|
Anne Pinkerton |
$100 |
2/23/08 |
|
Jay Eisenhofer |
$50,000 |
2/22/08 |
|
Michele Dunkerley |
$13,000 |
2/22/08 |
|
Jane Hickie |
$5,000 |
2/22/08 |
|
Paul Goldenberg |
$15,000 |
2/22/08 |
|
Democrats for the Future |
$10,000 |
2/22/08 |
|
William Titelman |
$10,000 |
2/22/08 |
|
Jason Henkel |
$10 |
2/22/08 |
|
Stephen P. Kennedy |
$25,000 |
2/21/08 |
|
Michele Dunkerley |
$7,000 |
2/21/08 |
|
Christy Johnson |
$50 |
2/21/08 |
|
Kristin Bethurem |
$100 |
2/21/08 |
|
Dawn Butlon |
$50 |
2/21/08 |